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Especially those who eat polar bears, seals, and whales have elevated levels of toxins in their blood, new research shows.
Study places at the Faculty of Technical Sciences at Aarhus University are in demand. The increase is mainly due to strong interest in the new…
In order to keep the population of harbour porpoises in Danish coastal waters stable, only 24 can perish in fishing nets each year. However, over 900…
The reputed journal FEMS Microbiology Ecology chose a paper from Ph.D. student Ate Jaarsma from Aarhus University as the best research of 2023.
Areas with more copper and selenium in the ground lead to higher reproductive success in wild musk oxen in Greenland.
By studying how aerosols and clouds interact the researchers hope to improve our ability to foresee extreme weather events due to climate change.
The aim of the new EU-project is to move the evaluation of the risks and impacts of pesticides from assessing single pesticides and their effects on…
AU Viborg will host an open house event on Saturday 2 March. Prospective students can hear about the new degree programmes, get a sense of the unique…
Ecological theory and experience tells us that plants on meadows and pastures across Denmark should be dispersing heavier seeds. But they are doing…
Scientists no longer have direct access to data from Russian Arctic research stations. Without this data, our view of climate changes in the region is…
Using microscopic solar cells operated into the back of the eye, Asbjørn hopes to be able to restore the sight of patients with a number of hereditary…
Researchers from Aarhus University have carried out complex genetic analyses of hundreds of pigs and humans to identify differences and similarities.…
Senior researcher Hanne Marie Nielsen from Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) and the industry partner AquaPri A/S, a fish farming…
In the new year, 48-year-old Maria Sommer Holtze will take over as the director of DCE. She has ten years’ experience from the Danish Environmental…
A new research project links some of Denmark's leading researchers in PFAS remediation with artificial intelligence. The goal is to develop and…
The Faculty of Technical Sciences is shutting down the BEng in Mechanical Engineering and the BEng in Electronic Engineering in AU Herning. The BEng…
Bo Melander takes on the role of professor of weed science at the Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University. He has spent decades studying how to…
Associate Professor Patrick Biller from Aarhus University has won this year's Grundfos Prize for his groundbreaking research into…
Local hunters in the Icefjord near Ilulissat have long known about a special ringed seal – the Kangia seal – which is significantly larger and has a…
Aarhus University, the Aarhus School of Architecture and the consulting engineering firm, Søren Jensen, have joined forces with a new,…
Heat pumps are a vital element in the green transition of heating systems – for homes, for businesses and for industry. Denmark is among the world…
Every year, areas of wild seaweeds are disappearing from the world's oceans, even though we should be protecting them. Seaweeds are effective at…
Jørgen B. Jespersen has walked the halls of Aarhus University and other governmental research institutions since 1974. First as a student and then…
A new strategic collaboration agreement between Dutch Wageningen University & Research and Aarhus University is an ambitious milestone in the…
Professor Steffen Petersen from the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering receives the Anniversary Foundation Teaching Prize 2023 for his…
More than 400 million years ago, an insect-like animal called the springtail developed a small protein that prevents its cells from freezing.
Professor Kaushik Roy, who is one of the world's leading researchers in low power consumption and energy-efficient circuit and system design, is…
Professor Jacob Carstensen from the Department of Ecoscience at Aarhus University has been awarded the "Björn Carlsons Östersjöpris" for playing a…
New figures from Technical Sciences on Aarhus University show, that there is a correlation between smoking and the risk of being hospitalised with a…
Architects and engineers are working to develop the use of hydraulically pressed clay soil as a building material. The work will culminate in an…
GPS trackers on 43 species across the globe show that animals changed their behaviour when humans stayed indoors. These were the results of an…
On a windy Tuesday in the beginning of August, a group of invited guests made their way to Aarhus University’s new research station in Auning,…
Maintaining and repairing critical infrastructure is becoming ever more expensive, and there is increasing international focus on monitoring the…
From hydrogen and CO2 to synthetic crude oil to high-value aviation fuel. In a research collaboration with Topsoe and Sasol, Aarhus University's…
The collaboration platform Plant2Food aims to accelerate the development of plant-based foods. The platform runs its first call round until 30 August…
Aarhus University has received 1184 applications for the engineering degree programs, setting a new record.
Why do leaves look the way they do? And can we manufacture artificial leaves that are even better at photosynthesis than those that nature has…
Aarhus University would like to congratulate all the newly graduated MSc and BSc engineering students.
Ammonia is one of the world's ten most important chemicals, and its production emits approx. one per cent of all anthropogenic carbon emissions.…
In the future, the Centre for Green Transition and Marine Ecology will collect all the knowledge researchers have on the marine environment and…
Tenure Track assistant professor Quentin Geissmann from Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) has received a 5-year Emerging…
With huge support from both the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, researchers from Aarhus University can now test…
In the weekend, AU Viborg was transformed into a true scientific playground, where more than 1,000 visitors were drawn by the excitement of exploring…
How do we get the biggest trucks onto electricity? Is it at all possible to develop a financially viable alternative to diesel-powered goods…
Should Denmark focus on nuclear power? And do we need to invest more in defence technology? It may sound unrealistic, but both could become part of…
If cows belch less, they emit less methane. Methane is one of the worst greenhouse gases.
Five research groups at AU Engineering have received funding from Independent Research Fund Denmark to develop new technologies within carbon capture,…
The flies feed on waste and can be converted into protein-rich cow and pig feed, almost without emitting CO2.
