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På dette webinar kaster vi lys over de vigtigste ting, du skal gøre, når du dimitterer. Og hvad du skal være særligt opmærksom på, så du får overblik og forhåbentlig lidt mere ro i maven.

Juster dit mindset og se jobsamtalen som et møde mellem dig og virksomheden. På dette event får du inspiration og konkrete værktøjer til, hvordan du kan gribe jobsamtalen an.

About the event Open science is transforming the research landscape in ways that touch every aspect of academic life. It is changing how science is conducted, written, evaluated, funded, and disseminated, across all disciplines and at each step of the scholarly career path. For early-career researchers, this shift brings both opportunities and challenges: how do you build an open science practice that strengthens rather than complicates a career still taking shape? For seasoned researchers, it raises equally pressing questions about mentorship, responsibility, accountability, and integrity. Institutional, governmental, and international policies and initiatives help frame the agenda here, but it is really how individual researchers engage with openness in their daily practice that drives these larger-scale initiatives, determines their success, and ultimately shapes the future of science.This event features a keynote presentation by Professor Vincent Larivière, holder of the UNESCO Chair on Open Science and one of the leading voices on scholarly communication, followed by an open Q&A session. Professor Larivière will map the current landscape of open science, what it means, where it is heading, and how it is increasingly shaping expectations in academic publishing, research funding, and career evaluation. The floor will then open for questions, with a focus on the issues that matter most: [list=1][*]What is open science and why is it necessary?[*]What is already open, what can be opened, and what can’t?[*]How do you find the right balance between your own survival and the greater good of science?[*]How do you open up your research without exposing yourself?[*]What can you justifiably ask of your colleagues, peers, and students?[*]Who can lend a hand, and how?[/list] This event is designed for open-minded researchers from all fields and at all stages of their career. About Pr. Vincent Larivière Vincent Larivière is a full Professor at the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information at the Université de Montréal (EBSI), where he teaches bibliometrics and research methods in information science while supervising numerous emerging researchers.Full bio: https://unesco.ebsi.umontreal.ca/en/vincent-lariviere/

Når du søger job, handler det ikke kun om at vise, hvad du kan. Det handler også om at vise, at du har sat dig ind i virksomheden og forstår, hvad der er vigtigt for dem.

Når du søger job, handler det ikke kun om at vise, hvad du kan. Det handler også om at vise, at du har sat dig ind i virksomheden og forstår, hvad der er vigtigt for dem.

What does it take today to build great research?It is not just about great ideas and the right people but about building environments that help them think bigger, navigate smarter, and connect to society. This final DIAS event of the semester brings SDU Rector Jens Ringsmose into DIAS Blue Sky conversation. He will zoom out to the broader landscape shaping universities right now: a system where funding increasingly comes from outside, where expectations of impact are rising, and where research is unfolding inside a deeply political arena - within a larger (political) arena itself.Universities are no longer just places of knowledge. They are institutions under pressure, expected to deliver on interdisciplinarity, innovation, and societal relevance, while at the same time defending academic freedom. And that raises a difficult question: How can a young, ambitious researcher in the best possible way acquire insight into this politico-institutional context and use it in support of research leadership and career objectives? Jens Ringsmose will open the session with the larger trends shaping the research landscape today. From there, the discussion turns to DIAS: how environments like this can support outstanding researchers, not just in thinking freely, but in finding their footing in a complex system where ideas, people, funding, and politics are increasingly intertwined.Join us in this last event of the semester with the university leadership, which also bring in DIAS Director Sten Rynning and Chair Ben Davies into the conversation. About Jens RingsmoseJens Ringsmose is a Professor of International Politics and the Rector of the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), a position he has held since 2021. Before becoming Rector, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences at SDU and before that as Vice-Dean for Research and Director of the Institute for Military Operations at the Royal Danish Defence College. He earned his MA in History and PhD in International Politics from SDU. His research interests include strategic studies, security and defense policy, NATO and asymmetric conflicts.Jens is also a member of YERUN’s Executive Board, and both Jens and SDU are very committed to internationalization and the European higher education and research areas.About Sten RynningSten Rynning is Director of the Danish Institute of Advanced Study and a Professor of War Studies, the University of Southern Denmark. He served as interim dean of the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences November 2021-May 2022 and as vice dean for research June 2019-August 2022.He founded SDU’s Center for War Studies and has advised several official Danish and Norwegian commissions on security and foreign policy. Rynning has held senior academic leadership roles at SDU and serves on multiple international editorial and advisory boards. His research focuses on NATO, war, and transatlantic security, and his latest book is NATO: From Cold War to Ukraine (Yale University Press).About Ben DaviesBen Davies is Professor of Literature in the Department of Culture and Language at the University of Southern Denmark. His research focuses on modern and contemporary literature, with emphasis on time, narrative, and reading. He was Co‑I on the Carlsberg‑funded Lockdown Reading Project, which resulted in the award‑winning book Reading Novels During the Covid‑19 Pandemic (Oxford University Press, 2022). He currently serves as Chair of University English and is a member of the English sub‑panel for the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF).   This event is hosted and organized by Sten Rynning

