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Week 5 / NR. 2 - 2021

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		How management dealt with the Nature article case 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 important case for the university's Research Practice Committee. The matter has been mentioned several times in the newspaper Berlingske and most recently in other media. The media coverage could give the impression that the management at the faculty has passively looked on and not dealt with the matter. This is certainly not correct and there is still an ongoing proces. The following is an outline of how the department management team and the dean have dealt with the criticism that followed in the wake of the article in Nature entitled: Exploring the quantum speed limit with computer games. >>> Read also: Rector: Free scientific debate and responsible conduct of research are core values Dean: I apologise for my inappropriate wording – and I look forward to resolving the research-integrity issue.

		University-wide admission requirement changes the grade average for quota 1 to 6.0 The senior management team has decided to introduce a uniform admission requirement across AU, primarily because removal of the quick-start bonus will generally mean that future applicants have lower average grades than previously. For NAT, this means that in future, applicants must have an average grade of at least 6.0 in their qualifying examination, and at least 6.0 on average in mathematics at upper secondary level A in order to be admitted to a NAT study programme via quota 1. >>>

		Aarhus University heads large-scale joint Arctic efforts in the Danish Realm The Ministry of Higher Education and Science has granted almost DKK 37 million to a targeted effort to unravel the importance of the ongoing climate change in the Arctic environment, how quickly the changes take place and how they affect the rest of the planet. The project brings all the Arctic stakeholders of the Danish Realm together in one network. >>>

		Jens-Christian Svenning receives Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award Professor Jens-Christian Svenning conducts research into the dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystems to reveal the factors that shape, threaten and safeguard biological diversity on Earth. He has received the prestigious Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award of DKK 5 million for his work. >>>

		New website with guides to good research data management Is your data under control? This is a question that often makes researchers sweat a little. A new website on research data management will make it easier for researchers to quickly find help and guidance. >>>

	Read also


	The 2021 salary negotiations process will begin soon Limited IT during the weekend of 6 and 7 february New digital platform with 300,000 pages of scientific publications

	News about staff and grants

		Research infrastructure pool designates two recipients from the faculty Two research projects at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, have received a total of DKK 61.6 million for research equipment and facilities to support their work on green development. >>>

		Two new VILLUM Young Investigators at Faculty of Natural Sciences Associate Professor Mie Andersen, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), and Assistant Professor Tina Santl-Temkiv, Department of Biology, receive a total of almost DKK 14 million under the Villum Young Investigator program. >>>

		New interdisciplinary consortium at AU will study membrane-less organelles Associate Professor Magnus Kjærgaard participates in a new consortium, BOUNDLESS, headed by Associate Professor Frans Mulder and funded by the Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. With the grant of DKK 14.4 M, the consortium will study how membrane-less organelles control key biological processes. >>>

		New grant for improving faba bean yield and protein quality With a grant of DKK 15 million (EUR 2M) from the Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GUDP) - a programme under the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark - Danish researchers and breeders will develop new faba bean cultivars for use as a locally grown alternative to imported soy protein. >>>

		Professor of mathematics receives DNRF Chair from the Danish National Research Foundation Peter Jørgensen has been awarded a DNRF Chair from the Danish National Research Foundation, which is just the second overall since the instrument was launched in 2020, and the first awarded to Natural Science. >>>

	Research news


	New Computermodel Estimates Sediment Transport of Glaciers and Ice Caps An interdisciplinary research team from Denmark discovers new control mechanism in the innate immune system

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