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The faculty’s new strategic course and core narrative are now in place following a process with focus groups, workshops, consultations and many good…

Natural Sciences' new core narrative encompasses the history of the faculty and a consistent theme from then until today. The core narrative is based…

Natural Sciences to focus on commencement of studies and retention of students after more than a year under the shadow of corona. The faculty will…

Following a long corona lockdown, in 2021 Natural Sciences will focus on restoring university life on campus, career development (particularly for…

One of the Nordic region's most prestigious research prizes, the Anders Jahre Prize, goes to Professor Poul Nissen from Aarhus University. Poul Nissen…

Aarhus University will once again participate in the DHL Relay Race, and the registration is still open for all employees - The registration deadline…

AU is currently under attack by a wave of spam emails with unpleasant and inappropriate content. You are encouraged to report the spam emails in…

AU's new learning platform, Brightspace, is now open and accessible to all teaching staff and course administrators. Centre for Educational…

Ditlev Egeskov Brodersen has been appointed Professor of Structural Microbiology to study microbial survival mechanisms at the Department of Molecular…

In the coming months, the dean and vice-deans of Nat will be intensifying their activity on LinkedIn and Twitter. This will make the faculty's…

Aarhus University is switching from Blackboard to Brightspace. A number of teachers at Faculty of Natural Sciences have tested the system in a pilot…

Aarhus University will once again participate in the DHL Relay Race, and the registration is now open for all employees. It’s time to dust off your…

From now on, you will need to use the Kviktest app in connection with supervised self-testing at AU.

AU’s new IT webshop will be used the next time you need to buy new IT equipment. The new solution offers a better user experience and replaces the…

The planned relocation of a variety of academic activities as well as the joint Nat-Tech administrative centre to Kasernen i Aarhus will not take…

Do your own chemistry experiment. Delve into the history of epidemics in the Steno Museum’s basement. Follow a horror researcher into the darkness in…

Professor Birgit Schiøtt has been reappointed as the head of the Department of Chemistry on a three-year contract starting when her current five-year…

Aarhus University wants to increase biodiversity in several of the university's green areas. The areas will increase species variation, and can be…

On Wednesday 21 April, the first two supervised self-testing sites will open at AU. The sites are for the university’s students and staff only, and…

AU’s new learning platform Brightspace is now accessible for teaching staff and course administrators, and registration for Brightspace workshops is…

Phishing emails are currently in circulation and the sender pretends to be Aarhus University. The email is primarily sent to people outside AU and the…

The yellow warning banner at the top of mails to AU employees from external senders will have a short life. AU IT has decided to remove it on the…

From 1 June 2021, Associate Professor and Head of Department Erik Østergaard Jensen has been reappointed for another three years as head of the…

New points criticism have emerged regarding research practice in the so-called Nature case. At the recommendation of the local advisor for responsible…

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Peter C. Agre pays us a virtual visit and talks about his academic career under the heading "A Life in Science: Challenges…

Again this year, Aarhus University is seeing an increase in the numbers applying via quota 2, and at Natural Sciences, applications are stable in…

As a result of the coronavirus restrictions, many of the spring semester exams will be online in Zoom. You can register for the workshop for teaching…

Do you know any students whose Master’s thesis focuses on the Danish Realm? Then be sure to let them know about the Ministry of Higher Education and…

To commemorate the anniversary of the first corona lockdown on 11 March, students at NAT and TECH have been complemented for their patience and…

In the Three Minute Thesis Competition, PhD students present their research project in three minutes for an audience of non-specialists. Last year,…

The breakout session for Nat and Tech included presentations and engaged questions focusing on equality and diversity at the two faculties.

A green year has begun. At least at AU, where 68 new climate initiatives will contribute to the university’s green transition.

How can businesses and organisations generate more climate-friendly procurement? Aarhus University will help to answer this question when a working…

Dean Kristian Pedersen sends a video greeting to the staff. He encourages all faculty staff to contribute with feedback on the new faculty strategy in…

A new function in Pure makes teaching and supervision just as visible as publications, for example.

As chair, he will advocate for classic academic virtues. Good research and good teaching will be in focus.

A draft version of the faculty's upcoming strategy will now be sent for consultation with faculty staff and students. The deadline for submitting…

Email from Dean Kristian Pedersen to all employees at the faculty.

Comment on an article in the newspaper Berlingske on 17 January 2021.

A scientific article published in Nature in 2016 has been the subject of criticism from peers for a number of years, and it has given rise to an…

The senior management team has decided to introduce a uniform admission requirement across AU, primarily because removal of the quick-start bonus will…

A new website on research data management will make it easier for researchers to quickly find help and guidance.

In the period 4 – 25 February, employees at Aarhus University can fill out a form to apply for a salary increase in the 2021 salary negotiations.

Rector Brian Bech Nielsen affirms the centrality of free scientific debate and explains how the university is handling the controversy at the Faculty…

Dear staff and students

I hope that all of you have got off to a good start in the new year, and that you've spent your holiday relaxing with your…

Professor Lars Arge, Department of Computer Science, passed away 23 December 2020 at the age of just 53.

Dean Kristian Pedersen and vice-deans David Egholm and Kristine Kilså wish you all happy holidays and a joyful New Year with this video greeting.

The departments in Administration Centre Nat-Tech will be closed or have limited staff for Christmas and New Year.

The process of developing a new faculty strategy to set the direction for NAT up to 2030 is now entering the next phase in which the faculty will…

Researchers and students now have access to AU's new, shared geographic data collection. The collection can be used for everything from cancer…

The COVID-19 situation has forced us to rethink our previous practices and habits – including how we conduct virtual 'meetings'. A new website can…

Kristine Kilså is to be vice-dean for education and David Lundbek Egholm is to be vice-dean for research at the Faculty of Natural Sciences. This…

Kristine Kilså is to be the new vice-dean for education at Natural Sciences from 1 December. Kristine comes from a position as the head of studies…

David Lundbek Egholm will be the new vice-dean for research from 1 November. He comes from a position as a professor of climate and ice dynamics at…

With this video greeting, Dean Kristian Pedersen kicks off the autumn's strategy process at the faculty. The aim of the strategy is to set a general…

In September, Dean Kristian Pedersen will start his long-awaited round of visits to the faculty departments and units. His aim is to greet the…

This year, Natural Sciences welcomes 966 new science students. Due to corona, orientation days are different than usual, and yet still the same.

iNANO Professor Duncan Sutherland will act as interim manager of the faculty's PhD School for a provisional period of two months. It has been planned…

The university invites partners, staff and students to a welcome reception for Dean Kristian Pedersen 19 August 2020.

As expected, applications to Denmark’s higher education degree programmes have increased this year – this also applies to Aarhus University, which has…

Aarhus University's historical collection has been transferred to the Science Museums. The museums mark this by giving all employees and students at…

The dean sends his video summer greetings to the staff.

The departments in Administration Centre Nat-Tech will be closed for summer holiday or have limited staffing for most of the month of July.

Many employees are now returning to labs and offices at Nat. However, there are new precautions and guidelines to follow so that we avoid corona…

As a result of the faculty division, the faculty of Natural Sciences now has its own graduate school, the Graduate School of Natural Sciences (GSNS),…

The dean at Faculty of Natural Sciences sends greetings to staff and students of the faculty.

We’re about to reopen the Nat and Tech faculties a little more. Although it’s clearly positive that we can open for teaching and physical exams again,…

A consultation on draft version of AU’s new Action plan for diversity and gender equality at AU 2020-2021 is now in progress at the university. The…

It‘s safe for examiners and co-examiners to discuss grading, and Zoom can be used for exams involving sensitive personal data, confidential data and…

Jan Piotrowski has been appointed at the Department of Geoscience and Hans Brix has been appointed at the Department of Biology.

H.C. Ørsted Selskabet awards the prize to talented researchers at assistant professor, researcher and postdoc level. The deadline for nominations is 5…

We’re unlikely ever to forget the spring of 2020. The coronavirus has locked down society, and for many of us, this has meant completely new work…

The government has expanded the framework for the gradual reopening of society to include certain research activities. This means that work has now…

Announcement from the senior management: The Ministry of Higher Education and Science has now formally granted permission to Aarhus University and the…

A joint summer party for Nat and Tech will be held in 2021 instead.

Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences will have separate RejsUd and IndFak from 19 May 2020.

The collaboration platform Teams, which is part of Microsoft Office 365, will now be available to all employees for virtual meetings. You can…

The new dean at Faculty of Natural Sciences sends greetings to staff and students of the faculty.

Working and studying has been different in just as many ways as there are employees and students, and together, each in their own way, they are…

The current corona situation means that record numbers of Danes will be working from home for a while. This makes us even more vulnerable to cyber…

What should you do if you get sick while you are working from home? What do you do if you cannot work to the same extent because your children are…

AU’s VPN network is seeing unusually heavy traffic. We ask everyone not to log onto AU’s systems via VPN unless absolutely necessary.

Aarhus University and a number of Danish and international drug manufacturers are working together in ground-breaking, open research collaboration,…

Aarhus University will once again participate in the DHL Relay race, and the registration is now open for all employees. It’s time to dust off your…

Standards are an important tool for staff and students at AU, and they are used in many different contexts.

We have updated Aarhus University information on corona for students, staff, guests and partner institutions.

On 1 September 2020, the new Danish Holiday Act will enter into force, and all employees will switch to concurrent holiday which means that holiday is…

With its 8,000 employees and 38,000 students, Aarhus University produces a considerable amount of waste every day. In order to reduce this amount and…

AU follows the recommendation from the Centre for Cyber Security regarding encryption of computers and hard drives. This means that your AU computer…

Aarhus University will be opening its doors to the general public on Wednesday 22 April 2020 from 14:00 to 18:00 in and around Stakladen. This is an…

There is concern that the new coronavirus that recently broke out in China might spread to Denmark. AU encourages all employees to monitor updates…

In the period 3 – 24 February, employees at AU can fill out a form to apply for a salary increase in the 2020 salary negotiations.

The Graduate School of Health and ST PhD Administration are merging into a single unit to service three faculties in the future.

On 1 January 2020, a new classification of academic ranks and titles at Danish universities came into force after a consultation process. Read about…