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Researchers in Aarhus are recreating and improving nature’s own molecules. This could have a major impact on future disease treatments. At a time when…
A research team led from Aarhus University has, after eight years of detective work, uncovered how bird retinas function without oxygen—even though…
The Department of Mathematics is getting a new head who knows the department exceptionally well.
A Danish research group has designed proteins that search for specific DNA sequences and produce light if they find them. A light that a phone's…
The flames have been lit once again in the glassblower’s workshop. Jule Janssen succeeds Chris Kondrup at the Department of Chemistry as the country’s…
After nearly 25 years of research, the mystery has finally been solved: Europe’s largest bat doesn’t just eat small birds – it hunts and captures them…
A new study of leopard-spotted rocks on Mars presents the most convincing evidence yet for life beyond Earth. However, according to a professor of…
Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a new light-responsive hybrid material which, when embedded in window glass, automatically adapts to…
In tropical parts of Oceania, India and Brazil invasive plants are altering food chains and damaging traditional ecosystem services. The tendency is…
Students gain the courage and tools to think innovatively—without compromising their academic rigor—through the Bio-entrepreneurship course. Rajiv…
It was quite an eye-opener for a group of researchers when they discovered that bats also use their eyes when hunting insects – at least when there is…
A toxic protein forms dynamic pores in the membranes of brain cells – and that may be the key to understanding how Parkinson’s disease develops. This…
There must be room for discussion and time to fail, according to Magdalena Pyrz. She meets her students with curiosity, attentiveness and a contagious…
In just a few decades, the climate in many of the world’s forests will be so changed that many trees will have difficulty surviving. For example, in…
The applications to higher education degree programmes have been counted, and the popularity of the new IT bachelor programmes in English on the…
Researchers at Aarhus University develop circular RNAs that facilitate degradation of toxic proteins in human cells – a step toward new ALS…
The distance from research to business may not be as far as it seems. Line Debois discovered that the results from her PhD project in nanoscience…
Artificial intelligence can shape our reality if we don't understand how it works. Rune Nyrup researches how to create greater transparency – and…
Two researchers from the same department and research environment have both just been awarded one of Europe’s most prestigious research grants – a…
A team of researchers has developed a portable and automatic laboratory that can monitor soil chemistry in real time – and without expensive…
With chemical molecules, PhD Ane Bretschneider Søgaard creates new functions in both synthetic and natural cells. Her results and communication have…
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…
Researchers from Aarhus University and the Italian Institute of Technology have discovered how certain proteins can attach to special structures in…
New technology enables authorities and businesses to share data and gain entirely new insights - all while your personal anonymity is fully protected.…
On 1 May, Professor Birgit Schiøtt will become dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Schiøtt will head the faculty where she has built a career as…
The pilot period for the Open Discovery Innovation Network (ODIN) project, which is based at AU, has been so successful that it is now being expanded…
New large-scale study shows that the idea of native animals being better for the local ecosystem than similar introduced species is wrong. What…
Researchers at Aarhus University have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery shedding light on the intricate play between legume plants and…
Troels Skrydstrup and the rest of the CETEC team have received the JEC Award for their groundbreaking and innovative recycling technology for wind…
RNA is thought to have sparked the origin of life by self-copying. Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, and MRC LMB Cambridge, England, have…
The new technology can separate out the different fibres in the clothes, so that they can be processed and used again.
Can you turn bacteria's immune systems against them as part of future antibiotic treatment? A research group from the Department of Molecular Biology…
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…
Professor Stig Uggerhøj Andersen from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University is part of a European consortium "Legume…
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…
For years, clumping of the alpha-synuclein protein (aSN) has been known as a central player in diseases that break down the brain and its functions.…
The Lundbeck Foundation has earmarked a Frontier Grant of DKK 4.3 million to help Associate Professor Ulf Andersson Vang Ørom of the Department of…
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…
Kenyans are learning to use special equipment and interpret data so that they can find water underground. A group of researchers from Aarhus…
Professor, chemist and entrepreneur Kim Daasbjerg is the first recipient of the Else Kai Sass Award. Collaboration, innovation and remarkable research…
Master’s degree student in molecular medicine Signe Bjerg Kristensen receives Queen Margrethe II's travel grant.
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…
New research from Aarhus University show the need for an international effort to limit global pollution by PFAS. The substance inhibits the immune…
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…
A joint collaboration between researchers from the spin-out company Commit Biologics, Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel and Aarhus University has…
Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a revolutionary new method, called triplex origami, to manipulate the shape and tight packing of…
A new team of researchers dreams of making a difference for patients with e.g. diabetes, fatty liver, renal fibrosis, and atherosclerosis. With DKK 60…
Legume protein will play a major role in future food production, but legumes have long been overshadowed by cereals in terms of research and…
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 at Aarhus University have discovered the secrets behind how plants move sugar using a protein called the SUC transporter. This…
David Lundbek Egholm has decided to resign from his position as the vice-dean for research at the Faculty of Natural Sciences. On 1 August, he will…
Researchers from Aarhus University and the Danish Technological Institute have developed a chemical process that can disassemble the epoxy composite…
Associate Professor Magnus Kjærgaard, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, has been awarded an Ascending Investigator…
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…
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