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Great international recognition of Torben Heick Jensen

2012.05.09 | Nyheder

Professor Torben Heick Jensen, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, has achieved great international recognition with his nomination as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). The election to EMBO is in recognition of Professor Jensen’s outstanding research within gene expression.

Michael Jakob Voldsgaard Clausen

Unique pump in sperm cells makes a difficult journey possible

2012.05.01 | Media

In his PhD work, Michael Jakob Voldsgaard Clausen made a detailed study of a molecular pump that is essential for sperm cells and is not found in other types of cells. The job of a sperm cell is to carry genetic information from a male to a female. In order to carry out this project, the cell has to travel from the testicle to the ovary, where…

Royal visit to Aarhus University – two Joachims and 20,000 ants

2012.05.01 | Nyheder, export

Prins Joachim visited Aarhus University’s Silkeborg department on Friday 27 April. Senior Scientist Joachim Offenberg, Department of Bioscience, explained how weaver ants are used in ecological pest control. Read more (in Danish only).

Professor Lars Arge (centre) demonstrates how the MADALGO basic research centre uses an advanced computation model to predict how a cloudburst would affect the water level at a random spot in Denmark.

Minister for Science, Innovation and Higher Education waved goodbye to mother-in-law’s house

2012.04.27 | Nyheder, export

Minister for Science, Innovation and Higher Education Morten Østergaard was faced by facts when he visited Aarhus University for the Festival of Research. The MADALGO basic research centre and the EcoSense research group showed the minister how computer science research addresses this year’s theme – EUROPE’S CHALLENGES.

(Click on image to enlarge). The warmer it gets, the faster the life processes take place. This also applies to North Sea cod, which live in an increasingly warm environment. New research shows that climate change thus compensates for the results of overfishing. The model shows the cod’s growth before and after reaching sexual maturity. In the 1980s, the cod reached maturity at about 4 years and measured 70 cm (blue circle), after which they grew slowly (blue line). The cod now reach maturity at about 2.5 years and measure 50 cm (red circle), after which they grow faster than in the 1980s (red line). This means that older cod can actually reach the same size as they did in the 1980s. The size of the cod would have been significantly smaller if the growth rate had not increased as a result of a warmer North Sea (pink line).

Warming water temperatures provide cod as they were in the 1980s

2012.04.26 | Nyheder, export

The cod is one of the most important commercial fish species, but overfishing is making them smaller. However, new research shows that climate change and warmer sea temperatures compensate for the problem.

Researcher who studies the death throes of stars

2012.04.24 | Nyheder, export

Maximilian Stritzinger has been appointed associate professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Palms in South America (Photo: Henrik Balslev) Palms in Africa (Photo: Henrik Balslev) Distribution of rainforest in the Eocene (60 - 50 million years ago) and today. The changes in tropical rainforest area over the last 55 million years differ between South America and Africa. (A) In South America, there was a suitable warm-wet climate and a constant presence of large rainforest areas. (B) In Africa, strong losses of tropical rainforests have occurred, especially over the last 10 million years due to climate change (massive drying). Source: modified from Kissling et al. (2012), PNAS in press. Graph of temperature development in the last 65 million years.

Palms reveal the significance of climate change for tropical biodiversity

2012.04.24 | Nyheder, export

Palms can do much more than sway on beaches of pure white sand. According to new research from Aarhus University, they can predict the future by telling the story of how flora and fauna have been affected by climate change for millions of years.

Calendar

Thu May 17
17:00-21:30 | 1536-001
Mathematics Canteen closed in the evening. We open again in late-August up to mid-December 2012.
Fri May 18
17:00-21:30 | 1536-001
Mathematics Canteen closed in the evening. We open again in late-August up to mid-December 2012.
Fri May 25
09:00-17:00 | Large Lecture Theatre, INCUBA Science Park, Aabogade 15
Computer Science Day
Fri May 25
18:00-19:00 | Science and Technology
Fourth quarter ends
Mon Jun 04
09:00-18:00 | Aarhus
They can work it out – without knowing the numbers
The need for being able to compute on encrypted numbers has increased at the same rate as it has become possible. A workshop on the options available is being held at Aarhus University in June.
Wed Aug 22
08:00-09:00 | Science and Technology
Commencement of studies for new students
Mon Aug 27
08:00-09:00 | Science and Technology
First quarter commences
Fri Oct 12
08:00-09:00 | Science and Technology
First quarter ends
Thu Nov 01
08:00-09:00 | Science and Technology
Second quarter commences
Wed Dec 19
08:00-09:00 | Science and Technology
Second quarter ends
Mon Jan 28
08:00-09:00 | Science and Technology
Third quarter commences
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