At this event, you can gain insight into the latest methods and tools used in master’s theses from the Master of Science in Data-Driven Business Development and Data Science programs. You’ll also have the opportunity to talk with recent graduates who

Speaker: ​Kasper Green Larsen (Aarhus University).Abstract: Achieving a provable exponential quantum speedup for an important machine learning task has been a central research goal since the seminal HHL quantum algorithm for solving linear systems and the subsequent quantum recommender systems algorithm by Kerenidis and Prakash. These algorithms were initially believed to be strong candidates for exponential speedups, but a lower bound ruling out similar classical improvements remained absent. In breakthrough work by Tang, it was demonstrated that this lack of progress in classical lower bounds was for good reasons. Concretely, she gave a classical counterpart of the quantum recommender systems algorithm, reducing the quantum advantage to a mere polynomial. Her approach is quite general and was named quantum-inspired classical algorithms. Since then, almost all the initially exponential quantum machine learning speedups have been reduced to polynomial via new quantum-inspired classical algorithms. From the current state-of-affairs, it is unclear whether we can hope for exponential quantum speedups for any natural machine learning task. In this work, we present the first such provable exponential separation between quantum and quantum-inspired classical algorithms. We prove the separation for the basic problem of solving a linear system when the input matrix is well-conditioned and has sparse rows and columns.

While robots have been employed in industrial contexts since the 1960s and have since extended their sensorial and intelligent capabilities, the operation of today’s robots in everyday life is still very limited. Whether it be public places, work environments, or life at home, physical robots are in general not yet capable of meaningfully interacting with humans. Human Robot Interaction (HRI) – in contrast to HCI – did not yet make it to commercially successful applications relevant for everyday life.At our workshop, we will discuss the current status and technical challenges in relevant subdisciplines such as Speech Recognition and Dialogue Processing, Dexterous manipulation, Computer Vision, Mobile Robots and HRI as a discipline integrating all these fields. At the end of the workshop, we will discuss perspectives for the development of interactive robots that have the potential to intrude public life.  Agenda 10:00 Prof. Norbert Krüger: Welcome and Introduction10:05 Prof. Ulrik Schultz: Autonomous Drones in Danish Society - Status and Challenges10:30 Prof. Lazaros Nalpantidis (DTU): Computer Vision on Robots: Status and Challenges10:55 Søren Udby (OUH): Learnings & Challenges in Developing and Implementing Robots in a Hospital11:25 Prof. Henrik G. Petersen (SDU): Dexterous Manipulation: What is the application potential and what are the challenges11:50 Assoc. Prof. Chen-Li (AAU): Conversational AI: Where We Are and What's NextFrom Chatbots to Embodied Agents12:15 Discussion 12:30 Lunch 13:15 Jakob Sand (Hive Robotics): Deploying Humanoid Robots in Real-World Applications: Lessons from the Field13:40 Assoc. Prof. Leon Bodenhagen (SDU): Status and Challenges in Human-Robot-Interaction14:05 Assoc. Prof. Mika Yasuoka Jensen (RUC): Where Society Needs Telepresence Robots: Roles, Use-Cases, and Open Challenges 14:30 Break14:45 All: Moderated Discussion[list][*]What are the use-cases that could make it?[*]What are the obstacles on the way?[*]What are appropriate steps in terms of fundraising and investments?[/list]16:00 End

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The event is for all graduands from the Faculty of Science who have completed their master’s degree after June 2025.

