Science and Technology
Science and Technology combines scientific and technological knowledge to strengthen Aarhus University’s efforts in research, talent development, knowledge exchange and education.
This main academic area is an amalgamation of the former main academic areas: the Faculty of Science, the National Environmental Research Institute, the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering College of Aarhus.
The main academic area consists of the following departments:
- Department of Agroecology
- Department of Animal Science
- Department of Bioscience
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Engineering
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Food Science
- Department of Geoscience
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Aarhus University School of Engineering
Management at Science and Technology
The dean is responsible for the academic and financial management of the main academic area. On behalf of the senior management group, the dean is also responsible for the university’s core activity – research.
Dean: Brian Bech Nielsen
Secretary for the dean: Jette Laursen
The vice-deans undertake a number of the dean’s day-to-day tasks at the main academic area, and are included in the Dean’s Staff. The number of vice-deans reflects the wish for a stronger strategic focus at the university and a strong wish to ensure that the interdisciplinary functions are qualitatively based in the academic environments.
- Vice-dean for research: Henrik Bindslev
- Vice-dean for talent development: Jes Madsen
- Vice-dean for knowledge exchange: Kurt Nielsen
- Vice-dean for education: Tom Vindbæk Madsen
Administrative centre targeting Science and Technology
Administration manager: Niels Damgaard Hansen
