MD, PhD, Peter Sinkjær Kenney will receive a talent prize from the Aarhus University Research Foundation for developing a nasal filter that gives hay fever patients hope of a pollen season without constant sneezing.

MD, DMSc and PhD Annemarie Brüel has been appointed as a new professor with special responsibilities (MSO) of macroscopic anatomy at Aarhus University. She conducts research into osteoporosis and her ambition is to help prevent the disease and develop new drugs for treatment.

Falling revenues from the degree programmes, a lower overhead and financial challenges at the departments mean that Health can risk ending 2017 with a deficit of around DKK 16 million.

Associate Professor Viola Burau from Aarhus University has received DKK 300,000 for her research project. The project aims to strengthen the coordination of treatment across hospitals, general practice and the municipal sector for both elderly peoples and chronically ill patients.