News from 2020

Frozen holiday allowance – how much have you accrued and how much is owed to you?

Many people have already received the first three weeks of their frozen holiday allowance, and an agreement has been made on the payment of the remaining two weeks. Now you will get a statement of what you have accrued in total.

Link instead of PDF

Low usage of online resources equals high risk of discontinuation. Therefore it’s important whether as a lecturer you upload a PDF or link directly to online resources from SDU’s e-learning platform. The library strongly encourages the use of the link method, which best ensures correct usage statistics for the databases.

Confirmation of receipt of SDU's newsletter

If you’ve received a link to confirm you wish to receive SDU's newsletter, rest assured it’s perfectly valid – it’s not spam.

Well-being and stress during corona

It can be hard to tell if a colleague isn’t coping well and to be aware of one’s own stress symptoms when we work under conditions we’re not used to. SDU’s organisational consultant and psychologist Birgitte Aagaard Zethsen discusses well-being and stress during corona.

How are you all keeping up?

Corona restrictions have changed everyday life for most of us. We have asked some of our colleagues how they feel about the ‘new normal’.

Your email account will be migrated

All email accounts are being migrated to a cloud solution.

New HR and Financial Management System in the pipeline

In the early summer of 2021, we will replace SDU’s HR and financial management systems with a new common system. This will benefit everyone in the organisation, especially those of you currently working with HR or finances both at the faculties and in the Central Administration.

“SDU Moves” presents this year’s Active Advent calendar

Each workday from December 1st onwards you will have the opportunity to open a virtual calendar filled with inspiration for exercises and movement during the sweet Christmas season.

Universities Denmark puts pressure on publishing giant Elsevier: SDU wants free access to its research and does not accept exorbitant price hikes

The major scientific publishers are making steadily increasing amounts of money from our efforts. But Universities Denmark has had enough, and the universities are now united in demanding sustainable financial conditions from publisher Elsevier in this year’s licence negotiations. If Universities Denmark and Elsevier’s negotiators do not reach an agreement, Danish researchers will lose access to all the research that has been published at Elsevier as of 2021.

SDU has become a member of Engineers Without Borders - which opportunities does it give you?

SDU has become a company member of Engineers Without Borders (IUG) and therefore as an employee at SDU, you can become a member of Engineers Without Borders, for free. You will have the opportunity to make a difference in an NGO that works for some of the world's poorest people.

COUNT STEPS – Thank you for your participation and support!

Over the last two weeks, 503 employees in 69 teams has participated in Tæl Skridt-campaign.

The Inspiration Prize 2020

The Inspiration Prize is presented to a group of staff and/or students who have devoted themselves to working with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Count steps with ”SDU Moves”

As a part of the ”SDU Moves”-project, all SDU employees can join the Count steps campaign for free! The campaign runs in the period 9.-22. of November.

SDU is this year’s best apprentice place

In public administration, there’s no one above or beside SDU as an apprentice place. This has just been made official.

Voting rights and nomination for the SDU elections – here’s a guide

On 24-25 November 2020, it’s time to cast your vote in the electronic ballot boxes! Learn more about your voting rights and to which governing bodies you can stand for election.

News from management

News from the SDU management about the COVID-19 situation and unwanted sexual attention.

Green traffic behaviour initiative hits the road

With 27,000 students, 4,000 employees and a large car fleet, SDU's green transport initiatives are set to reduce the University’s overall carbon footprint. However, green transport is about more than just measuring the impact here and now. It’s about a fundamental change in behaviour and about finding lasting solutions through disruptive field tests. Among other things, these initiatives will nudge us into changing motorist behaviour from one driver, one car, to carpooling.

This year's digital Annual University Celebration

Even though the Annual University Celebration has been cancelled this year, Friday 30 October will not pass unnoticed. There is indeed still plenty to celebrate.

Exercise boosts health and well-being

The SDG-related initiative 'SDU Moves' was launched with a brand new 'Get Moving Day' event on a beautiful, sunny Friday before the autumn break.

The Annual University Celebration has been cancelled

SDU has decided to cancel this year’s Annual University Celebration on 30 October 2020.

