2020.02.24 | Faculty of Natural Sciences
An international research team has been able to describe the overall structure of the antibody type IgE, which is the key molecule in allergic diseases. This is a scientific breakthrough which provides important insights into basic mechanisms of allergic reactions and may pave the way for more effective allergy medicine. The new research results…
2020.02.24 | Faculty of Natural Sciences
The measurements are consistent with predictions for “normal” matter and pave the way to future precision studies
2020.02.24 | Grant
The VILLUM FOUNDATION has introduced a new programme, earmarked for excellent female researchers within the technical and natural sciences. In the first round, a total of eight researchers received funding of up to DKK 2.5 mill. (EUR 0.3 mill.). Two of the recipients are researchers at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Aarhus University.
2020.02.19 | iNANO
Controlling protein structure is crucial in the production of detergents and cosmetics. Up to now we have not had a clear understanding of how soap molecules and proteins work together to change protein structure. Now AU researchers have succeeded in creating a detailed picture of both unfolding and refolding of a protein by soap molecules on the…
2020.02.20 | People
The Faculties of Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences account for no fewer than 16 of the 23 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships reaped by Aarhus University in the 2019 round.
2020.02.06 | Faculty of Natural Sciences
There are magnets in virtually all modern electrical equipment. However, the current versions are often based on metals with heavy impacts on the environment. Associate Professor Mogens Christensen is researching a new and cleaner magnet technology; research which also opens up for new opportunities to exploit and store electricity. Find out more…
2020.01.31 | News, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Astrophysicist and AIAS fellow Thomas Tauris contributes to our understanding of how dead stars impact gravitational forces. Hereby we are one step closer to understanding the forces of nature. The results have been published in the scientific journal 'Science'.
2020.01.30 | News, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Over the past year, Professor Lars H. Andersen has been acting dean at Science and Technology, not only as the head of the largest faculty at AU, but also overseeing one of the largest organisational changes ever at the university. With the appointment of the new Nat dean, Lars H. Andersen will soon be stepping down and again focusing on his…
2020.01.29 | News, Faculty of Natural Sciences
After a thorough appointment process, Aarhus University has selected astrophysicist Professor Kristian Pedersen as new dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences
2020.01.30 | News
Karl Anker Jørgensen will be joining an impressive group of ground-breaking chemists from all over the world, including several Nobel Prize winners, when he receives the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Medal.
