A new study from Aarhus University has now documented that there is some truth to the claim by parents of children with ADHD that their children have more difficulty falling asleep and that they sleep more poorly than other children.

A range of initiatives at the Department of Clinical Medicine are intended to ensure that there are more female researchers in the future. The work of turning good intentions into action has already began.

Planning of the PhD Day 2017 at Health is well underway and the keynote speaker is now in place: She is the Iranian-American cancer researcher, biologist and fellow at the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in the USA, Mina Bissell. She will be at the event on 27 January 2017.

On Wednesday 25 May 2016, one of Denmark’s oldest and most prestigious awards – the Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen Award for Scientific Research – will be conferred at the 2016 award ceremony at Aarhus University

Aarhus University is geared to handling the difficult financial situation. This is evident from the financial statements and annual report for 2015, which were approved by the University Board at a meeting on 26 April.

Our hearts miss a beat when we hear of doctors making mistakes, being careless or indulging in fraud. We have not yet figured out why a few doctors – despite pledging the Hippocratic oath – as well as codes of conduct and supervision, make fatal mistakes and get away with them time after time. A whistleblower function for employees in the healthcare sector could be the solution that provides peace of mind.

Health at Aarhus University is establishing a new award aimed at junior research talents. The award, which will include a cash prize of DKK 100,000, will be named after Nobel Prize winner Jens Christian Skou.