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Speaker: Guillaume Laplante-Anfossi (University of Southern Denmark)Abstract:The goal of this talk is to describe a strategy to compute algorithmically unstable homotopy groups of spheres modulo a prime number, using the theory of A-infinity algebras. This approach, which is based on Brown's theory of twisting cochains and its generalisation to A-infinity algebras by Kadeishvili, was proposed by Alain Prouté in 1986. One central ingredient that was missing at the time is a formula for the tensor product of A-infinity algebras and A-infinity morphisms, which are now available and were studied recently in combinatorics. In fact, these techniques can be used more generally to compute the homology of fibered spaces, and could potentially be used to develop a theory of Sullivan minimal models in characteristic p.

Speaker: Maximilian Schimpf (​Max Planck Institute for Math)Abstract:TBA

STEM Education Research Center FNUG invites you to the launch of the Mathematics Learning Lab

Lær at bruge modstand og frygt som drivkraft til mod, udvikling og bedre balance i hverdagen

Dear upcoming graduate.On Friday, January 30, we are holding our graduation ceremony. If you are graduating from TEK, you have received an invitation in your SDU email. You can find more information on the page https://mitsdu.dk/da/mit_studie/ingenioeruddannelserne/dimission

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Apply for Staff and Faculty north2north mobility funding available from and to Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese north2north member institutions. Apply by February 1, 2026.

Apply for Staff and Faculty north2north mobility funding available from and to Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese north2north member institutions. Apply by February 1, 2026.

Turn of the tide

Matteo Trentin defends his PhD thesis at a public lecture: “Serverless Computing in Cloud-Edge Scenarios”.The chairman of the assessment committee, Associate Professor Marco Peressotti, will act as chairman at the defence.The PhD defence takes place in IMADA Conference Room (Ø18-509-2).All are welcome.

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Speaker: Albert H. WernerUniversity of CopenhagenAbstract:Our ability to benchmark, verify, and control quantum devices ultimately rests on how well we understand their underlying dynamics. These dynamics are shaped not only by ideal Hamiltonian evolution, but also by time dependent effects and noise that arise in realistic settings. This talk will survey ideas for extracting meaningful dynamical descriptions of many qubit systems using simple, local measurements. Emphasis will be placed on how fundamental notions of locality limit the spread of information and make large scale quantum dynamics accessible through local data. The goal is to outline a set of ideas and methods that contribute to ongoing efforts to understand and characterize the dynamics of complex quantum devices.Location: D-IAS Aud. (V24-501a-0), Danish Institute for Advanced Study - DIASThe event is open to allCrémant and petit fours will be served after the talk

Vil du bruge din akademiske baggrund i en international karriere med indflydelse på Europas fremtid? Få indsigt i, hvordan du som akademiker kan få job i EU – og hvilke veje der fører dertil.

This lecture will provide some historical perspective on the rise of protectionism in today’s world, drawing on evidence from the mercantilist period of the early modern period, as well as the 19th and 20th centuries.

Three ways to take part in shaping the future of polar collaboration. Deadline: 6 February 2026 at 18:00 GMT

Three ways to take part in shaping the future of polar collaboration. Deadline: 6 February 2026 at 18:00 GMT

Kasper Green Larsen, Aarhus University

Staff and Faculty north2north mobility funding available from and to Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese to other north2north members of UArctic. Apply by February 15, 2025.

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Speaker: Ingo Runkel (​University of Hamburg)Abstract:TBA

Har du lyst til skattefri penge til dit udvekslingsophold, men synes du, at det virker uoverskueligt at søge legater? Så er dette webinar, som CA holder i samarbejde med EDU, helt sikkert for dig!

Growth and Its DiscontentsThe history of capitalism is inseparable from the history of growth. Growth is often celebrated as capitalism’s greatest achievement, yet it has also provoked anxiety. Malthus warned of population pressures, Jevons of coal depletion, while Boserup suggested that scarcity could spur innovation. These debates remind us that growth has always been contested. By contrast, much of modern economics tends to take growth for granted, focusing instead on refining methods and estimating causal effects. This seminar returns growth to the centre of debate, asking how historical reflections on prosperity and limits can help us think about capitalism’s future in an age of climate crisis and inequality. There will be short presentations by a panel of experts bringing varying perspectives:Professor Carl-Johan Dalgaard, University of Copenhagen, https://dors.dk/raad-vismaend/formandskabet/carl-johan-dalgaardProfessor Eoin McLaughlin, Heriot-Watt University, https://www.eoinmclaughlin.ie/Professor Wim Naudé, RWTH Aachen University, https://www.wimnaude.com/Professor Niklas Olsen, University of Copenhagen, https://researchprofiles.ku.dk/da/persons/niklas-olsen This will be followed by a panel debate, chaired by Professor Søren Askegaard, DIAS, SDU.

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Southern Denmark hereby announces Niels Reeh's doctoral oral defence (dr.phil.).

