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Interruptions in IT services during the weekend of 28-29 January

- Administrative

IT maintenance work will affect a number of AU’s IT systems and services and cause interruptions at different times during the weekend of 28 and 29 January.

Danish cancer mortality is decreasing

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- Research

Cancer mortality has decreased every year over the last decade. New results from 2015 show a decrease in the number of Danish cancer patients who die from cancer. Cancer mortality is record low. New results from CaP and the Danish Cancer Society show that cancer pathways indicate a significant difference in treatment for cancer. (In Danish).

Why do we need interdisciplinarity?

- Graduate School of Health

Interdisciplinary problem statements are one of the areas which the graduate school at Health is prioritising when assessing applications for full, strategic PhD scholarships and grants in 2017. A new leaflet sheds light on a recurring question: What is interdisciplinarity, and why is Health focusing on it?

Do you want to be a quota 2 assessor at medicine?

- Education

This year, twice as many applicants to medicine will be invited to admission interviews via quota 2 as previously. Therefore, more assessors are also needed. Interested members of academic staff from the Departments of Biomedicine, Public Health and Clinical Medicine can sign up as assessors now.

New PhD and higher doctoral degree candidates get their own celebration

- Events

Being awarded an academic degree will no longer be overlooked in silence. In future, Health will celebrate its PhD graduates and higher doctoral degree graduates at two annual ceremonies.

New professor will target treatment of leukaemia

- People news

Eigil Kjeldsen is a medical specialist in clinical genetics and as of 1 January 2017 he is a new professor of cancer cytogenetics at Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital.

Inadequate communication between oncologists and general practitioners

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- Research

The GP is central in cancer diagnostics, but is not sufficiently involved while the patient is being treated. Improved communication and agreements between GPs and oncologists are crucial to ensure better treatment of cancer patients.

Danish scientists win DKK 19 million HIV cure research grant

- Grants and awards

Researchers from Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University in Denmark have received a major grant to conduct a research project on HIV, investigating and testing new medicine which may remove HIV virus from the body.

RUNSAFE on Twitter

- Administrative

RUNSAFE created an official Twitter profile: @RUNSAFE_Rasmus

On Twitter, we will provide updates on RUNSAFE-specific research activities and publications.

Students to get more influence in the educational reviews

- Education

The students will now have a seat at the table when the study programmes at Health hold the annual status reviews and the five-yearly degree programme evaluation.

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