2021.10.07 | Policy and strategy, Administration (Academic), Public/Media
There is a significant gender imbalance at the top of the academic career ladder. Professor Karin Lykke-Hartmann is well aware of this. Yet, though the odds are stacked against her, the imbalance has not affected her much on her way to the professorship. She does not want affirmative action and insists on relying on her own academic results.
2021.10.06 | Meeting, Research, Academic staff
A delegation from the French National Centre for Scientific Research visits AU to explore possibilities for future collaborations on Tuesday 12 October.
2021.10.06 | People news, Research, PhD students
PROMEMO PI and former DNRF CoE Center Director Poul Nissen's contribution to the book "Fortællinger fra Grundforskningens Grænseland" published by the Danish National Research Foundation is now online.
2021.10.06 | People news, Academic staff, Department of Forensic Medicine
Because I come directly from the research world, I can build a strong bridge between practice and the ambitions that the university has, says Anne-Mette Hvas. As the new Dean of the Faculty of Health, she will engage in dialogue with the departments on internationalisation, on gender equality and on research – both its strengths and the threats it…
2021.10.06 | People news, Research, All groups
On 1 December, Anne-Mette Hvas will take up the position of dean of the Faculty of Health at Aarhus University. Dr Hvas is currently serving as the deputy head of the Department of Clinical Medicine and is a consultant at Aarhus University Hospital. She has high ambitions for health science research and education at AU.
2021.10.06 | PhD defense, Public/Media, Graduate School of Health
Social inequalities in incidence and consequences of fragility fractures
2021.10.05 | Grants and awards, PhD students, Dept Clin Epi
On Friday, postdoc Jakob Tarp received a research award presented by the Head of the Danish Diabetes Association Jørgen Andersen.
2021.10.05 | Collaboration, Administration (Academic), All groups
The Kitchen’s Internship Program gives students from various departments of Aarhus University the chance to try out the life of an entrepreneur. As interns in their own startup, they spend a semester trying to bring their startup ideas to life. We have asked two hopeful entrepreneurs to share their experiences with the program so far.
2021.10.05 | People news, PhD students, Dandrite
Ilaria Rossomanno will start as Erasmus Master Student in Denham Lab per 7 October. In the traineeship, she will learn and work with how to analyse human stem cell-derived neuronal cultures, specifically the work will be focused on generating dopaminergic neurons. Welcome Ilaria!
2021.10.06 | Education, Public/Media, Health
A survey of the pedagogical competences of teaching staff at Health shows positive developments. At the same time, there is a need to strengthen competency in areas such as e.g. digital teaching and course- and module design. The next step is a new policy for competency development.