The Danish National Research Foundation has invested DKK 60 million (EUR 8.07 million) in two new Niels Bohr professorships at Aarhus University.

Rector Brian Bech Nielsen and Pro-rector Berit Eika argue in favour of fewer specialised studies packages in the new upper secondary school reform.

Government plans to partially or completely abolishes tax relief for grants from foundations, something that Danish health research depends on, may have serious consequences – not only for the universities and researchers, but also for the health of Denmark’s citizens.

Researchers at Aarhus University have described how a group of the brain’s transport proteins with important roles in depression and dependence overcome the step which limits their effectiveness. The discovery makes it possible to describe the full function of the transport protein and can provide better opportunities for counteracting the effect of amphetamine and ecstasy on the brain.

Consultant and Clinical Associate Professor Jakob Christensen carries out research into the correlation between epilepsy and psychiatric illness. He has now received DKK five million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for further studies in this area over the coming five years.

Lene Warner Thorup Boel has been appointed professor at the Department of Forensic Medicine at Aarhus University.

Postdoc Jean Farup has received DKK 213,120 from the Riisfort Foundation. The grant will be used for expanded analyses of the stem cells in muscles.