RSS feedhttps://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-eventsen-gbThu, 28 Mar 2024 11:53:40 +0100Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:53:40 +0100TYPO3 EXT:newsnews-28627Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:10:00 +0100“Together with technology we achieve the most”https://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/together-with-technology-we-achieve-the-mostProfessor 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. Afd. for Digital Design og InformationsvidenskabArtscc.au.dkMarianne Ester Back17089350001708935000news-27936Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:34:32 +0100danmarkshistorien.dk has launched an English version of the popular online course in Danish historyhttps://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/danmarkshistoriendk-er-klar-med-en-engelsk-udgave-af-det-populaere-onlinekursus-i-danmarkshistorieIt 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. What is Denmark? On the front page of danmarkshistorien.dk, there is a special welcome to the international course participants who are either studying Danish history or merely curious about the small northern European country of Denmark. It is now possible to study the country’s history closely – in English. The texts are written by 13 members of staff from the Department of History and Classical Studies and were first published in Danish in 2020. The course was designed for first-year history students, but it is suitable for all adults with an interest in Danish history. Now it is also available in English, which should benefit even more people around the world who are interested in history. Mette Frisk Jensen, who has been a project manager for the website, explains:

“The new course in English will be used when teaching exchange students at Arts, but it will hopefully also benefit other international students and staff at Aarhus University. It is also expected to be used at the many departments of Nordic and Scandinavian studies around the world, as well as anyone using Google to find information about Danish history.”

From the Viking Age to a welfare state

The English course is entitled: Open Online Course in Danish History: A History of Denmark from the Viking Age to the 21st Century.

As the title suggests, it spans chronologically more than a 1,000 years and focuses on the most important economic, social and cultural events that have shaped Denmark. The courses shed light on complex issues such as Denmark’s relationship with its Nordic neighbours, the origins of the current border with Germany and the historical development of the Danish welfare state. The online courses consist of nine modules, which include a combination of text and a number of short films in which researchers talk about important aspects of development in the individual periods in history. For those who are interested in history but not tied to a syllabus, the course form is very flexible, Mette Frisk Jensen explains:

“You can decide when you want to take the course, and whether you want to take all the lessons or just some of them, for example if you are more interested in the Middle Ages than 20th-century history – or vice versa.”

As mentioned above, the course is free, and you do not need a special login to participate. It can be accessed here: https://danmarkshistorien.dk/en/open-online-course

Also in book form

All the texts from the English version of the course have just been published as a book by Aarhus University Press. It was edited by three professors from the Department of History and Classical Studies: Mary Hilson, Bjørn Poulsen and Thorsten Borring Olesen. The Danish texts were published in 2022. The English book is approx. 500 pages and can be acquired through Aarhus University Press: https://unipress.dk/udgivelser/a/a-history-of-denmark-from-the-viking-age-to-the-21st-century/


Contact:

Mette Frisk Jensen, leader of danmarkshistorien.dk
Email: hismfj@cas.au.dk
Mobile: +45 25566682

 

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news-27910Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:24:10 +0100AU-forskere hædres for at være frontløbere på teknologiforståelse i uddannelsessystemethttps://www.au.dk/forsideelementer/nyheder/artikel/au-forskere-haedres-for-at-vaere-frontloebere-paa-teknologiforstaaelse-i-uddannelsessystemetOle 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.KategorierAfd. for Digital Design og InformationsvidenskabArtscc.au.dkRadomir Gluhovic17019374501701937450news-27719Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:58:15 +0100Research project to make the fashion industry more sustainablehttps://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/forskningsprojekt-skal-goere-modeindustrien-mere-baeredygtigIn 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 of almost DKK 30 million from Horizon Europe. The fashion industry is known for “fast fashion”, which means that clothes and shoes are produced cheaply and quickly to meet changing fashion trends. This leads to massive overconsumption, and today, clothes and footwear are among the largest consumers of raw materials, water and farmland and one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. 

In a new research and innovation project entitled CRAFT-IT4SD (Craft Revitalization Action for Future-proofing the Transition to Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Development), researchers, in collaboration with a number of companies, will focus on how the fashion industry can become more sustainable in order to meet future EU requirements. Even though more companies are starting to think about sustainability, sustainability cannot be left to the individual company in the fashion industry, but needs to be regulated by legislation.

