2014.04.11 | People
Preben Bertelsen turns 60
On Thursday 10 April 2014, Preben Bertelsen, professor of social and personality psychology at the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences at Aarhus University, turned 60. His list of publications is extensive, and most recently in 2013 he published a book in Danish about existential psychology, Tilværelsespsykologi. Et godt nok greb om…
2014.04.08 | People
Department head Henrik Høgh-Olesen is resigning
Head of the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Henrik Høgh-Olesen is resigning from his position in May when his employment contract expires. There are two reasons he wants to resign: First of all, he is eager to return to doing research - and second of all, he is frustrated with the new administrative model that he believes does…
2014.03.31 | Research news
Are we using the ADHD diagnosis too indiscriminately?
The ADHD diagnosis is still more widely defined and more widely applied. The group of people who are diagnosed with ADHD is very diverse and patients may need many different forms of treatment and help, which does not necessarily have to be medical.
2014.03.27 | Health and disease
Major conference to create awareness about trauma in Denmark
Researchers from Aarhus University have organised a major conference that focuses on creating incentives for new trauma research and treatment approaches. The goal of the conference, which takes place from 27 to 29 March in the Tivoli Congress Center in Copenhagen, is to foster more awareness about how we are treating trauma patients in Denmark.
2014.02.25 | Research news
Forgotten childhood memories can be retrieved
We may be unaware that they ever took place, but our early childhood experiences are stored in our unconscious memory and affect us as we grow older. Researchers have studied the awareness and long-term memory in little children and have found ground-breaking new knowledge.
2014.02.26 | News from the management
Rector Bech Nielsen: A difficult time lies ahead of us
The budget cutbacks at Aarhus University will impact about 350 employees, including about 190 planned dismissals and 160 voluntary resignations. The rector emphasises that AU is facing a difficult time.
2014.02.07 | Aarhus BSS
We need your research, your experience and your ideas!
Aarhus University is holding the Festival of Research on Friday 25 April at 13.00–18.00. The theme this year is FOOD IN THE FUTURE. Would you like to present your field of research ‘at eye level’ for the general public in and around Aarhus, and make the day a fun and informative experience?
2014.02.07 | Aarhus BSS, Staff
Towards an institutional accreditation at AU
Following an amendment in the Danish Accreditation Act (akkrediteringsloven) in 2013, new degree programmes and courses will not be accredited individually in future. Instead, Aarhus University as an institution needs to gain accreditation.
2014.02.07 | Research news
THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES BEHIND A NEW TREATMENT OPTION
In cooperation with the social psychiatric day centre Holmstrupgård, the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Science has introduced a new treatment option for young people with mental disorders.
2014.01.27 | People
New director of studies at the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences
“I would like for us to start thinking about changing our way of thinking and taking a more creative approach to teaching, and thereby engaging the students to a greater extent than previously.” This is Helle Spindler’s ambition for the future as the new director of studies at the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences.