News from the department
Brain research
25.01.2021
DKK 35 million for new type of research in neuro diseases
Professor Martin Røssel Larsen has received DKK 35 million from the Lundbeck Foundation to cultivate and research mini-brains.
Cancer
14.01.2021
Why does breast cancer often spread in obese women?
Every year, approx. 5,000 Danish women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Obesity makes the cancer cells more aggressive, so they spread to other parts of the body. This is the focus of Rasmus Siersbæk’s research and he hopes to be able to find better treatment methods for this disease.
Small revolutions
15.10.2020
Researcher uses mini-brains for disease research
Professor Martin Røssel Larsen researches brain diseases. In order to better understand them, he makes mini-brains from stem cells in his laboratory.
Cannabis
24.03.2020
New study: Cannabis helps fight resistant bacteria
Bacteria are increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics. By combining antibiotics with the cannabis compound, cannabidiol, researchers have found a way to enhance the antibiotic effect.
New research
10.03.2020
SDU intensifies its research in artificial skin
Researchers want to develop and 3D print skin for humans. The Novo Nordisk Foundation provides DKK 15 million for a new research project.
09.03.2020
Closing in on liver fibrosis: Detailing the fibrosis process at unprecedented resolution
Today, there is no effective way to treat liver fibrosis. In a new study, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark, SDU, present a new technology to investigate the cellular processes as they change during fibrosis development. Key findings are being validated in studies of human patients, paving the way for possible novel diagnostics and treatments.
Grants
23.01.2020
Phantom genes keep diabetes at bay
Until now, the purpose of a ‘phantom gene’ was largely unknown. New research suggests that it helps to ensure a healthy metabolism and could be involved in the development of lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D).
News from the faculty
04.03.2026
New SDU professor receives DKK 6 million for sustainable AI
A new research grant of DKK 6 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation will strengthen research into sustainable artificial intelligence at SDU in Vejle. The project will support a PhD candidate and a postdoctoral researcher. The aim is to develop AI systems that use fewer resources and are easier for humans to understand and trust.
Artificial intelligence
17.02.2026
SDU researchers’ algorithm could become an important step towards privacy in the age of AI
If you, as a user, want to protect your privacy, it is not enough to ask tech companies to delete your data. What the companies’ AI models have learned from that data must also be unlearned. Researchers from SDU Applied AI and Data Science have now found a way to do this without weakening model performance.
09.02.2026
New LEGO® Chair to Lead Software Technology in Vejle
Professor Mikkel Baun Kjærgaard has been appointed LEGO® Chair at the SDU Centre for Software Technology. With this appointment, the new campus in Vejle gains a prominent profile dedicated to bridging the gap between world-class international research and the local business community in the Triangle Region.
MedTech
05.02.2026
New technology aims to reveal whether hospital blood bags contaminate patients with microplastics
Only a few years have passed since science conclusively established that microplastics circulate in the human bloodstream. But just how extensive is this contamination? With a new grant, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital and Rigshospitalet, aim to automate the search for answers and investigate whether the healthcare system’s own blood banks could be part of the problem.
05.02.2026
Hospital beds to learn from electric cars and feed power back into the battery
A new Danish research project aims to transfer technology from electric vehicles to height-adjustable desks and hospital beds. By designing the motor and electronics as a single integrated system, researchers and industry partners will reduce energy losses and enable batteries to recharge whenever the equipment moves downward.
Green technology
27.01.2026
Young researcher from SDU will help ensure sufficient critical resources for the green transition
The green transition depends heavily on access to critical raw materials, which are currently subject to vulnerable supply chains in an uncertain world. Associate professor Wu Chen from the Department of Green Technology at SDU now aims to map out how Denmark and Europe can secure the supply of the critical materials. The project is supported by the Villum Foundation’s Young Investigator grant.
FUNDING
15.01.2026
SDU uses its own supercomputer to build virtual teaching labs with full ownership
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is now leveraging its existing supercomputer infrastructure to create virtual teaching laboratories for IT education. The initiative gives students access to high-end server environments and distributed systems while enabling SDU to keep full ownership of the teaching platform and ensure predictable, transparent use of resources.
Electrolysis
14.01.2026
Research project at SDU aims to make green hydrogen production PFAS-free and competitive
In collaboration with European partners, researchers from SDU’s Department of Green Technology will develop a new type of electrolyser that can produce green hydrogen more cheaply, sustainably, more efficiently, and without the use of PFAS, which is currently used.
DKK 13 million for SDU researcher
18.12.2025
AI to make quantum physics more accessible and sustainable
Line Jelver, a newly appointed assistant professor at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), has received DKK 13.3 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. By integrating advanced language models with supercomputers, she aims not only to accelerate the development of materials with tailor-made quantum mechanical properties but also to address the research world’s enormous energy consumption.
Inge Lehmann grant
15.12.2025
SDU researcher Maria Ormhøj wants cancer cells to explode like bombs
Maria Ormhøj from the University of Southern Denmark has just received a prestigious Inge Lehmann grant. With the innovative advancement of immunotherapy, she aims to harness the body’s own cells. Hence, they function as “Trojan horses,” capable of alerting the immune system and triggering an attack on stubborn solid tumours.
News from SDU
SDU HR
06.03.2026
System change for SDU employees' flexitime registration
Flexitime registration for employees at the University of Southern Denmark will soon have to take place in a new system, as the current system will shut down in 2026.
Study administration
05.03.2026
New survey – how lecturers experience study administration
A new survey points to a positive experience of the administrative support for teaching and programme administration at SDU. At the same time, it provides valuable knowledge about where there may be a need to adjust workflows and interfaces in further follow-up.
Master’s Degree Reform
27.02.2026
New 1-year MSc in Global Supply Chain Management
A focused new MSc programme that makes risk management a core discipline.
EPICUR
27.02.2026
EPICUR Lifelong Learning and Employability Module – coming soon!
Are you an educator who is curious and looking for inspiration about how to incorporate teaching and learning about lifelong learning and employability in your courses, without being an expert in this area? Then we have just what you are looking for.
Friday café
27.02.2026
New Friday café for all SDU employees
It's been a long time coming, but now it's finally a reality: On Friday 10 April at 15-18, SDU invites you to the first Friday Café for all employees in the restaurant at SDU Odense.
60 years anniversary
26.02.2026
An innovative university with innovative students for 60 years
The University of Southern Denmark turns 60 this year. To mark the occasion, throughout 2026, we will focus on some of the keywords that can be traced back to 1966 and which still characterise the University today. This article is about entrepreneurship, which has always played an important role for all the University’s campuses and will continue to do so in the future.
Rule simplification
26.02.2026
Fewer rules – more time for core tasks
We are abolishing rules that do not create value – and making way for smoother workflows and more trust.
Innovation
26.02.2026
Innovation to become a purpose of universities – SDU poised
SDU’s Rector, Jens Ringsmose, is looking forward to new opportunities for spinouts, collaborations with businesses and a boost in the transfer of knowledge and technology.
Open Days
26.02.2026
Open Days attract strong turnout at SDU’s campuses
In recent weeks, SDU’s campuses have thrown open their doors to many forthcoming and potential students as well as other visitors interested in attending the Open Days. The future campus in Vejle held a particularly successful event, which attracted more than 200 visitors.
Climate
26.02.2026
Local targets to help reduce emissions from travel
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from work-related trips is an important part of SDU’s overall climate work. The overall reduction target towards 2030 has now been distributed across the University’s main areas, so that local targets can motivate managers and employees to change their travel behaviour.