Before Homo sapiens arrived, Europe’s forests were not dense and dark but shaped by open and light-rich woodland landscapes. A new study from Aarhus…

Magnus Kjærgaard, Gregers Rom Andersen, and Ditlev Egeskov Brodersen teach biochemistry and structural biology to students at the Department of…

A profile with extensive experience in mission-driven research and a broad network both nationally and internationally will lead the Novo Nordisk…

At the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, researchers and companies have had the opportunity to use a particularly powerful Nuclear Magnetic…

In India, tigers haven’t just survived − they’re making a comeback. Despite a growing population and increasing pressure on their habitats, the number…

Very few universities have a large particle accelerator in their basement. But Aarhus University does. It’s called ASTRID2 and it’s one of a kind. It…

A new study shows biochar to be far more effective at long-term carbon storage than previously thought. The study reveals critical flaws in the models…

At a Neolithic settlement on the Danish island Funen dating back 5,500 years, archaeologists have discovered both grinding stones and grains from…

With state-of-the-art laboratories, office spaces, access to core facilities, and business advisory services through The Kitchen, Aarhus University’s…

A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were in abundance in Europe’s temperate forests before modern humans…

Trees can absorb large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere, so if you plant more of them, you can counteract global warming. It just doesn't work in…

On 1 January 2025, Professor Jeppe Vang Lauritsen will start as the center director at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center.

On January 1st, Professor Thomas Vosegaard will assume the role of Head of the Department of Chemistry. He brings with him extensive knowledge of both…

Professor Liv Hornekær from Aarhus University is awarded €4 million from the European Research Council to strengthen research into the origins of life…

Science research has received a major funding boost. Independent Research Fund Denmark has awarded DKK 180 million to researchers at Aarhus…

Many years of close collaboration on research into stellar oscillations led to an honorary doctorate in Vilnius last week.

The flame has been extinguished in the glass workshop at Aarhus University. After 37 years, Jens Christian Kondrup has retired as the last scientific…

Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a molecule that can mimic a major metabolic response to regular and strenuous exercise and fasting…

The dream of a green transition is under threat. Global reserves of raw materials are depleting and an energy crisis of unprecedented proportions…

The salt concentration in the ocean decreases when it mixes with more freshwater. This is happening at an increasing rate in the Arctic Ocean, which…

Researchers affiliated with Aarhus University have discovered a unique change in a heart protein that explains how the tiny shrew can achieve a…

This November, Anita Friis Sommer PhD will start as the head of operations at the Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center at Aarhus University.…

The department gains a leader with first-hand experience as the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG) has been Claus Oxvig's home turf…

Rocks and ice with a total volume of 25 million cubic metres fell into the remote Dickson Fjord in Northeast Greenland in September last year. This…

Professor Anthony J. Ryan from the University of Sheffield and founder of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures is appointed Honorary Doctor…

Head of the Department of Computer Science at Aarhus University Kaj Grønbæk’s contract has been extended until September 2027.

Rebecca Fjord Jørgensen is a biology student at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the recipient of Queen Margrethe II’s travel grant of 25,000 DKK.…

The world needs natural science graduates more than ever, and Denmark’s three largest universities will use a DKK 125 million grant from the Novo…

Researchers at Aarhus University have found a better method to recycle polyurethane foam from items like mattresses. This is great news for the…

Professor Jeppe Vang Lauritsen has been named the new director of the Aarhus University Centre for Integrated Materials Research (iMAT). Succeeding Bo…

Climate change, drought, increased temperature and other stressors challenge agricultural sustainability. Researchers have now made an unexpected…

Human hunting, not climate change, played a decisive role in the extinction of large mammals over the last 50,000 years. This conclusion comes from…

The research collaboration RePURpose is behind a new technology to recycle polyurethane, and it has been awarded the Plastics Prize 2024. Last year,…

On 1 June, Professor of Marine Geology Marit-Solveig Seidenkrantz will start as the new head of the Department of Geoscience. She brings with her…

Pablo Alcón has been awarded a Lundbeck Foundation Fellowship of EUR 1.3 million to establish a research group at the Department of Molecular Biology…

In an interdisciplinary study, researchers discovered that symbiotic bacteria communicate with legume plants through specific molecules and that this…

By 2025, three new English-language Bachelor's programmes in IT will attract even more international students to Aarhus. There is high demand for…

Three IT Product Development students are behind LakeLog: an exam project that sparked such enthusiasm at Naturvidenskabernes Hus that it's now fully…

New research shows how the body's cells distribute and maintain optimal levels of cholesterol. The findings open up new perspectives on the…

New technology enables authorities and businesses to share data and gain entirely new insights - all while your personal anonymity is fully protected.…

New large-scale study shows that the idea of native animals being better for the local ecosystem than similar introduced species is wrong. What…

The shells can reveal the oceans’ natural chemistry before they were so severely polluted by humans.