Clear climate goals

The European Commission has set clear goals of reducing the climate impact of fashion and textile production and waste. The goal is for textile products on the EU market to be long-lasting, recyclable and free from hazardous substances by 2030. They must be produced with respect for social rights and the environment. Consumers will benefit from the long-lasting textiles, which means that fast fashion will become less popular.

“It requires a huge transition of the fashion industry that small and medium-sized companies are part of, but also to a high degree the large fashion industry that has been living off fast fashion. They all have to comply with the new legislation. That’s why part of our project is also about the legal part of it. How do you as a company figure out which tools and resources you can benefit from when you need to adapt?” says Adriënne Heijnen, who is heading the project together with Associate Professor Marianne Ping Huang. 

The solution must be found between new and old

Part of the answer to this question will come from the recommendations that the researchers will draw up in collaboration with selected international companies. What they all have in common is that they are small, locally rooted companies with a strong tradition of craftsmanship, from wool spinning in Denmark, embroidered patterns in Romania to the Sami people’s production of clothes and tools in northern Finland.

“Just like the construction industry, the cultural and creative industries need to turn their attention to cultural heritage. - Marianne Ping Huang

“Just like the construction industry, the cultural and creative industries need to turn their attention to cultural heritage. We will look at the craftsmanship and techniques of the past, which were often characterised by high quality and thereby also a high level of sustainability. At the same time, we also need to look at the extent to which they can be scaled up, so that large industries can also learn from them," says Associate Professor Marianne Ping Huang.

The key to improving sustainability does not only lie in traditional craftsmanship. According to the two researchers, sustainability must be found in the interplay between the analogue and the digital, between craftsmanship and communities, and between cultural heritage and technology.

“Our project will consist of many examples from creative people who have different ways of working, which we want to promote and communicate to the entire fashion industry. The large industry is interested in incorporating some of the innovation and creativity which the small-scale players often possess, and which they themselves may have moved a bit further away from because they are woven into a market-driven approach,” says Adriënne Heijnen, and Marianne Ping Huang adds: 

The large industry is interested in incorporating some of the innovation and creativity which the small-scale players often possess, and which they themselves may have moved a bit further away from because they are woven into a market-driven approach. - Adriënne Heijnen

“We want to show how to work with technology, so we don’t just focus on recycling material. If we are to change the fast fashion mindset, we need to create a new mindset where we teach the consumer to appreciate their clothes in the closet and see the beauty in repairing them, so that clothes also become something we can really attach stories and value to.”


Facts about the project

The project CRAFT-IT4SD (Craft Revitalization Action for Future-proofing the Transition to Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Development) has received funding of almost DKK 30 million from Horizon Europe. The collaboration consists of 11 partners across 7 countries. The new European Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), EIT Culture & Creativity, is a partner in CRAFT-IT4SD and will ensure that the results of the project will be disseminated to several European countries. CRAFT-IT4SD is part of the EIT Culture & Creativity work plan, where fashion, sustainability and technology are among the major priorities.

https://digtcom.au.dk/


Contact: 

Adriënne Heijnen, Senior Advisor
Email: ahe@cc.au.dk
Mobile: +45 24946328

Marianne Ping Huang, Associate Professor
Email: mph@cc.au.dk
Mobile: +45 51371208

 

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news-27293Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:49:30 +0200Forskning i udsatte børn og unge styrkeshttps://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/forskning-i-udsatte-boern-og-unge-styrkesTi nye forskningsprojekter sætter nu gang i en forskningsindsats i udsatte børn og unge. Lektor Eva Eriksson står bag et af projekterne, som er støttet af Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond.Lektor Eva Eriksson fra Afdeling for Digital Design og Informationsvidenskab har netop modtaget over 3 millioner kroner fra Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond. Temaet for uddelingen er udsatte børn og unge, og Eva Erikssons forskningsprojekt COMPILE – Collaboration in Special Education skal undersøge, hvordan man kan understøtte samarbejde hos børn i specialundervisning:

”Samarbejde er en af det 21. århundredes vigtigste kompetencer, der skal understøttes hos børn. Her kan digitale spil være en motiverende teknologi til færdighedstræning hos børn og har mange fordele for børn med særlige behov, da de kan fremme social interaktion og samarbejde.”

