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Week 24 / N 4 - 2020

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		Two vice-dean positions will be advertised at Natural Sciences Vice-dean for education Finn Borchsenius has decided to continue as vice-dean at the Faculty of Technical Sciences. Vide-dean for talent development Jes Madsen stops as vice-dean and head of the graduate school when his current contract expires at the end of August. Therefore, a position as vice-dean for education and a position for vice-dean for research including management of the graduate school will be advertised to start in the autumn. >>>

		Head of WATEC passes on the baton After three years as head of the internationally recognised Centre for Water Technology (WATEC) at Aarhus University, Professor Niels Peter Revsbech is passing on his management role to Professor Esben Auken from the Department of Geoscience. >>>

		New ground rules for external collaboration to secure responsible conduct of research and freedom of research AU is introducing a new set of ground rules for external research collaboration. The rules will ensure responsible practice and freedom in collaboration, and they will help clarify a complex area. >>>

		New graduate school – new website 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), and the new graduate school has launched a new website. >>>

		Back to work – but it won’t be the same 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 infection. >>>

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	Tech: New organisation to strengthen engineering at Aarhus University Aarhus University signs partnership agreement on observatory at Mandø Are you going to travel? Check out AU's rules for travel and stays abroad

	News about staff and grants

		Independent Research Fund Denmark awards more than DKK 97 million to Natural Sciences Independent Research Fund Denmark (IFRD) grants DKK 97.6 million to 23 research projects at Natural Sciences. >>>

		PhD Award for better use of big data in probability calculations Mikkel Slot Nielsen from the Department of Mathematics has been awarded Aarhus University Research Foundation's PhD Award 2020. >>>

		DKK 3.8 million for collaboration on fighting COVID-19 Daniel Otzen and collaborators, Jørgen Kjems and Victoria Birkedal from the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and the company Fida Biosystems, have received DKK 3.8 million from the Innovation Fund Denmark to develop a screening system to identify drugs that are able to combat COVID-19. >>>

		Else Marie Friis elected as Foreign Member of the Royal Society Professor Emerita at the Department of Geoscience, Else Marie Friis, has been elected as Foreign Member of the Royal Society. >>>

	Research news


	The variable delta Scuti stars reveal some of their secrets Zebrafish let you see the biological fate of nanoparticles in vivo Global warming means more frost damage to trees in Europe and Asia ‘Near-unlivable’ heat for one-third of humans within 50 years if greenhouse gas emissions are not cut

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