No. 19, 3 June 2008

Board meeting

The agenda for the meeting to be held on 9 June is available (in Danish only) at http://www.au.dk/da/bestyrelse/2008/3-2008/dagsorden

Morning meeting with centre directors

The rectorate is holding a morning meeting with 26 selected centre directors on 10 June. The selection took place when the main academic areas sent a list of priorities from among their centres, after which the rectorate decided on its priorities mainly based on the extent of external grants. The rectorate’s morning meetings last an hour and provide an opportunity for informal discussions between the rectorate and the circle of participants.

Nordic conference

On 5 and 6 June, the rectorate is taking part in a conference in Iceland arranged by NUS/NUAS (the Nordic University Association/Nordic Association of University Administrators). Read the coverage here.

PhD prize-giving

On 11 June, the University of Aarhus Research Foundation is awarding prizes to five promising researchers. This year, all the prize winners are women. The selection was made on the basis of the academic content of the prize winners’ PhD projects, and emphasises the large number of skilled female researchers with potential at the University of Aarhus. The prize-giving will take place at 11.00 in the Lakeside Lecture Theatres. All members of staff are welcome to attend. To enrol, please contact Lise Poulsen no later than 9 June at lp@adm.au.dk.

Welcome to the new pro-rector

Monday 2 June was the first day on the job for Pro-rector Søren E. Frandsen. The rectorate would like to welcome Søren, and is pleased to be a complete team once more. As previously mentioned, a reception will be held for Søren following the rector’s summer speech on 19 June in the Lakeside Lecture Theatres in Aarhus. More details to come.

Kind regards
The rectorate
3 June 2008

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