2021.05.06 | Department of Biology, Staff, News for employees, Public / media
Professor of biology Signe Normand from Aarhus University is one of the five recipients of the Elite Research Prize for 2021. There are also Elite Research travel grants for two PhD students from the Department of Computer Science and Department of Bioscience. The awards will be presented at an event at the Ministry of Higher Education and Science…
2021.04.29 | Department of Biology, Staff, Public / media
Denmark's most influential climate scientist is found at the Department of Biology. "Reuters' Hot List" is listing the most cited climate scientists in the world, and professor Jens-Christian Svenning takes first place in Denmark and is ranked 101 in the world.
2021.04.06 | Department of Biology, Staff, Public / media
Aarhus University wants to increase biodiversity in several of the university's green areas. The areas will increase species variation, and can be used in connection with teaching and as a meeting point for social activities.
2021.03.04 | Department of Biology, Staff, Public / media
The bats' echolocation is more advanced than previously thought. Bats muffle their screams almost to a whisper when hunting, so echoes from trees and buildings do not drown out echoes from the prey.
2021.02.26 | Department of Biology, Staff, Public / media
The Arctic region is very sensitive to climate change and the ongoing changes in the Arctic are a crucial factor affecting the global climate. Therefore, it is important to understand what determines the Arctic climatic processes. With a grant from the Villum Foundation, the researchers behind the ICARUS project aim to examine how specific…
2021.02.10 | Department of Biology, Staff, Public / media
Ten years ago, researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, reported the discovery of centimeter-long cable bacteria, that live by conducting an electric current from one end to the other. Now the researchers document that a few cells operate with extremely high oxygen consumption while the rest of the cells process food and grow without oxygen. An…
2021.02.04 | Department of Biology, Public / media, Staff
The Ministry of Higher Education and Science has just 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…
2021.02.04 | Department of Biology, Public / media, Staff
As the sea ice shrinks in the Arctic, the plankton community that produces food for the entire marine food chain is changing. New research shows that a potentially toxic species of plankton algae that lives both by doing photosynthesis and absorbing food may become an important player in the Arctic Ocean as the future sea ice becomes thinner and…
2021.01.29 | Department of Biology, Public / media, Staff
New collaboration between Aarhus Harbor and the Department of Biology focus on the environmental sustainability and biodiversity in the marine waters around Aarhus. A main task will be to recreate habitats for fish and other aquatic organisms around the harbor and in Aarhus Bay. Already, the collaboration includes the research vessel,…
2021.01.25 | Department of Biology, Public / media, Biochange, News from the management
Professor Jens-Christian Svenning receives the prestigious grant of DKK 5 m for his significant contribution to technical and scientific research. Sorry, there is no translation for this news-article.
