Consultant Maiken Stilling from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital is a new clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery. She is Denmark’s first female professor in her field and has gained international recognition for her innovative research into joint functioning and joint prostheses.

It is common knowledge that there is a connection between our genes and the risk of developing certain diseases. In a study on fruit flies, researchers from Aarhus University and Aalborg University have found that gene mapping can also be used to predict response to a given treatment. This knowledge is crucial for the development of personalised medicine.

Children who suffer repeated febrile convulsions have an increased risk of developing epilepsy and psychiatric disorders later in life. This is shown by a comprehensive register-based study from Aarhus University.

The Ministry of Higher Education and Science and the eight Danish universities have decided to revise the plan for the national programme community working to find a replacement for the studies administration system STADS. The universities will get more influence under the new plan.

Are you interested in helping to shape and strengthen the research and education environment at Aarhus University? And would you like the pleasure and satisfaction of helping a talented colleague develop professionally and personally? So become a mentor in the AU Empower Talent! mentor programme! The registration deadline for mentors and mentees is 20th November 2019.