2024

News from the Senior Management Team contains information about current activities and discussions for all members of staff at the University of Aarhus. It is published every week – apart from holidays and public holidays. On this page, you can see the newsletters distributed in 2024. 

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8 (22.04.2024)

New agreement to reduce admissions to all Danish universities


7 (19.04.2024)

Financial statement 2023: “A really good result for AU” • Dean of Health: We are all responsible for stopping offensive behaviour • Dean of Arts: Don’t tamper with the degree programmes we offer • A response to student: Yes, STADS and DANS are on their way out • New director ready to lead initiative on continuing education • Newly appointed deputy director of AU IT • New vice dean for Technical Sciences


6 (25.03.2024)

VIVE report: Sexism affects PhD-student research careers • Quota 2: AU is a first choice for 7,315 applicants • New Danish king means leadership centre gets a new name • Free evening debate with Clement Kjærsgaard: Is Denmark ready for cyber war? • Corruption and language on the summer school programme


5 (18.03.2024)

Professor Birgit Schiøtt to be the new dean of Natural Sciences • Climate action plan 2024: “We can’t just carry on as usual if we want to reduce our climate footprint” • Danish Student Survey: Continued high levels of well-being at Aarhus University • 100% satisfaction with mentoring programme • Vice-dean for Education at Arts • New acting head of the Department of Chemistry • DKK 180 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to expand university-industry collaboration • Universities Denmark: Stop offsetting EU grants • Rector and pro-rector: Continuing education is key to progress • Universities can fan the Danish entrepreneurial flame • Representatives for AU’s occupational health and safety organisation have been found


4 (05.03.2024)

Dean of Arts on espionage campaign: We need to strike a balance between trusting and being ready to act • Where are we at with AU degree programmes? • Deans: Proposal from Green Left will double the work on Master's programmes • After-work meeting: How are chatbots changing the way we work, write and teach? • Director of Enterprise and Innovation: Entrepreneurial strategy must harness innovation at universities • Ukrainian fellow contributed to new field of research • AU researchers receive the Elite Research Prize • DKK 12 million from Novo Nordisk for research into child psychiatric disorders • Meet AU researchers at the Festival of the Century • 3MT: Come and see PhD students jousting in research communication • Curious about the natural sciences? Take part in public lectures


3 (09.02.2024)

AU to create 180 more student places on english-taught programmes in 2024 • New course initiative provides an additional opportunity to support lifelong learning • The Kitchen receives a huge donation • Your research can make a difference - even in the wrong hands • AU researcher receives the Crafoord Prize 2024 • AU physicist receives ERC Consolidator grant • New deputy director for research at AU • AU has appointed new Academic Chairs to Circle U. • Summer schools for students at all levels


2 (31.01.2024)

Focus on cybersecurity at this year's Matchpoints conference • Major EU grant for cancer research • AU to head European project on academic freedom • The accreditation process enters a new phase • New acting head of Political Science • Deputy director position advertised • Budget and climate action plan on the agenda at the latest HSU meeting


1 (18.01.2024)

Thanks to the Queen and congratulations to Denmark’s new king • First Academic Environment Council established • AU professor is the new chair of Independent Research Fund Denmark • New head of the Department of Economics and Business Economics