A great privilege is how outgoing Department Head Ellen Frandsen Lau characterises her six years at the helm of the Department of Dentistry.

Even though it is a difficult discussion, it remains a topic that Denmark’s leading politicians ought to take up to discussion.

The fact that the greatest diversity of large mammals is found in Africa reflects past human activities – and not climatic or other environmental constraints. This is determined in a new study, which presents what the world map of mammals would look like if modern man (Homo sapiens) had never existed.

Ramkumar Menon is a new honorary professor at Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University. He conducts research into the factors connected with premature births.

The area in front of the Ambulatory does not quite resemble its normal self at the moment as the original yellow brick arches facing Nordre Ringgade have been replaced by mounds of earth and excavators.

Bacteria exhibit extreme adaptability, which makes them capable of surviving in the most inhospitable conditions. Danish and British researchers now reveal the molecular details behind one of the secret weapons used by bacteria in their battle to survive under very nutrient-poor and even toxic conditions.

For the very first time, researchers from Aarhus University have shown that marginal environmental factors can trigger the development of pollen allergy, among other things. Whether you grow up in a large city or a small town is one of them.