Viden om hvordan man designer digitale samarbejdsspil er imidlertid meget spredt. Den aktuelle undersøgelse har derfor til formål at undersøge, hvordan samarbejdsbaserede digitale spil kan designes til at træne samarbejdsevner hos børn i specialundervisning. Det forventede resultat er en taksonomi for designprincipper og spilmekanik, der kan understøtte samarbejde hos børn i specialundervisning.

Læs om de øvrige bevilligede projekter her

Nyheden er baseret på pressemeddelelsen fra Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond


Titel: COMPILE – Collaboration in Special Education
Beløb 3.167.966 kr.


Om Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond:

  • Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond er en offentlig fond og fordeler årligt ca. 1,5 mia. kr. til risikovillig forskning i Danmark. Fondens hovedopgave er at yde finansiel støtte til konkrete og tidsbegrænsede forskningsaktiviteter baseret på forskernes egne idéer.
  • Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond uddeler midler til tematisk forskning som en del af de politiske aftaler af 28. februar 2023 om fordeling af forskningsreserven i 2023. Fonden kan udmønte tilskud til konkrete forskningsaktiviteter inden for politisk fastsatte temaer eller virkemidler, når der er fastsat særlig bevilling hertil på finansloven.

Yderligere Information:

Lektor Eva Eriksson
Afdeling for Digital Design og Informationsvidenskab
Mail: evae@cc.au.dk

 

 

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news-27131Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:53:53 +0200Visual psychological phenomenon may have stimulated early humans to make cave arthttps://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/visuelt-psykologisk-faenomen-kan-have-sat-gang-i-hulekunst-blandt-fortidsmenneskerNew research has found that Ice Age cave art made as early as 40,000 years ago could have been influenced in part by a visual psychological phenomenon that humans still experience today. The research team, led by Dr Izzy Wisher, then a PhD student at Durham University’s Department of Archaeology, tested the theory that cave artists may have experienced pareidolia – a psychological phenomenon where people see meaningful forms in random patterns, such as seeing faces in clouds.

They investigated whether pareidolia may have influenced the artists who painted depictions of animals in the Las Monedas and La Pasiega caves, in Northern Spain. If so, then the majority of drawings would be expected to be depictions of animals that included features of the cave walls within them and take relatively simple forms (pareidolic images tend to be simple and lack detail).

Their study, published today in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, found that pareidolia could be responsible for the production of some cave images, suggesting that the cave artists were experiencing the same psychological influences on perception when viewing the natural features of cave walls that humans still experience today.

Art may have been part of a ‘creative conversation’ with the cave walls
While the researchers found evidence that pareidolia played a part in the production of some cave images, their research also found the cave painters were influenced by their own experiences and creativity.

Dr Izzy Wisher, now based at Aarhus University, Denmark, said: “It is exciting to see that cave artists in the Upper Palaeolithic era were also experiencing pareidolia, just like many of us do today, and that this influenced their art. Much like a modern artist might take inspiration from a basic form or shape, like a crack in a material or a smudge of paint on a canvas, and build their art around this, we can see that cave artists worked in similar ways. However, whilst our study showed that pareidolia did have some influence on the cave artists, this was not always the case, giving us fascinating insight into the work of these early painters. It seems to us that their art may have been part of a ‘creative conversation’ with the cave walls, where they both took inspiration from what they saw in the cracks and shapes of the cave wall, but also used their own creativity.”

The research found that as many as 71 per cent of images studied in the Las Monedas caves, and 55 per cent in the La Pasiega caves, showed a strong relationship to the natural features of the cave wall, suggesting pareidolia may have been a partial influence on the artists.

Examples included where the curved edges of the cave wall were used to represent the backs of animals such as wild horses, or where natural cracks were used as bison’s horns.

The study also found that of those drawings with a strong relationship to natural features on the cave wall, the majority (80 per cent in Las Monedas and 83 per cent in La Pasiega) lacked additional details such as eyes or hair, which correlates with the simplistic nature of imagery influenced by pareidolia.

The influence of pareidolia was evident in some, but not all, of the artwork
The research team, which included Professor Paul Pettitt, Department of Archaeology and Professor Robert Kentridge, Department of Psychology, both Durham University, also investigated whether lighting conditions in the caves at the time the artwork was created might have contributed to the potential influence of pareidolia. 

To do this Dr Wisher used a virtual reality gaming software called Unity to model the cave walls and replicate the light sources used by the cave artists, which would have consisted of flickering firelight produced by small torches or lamps, to understand the visual effects across the cave wall.