A number of tech companies have joined forces with Aarhus University on a new research project to develop digital twins for the mechanical and…
A Danish trio of partners is developing super-high-resolution, hyperspectral cameras that can determine the chemical composition of plastic waste and…
Over the next few years, ten talented researchers from the Faculty of Technical Sciences will help raise Danish research to new heights thanks to…
The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center – CORC – will be expanding into new underexplored areas as the center funds five new projects.
Around seven million people will die prematurely from air pollution annually in the future if we do not change our ways.
Laura Halbach from the Department of Environmental Science receives this year's PhD award for her work on mapping how glacial algae can accelerate ice…
The results may lead to a new form of treatment for overeating.
Deforestation is the biggest threat to the planet's ecosystems, and new research has now mapped out exactly what happens when agriculture replaces…
In the autumn, when right whales swim towards the coasts of South Africa, they ought to be fat and stuffed full. But in recent years, they have become…
From green power to sustainable fuels. The future of Power-to-X technologies is about much more than solar and wind, storage technologies and new…
Greenlandic ice is teeming with life, both on the surface and underneath. There are microscopic organisms that until recently science had no idea…
The ant mounds on the heath, in the forest and in your garden are oases for life. The heat and nutrients from ant mounds make them the perfect home…
Serious brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are usually diagnosed too late for optimal benefit from available drug and non-drug…
AU Viborg in Foulum has now officially been given the green light by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science to launch its new degree programmes…
After a successful kick-off, the Plant2Food collaboration platform is now ready with the programme for activities this spring. Plant2Food is also…
CBIO - Aarhus University's Centre for Circular Bioeconomy – has got a new centre leader. Associate Professor Morten Ambye-Jensen has taken over the…
Aarhus University is new partner in TechCircle - an innovation hub, which opens on 20 April. Here, companies can seek advice and gain knowledge and…
From 1 April 2023, Mikkel Tamstorf, deputy head of department and senior researcher, will take over as the new head of the Department of Ecoscience.
Five engineering students have formed a Formula Student team and gathered almost 60 fellow students to help build a racing car. According to their…
How can we improve the texture of plant-based alternatives to meat and thereby help make plant proteins a more attractive choice when consumers buy…
A new project funded by the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme aims to develop technology and upscale the talent pool for the…
The global economy is in the midst of a booming industrial revolution driven by digitalisation, providing companies with entirely new technological…
In the battle to attract future engineers, a great number Danish companies attended P-day and MATCHDAY at Aarhus University to scout for new interns.
How can we manage a sustainable production of fossil-free offshore wind power, and mussels and seaweed in the same marine area? And what are the…
At Aarhus University, 16 researchers are developing a sustainable technology that, using biomass and sunlight, will capture and break down perpetual…
Perhaps there is a correlation between sleep patterns and mental illness that we have not previously been able to understand. In a new study,…
As part of AU's new action plan for diversity and gender equality, the Faculty of Technical Sciences has a clear objective to increase the number of…
After a long period of illness, Søren Rud Keiding, professor and director of Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), has passed away. He leaves…
Carsten Suhr Jacobsen will continue as head of the Department of Environmental Science at Aarhus University from 1 April 2023.
Aaron Hurst, PhD student at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, is lauded as a research talent at this year’s…
It has never been easier to find relevant teaching materials about the ocean than it is now. Through a fruitful collaboration with AU IT, the project…
Modern DNA technology now allows simple monitoring of the distribution of different fish species in remote Arctic areas. This is shown in a new…
Professor Doug Speed from Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics has received 2 mio € from the European Research Council’s Consolidator Grant…
Robots, drones, autonomous boats and smart probes. A cellar at Aarhus University holds an impressive collection of technological inventions for polar…
New research suggests that crops have different potential for protein extraction in biorefining.
Two talented researchers from the Faculty of Technical Sciences have each received DKK 6 million from the Villum Young Investigator programme under…
The veterinary medicine programme at AU Viborg is officially a reality. The Ministry of Higher Education and Science released a press statement…
Three researchers from Tech have received grants totalling DKK 9.5 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation's programme for research into plant,…
In collaboration with four small and medium-sized Danish companies, researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Aarhus…
At the CIGR World Congress in Japan in December, Professor Claus Grøn Sørensen from the Department of Electrical and Computer engineering at Aarhus…
The results of a study on late blight show 100% resistance to one of the most important fungicides in potato production. Researchers find the…
With a big bag of cash from the EU, Danish researchers can develop their proposals for a new digital infrastructure for agriculture. This will further…
Eight researchers from three departments at Tech can go on a well-deserved Christmas holiday with new NOVA grants from the Aarhus University Research…
There are many things to look out for if you want a sustainable Christmas tree this Christmas, here's one expert's take on what to choose.
Funded by DANIDA, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the FLYgene project organized two national stakeholder workshops in Kampala (Uganda) and…
Aarhus University is currently developing two new degree programmes at AU Viborg, and from 2024 these will teach the labour force of the future about…
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded DKK 6 million to new technical research projects at Aarhus University. The grants are to “support basic…
START - Centre for Sustainable Agrifood Systems - invites researchers from all the Danish universities to join the START HUB collaboration. The aim is…
Climate is changing, and this will affect future energy systems based on solar and wind. But how? A new research project at Aarhus University will…
In mid-November, Trine Nørgaard, an assistant professor at the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, received DKK 2.8 million from the Inge…
Buildings are responsible for a large percentage of anthropogenic carbon emissions. In any kind of sustainable future, this percentage must be reduced…
Eat barley for your health, the environment and the climate. That's the message from researchers at Aarhus University, who in a new project want to…
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