The event is for all graduands from the Faculty of Science who have completed their master’s degree after June 2025.

Graduation on Friday 26 June 2026 at 1 p.m

Graduation on Friday 26 June 2026 at 1 p.m

CSC2026 is a student-organised symposium that explores the exciting and promising field of computational systems chemistry and cheminformatics - and their applications in research areas such as chemical reaction networks, metabolic pathways, generative models, and analytical chemistry.This free-to-register two day symposium is open to young researchers, ranging from Masters to post-docs, and even industry R&D specialists in the field of computational chemistry wishing to showcase, share, and discuss their work with like-minded researchers in the field. The deadline for registration is: May 15th, 2026Please note: attendees will need to pay for accommodation (if they require it) at a rate of 550 DKK per night - hotel rooms are organised by the team for you!

Dear upcoming graduate.On Tuesday, June 30, we are holding our graduation ceremony. If you are graduating from TEK, you will receive 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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Learn how to use ChatGPT to enhance your job search and land your dream job quickly and safely.

Speaker: Raphael Senghaas (​Heidelberg University).Abstract: TBA

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Searching for a job is much more than just responding to advertised jobs. Learn how to land a job through unsolicited job search and networking.

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SDU Sønderborg 21 August 2026 - A forum for researchers, health professionals and employees in companies to meet

SDU Sønderborg 21 August 2026 - A forum for researchers, health professionals and employees in companies to meet

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

In this presentation, I will present my methods for activating teaching, which I have implemented both in an existing course I took over from a colleague, and in a new course that I have built myself from scratch.

An extended FNUG Seminar with guest researchers

About the lectureWeb and social media research has become increasingly important in the scientific community. For example, nearly all foundation models are trained in part with web data. And yet, data access has never been more difficult, making it harder to understand digital media’s impact on public discourse, scientific communication, interpersonal relations, and other societal functions. This keynote will explore how we arrived at this point, what researchers are currently experiencing in the contemporary data access regime, and whether regulation through DSA Article 40 provides any hope for researchers globally.About the speakerJosephine Lukito is a preeminent scholar in the use of computational methods and artificial intelligence to study political communication and online discourse.She has an interdisciplinary background in mass communication studies, political science, analytical sociology, natural language processing, and linguistics (syntax).Josephine is a Professor of Digital Communication at the Digital Democracy Centre.The event is organized by Josephine Lukito

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Abstract: Since the second World War, we have entered the era of ‘Big Science’. Research is now often conducted at a scale well beyond of what one individual, or even one research lab can manage. Such large experiments tend to require financial support from one or more government agencies over extended periods of time—often even several decades. Because of this increase in costs, scientists have had to change how they decide what experiments to pursue, since only a small number of large-scale experiments will be funded at any given time, and what experiments are pursued can determine the future of scientific research. In this talk, I want to give a start at investigating what makes an experiment more worthy to pursue compared to other experiments, especially in the era of Big Science. Short Bio: My primary interests lie in history and philosophy of cosmology and astrophysics, and general philosophy of science. I received my PhD in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020, before joining the philosophy department at Stockholm University. In 2025, I received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council for a project on collective decision-making on future large-scale experiments in cosmology and astrophysics. My Cambridge Element, Philosophy of Cosmology and Astrophysics, was published in 2025.