The results showed that low and unstable lighting conditions did not have a strong correlation to cave art that uses natural features.

Dr Wisher argues that this, coupled with the conclusion that the influence of pareidolia was evident in some, but not all, of the artwork, suggests that cave artists may also have been actively looking for shapes that reminded them of animals within the caves to incorporate into their drawings, as part of a nuanced dialogue between the artist’s personal creativity and the forms seen in the cave walls.

Whilst the theory that pareidolia may have influenced cave artists has long been discussed, the team believes their study offers the first systematic testing of this theory, and is the first to utilise simulated lighting conditions in virtual reality to achieve this.

It provides further detail in the understanding of the experiences, desires, imagination and influences of Upper Palaeolithic cave artists and how cave art may have been made. It also advances Durham University’s research into visual palaeopsychology.

Pareidolia may have first evolved to help humans evade predators by providing a heightened sense of visual interpretation for potential risks, such as helping humans see predators hiding behind bushes. It is a fundamental part of the human visual system, and was probably triggered within dark cave environments.


Behind the research

“Conversations with Caves: The Role of Pareidolia in the Upper Palaeolithic

Figurative Art of Las Monedas and La Pasiega (Cantabria, Spain)” (2023)

Izzy Wisher, Paul Pettitt & Robert Kentridge, Cambridge Archaeological Journal.

The full paper can be accessed here after the embargo lifts https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774323000288

This research was financially supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership, as part of Dr Wisher’s PhD. Permissions for this research were approved by the Gobierno de Cantabria.

Press release written by Durham University Communications Office


Contact
Dr Izzy Wisher
email Izzy.c.wisher@durham.ac.uk or call 004571554145

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news-26877Tue, 05 Sep 2023 11:36:17 +0200ERC Starting Grant on The Model City to AIAS Fellow Iza Romanowskahttps://aias.au.dk/events/show/artikel/erc-starting-grant-on-the-model-city-to-aias-fellow-iza-romanowskaWith an ERC grant Iza Romanowska will investigate long-term urban evolution and the resilience of cities by combining cutting-edge computer technologies with large archaeological datasets for the improvement of future urban development.Iza Romanowska er blevet tildelt et ERC Starting Grant af Det Europæiske Forskningsråd, som med konkurrenceudsatte midler yder støtte til de dygtigste unge forskere i Europa med lovende forskningsidéer. 

For over ti tusind år siden begyndte mennesker at bosætte sig tæt på hinanden og skabte derved de første byer. Siden da er der opstået bycentre på alle kontinenter og i alle tidsperioder. Alligevel ved man meget lidt om, hvordan byer opstår og forgår, eller hvorfor nogle byer blomstrer, mens andre kæmper. I sit ERC-projekt med titlen ‘Drivers and Mechanisms of Long-term Urban Evolution and Resilience (THE MODEL CITY)’ vil Iza Romanowska identificere faktorer, der kan forudsige byers vedholdenhed gennem årtier og århundreder, og evaluere sociale, miljømæssige og økonomiske mekanismer, der øger eller svækker byers modstandsdygtighed. 

“Halvdelen af alle mennesker i verden bor i øjeblikket i en by, og denne andel forventes at stige til 70% i 2050. Dette gør byer til det vigtigste miljø for milliarder af menneskers liv. I disse tider, som er præget af flygtighed og stadigt hyppigere naturkatastrofer og socialpolitiske katastrofer, er det af afgørende betydning at sikre, at disse miljøer er modstandsdygtige, dvs. robuste over for kriser og nedgang. Jeg tror på, at det at lære af tidligere byers historie kan hjælpe os med denne opgave,” forklarer ERC-modtager Iza Romanowska, AIAS-COFUND MSCA Fellow i perioden 2020-2023 ved Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus Universitet. 

Fortiden giver os den mest omfattende og grundige dokumentation for hele spektret af menneskelig adfærd, tilpasninger og reaktioner på forandring. Dens store potentiale som komparativt materiale er imidlertid endnu ikke realiseret fuldt ud. Det er dette potentiale, som ERC-projektet ‘The Model City’ sigter mod at realisere. 

