News from Aalborg University

05.05.2021

A climate footprint generator will make it easier to make sustainable choices

In the coming years, AAU researchers will develop a climate footprint generator, which can teach us more about our carbon footprints. This gives authorities, companies and private individuals an important foundation for making the best possible decisions to achieve the goal of reducing Denmark's greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent by 2030

23.04.2021

AAU among the world elite on sustainability

AAU ranks in the top ten on the most important ranking of the world's universities and their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. With first place on the goal of quality education and second place on clean water and sanitation, AAU ranks sixth overall among more than 1,000 global universities, according to the gold standard Times Higher Education.

10.02.2021

New Center of Excellence on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at Aalborg University

The Faculty of Medicine at Aalborg University and the Danish National Research Foundation are establishing a National Center of Excellence for research on chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

03.02.2021

AALBORG UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL AND AAU'S AI CENTRE WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE NEW AI DENMARK

The Danish business community must be better at using artificial intelligence. Therefore, the Danish Industry Foundation is launching a new national initiative where AAU will contribute with knowledge about e.g. machine learning and data-driven business models.

13.01.2021

Aalborg University strengthens social sciences and humanities

Aalborg University unites the strengths of the humanities and social sciences in a single new strong faculty that will have greater clout and be able to provide more agenda-setting solutions to global challenges. At the same time a new unit will develop the pedagogical model of the university with problembased learning and secure AAU’s future position as leading within the increasingly more popular teaching model.

13.11.2020

New major European research initiative to improve treatment of multiple chronic diseases

In the future, we will see far more older people with multiple chronic diseases at the same time. A major European research project aimed at improving medical care using a novel patient-centred approach is now underway

03.11.2020

A game-changing university

In 2030, ECIU University, of which Aalborg University is a member, will solve multi-disciplinary societal challenges in entrepreneurial, innovative ways. Last week, the Board of ECIU adopted the vision for ECIU University 2030, confirming a long term strategy that the university will bring together learners, teachers, researchers, companies, public sector, NGOs and regional ecosystems throughout Europe. Rector Per Michael Johansen is part of the ECIU Board.

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.

10.05.2021 at 15.00 PM - 18.00 PM

Phd defence: Deep Autoencoders for Time Series Outlier Detection and Trajectory Clustering

11.05.2021 at 13.00 PM - 16.00 PM

Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Sewage Sludge. Investigation of The Effects of Process Parameters, Recycling of Aqueous Phase, and Co-liquefaction on Bio-crude Properties

11.05.2021 at 13.00 PM - 16.00 PM

PhD defence: Multi-modal Spatial Crowdsourcing for Enriching Spatial Datasets

11.05.2021 at 16.30 PM - 18.00 PM

ROAD TO FUNDING: CROWDFUNDING - EXPERIENCES RUNNING A GAME KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN