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2013.05.29 | All AU units, All groups, Countries and regions
When an individual or a country is no longer threatened by hunger or deadly epidemics, there is increased tolerance of other people and mutual trust between them. This was one of the main points in Michigan Professor Ronald Inglehart’s presentation at MatchPoints 2013.
2013.05.29 | Society and politics, All groups, All AU units
Robert D. Putnam only sees two options for Western democracies when it comes to integration. This became obvious during the big MatchPoints panel debate, when internationally recognised researchers discussed multicultural citizenship, social capital and recognition.
2013.05.29 | Events, All groups, All AU units
The MatchPoints Seminar culminated with a lively debate on Danish value politics. The discussion often touched on the current public school debate – and is that really a value debate or just the usual entrenched opinions?
![[Translate to English:] Elefanter i Danmark er ikke et urealistisk scenarie, hvis man spørger rewilding-tilhængere.](../../../../../../../../typo3temp/_processed_/csm_Muuuuh-elefant_2_web_083fd08c98.jpg "[Translate to English:] Elefanter i Danmark er ikke et urealistisk scenarie, hvis man spørger rewilding-tilhængere.")
2013.06.06 | All AU units, All groups
Round about in Denmark and other parts of Europe, rewilding projects are mushrooming. They involve setting predators and large graminivorous animals free in the wild. But what really is the idea behind this – and was the wolf found in Thy one of the projects? Get the answers here.
2013.06.04 | All AU units, All groups
After being completely wiped out and absent from the Danish countryside for several thousand years, the beaver is now returning to some of Denmark’s streams and brooks. This is the result of a reintroduction project that has spanned several years and is being closely monitored by Aarhus University.
2013.05.30 | All AU units, All groups
Our impact on nature has gradually got so great that humans have become a force of nature. This means that we can no longer understand nature without making allowance for humans.
![[Translate to English:] Foto: Colourbox](../../../../../../../../typo3temp/_processed_/csm_COLOURBOX2512226_b251bf3f3f.jpg)
2013.06.06 | All AU units, All groups, Research
If we want to stop the loss of species, we have to let nature look after itself. This is the opinion of two researchers at Aarhus University who would like to make room for more wild nature in Denmark, especially large, wild animals – perhaps even elephants.
2013.06.06 | All AU units, All groups, Research
To protect nature we have to tame it. Does this sound contradictory? If so, read what transpired when AUgustus followed Morten DD on a tour of Mols Bjerge National Park, where he is fighting to preserve threatened species.
2013.05.17 | Grants and awards, PhD students, Dept Clin Epi
Kåre Melchior Hansen, MD, has received a grant of DKK 175,000 from the Danish Tryg Foundation for his project “The course of patients with Z03 diagnosis codes in Danish emergency wards”. By using data from the electronic patient records (EPJ), Kåre will describe in detail the course of the increasing number of patients who receive the diagnosis…
2013.05.01 | Research, PhD students, Dept Clin Epi
Young men, who are obese when they are in their early twenties have a three times higher risk of getting serious diseases or die early compared with normal weight males. For some diseases, the risk is even higher. The risk of getting diabetes is, for instance, eight times higher for obese young men compared to normal weight young men. The results…