Kompleks bydynamik, banebrydende computerteknologi  

I ERC-projektet ‘The Model City’ vil Iza Romanowska og hendes team anvende banebrydende computerteknologi til at modellere den komplekse dynamik mellem byens indbyggere, det byggede miljø og økonomiske og sociale strømme og interaktioner. Til dette formål vil de benytte tidsserieanalyse, økologiske mål for modstandsdygtighed, netværksvidenskab og agentbaseret modellering på en stor og forskelligartet stikprøve af tidligere byer. For at se på de almindelige årsager til byers modstandsdygtighed vil teamet anvende data, som er indsamlet med stor omhu af arkæologer gennem flere generationer, der har studeret nogle af de vigtigste gamle byer i Romerriget, det klassiske Mesoamerika og middelalderens Nordeuropa. 

 Ved at se på fortiden kan Iza Romanowska og projektet ‘The Model City’ lære af de valg, som byer har taget i svære tider, f.eks. i forbindelse med pandemier, klimakriser eller konflikter, og anvende denne viden i en moderne kontekst.  

Komplekse problemer kræver interdisciplinære tilgange 

 Iza Romanowska fik idéen til ERC-projektet ‘The Model City’ under sit AIAS-fellowship, hvilket fremgår af hendes anerkendelse af det tværfaglige miljø hos AIAS: 
“AIAS har været mit hjem de sidste tre år, og det har givet mig to vigtige ting, som alle akademikere værdsætter allerhøjst: friheden til at udforske nye og spekulative forskningsretninger og et blomstrende tværfagligt miljø, hvor forskere fra hele det videnskabelige spektrum kan arbejde sammen og lære af hinanden. Der er ingen tvivl om, at dette var grundlaget for idéen og brændstoffet, der gjorde det muligt for mig at gå videre med den.”  

Ligesom det tværfaglige miljø på AIAS vil det femårige ERC-projekt ‘The Model City’ også være tværfagligt, da det gør det muligt for Iza Romanowska at sammensætte et tværfagligt team af forskere til at realisere det komplekse komparative studie og starte en ny tværfaglig forskningsretning inden for bystudier.  

Iza Romanowska og hendes nye ERC-projekt ‘The Model City’ får til huse på Center for Humanities Computing (https://chc.au.dk/) på Faculty of Arts på Aarhus Universitet. 


Fakta om projektet "The Model City"

Titel: ‘Drivers and Mechanisms of Long-term Urban Evolution and Resilience (THE MODEL CITY)’
Bevillingsbeløb: 1.498.511 euro
Projektperiode: 1. september 2024 - 31. august 2029


Om ERC Starting Grant

Et ERC Starting Grant fra European Research Council (ERC) tildeles forskertalenter på et tidligt karrieretrin, som fremlægger lovende forskningsideer. Bevillingsmodtager skal allerede have bidraget med forskning i topkvalitet (med vejledning) inden for sit felt, men skal nu være klar til at arbejde selvstændigt og udvise potentiale som forskningsleder.

Læs mere her: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/starting-grant


Kontakt

Iza Romanowska, Senior Researcher, AIAS-COFUND MSCA Fellow
Email: iromanowska@aias.au.dk
Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies,
 

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news-25951Wed, 24 May 2023 12:00:00 +0200Discover more about the landscapehttps://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/discover-more-about-the-landscapeProfessor Mette Løvschal takes us on a journey over thousands of years when she uncovers the history of heath and pasture landscapes. Her research doesn’t only tell us about the past. It also makes us wiser about human-made nature today – from East Africa to East Jutland. Now Mette Løvschal receives the Victor Albeck Award for her innovative research on the relationship between humans and nature, which could prove to be an important part of the green transition. ArkæologiArtscas.au.dkIda Hammerich Nielson16849224001684922400news-25935Mon, 15 May 2023 10:00:00 +0200New head of the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus Universityhttps://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/new-head-of-the-school-of-culture-and-society-aarhus-universityMarie Vejrup Nielsen will serve as acting head of the School of Culture and Society when Andreas Roepstorff steps down on 15 May 2023.Andreas Roepstorff has announced his resignation as head of school. He will return to the position of deputy head of school for research to focus on the further development of research at the school in collaboration with the members of the academic environments.

“I have been very pleased with my collaboration with Andreas in his role as head of school, and I’m sorry to see him leave the faculty management team. Andreas has played a valuable role in our work to consolidate the faculty and the school’s activities,” says Dean Johnny Laursen.

Andreas Roepstorff took up the position as head of school on 1 April 2022. He has focused particularly on supporting the already strong research profile of the school.

