At Aarhus University we work to promote gender equality and diversity among our employees and students. Read more about the work on this page.

New season of #DiversityAU podcast out now!

The second season of #DiversityAU podcast is out now and focuses on AU’s action plan for gender equality 2020-2022. Zooming in on the four focus areas of the action plan - recruitment, career development, leadership and workplace culture - Danish journalist Carsten Ortmann interviews four experts on each of these areas.

The second season of the podcast is in English.

Videos from the 2019-conference: How do we improve gender balance?

On 8 March 2019, AU held a conference to discuss how gender balance can be improved at the university. See video statements where participants address questions on gender bias in research.

Key statistics for gender equality at AU

On this page, you can find key figures related to the effort of increasing gender equality at Aarhus University. The figures are updated on a yearly basis and relate to AU's action plan on gender equality 2020-2022.

VIDEO: Gender equality conference 2021

On International Women's Day on 8 March, Aarhus University hosted the online conference "Promoting Gender Equality at AU" for employees and management.

Watch or rewatch the conference keynotes (link to YouTube).

New action plan to promote equality in research environments at AU

A new action plan for equality, which has just been approved by the board, sets the direction for strengthening equality in research environments up to 2022.

The action plan is anchored in AU's Strategy 2025 and will contribute to ensuring that the talent pool comes fully into play, so that the university can achieve its ambitions to conduct research, research-based education, consultancy and research dissemination at the highest international level.