News archive
2011.06.29 | Research
Important contribution to clarifying the biochemistry of the degradation of phosphonate compounds
Researchers have found that the bacteria's ability to degrade phosphonates takes place via a complicated complex of five different proteins.
2011.06.27 | Education
Study environment survey: satisfaction, but room for improvement
The students are basically happy going to Aarhus University, according to the man responsible for the new study environment survey.
2011.06.26 | Research
Harold Bluetooth’s Vikings were Polish mercenaries
As part of an international team of researchers, archaeologists at Aarhus University can reveal that a large part of Harold Bluetooth’s Viking army consisted of foreigners – possibly from Poland.
2011.06.24 | People
Food researcher appointed Honorary Doctor
Klaus G. Grunert, professor of marketing and director of MAPP at the Department of Business Administration, Aarhus University has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Vaasa in Finland.
2011.06.23 | Talent development
The European Young Researchers' Award 2011
The Selection Committee has unanimously decided to give the European Young Researchers Award to Dorthe B. Ravnsbæk from the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANO, at Aarhus University
2011.06.22 | Research
ICOA will help strengthen the sustainable development of global corporations
More than half of the researchers at ICOA will, in close co-operation with global corporations and international top researchers, aim to strengthen the transition of corporations to a more sustainable business.
2011.06.21 | Talent development
Three Steno grants to Science and Technology
Anders Nedergaard Jensen, Department of Mathematics, Wilm Daniel Kissling, Department of Bioscience, and Jan-Pieter Buylaert, Department of Geoscience, have each been awarded a Steno grant by the Danish Council for Independent Research | Natural Sciences (FNU).
2011.06.20 | Research
Student publishes study of the sun
MSc student Michael Lindholm Nielsen, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, has found a method to predict the future activity of the sun. This has resulted in an article in the esteemed scientific journal Solar Physics.
2011.06.17 | News from the management
Rector’s summer speech: A strong university has become stronger
Things are going well for Aarhus University. The students are satisfied, the merger with the Engineering College of Aarhus (IHA) has finally been approved, and Tomorrow’s AU is gradually becoming a reality.
2011.06.14 | Research
Europe has a nitrogen problem
Although nitrogen is vital for plant growth, too much of a good thing can be bad; Europe’s water and air are at risk of being choked by nitrogen. A new European book deals with the problem and offers solutions.
2011.06.09 | Awards
Hans Brix appointed honorary professor in China
Professor Hans Brix, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, has been appointed honorary professor at the Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China.
2011.06.08 | News from the management
Potential merger with the Engineering College
Aarhus University and the Engineering College of Aarhus have been given the green light by a majority in the Danish Folketing to start negotiations for a merger.
2011.06.08 | Events
Europe/Africa divide
A recurring theme at the two-day conference on North Africa and the Middle East sponsored by AU's center for Islamic Studies and Radicalization, was the impact that North Africa has on Europe and the rest of the world.
2011.06.06 | Research
Danish-led team of researchers has a good grip on antimatter
The mystery of antimatter has come one step closer to being unravelled. An international team of researchers at CERN, led by Dr Jeffrey Hangst from Aarhus University, has succeeded in trapping antihydrogen atoms for more than 15 minutes.
2011.05.27 | Reseach policy
Are we winning the race?
Talent, money and appointing the right management – these are the basic ingredients of a “World Class University”, as presented by Dr. Jamil Salmi from the World Bank at an open debate on the future of universities.
2011.05.18 | Research
Observatory on the sea bed reveals life
Microbiologists have carried out experiments in an advanced observatory 3190 metres below sea level. The results show that life exists even in the rocky subsurface of the world’s oceans.
2011.05.17 | Research
Scientists reveal new basic knowledge of cell membranes
Following an interdisciplinary collaboration, scientists at Aarhus University have presented a ground-breaking method to study cell membranes.
2011.05.16 | Research
Scientists show that particles from space create cloud cover
Scientists have directly demonstrated in a new experiment that cosmic radiation can create small floating particles – so-called aerosols – in the atmosphere. By doing so, they substantiate the connection between the Sun’s magnetic activity and the Earth’s climate.
2011.05.13 | Events
True democracy demands more than the right to vote
The political analyst Francis Fukuyama is convinced that the Arab Spring is going to disappoint the West – at least in the short term. Because even though people gain the right to vote, states can still be rotten.
2011.05.11 | Research
Fish suffer in rising sea temperatures
Rapidly rising temperatures in global marine environments are exerting pressure on many species of fish. This is shown in a new Danish–Australian research project in the Tasman Sea.
2011.05.05 | Events
Democratization - was Fukuyama right after all?
American political scientist Francis Fukuyama, known for his ‘end of history’ thesis, re-states his argument from 1989 in the light of recent developments in the Arabic world, and discusses it with the famous writer and journalist Fareed Zakaria at a public seminar at Aarhus University, Denmark.
2011.05.02 | Talent development
Successful recruitment of foreign PhD students
The molecular biosciences departments at Aarhus University have been successful in recruiting talented foreign PhD students who contribute with extensive knowledge, new ideas and methods, exciting foreign culture and, above all, a contagious motivation.
2011.04.29 | People
International recognition for Suresh Rattan
The Executive Council of the European region of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG-ER) has unanimously elected Dr Suresh Rattan at the Department of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University, as the next President of its Biological Section.
2011.05.02 | Events
Controversial EU diplomat to speak at MatchPoints Seminar
The British EU diplomat Robert Cooper will be visiting this year’s MatchPoints Seminar at Aarhus University.
2011.04.14 | News from the management
New President of the EUA
Maria Helena Nazaré of Portugal was elected President of the European University Association (EUA) earlier today. The election took place in connection with the organisation’s conference in Aarhus.