“Lately, I’ve had to carefully consider how best to focus my efforts.
 Under the current circumstances, I find it challenging to support the research agenda to the degree I wanted and hoped to be able to as the head of school. Consequently, I’m withdrawing from my position to return to the position of deputy head of school for research. In the past year, I have gained a deep insight into the strengths, competencies and potential, not least, of close collaboration across academic environments. I look forward to putting in a committed effort towards the realisation of this potential,” says Andreas Roepstorff.
 

Marie Vejrup Nielsen is new acting head of school

Marie Vejrup Nielsen will take up the position as acting head of school until 30 November 2024. As the current deputy head of school and a former union representative, Marie knows the school in depth and is already deeply involved in the school’s planned adjustments.

“I look forward to continue our work in these times of change for the faculty and for our school. It’s important that we maintain the course we have set, and that we preserve the strengths of our school –our excellence in education, research and administration– and our ability to collaborate,” says Marie Vejrup Nielsen. “Collaboration will also be a must in the strong, new management team.”

Marie is an associate professor of the study of religion at the School of Culture and Society. Her research focuses on contemporary Christianity in Denmark with a particular focus on the Church of Denmark as a religious community. She gives lectures and teaches on the subject of the Church of Denmark in many different contexts.

“I’m very pleased that Marie has accepted the position, and I look forward to welcoming her in the faculty management team. With Marie’s great commitment and knowledge about the school, she is the right person to help solve the challenges we face as a result of the reduction in student numbers, the degree programme resizing and the uncertainty about our Master’s degree programmes. I’m fully convinced we will continue to have a strong and unified school management team," says Dean Johnny Laursen.

Marie Vejrup Nielsen will serve as acting head of school until the autumn of 2024 when the process of recruiting a new head of school is expected to be completed.

Andreas Roepstorff will continue as deputy head of school for research. Kirstine Helboe Johansen will take up the position as deputy head of school for staff and organisation in addition to her current position as head of the Department of Theology.

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news-25557Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:16:43 +0200Professor Anja Bechmann appointed new member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Lettershttps://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/professor-anja-bechmann-bliver-nyt-medlem-af-videnskabernes-selskabThe Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters recently appointed ten new members of the Class of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Professor Anja Bechmann from Aarhus University has been appointed to one of these prestigious posts. Calling the post prestigious is no exaggeration. The Royal Academy counts Niels Bohr, H.C. Ørsted, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin among its previous members. In 2023, Professor Anja Bechmann is one of the ten researchers appointed to promote the position of sciences in Denmark and strengthen interdisciplinary understanding.

Anja Bechmann is a professor at the Department of Media and Journalism Studies at the School of Communication and Culture in Aarhus. Her research takes place at the interdisciplinary intersection of media studies, sociology and data science.

“My research contributes to the understanding of how people and populations of the 21st century, across countries and through the interaction with technology, navigate and socialise in the digitally integrated everyday life. Knowledge of the interaction between our online behaviour, the data it generates, and the way in which these data can be exploited, is a cornerstone of the understanding of new cultural configurations and structural challenges in a data-, AI- and algorithm-driven society.”

The interdisciplinary perspective is one of the many things she looks forward to as a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

“I look forward to learning about exciting and inspiring research from outside my own field and to have the opportunity to discuss theories and methods with researchers from other academic fields. In my own field, we often utilise interdisciplinary methods. I’m grateful to the Royal Academy for providing me with a platform where I can learn about new methods in other academic disciplines and have fruitful discussions about assumptions, applications, utterances and perspectives.” 

The interdisciplinary aim of the Royal Academy is reflected in the composition of the group, which includes researchers in architecture, linguistics, media and economics. The members will join the academy in May.

Read more about Anja Bechmann's research on the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters website.


Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters was founded on 13 November 1742. Its aim is to promote the position of sciences in Denmark and strengthen interdisciplinary understanding. It acts as a liaison body and a meeting place for prominent researchers from all fields of basic scientific research from all over Denmark.

Each year, the academy elects new members for one of its two classes, the Class of the Natural Sciences and the Class of the Humanities and Social Sciences. In May, the Class of the Humanities and Social Sciences will welcome ten new members, including Anja Bechmann, professor at Aarhus University.


Contact information

Anja Bechmann
Professor, Media Studies
Email: anjabechmann@cc.au.dk
Phone: +45 51 33 51 38

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