What is entrepreneurialism, and what can it reveal about contemporary capitalism as a historical, political, and social phenomenon? Entrepreneurship is often presented as a force of innovation, growth, and renewal, but it is also embedded in institutions, policies, ideologies, and particular historical settings. This seminar explores entrepreneurialism as part of the DIAS series on “Capitalism in the Danish Experience”, asking how entrepreneurship has shaped, and been shaped by, different forms of capitalism.The event brings together three perspectives. Christina Lubinski will address entrepreneurialism as a concept, ideology, and historical phenomenon. Adam Frost will examine entrepreneurship and capitalism in China, drawing on his work on informal entrepreneurship and economic transformation in Maoist China. Mads Bruun Ingstrup will discuss Danish enterprise and cluster policy.Each speaker will give a 30-minute presentation, followed by a 30-minute panel discussion moderated by Paul Sharp.Programme13:00–13:30 Christina Lubinski, CBS, Entrepreneurialism and the Futures of Capitalism: Ideology, Hype, and History13:30–14:00 Adam Frost, DIAS/SDU, Entrepreneurial Co-Optation in Maoist China14:00-14:10 Break14:10–14:40 Mads Bruun Ingstrup, SDU, Cluster policy as an instrument for growth and innovation14:40–15:00 Panel discussion, moderated by Paul SharpSpeakersChristina Lubinski is Professor at Copenhagen Business School, where her work rethinks entrepreneurship in society by examining how entrepreneurial ideas and practices shape, and are shaped by, social, political, and cultural transformations.Adam K. Frost is Assistant Professor at SDU and Fellow at DIAS. His research focuses on emerging market entrepreneurship and state-business relations, with a particular focus on China.Mads Bruun Ingstrup is Associate Professor at SDU and Head of the Centre for Sustainable Business Development and Policy. His research focuses on clusters, firm networks, business ecosystems, regional development, and enterprise policy.

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

The Future of Health Depends on RehabilitationRehabilitation has long been under-prioritized in health systems, even as the global demand for these services rises sharply and far outpaces what is currently offered. Funding models often fail to support rehabilitation adequately, despite its essential role in universal health coverage, healthy aging, and equitable care. The WHO’s resolution on Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems, the Rehabilitation 2030 initiative, and the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) signal a global shift toward addressing this urgent gap. Dr. Côté will examine how health services and policy research can shape responsive policies, drawing on the work of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Health at the Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research. He will also highlight why generating robust data on the value of rehabilitation, its impact on population health, work productivity, and quality of life for aging adults is critical to support governments in making informed investments in integrated, sustainable rehabilitation services.About Pierre CôtéPierre Côté is a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University. Côté is an epidemiologist who holds the Hann-Kelly Family Chair in Disability and Rehabilitation Research. From 2013-2023, he held the prestigious Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation. Côté is the founding Director of the Institute for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (IDRR), a leading international research hub which aims to improve the functioning and quality of life of people with disability or in need of rehabilitation. He is the inaugural Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Health. Professor Côté currently serves Lead of The Cochrane Rehabilitation Methodological Group. Dr. Côté holds appointments at international universities. He is a Professor of Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Adjunct Professor of Disability Prevention at Southern Denmark University; Honorary Professor of Physiotherapy at MGM Institute of Health Sciences, India, and Visiting Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at Sophiahemment University, Sweden.  Throughout his career, Côté has published more than 420 peer-reviewed papers. His current Scopus h-index is 71. Throughout his career, Professor Côté has supervised more than 50 master’s, doctoral and post-doctoral trainees.This event is hosted and organized by DIAS Chair Jan Hartvigsen

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Experts worry that support and tolerance for political violence and violent extremist actors is on the rise in the United States.  Is this true?  If so, what might explain why more Americans view political violence to be acceptable? Finally, what can be done to stem the tide of support for political violence in the U.S. and perhaps elsewhere.  In this lecture I present some of my findings over several years of public opinion research on political violence in the United StatesJames A. Piazza is a Liberal Arts professor of Political Science whose research focuses on terrorism, political violence, and violent extremism in the United States. He holds a Ph.D. in Politics from New York University, an M.A. in Middle East Studies from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. in Political Science from Loyola University Chicago. Piazza’s work examines how democratic processes, demographic change, and extremist ideologies shape patterns of political violence. His research has been published in leading journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Security Studies, and Political Research Quarterly, and he is widely recognized for his comparative studies of left‑wing, right‑wing, and Islamist extremism.

At this research seminar, researchers and students from FNUG present updates from their current research. Beforehand, there will be a potluck lunch.

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About the lectureTBAAbout the speakerDavide Calonico is the Scientific Director of INRIM, Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, an Italian Public Research Institute that is also the Italian Institute of Metrology in the convention of the Metre.  DDC is a physicist expert in primary metrology and quantum technologies. Its main scientific achievements are in atomic clocks, sensing, and quantum communication over fiber. DC coordinates the Italian Quantum backbone, that realizes in Italy the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure of the European Commission. He is the scientific responsible for INRIM of the infrastructure Piquet, Piemonte Quantum Enabling Technology, devoted in INRIM to metrology on a chip. He developed several atomic clocks based on laser-cooled atoms like Cesium Rubidium, Ytterbium, and Strontium, and microstructured clocks based on nanotechnologiesThe event is organized by Aglae Pizzone

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

Are you looking for a student job, an exciting project collaboration, or perhaps your first step toward your dream job after graduation?

Student Collaboration Day facilitates an opportunity for students to meet and create meaningful dialogue regarding collaboration during their studies. Join us on the 6th of October 2026!

Business Lunch is a unique opportunity to meet students in Kolding, discuss their qualifications and your needs with them, and build a network that benefits both students and businesses.

Are you interested in networking with companies, exploring opportunities, and meeting various local and international companies? Then now is the time to act!

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

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Poster Session and presentation

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Want to collaborate with companies during your studies? Come to Student Collaboration Day in Odense!

Student Collaboration Day in Odense makes it easier for companies to connect with SDU’s engineering students. You can meet a student and discuss opportunities for collaboration, such as a part-time job, a project topic, an internship, or an in-compan

About the lecture:The concert and lecture will present 300 years of musical history through compositionsfrom the vast and rich piano repertoire. Masterpieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven,Franz Liszt, and Claude Debussy will be performed and analysed to deepen both ourunderstanding and emotional perception of the music. Birch’s Astronomic Piano Pieces willtake the audience on a journey into space, thereby demonstrating a highly interesting, innovative,and unorthodox approach to music-making.All aspects of this remarkable instrument and its many possibilities will be explored — notonly the music itself, but also the piano’s technical development in relation to broader politicaland cultural movements throughout history.About the speaker:SVEN BIRCH was born in Denmark and studied piano at the DJM in Aarhus, where he graduated with a soloist diploma. Thanks to numerous scholarships, he was able to continue his studies in Vienna with Prof. Alexander Jenner. In addition, he attended masterclasses with renowned pianists such as Tatiana Nikolayeva, Conrad Hansen, John Lill, and Peter Feuchtwanger.As a sought-after pianist, Birch possesses an extensive repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary music. He is active as a soloist, chamber musician, accompanist, and composer, and has performed throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Among his major projects is the performance of the complete cycle of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas.Since 1992, Professor Sven Birch has been teaching at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz. From 1996 to 2004, he also taught at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.He is a member of the George Crumb Trio Linz and the Georgiadis-Birch flute and piano duo. He regularly conducts concerts and projects, and he serves as the conductor and artistic director of the ensemble Lézard aux Plumes in Linz.He is frequently invited to give masterclasses and workshops (Sibelius Academy Helsinki, Chopin Academy Warsaw, Royal Academy Manchester, as well as universities in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, Riga, Tallinn, Aarhus, Rome, Milan, and Seville) and has produced numerous CD, television, and radio recordings.The event is organized by Anne-Marie Mai & Andreas Birch

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Meet your next student assistant at SDU Do you have tasks piling up, shifts to fill, or projects waiting to move forward?

Meet your next student assistant at SDU Do you have tasks piling up, shifts to fill, or projects waiting to move forward?

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Capitalism in the Nordic Countries: Different Paths or a Common Model? Speakers:[list][*]Torben M. Andersen, Aarhus University[*]Ann-Kristin Bergquist, Uppsala University[*]Pål Thonstad Sandvik, Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology[*]Pasi Nevalainen, University of Jyväskylä[*]Jeppe Nevers, SDU[/list]

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

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

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