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2012.04.24 | Research
Palms reveal the significance of climate change for tropical biodiversity
Palms can do much more than sway on beaches of pure white sand. According to new research from Aarhus University, they can predict the future by telling the story of how flora and fauna have been affected by climate change for millions of years.
2012.04.23 | Education
Law students from Aarhus University are members of the world elite
Law students from The Department of Law have proven that they are members of the world elite. Together with Harvard, they came third in a major international competition, only beaten by the Indian university Nalsar, which won the competition, and UCL in London, which took second place.
2012.04.20 | Knowledge exchange
Close collaboration with leading Chinese university
The elite Tsinghua University in China and Aarhus University have now signed an extension of their existing cooperation agreement, a so-called “Memorandum of Understanding”, with both universities being committed to closer collaboration with regard to research and education. Tsinghua University is consistently ranked as one of the very best…
2012.04.18 | Research
Renaissance of the Danish ‘Bacon Pig’
The Danish Landrace 1970 – also known as the ‘Bacon Pig’ – has received a genetic boost. By using frozen semen, “old” genes have successfully been re-introduced to the breed. This has huge impact on the preservation of the breed.
2012.04.18 | Research
Mayors' networks impacting local politics
Mayors' networks impacting local politics New research from Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences shows that municipalities exchange useful solutions and influence each others' politics through the mayors' professional networks.
2012.04.12 | Grants
Prestigious grant of DKK 11 million to molecular biologist
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded the prestigious Hallas-Møller Scholarship valued at DKK 11 million to Lasse Bohl Jenner to study how regulation and localisation of the ribosome – and thereby protein synthesis – is used by the organism to control areas such as the establishment of long-term memory, general cell development and tissue…
2012.03.30 | Research
Students quantify immigrants' worth for Danish exports
Students quantify immigrants' worth for Danish exports Foreign labour represents a lot of unexploited potential in the Danish business community. A new Master's thesis from Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences, shows that a single immigrant can generate exports of DKK 166,000.
2012.03.30 | Research
Young voters prefer traditional media
Despite being labelled the 'Internet generation', 18 to 24-year-old voters still prefer mass media such as television, newspapers and radio during election campaigns. According to a researcher behind a new survey from Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences, political parties ought to choose a different marketing approach.
2012.03.19 | Research
Record-breaking grant: New research project to investigate the causes of mental disorders
Causes for mental disorders will now be thoroughly investigated. A new grant – the largest sum ever awarded to a Danish research team in this field – will support Danish researchers in their pursuit of understanding mental disorders. The project may also lead to new prevention and treatment methods.
2012.03.05 | News from the management
Time out in construction project
We need to 'take a deep breath' until the framework for the project falls into place, explains Pro-Rector Frandsen.
2012.02.21 | Research
Light in slow motion
How long does it take an electron to form a photon? The answer would normally be: so short a time that it cannot be measured. However, the international CERN team responsible for experiment NA63 – mainly staffed by physicists from Aarhus University – has now succeeded in dragging out the process, thereby making it measurable.
2012.02.16 | Research
Pigs with built-in defence against diarrhoea
Scientists at Aarhus University are investigating whether genetic resistance to E. coli infections is a sustainable approach to fight diarrhoea in pig production.
2012.02.15 | People
Prominent American political scientist appointed distinguished visiting professor at AU
The American political scientist Robert Putnam of the Harvard University School of Government has been named distinguished visiting professor for 2013 and 2014.
2012.02.15 | People
Cultural memory: more relevant than ever
Professor Alistair Thomson is 2012 distinguished visiting professor at Aarhus University. Dr Thomson is a professor of history and director of the Institute for Public History at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
2012.02.15 | People
Two eminent scholars to succeed Fukuyama at AU
Researchers at Aarhus University will soon have the opportunity to collaborate with two of the world's most eminent scholars, the Australian historian Alistair Thomson (Monash University, Melbourne) and the Harvard sociologist Robert D. Putnam. Dr Thomson and Dr Putnam have been appointed distinguished visiting professors (DVP) at AU.
2012.02.15 | Research
Considerable unexploited potential among entrepreneurs with a foreign background
Despite being highly educated and highly proficient in Danish, entrepreneurs with a foreign background are still having difficulties making head and tail of the Danish system. As a result, Denmark is failing to make good use of the expertise of entrepreneurs with a foreign background.
2012.02.14 | Education
New Master's degree programme to strengthen Danish research institutions
Aarhus University has created the first Master's degree programme aimed directly at staff members at research and higher education institutions. The participants will have a share in the latest knowledge in the area and learn to manage development projects.
2012.02.13 | Research
Herbs and berries can preserve meat products naturally
Herbs and berries in organic meat production can kill two birds with one stone – the meat is conserved in a natural and healthy way and consumers are offered products with an exciting new taste.
2012.02.13 | Talent development
International nano prize awarded to MSc student
On 1 February, the Institute of Nanotechnology International Student Award 2012 was awarded to Marie Krogsgaard, MSc student in Nanoscience at Aarhus University. She won this prestigious international prize for her MSc project, which involves developing a new type of ‘glue’ for wounds and tissue. The glue is inspired by common blue mussels.
2012.02.13 | Education
Aarhus University first to offer Master of Financial Management programme
As the first university in Denmark, Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences will be offering a Master of Financial Management programme from September. No other institutions in Denmark are able to offer a similar management programme.
2012.02.09 | Research
Hot water and UV light replaces pesticides in fruit production
The use of pesticides to treat fruit is very common in fruit production, but a combination of hot water and UV light may be the way forward to a non-chemical treatment. The method can lead to less waste and improve the shelf life of fruit without using pesticides.
2012.02.08 | Research
Death Risk From Myocardial Infarction Reduced By Half
New research from Aarhus University in Denmark shows that the risk of developing and dying from myocardial infarction has been cut by nearly half during the last 25 years. Better prevention and treatment methods may be an explanation for this trend.
2012.02.02 | Research
How can the EU collaborate with India and China on new energy solutions?
Two researchers from Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences will be participating in a project to investigate how the EU can collaborate with competing emerging markets such as China and India on energy solutions.
2012.01.30 | Research
Speedier post-operative recovery with fish oil
New research shows that fish oil in the diet is good for pigs that have been through an operation. This may now also be tested on humans.
2012.01.30 | Awards
For Women in Science Fellowship awarded to Brigitte Städler
On Thursday 26 January, Mr Manu Sareen, Denmark’s Minister for Gender Equality, presented a L’Oréal and UNESCO ‘For Women in Science Fellowship’ to Brigitte Städler, a postdoctoral scholar at Aarhus University.