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23.10.2020

AAU Europe's best engineering university

For the fourth year in a row, an internationally recognized ranking rates Aalborg University as the best engineering university in Europe

09.09.2020

AALBORG UNIVERSITY'S NEW DIRECTOR IS SØREN LIND CHRISTIANSEN

He wants to create an organization where it is clear to staff members how important they are and what is required of them to make Aalborg University (AAU) even better. He will draw on his experience as director of University College Absalon in Sorø and an MBA to meet this challenge.

03.09.2020

IT CRIMINALS HAD ACCESS TO A FEW USERS’ SENSITIVE INFORMATION

A quick reaction from Aalborg University (AAU) meant that only a few employees' sensitive personal data was compromised when IT criminals hacked into Aalborg University's IT system. This is the result of the investigation initiated by AAU immediately after the shutdown on August 4th. The compromised data concerns salary information of 28 employees or former employees, and passwords of 15 students and employees. Those affected are now being informed in a letter.

13.08.2020

PRESS RELEASE: NO CONFIDENTIAL, SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA OR RESEARCH DATA LEAKED

21.07.2020

Do robotic lawn mowers hurt hedgehogs?

Robotic lawn mowers running at night have been declared a great threat to the population of European hedgehogs. However, it has yet to be documented scientifically whether the robotic lawn mowers can harm hedgehogs. Hedgehog researcher Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen from Aalborg University in Denmark has decided to put it to the test.

16.06.2020

NEW POLITICAL AGREEMENT PUTS 370 ADDITIONAL STUDY PLACES AT AAU

A unanimous parliament is allocating DKK 165 million to create 4,500 more study places in 2020 and 2021.

12.06.2020

AAU Honorary Doctorates 2020

The official award of five honorary doctorates at AAU in 2020 is postponed to next year due to the coronavirus situation, but the names are in place. See the five women who are the 2020 honorary doctorate recipients here.

09.06.2020

ESBJERG BUSINESS COMMUNITY GUARANTEES JOBS FOR NEW ENGINEERING GRADS

More students for Esbjerg and more access to a qualified labour force is the goal of a new agreement between Aalborg University (AAU) and Business Esbjerg. The business community has agreed to guarantee engineering graduates from AAU Esbjerg a job for a minimum of six months after the end of their education. The agreement is intended to help ensure growth in Southwest Jutland once it gets past the coronavirus crisis.

27.05.2020

NEW MODEL is a giant leap for RECYCLED PLASTICS

Plastics could be recycled to a far greater degree than they are today if we could develop better methods to test the quality of recycled plastic. That is why AAU is teaming up with industrial companies like Grundfos (water technology) and Logstor (district heating and cooling) among others to make one giant leap for plastic recycling.

26.05.2020

Researchers will design cognitive power electronics

Researchers from Aalborg University combine expertise in energy research and AI to develop power electronics that can adapt to dynamic operations and extend service life.