Sustainable cafeteria concept coming to SDU

When the cafeterias in Odense, Kolding and Slagelse welcome students and staff after 1 September, they will feature a new concept with an increased focus on sustainability.

Internationally renowned climate scientist becomes new pro-rector

Sebastian H. Mernild, Professor of Climate Change and Glaciology and Managing Director of the Nansen Center research institute in Bergen, Norway, has been appointed as the new pro-rector of the University of Southern Denmark from 1 October 2020.

An alternative way of learning

Today, on 11 June, SDU is launching a campaign regarding our work to develop the education programmes of the future. At the heart of the campaign is the Master's degree programme in journalism, which, on behalf of SDU, is experimenting with new forms of learning and provides concrete suggestions on what education may look like in the future

When lecturers go online

A new study highlights the challenges encountered by SDU’s lecturers during the COVID-19 lockdown. Switching to online teaching has been both difficult and time-consuming, but a number of positive experiences have also been gained.

Practical information conc. Summer Holidays 2020

It’s time for submitting holiday requests

Holiday requests for the next holiday year can be submitted from 1 May. You must register your holiday no later than 2 June.

SDU introduces new procurement system

Minimalist, circular and sustainable are key words in SDU's calls for tenders and procurement. Therefore, a new procurement policy and strategy have been adopted, backed by the new procurement system TrueTrade.

SDU has exceeded its objective of publishing research articles

A recent publication shows that SDU ranks number three among Danish universities in the proportion of publicly available research article. This is indeed a positive development.

It is now possible to pick up ordered materials from the library

The library has made it possible to order and pick up materials to a limited extent.

The fridge is never empty at HUM

The staff of the departments and secretariats of the Faculty of Humanities are trying to address food waste, but this is not something they have just started doing. It is a scheme they have had for many years, they say.

A green canteen for everybody at SDU

A more sustainable and greener imprint is a major part of the new canteen selection, which has just been published. The people behind the selection are satisfied and hope that both staff and students will be able to feel the difference when the new selection becomes available after the summer break.

Inspiring Denmark

Get help planning your conferences at SDU.

Studies in sustainability

In autumn, nearly 1,000 new students will be participating in testing a new course that gives SDU students skills in understanding, applying and relating critically to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

New digital organization is soon a reality

IT service, SFEO and TEK-IT will be replaced on 1 April by a brand new digital organization with two cross-cutting units; SDU IT and SDU Digital.

Greener procurement at SDU in the future

SDU is the first university in Denmark to join POGI, the Partnership for Green Public Procurement, which will ensure sustainability of our procurement in the future.

The cyber threat of working at home in the light of the COVID-19 situation

The Center for Cyber Security points out that the cyber threat to authorities and companies is very high. And in these critical times where many of us work at home, we are extra vulnerable.

New measures at SDU to reduce the risk of infection spread

The prime minister and authorities announced new measures to contain coronavirus on March 6, urging everyone to expel community minds, take into account weakened, elderly and chronically ill citizens, and be at the forefront of measures that prevent the spread of infection in the community.

Coronavirus: Increased readiness at SDU

The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) is developing rapidly in a number of countries, including Italy.

Coronavirus: SDU follows the health authorities' recommendations

SDU encourages staff and students to keep up to date on the official channels of the Danish authorities.

SDU sorts waste

Technical Services is working flat out to make waste sorting more visible at SDU on a daily basis. This it is not as simple as it sounds however, but through a joint effort we are heading in the right direction.

Visit to Guinea-Bissau

A packed programme of exciting experiences awaited the five members of SDU's Executive Board who participated in the visit to the Bandim project in Guinea-Bissau a few weeks ago.

Hit the ground running

There are many different SDG projects at SDU.

Can we do it differently?

Financial Services has successfully completed the pilot project “Paperless administration”. The overall print consumption of the 65 employees has fallen by 79 per cent in just two years.

New printers: CO2 emissions reduced by 79 per cent

SDU will be replacing its printers in week 7. 276 of the old printers will be replaced by 140 new printers, which are faster, ensure a higher degree of confidentiality and use much less energy.

Holiday 2020/2021

Now is the time to be mindful if you would like to take a holiday in the shortened holiday period this year. The new Holiday Act comes into effect on 1 September 2020, and there are a few different things that you should be mindful of before then.