New research project aims to help understand and reduce stigma among the mentally ill. The project, which is supported by VELUX FONDEN, is headed by Professor of Philosophy, Somogy Varga.

With a grant from the Spar Nord Foundation, Sangens Hus has been given the opportunity to establish health choirs throughout the country. The Unit for Vocal Research at Aarhus University will carry out follow-up research on the project.

All over the world, people applaud the achievements of others. A familiar behavior, but also a strange one, according to Assistant Professor in cognitive musicology, Niels Chr. Hansen. In a new research project, he will investigate this strange behaviour.

Christine Parsons is head of the Interacting Minds Centre and newly appointed professor of translational psychological science both at the School of Culture and Society and at Clinical Medicine.

Christian Vium, associate professor of anthropology, receives a huge grant from the Danish Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) to study the lives of young people in African cities.

Researchers from DATALAB – Center for Digital Social Research have further developed a model to predict six primary emotions and their imprint on social media. The hope is that it can contribute to improving crisis monitoring and help fact-checkers in the future.

Professor Peter Dalsgaard has received the Elite Research Prize for his innovative research, which shows that we need to rethink the way we understand and develop IT if it is to promote human creativity instead of simply being used to automate and streamline routine work.

It is now possible to take a free online course in Danish history in both Danish and English. The English texts have also been published as a book.

Ole Sejer Iversen, professor i interaktionsdesign ved AU og Michael E. Caspersen, direktør ved It-vest og adjungeret professor ved Institut for Datalogi, er de første modtagere af prisen for årets digitale samfunds-impact. Prisen er indstiftet af branchefælleskaberne Digital Dogme og DI Digital.

In a new research and innovation project, researchers from Aarhus University, in collaboration with a number of international partners, will make recommendations to the European Commission on how to make the fashion industry more sustainable. The research and innovation project has received funding…