You have been employed in a large organisation, and you have gained approx. 1,400 new colleagues at the faculty. You will receive a lot of information that is important for your work life at Aarhus University. This page contains some of the information you will need immediately.
If you have any questions, your manager and your colleagues are ready to help you.
Work environment
AU wants an open dialogue on the work environment. Visit AU’s Staff Service to find key information on the work environment at AU. In addition, Natural Sciences has developed guidelines for use of chemicals and laboratories, a pregnancy policy and information material about stress.
Working hours
Information about the rules for working hours at AU is available at Staff Service.
Holiday
At AU, holiday planning takes place in a dialogue between manager and employee.
Competence development
AU wants be a workplace that gives employees the opportunity of both professional and personal development and as much autonomy as possible in the planning of their work.
Salary
At AU, salaries are administered by HR.
Staff benefits
As an employee at AU, you will find there is a wide range of offers you can make use of. Among other things, you can take part in the DHL Relay Race or use exercise facilities at the different locations at AU.
Illness and absence
As an employee, you are entitled to absence from work in a number of situations. This may be in connection with illness, but there may also be other reasons.
Find your way around AU
AU is a large organisation that also physically covers a large area and several addresses. It is therefore a good idea to have a map at hand if you need to find a particular building or meeting room. You can also download the “AU find" app to your smartphone.
Parking
Many parking areas at AU require a parking permit. As an employee, you have to register your car to use AU's staff parking.
Key cards
To access AU's buildings, you will need a key card together with the associated PIN code. Only a specially appointed person can order your card. Contact your immediate supervisor for the name of this person.
AU Staff Service
AU Staff Service contains all the common tools, guides and services from the administration that you need as an employee at Aarhus University – regardless of whether you are a scientific or administrative employee.
Faculty websites
You are reading this information from one of the faculty's two websites: the staff portal. It is an internal website for employees, and it contains news and information specific for the faculty. The faculty also has an external website which presents the faculty externally.
Natural Sciences on social media
Keep up-to-date on the faculty's official profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Websites of departments and centres
All departments and centres have two websites; an external, which presents the department externally, and an internal staff-specific site that acts as a departmental information centre aimed at the department's employees.
Department/centre | External site | Staff portal |
| Bioinformatics Research Centre (BiRC) | birc.au.dk | birc.au.dk/staff-pages |
Department of Biology | ||
Department of Computer Science | ||
Department of Physics and Astronomy | ||
Department of Geoscience | ||
Department of Chemistry | ||
Department of Mathematics | ||
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics | ||
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center | ||
| Science Museums | sciencemuseerne.dk |
The list is a selection of systems at AU. You can find additional systems in the subject index.
AURAP
AURAP is AU's shared portal for reporting. The portal consists of a range of standard reports that make it possible to conduct financial follow-up on specific projects.
Brightspace
Brightspace is Aarhus University's shared platform and is used for teaching materials, activities and out-of-class communication between teaching staff and students.
Digital exams
Information, help and guidelines for the holding, assessment etc. of digital exams.
IndFak
AU uses the system IndFak2 to process invoices. At AU, the procedures involved in the processing of invoices, bookkeeping and payment of suppliers are carried out electronically.
IT support and ordering electronic equipment
IT support is open for personal, written and telephone enquiries if you experience problems with your equipment. In the IT webshop, you can order various IT equipment and software after agreement with your immediate supervisor.
Employee profile
On your employee profile you can change your password, change profile settings and get an overview of vacation days and sick leave.
Outlook
Outlook is Aarhus University's joint email and calendar system and an important prerequisite for ensuring effective communication and closer collaboration across the faculty and university. If you need to access your AU email via a browser, you can log onto your webmail.
PURE
PURE is AU’s research registration system. In PURE, you can communicate and highlight your research by registering research publications, activities and projects, for example.
RejsUd
Expenses and travel expenses for subsequent reimbursement by Aarhus University should usually be settled using RejsUd.
STADS
STADS is AU’s studies administration system. Information about students’ academic activities and study programme is administered and communicated via STADS.
Wireless network and VPN connection
Aarhus University has three wireless networks which are accessible at the entire university. Via a VPN connection, you can also access some of AU's services from home.
WorkZone
Workzone is AU's official electronic case and document management system.
News from the faculty management team
Find news from the management team on your staff portal.
Newsletter for employees at Technical Sciences
About once a month, all employees at the faculty and in the administrative centre receive a newsletter. All employees are automatically registered for the newsletter.
News from the Senior Management Team
The newsletter from the senior management team at Aarhus University is sent out every Friday and has information on current activities and discussions.
News from the administration
About once a month, the administration sends out a newsletter to all administrative employees. New employees in the administrative centres are automatically registered for the newsletter.
Omnibus
Omnibus is the official and independent university newspaper for Aarhus University students and employees.
Protection of personal data (GDPR)
If you handle personal data in the course of your work, it is important that you comply with the law.
Employee master data
Your primary employee information such as telephone number or building number are registered in the employee master data - which is called the medarbejderstamkort in Danish - and this is where any corrections/additions should be made.
Employee Profile
On your employee profile you can change your password, change profile settings and get an overview of vacation days and sick leave.
Personal employee webpage
All employees at Aarhus University have a personal webpage which is edited via AU's research registration system PURE. Among other things, you can register research publications, create a CV and upload a profile photo.