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Let's celebrate citizen science together at the 6th European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) conference in Northern Finland. Conference topic: Citizen Science between Centre and Periphery

Speaker: Langwen Hui (University of Illinois)Abstract:TBA

In contemporary healthcare, everybody seems to want more data, on more people, and use them for ever more purposes. There are many good reasons for such ambitions, and yet it is becoming obvious that the current data intensification generates not just stories of benefit and success, but also complaints about misunderstandings, meaningless work, and unintended consequences. In his book, Data Paradoxes (MIT Pres, 2023), Klaus Hoeyer outlines and describes why we tell such different – almost opposing stories about data, and why very different stories might all be partly true. How can we use such insights productively – not least in an age where also cross-border data integration is high on the political agenda?Klaus Hoeyer is professor of Medical Science and Technology Studies at the Centre for Medical STS, University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on the links between policy, practice and experience in medical research and clinical practice. In recent years, he has focused mainly on the increased emphasis on collection, storage, use, reuse of health data, and how these data practices change the health services. This research is primarily financed by the European Research Council.

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Speaker: Boris Kjær (​University of Copenhagen)Abstract:TBA

Business Lunch is a unique opportunity to meet the students in Kolding, chat with them about their qualifications and your needs, and establish a network that benefits both students and companies

Over the past two decades, we have witnessed an explosion in the number of academic journals and publishers across most (if not all) research fields. This proliferation has placed significant strain on academics’ time (e.g., reviewing demands) and on university library budgets, and has raised pressing questions about both the quality and quantity of research outputs. Drawing on his personal experience as a former Editor-in-Chief of an Elsevier journal, as well as insights from a recent PNAS article on journal reform (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401231121), DIAS Chair Nikos Ntoumanis will open the session with reflections on why the current publication model is no longer fit for purpose and what reforms may be needed (or have recently been introduced). Following this short presentation, a panel discussion with DIAS colleagues Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi, Anthony Fernandez, Mette Præst Knudsen, and Lars Boje Mortensen, all of whom have editorial experience, will further explore the challenges and opportunities facing academic publishing today. We also look forward to hearing the audience’s views and experiences with current or alternative publication models.

Visual artist Claus Carstensen gives a lecture about the exhibition "Res Publica" at the Danish National Gallery. The focus is on art as "a public matter".

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The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) is organised annually by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organisations involved in Arctic

Matthew Collins (biochemistry) and Lars Boje Mortensen (literary history) will speak about CODICUM, an ERC Synergy project which spans the humanities and the sciences. Their talk will cover books and book production before the advent of paper and print (before c. 1400 / 1450).You will be able to see (and perhaps touch) a real medieval parchment book and several fragments of such books (courtesy of the SDU library)!Lars will introduce pre-modern books and their significance for intellectual and literary history – particularly within the Nordic context of CODICUM. Next, Matthew will demonstrate some of the startling research possibilities that thousand year old animal skins offer through DNA analysis and protein profiles, and the new facility at SDU. Together, these approaches will unravel new patterns of book history, intellectual networks and surprising insights and applications of “biocodicology”.

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Student Collaboration Day facilitates an opportunity for students to meet and create meaningful dialogue about collaborating during their studies. This could be in the form of a student job, an internship, a thesis collaboration, and others.

Join us for Arctic Encounter Summit (AES) 2026, the largest Arctic event in North America, where global leaders, policymakers, innovators, and visionaries come together to address the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the Arctic today

SDU Internship and Project Day makes it easier for companies to get in contact with SDU’s engineering students. You can meet a student and converse about cooperation in the form of a student job, assignment/thesis project, internship or in-Company Pr

Between ice, memories and images – Inuuteq Storch. Nordic Humanities Center invites you to a conversation about the renowned Greenlandic artist, Inniteq Storch

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The UArctic Congress is a biennial event that brings together a science conference and key UArctic meetings into a single gathering.

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Mark your calendars and stay tuned – more info coming soon!

Promoting Health and Equity at Times of Crisis - Health Promotion Across the Lifespan.

In the third week eight special modules are run, four in parallel in the morning and four in parallel in the afternoon. Students can choose one module in the morning and one in the afternoon. Places are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

All staff at IMADA are invited to the Departmental Fora.Meeting notice and agenda will be sent by email.

Meeting notice with time and agenda will be sent by email.

Vil du fortælle om din virksomhed, møde motiverede studerende, undersøge samarbejdsmuligheder, støtte life science-miljøet på SDU eller udvide dit faglige netværk? Så deltag i Life Science Totaldag d. 6. oktober 2026

Vil du fortælle om din virksomhed, møde motiverede studerende, undersøge samarbejdsmuligheder, støtte life science-miljøet på SDU eller udvide dit faglige netværk? Så deltag i Life Science Totaldag d. 6. oktober 2026

The Arctic Circle Assembly will take place on October 8-10, 2026, in Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre.