Aarhus University: Faculty of Science
News
Philip Hofmann, Institute for Storage Ring Facilities in Aarhus and iNANO, in Nature Physics
Monday 15. March 2010
Strongly bound electrons can hop around on the honeycomb lattice of graphene
Forming molecules or solids from atoms takes place by sharing the loosely bound valence electrons of the outer atomic shell. In a simple picture, the valence electrons are not bound to any particular atom, but they hop...
- Professor Eva B. Vedel Jensen appointed Director of new Centre for Stochastic Geometry and Advanced Bioimaging (CSGB)
- Aarhus Professor of Mathematics nominated for prestigious award
- Aarhus University builds ambitious new marine research vessel
- Torben Heick Jensen appointed Professor of Molecular Biology
- Henrik Kragh Sørensen, Department of Science Studies, awarded the Montucla Prize 2009
- Department of Computer Science expands
- Aarhus research in Nature Nanotechnology
News for students
Laurits Andersen’s Scholarship for Chinese language studies in Shanghai
Monday 22. February 2010
In 1996, Laurits Andersen’s Foundation established a scholarship for a one-year period of Chinese language study, mainly at Tongji University in Shanghai. The scholarship is currently valued at DKK 120,000 (approximately EUR 16,000), to cover travel expenses as well as study fees and accommodation...
- Career Days 2010 on Wednesday 10 March at 10.00–16.00
- Molecular Medicine appoints new student counsellor
- Student job event – do you know how to get a student job?
- Do you know anyone about to choose their education? We are holding u-days on 4–6 March
- Career Day at the Department of Sport Science on Thursday 8 April at 15.00–17.30 in the Lecture Theatre
- Competition – Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation for a day. Deadline 24 April
- Computer Science and IT students behind hacker club in Aarhus – and it’s legitimate!
Calendar
- Tuesday 16. March
- Public lecture at the Faculty of Science: Fossilised DNA
19:00-21:00 - Søauditorierne, Wilhelm Meyers Allè, bygning 1250 - Wednesday 17. March
- Lecture: Jan Jeppesen on rainwater problems in Copenhagen
15:15-16:30 - Geologi - auditoriet (1671-137) - Wednesday 17. March
- Public lecture at the Faculty of Science: Fossilised DNA
19:00-21:00 - Søauditorierne, Wilhelm Meyers Allè, bygning 1250 - Thursday 18. March
- Lecture: Myths and facts about nuclear energy by energy debater Per A. Hansen, Master of Agriculture (cand.agro.). Organiser: The Danish Youth Association of Science (UNF)
19:00-21:00 - Auditorium E, bygn 530 - Friday 19. March
- Biology Teacher’s Day – inspiration day for upper secondary school teachers
09:30-18:00 - IMF-1533-103 Aud-E - Friday 19. March
- Astronomy Day – inspiration day for upper secondary school teachers
09:00-21:00 - Institut for Fysik og Astronomi - Tuesday 23. March
- Physical Education Teacher’s Day – inspiration day for upper secondary school teachers
09:30-14:30 - Institut for Idræt
In the Media
- A study in flasks and tubes. Århus Stiftstidende visited u-days at the Department of Chemistry on 5 March 2010
- Why the earthquake in Chile has shortened our day. Bo Holm Jacobsen, Earth Sciences, in TV2 news, 2 March 2010
- Active learning lectures at the Faculty of Science – using peer instruction with IT support
- New Aarhus tourist attraction – the Greenhouses in the Botanical Gardens. Anders Barfod in local newspaper, 28 February 2010
- Expert – the killer whale is a wild animal. Malene Juul Simon, Department of Biological Sciences, at jp.dk
- Expert – earthquake had the force of an atom bomb. Bo Holm Jacobsen, Earth Sciences, in Politiken, 20 February 2010
- Large instrument to capture small particles in space. Jes Madsen, Physics and Astronomy, at videnskab.dk, 18 February 2010
- Mark Nissen, a student at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, can remember 22,544 decimals of Pi and will set a European record – coverage in the Danish media
- New book on wastewater management in developing countries – by Hans Brix, Department of Biological Sciences
Public lectures in science
Every spring and autumn, the Faculty of Science presents a series of free lectures targeting the general public
Science outreach
Meet science inside and outside Aarhus University
The mobile university
Scientists and students offer to take over the teaching for a whole day at upper secondary schools
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