For years, scientists have debated whether humans or the climate have caused the population of large mammals to decline dramatically over the past…

A green corridor through the Sahara emerged precisely during the period when our earliest ancestors migrated from Africa. This is shown by new…

For decades, we believed that outside ice ages Europe was mostly covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans. Now, a new study shows…

Two experienced AU profiles will strengthen Natural Sciences within careers, research and collaboration with business and industry as newly appointed…

Science journalist and author Lone Frank is the 2023 distinguished alumna. The driving force for the 2023 distinguished alumna is the same as for a…

Professor, chemist and entrepreneur Kim Daasbjerg is the first recipient of the Else Kai Sass Award. Collaboration, innovation and remarkable research…

A new UN report has quantified the enormous damage to biodiversity and the economy caused by invasive species all over the world. Behind the report is…

Elephants, buffaloes and other heavy herbivores are effective against invasive plants. This is the conclusion of a new study from Aarhus University…

Professor Elena Conti stands out as one of the best structural biologists of her generation, and on 15 September she will be honorary doctor at the…

Together with partners from industry, researchers from Aarhus University have now proven that simple chemistry can do more than just extract important…

Biologically, humans burn approximately the same amount of energy as all other species on Earth burn on average based on metabolic rate per kilo. But…

Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a revolutionary new method, called triplex origami, to manipulate the shape and tight packing of…

Over the next years, 16 talented researchers from the Faculty of Natural Sciences will help lift Danish research to new heights with support from…

According to Louise Marie Dalskov Kjerulff, who holds a PhD in molecular biology, the immune system is the most complex system in the human body.…

Researchers from Aarhus University and the Danish Technological Institute have developed a chemical process that can disassemble the epoxy composite…

Postdoc Rasmus Kock Flygaard has been awarded a Hallas-Møller Emerging Investigator grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation of DKK 10 million (Euro…

Professor Rune Hartmann, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, has been awarded a Distinguished Investigator grant of DKK…

Paul Nelson will conduct research that will bring together experts to develop new methods for rigorously analysing L-functions, with the goal of…

Danish space history will be written when the first satellite in the DISCO student satellite programme is sent into space. The DISCO programme is a…

A new global survey of 1000 forest areas shows how past climate change has had a major impact on the diversity and distribution of tree species we see…

You can still be celebrated, even if you’re buried in mud. A new study shows that innumerable other bacteria flock around cable bacteria in the…

Congratulations to Brigitte Städler and Rikke Louise Meyer who have been appointed professors in bionanoscience at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience…

Thomas Bataillon from the Bioinformatics Research Centre (BiRC) and colleagues in Portugal will use an ERC Advanced Grant to conduct research into the…

Explosions, brightly coloured flames and foam sausages, all mixed with humour and infectious enthusiasm. The Chemistry Show has entertained and…

In a new study, researchers warn that the Arctic Sea ice may soon be a thing of the past in the summer months. Ten thousand years ago, the ice melted…

Faba bean is a key protein source for tomorrow’s plant-based foods. So far, its extremely large and complex genome has been impossible to…

Toothed whales, such as dolphins, killer whales and sperm whales communicate and catch food exclusively with sound. Now researchers have for the first…

Stig Uggerhøj Andersen has been appointed Professor in Molecular Genetics of Plants at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus…

Simona Radutoiu has been appointed Professor of Plant Molecular Biology at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University as of…

Highly non-degradable chemicals such as PFAS and pesticides can have useful properties in some situations, but are be extremely difficult for nature…

The H. C. Urey Award is awarded to researchers who have made an outstanding contribution to geochemistry. The award is one of the most prestigious…

Dorthe Ravnsbæk from the Department of Chemistry has received the prestigious Elite Research Prize for leading research into sustainable, rechargeable…