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If you need to visit AU IT from now on, you’ll have to head to the University City – the new home of AU IT from 9 May.

The annual Regatta (Kapsejladsen) will be held in the University Park on Friday 29 April. Some streets and parking spaces in the University Park will be closed before, during and after the Regatta. Find out which areas will be affected here.

The board of Aarhus University has adopted the statement ‘Freedom of expression for staff and students at Aarhus University’. The statement is intended to ensure that students and employees have the right to free speech, even if this may offend others, says Chair of the Board Connie Hedegaard.

The financial results for 2021 were very close to the budgeted. 2021 began with a deficit of DKK 19m and ended with a small surplus, thanks to higher returns on investments than forecast.

In the space of 10 days, AIAS received 65 applications for AUFF Ukraine research fellowships, which are aimed at researchers fleeing the war in Ukraine. It was difficult reading the applications and making a selection, but it is worth helping, even if we can only help the few, says Søren Rud Keiding, director of the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies.

Brian Bech Nielsen has been reappointed as rector beginning in August 2022. Following a months-long appointment process, the appointment committee made a unanimous decision to re-appoint the current rector for a five-year term ending in 2027.

The vast majority of employees at Aarhus University are satisfied with their job, which they also find meaningful, and there is a climate of constructive communication and respect for each other’s differences. Stress and the balance between available time and tasks continue to challenge us as much as they did in 2019. This is shown by the latest WPA, which 75 per cent of AU’s employees completed.