Excellent research
Aarhus University belongs to the international elite. In
two prestigious ranking lists of the world’s best universities,
Aarhus University is placed in the top 100 – as no. 63 in the THE QS rankings and no. 93 in the Shanghai List.
The university wishes to combine research in new ways – with new
subject areas and across traditional subject borders – in greater
depth and in new and unknown fields. Aarhus University offers all
types of research from basic, applied and strategic research to
research-based advice to the authorities and knowledge
transfer.
13 basic research centres at Aarhus University
Aarhus University currently has 13 basic research centres. These
are supported by the Danish National
Research Foundation for periods of five years. The foundation
currently finances a total of 40 centres, a third of which are
located at Aarhus University.
See an overview
of the basic research centres at AU