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2011.04.13 | Research
Better treatment of anxiety in children and adolescents
Children and adolescents suffering from anxiety disorders have very few options for getting help. Aarhus University has just received DKK 4.5m from the Tryg Foundation, and the grant is earmarked for helping more children overcome their anxiety disorder.
2011.04.12 | Research
Astronomers dissect the interior of the stars
Using the latest measurements from the Kepler Satellite, astronomers at Aarhus University can reveal precisely which energy processes take place in the core of giant stars.
2011.04.14 | Research
Scientists convert deadly gas to harmless powder
Using a ground-breaking method that is both new and inexpensive, Aarhus researchers have encapsulated the poisonous gas carbon monoxide (CO) in a powder, making it easy to work with.
2011.04.11 | People
Flemming Besenbacher future chiarman of the Carlsberg Foundation
At a Board meeting held on the 31 March 2011, Professor Flemming Besenbacher, Director of iNANO, Aarhus University, was elected Chairman of the Carlsberg Foundation effective as of 1 January 2012.
2011.04.11 | Research
Danish iNANO center serves as model for school in China
Major research initiative in Harbin is based on Aarhus University’s iNANO Center. At the inauguration in Harbin, the Director of iNANO, Flemming Besenbacher, was appointed Honorary Doctor at the Harbin Institute of Technology.
2011.04.07 | Events
Brew and crew: Thirsty competitors hit the pond for Kapsejladsen
AU’s biggest annual sporting event – don’t call it a party – has evolved over the years. But some things, like the drinking, have stayed the same.
2011.04.07 | Research
Pests are munching our cultural heritage
Valuable northern European museum pieces risk being eaten by insects. Global warming worsens the problem.
2011.04.07 | Research
Artemisia saves lives
Sweet wormwood is a plant which saves human lives. Danish scientists are presently investigating if it can do just as much good in poultry.
2011.04.06 | Events
Japanese charity event was a huge success
Japanese characters and plenty of Origami birds decorated the conference rooms in the Dale T. Mortensen Building when the Japanese exchange students and the International Centre invited everyone to attend a charity bar for Japan on Friday April 1.
2011.04.06 | Research
Carbon monoxide as a harmless powder
A team of researchers at Aarhus University can now use a powder when working with the dangerous but highly useful gas, carbon monoxide. It shows high potential for future research in the synthesis of organic molecules and a patent has been filed.
2011.04.06 | Research
Financial Reporting: Fact or Fiction?
Financial accountants and auditors are under increasing pressure from senior managers and shareholders to assess future possibilities instead of merely presenting historical facts.
2011.04.01 | Research
Homogenous teams hinder new ideas
Small and medium-sized companies need to become better at exploiting external knowledge in order to strengthen their competitive position. A new PhD dissertation from Business and Social Sciences at Aarhus University concludes that companies should avoid like-minded employees.
2011.03.30 | Research
DKK 1.7 million for advanced anemometer
Associate Professor Per Nørnberg, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, has been granted DKK 1.7 million (approximately EUR 228,000) by the VILLUM FOUNDATION for the purchase and construction of a combined two-dimensional Laser Doppler Anemometer (LDA) and Phase Doppler Anemometer (PDA) system.
2011.03.28 | Research
Artificial antibodies for improved diagnostics and therapy
Scientists from Aarhus University are the first in the world to develop a method that makes it possible to create artificial antibodies against a single cell in a heterogeneous mixture.
2011.03.18 | Research
Super tweezers grab hold of a single atom
Jacob Sherson, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and his colleagues at the Max Planck Institute in Munich have produced incredibly precise tweezers that can grab hold of a single atom – a major breakthrough in the development of potent quantum computers.
2011.03.16 | Research
The Japanese earthquake registered in Aarhus
The shaking from the violent events near Japan on Friday 11 March 2011 was also felt in Aarhus. In the basement of the Department of Earth Sciences, a seismometer measured the Earth’s movements with great accuracy.
2011.03.15 | Research
New IALEI-study: Reengage with multicultural education
Multiculturalism has receded to the background of societies' priorities. A group of leading international researchers now conclude that education systems around the world need to put multicultural diversity at the forefront of their concerns.
2011.04.01 | Research
Bacteria in pig feed can protect the environment
Specially developed bacteria added to pig feed can help reduce nitrogen emissions from agriculture.
2011.03.09 | Awards
Suresh Rattan awarded the Lord Cohen Medal in Gerontology
The British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) has announced the award of The Lord Cohen Medal for contribution to the science of gerontology to Dr. Suresh Rattan at the Department of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University.
2011.03.04 | Students
Students get tools for the innovative process – from idea to product
Thirty-five students from various disciplines in natural sciences are currently being taught innovation at the Department of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University.
2011.03.04 | Research
New world-leading Danish platform for genome research
A ground-breaking collaboration cutting across four Danish universities and the business sector is now setting up a research and technology platform with the capacity and ambition to analyse the genome of the Danish population.
2011.03.03 | Research
Scientists to study the storage of CO2 at a distance from land
The high content of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is of concern to both scientists and the general public. The storage of CO2 is under fierce debate as a temporary solution to the not so straightforward road to greener times.
2011.03.02 | Talent development
Would you like to learn how to recognise stress among your PhD students and what to do about it?
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2011.03.02 | Talent development
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2011.03.01 | Research
Ultra-short laser pulses write holograms in record-high resolution
New research has created high-resolution, computer-generated reflection holograms with three-dimensional effects written directly on the surface of a silicon crystal.