News from the faculty
The HEALTH-building
19.03.2024
Updating Signage in the HEALTH Building
Technical Service is installing signage on glass doors to office corridors and laboratories in the new faculty building.
research
19.03.2024
New insights into aggressive breast cancer and potential treatment options
Patients with triple-negative breast cancer may find encouragement in recently published research from Professor Vijay Tiwari from the Department of Molecular Medicine.
New Names
15.03.2024
New Head of SUND Research Support
On 1 March, Anne Kathrine Overgaard assumed the position as head of SUND Research Support, the research support unit of the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
The New HEALTH Building
14.03.2024
Moving boxes from the relocation to the new HEALTH building must be returned by 12 April.
Approximately 5,000 moving boxes loaned by Møbeltransport DK for the move to the new HEALTH building have not been returned. They must be returned by 12 April at the latest.
New names
08.03.2024
SDU Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vejle Hospital
Senior Consultant, PhD Claus Varnum, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vejle Hospital, has been appointed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Department of Regional Health Research, SDU.
Gender identity
08.03.2024
What does it mean to be transgender?
The number of annual referrals of transgender individuals seeking hormone therapy continues to rise. Associate Professor Dorte Glintborg from the Research Unit for Endocrinology and the Center for Gender Identity leads a project investigating the short- and long-term effects of hormone therapy in transgender individuals. We asked her to shed light on transgender identity.
Research
07.03.2024
SDU researchers contribute to detecting domestic violence
Health professionals play a crucial role in prevention of violence, and this year, national guidelines are being developed for detection and early interventions against domestic violence. Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) have reviewed the international scientific literature within this field and are now releasing two major reports that summarise the most effective methods for detection of and interventions against domestic violence.
New names
04.03.2024
Professor of Nursing in Psychiatry in Region Zealand
Nurse, cand.cur. and Ph.D. As of 1 April, Lene Lauge Berring has been appointed professor of clinical nursing at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), associate professor at University College Absalon and chief nurse and head of the research unit in Psychiatry in Region Zealand.
New names
27.02.2024
Helle Hvilsted Nielsen appointed new professor of neurology with a focus on sclerosis
In the newly established clinical professorship at the Department of Clinical Research, SDU, Helle Hvilsted Nielsen will strengthen research into neuroinflammatory diseases, in which the immune system is involved in the development of disease in the brain, with a particular focus on multiple sclerosis.
New names
23.02.2024
Statistics professor of screening programmes
Sisse Helle Njor has been appointed professor of population-based cancer screening programmes at the Department of Regional Health Research, SDU and at Lillebaelt Hospital.
News from SDU
Buddy Programme
06.11.2026
Buddy programme makes it easier for international staff to settle in at the Faculty of Humanities
New international staff are not only starting a new job, but often also adjusting to a new country, a new university system and a new work culture. At the Faculty of Humanities, they can therefore be paired with a buddy from among their colleagues.
SDU Bevæger Sig
29.10.2026
SDU Bevæger Sig to continue until 2031
Following a successful 2026 edition of SDU Bevæger Sig, there are plans for further events and initiatives for SDU staff, as the scheme has been extended.
AI at SDU
29.10.2026
How SDU puts its AI policy into practice
Artificial intelligence is intended to contribute to the quality of the university’s work. SDU’s AI policy sets out the framework, whilst specific guidelines and skills development are designed to support its use in day-to-day operations.
60th anniversary
28.10.2026
From a royal inauguration to a shared celebration over 60 years
The University of Southern Denmark is celebrating its 60th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we are highlighting some of the traditions and characteristics that have their roots in the university’s early days and which still characterise SDU today. This time, the focus is on the Annual University Celebration. On Friday, around 4,000 students and staff will gather for the university’s biggest celebration.
EPICUR
28.10.2026
SDU to lead EPICUR’s work on the skills of the future
On 1 November, a new two-year project period begins for the European university alliance EPICUR. Several of the alliance’s joint initiatives are to be integrated into the universities’ standard practices, and SDU will be responsible for work on the skills of the future.
Car Fleet
27.10.2026
New electric cars on their way to the SDU Shared Car Fleet
SDU is replacing the last 25 petrol and diesel cars in the shared car fleet with 26 electric cars. This replacement means that, for a while, the selection in the Mileage Book booking system may appear smaller when you book a journey in 2027.
Climate
26.10.2026
New report provides inspiration for SDU’s ongoing climate action
A new SDU report from the FORWARD Task Force provides a range of practical tools and recommendations designed to inspire the university’s ongoing work on its green transition.
Research collaboration
23.10.2026
Apply for funding for research collaboration with the University of Freiburg
Researchers at SDU can now apply for up to EUR 50,000 for joint projects with colleagues at the University of Freiburg. The new SDU-UFR Seed Funding scheme is open to all academic fields. The application deadline is 30 November 2026.
Climate ambassador
12.10.2026
Become a climate ambassador at SDU
– and put the climate on the agenda where you work.
Equality
05.10.2026
Equality work gains stronger cross-organisational anchoring
Equality is a cross-organisational task that matters for SDU’s research, education, working environment and development as an organisation. The Executive Board has therefore decided that cross-organisational support for equality work will in future be anchored in SDU HR. Staff and resources in the Gender & Equality Team (GET) will transfer to SDU HR on 31 December 2026.