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22.March.2024
Friday, 15 March, was the last deadline for applying to our bachelor's programmes via quota 2. At HEALTH, we are experiencing a minor decrease, but we still stand strong.
21.March.2024
Assistant professors and recently appointed associate professors at the University of Southern Denmark will most likely be able to join the SDU Research Academy programme from the autumn of 2024, a pilot programme which aims to implement the support for SDU researchers more naturally in their everyday work, and it has got off to a good start.
Digitization
Supercomputers are ready to boost your research both here at SDU and at a number of other Danish universities. But what difference can supercomputers make? This was the focus when the Danish e-infrastructure Consortium (DeiC) visited SDU.
new names
Noise and hearing loss, along with the correct use of hearing aids, are in focus when Jesper Hvass Schmidt conducts research for the benefit of musicians specifically and the general population at large.
The HEALTH-building
19.March.2024
Technical Service is installing signage on glass doors to office corridors and laboratories in the new faculty building.
research
Patients with triple-negative breast cancer may find encouragement in recently published research from Professor Vijay Tiwari from the Department of Molecular Medicine.
18.March.2024
The figures for this year’s applications to higher education programmes via quota 2 have been published. At the University of Southern Denmark, a positive increase can be seen for the second year in a row.
New Names
15.March.2024
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.March.2024
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.
Monday, March 18 2024, SDU IT will launch Freshservice
Store Bededag
12.March.2024
In connection with the collective bargaining negotiations in the state sector, it has been agreed that compensation for the removal of Store Bededag as a public holiday will be included in the special holiday allowance
New names
08.March.2024
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.
New Health
Spring was in the air and in many of the speeches when New HEALTH – SDU’s new Faculty of Health Sciences – was inaugurated on 1 March 2024.
Special vacation days
Call for requests for placement of special vacation days will be taking place in the following weeks.
Gender identity
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.March.2024
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.
Office 365
Are your Microsoft Office skills a bit rusty, or have you never really delved into the possibilities of the tools? Now there is help to be found on SDUnet.dk.
New service solution
06.March.2024
SDU IT, are in the process of transitioning to a new service management solution
Phishing campaign
At SDU, we continue to work to increase information security. This is done, among other things, by conducting campaigns with simulated phishing.
04.March.2024
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.
DIAS 3.0
29.February.2024
In a recently approved vision for ’Dias 3.0’, director Sten Rynning describes the route to a DIAS with significant changes, closer ties to SDU and greater visibility regarding the elitist ambition that is inherent in DIAS.
International students
An overall strategic effort to recruit the most talented international students is about to be implemented at the University following its approval by the Executive Board.
The Jazz Collections
28.February.2024
At least in the form of unique audio recordings, photos and other exceptional items. The jazz collections at the University Library of Southern Denmark are known worldwide as a true treasure trove of jazz history. We visited in honour of the collection’s contribution to a new, completely sold-out jazz release.
Nyt SUND
27.February.2024
As one of several initiatives launched to prevent further thefts, initiatives will now be taken to reset and re-deliver keys to employees at Nyt SUND.
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.
23.February.2024
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.
Technical Services
22.February.2024
Please be aware that Technical Services’ warehouse and logistics department is currently facing staffing challenges.
Community singing
21.February.2024
Come and sing the day in with colleagues and students at SDU. Everyone is welcome!
Consultant Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, PhD, has been appointed professor at the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Southern Denmark and the Department of Nuclear Medicine, OUH, as of 1 January.
19.February.2024
Attending physician, PhD, Stig Borbjerg Laursen has been appointed clinical professor of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy from 1 February 2024 in a joint position with the Department of Clinical Research, the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and the Department of Medical Gastrointestinal Diseases S, Odense University Hospital (OUH).
09.February.2024
- I am looking forward to continuing our collaboration both internally across SDU Esbjerg and externally with the business community, UC Syd, as well as Esbjerg and Grindsted Hospitals, among other local stakeholders. SDU Esbjerg is well-positioned with several new study programmes, and I believe there are ample opportunities for even closer collaboration with the surrounding community.
Clinicial Trial Unit
08.February.2024
The Clinical Trial Unit is open for more collaborations in connection with clinical trials and registry-based studies.
In the newly established clinical professorship at the Department of Clinical Research at SDU, Dagmar Beier will strengthen research into brain diseases.
Satsning
07.February.2024
Now begins the process of finding the next joint SDU-OUH flagship centre, which will be named at the end of 2024.
05.February.2024
Trine Flensborg-Madsen takes up the position as Professor of Child and Adolescent Health at the National Institute of Public Health (SIF), University of Southern Denmark, on 1 February 2024.
02.February.2024
Unfortunately, there have been several thefts at Nyt SUND recently.
31.January.2024
On February 28, 2023, the Act on the consequences of abolishing Store Bededag as a public holiday (Act no. 214 of 06/03/2023) was passed by a majority vote in the Danish Parliament.
Improvements
This year, the work on SDU’s simplification model is to be accelerated. The purpose of the model is to free up time and resources for research and teaching by looking at the workflows of administrative tasks.
Lifelong learning
SDU’s new investment in lifelong learning in collaboration with the business community launches in February with a completely sold-out course on artificial intelligence.
Security
30.January.2024
How do we best protect Danish research from the serious security, financial and ethical consequences that can arise in international collaborations? A new campaign spotlights this issue.
SDU HR
19.January.2024
Get off to a strong start in 2024 with easy exercises you can do in the office or in front of your computer.
Academic Council
17.January.2024
Reorganization at the faculty, teaching evaluations, and merit criteria for associate professors and assistant professors. These were among the topics discussed at the last meeting of the Academic Council at SUND. You can find the minutes from the meeting here.
16.January.2024
As from 1 January 2024, managers and units at SDU can request consultancy from SDU HR, Work Environment & Development free of charge. The new framework for consultancy has been introduced to reduce the University’s administration.
15.January.2024
In the years to come, Henrik Bindslev will continue to serve as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering (TEK) at the University of Southern Denmark. A unanimous employment committee has reappointed the seasoned force to be reckoned with in management and research, much to the delight of SDU and Henrik Bindslev himself.
11.January.2024
A combination of immunotherapy and a newly developed Danish technology is demonstrating promising outcomes for patients with particularly severe breast cancer. This treatment also holds promise for other types of cancer.
ESDH
04.January.2024
The ESDH team, with Gitte Brobyskov and Maja Skov, has moved from SDU HR to SDU Digital as of 1st January. As of now, Thomas Friis Gjesing, programme manager for ‘Fremtidens ESDH’, will also be head of the team.
03.January.2024
Due to exam-related tasks
02.January.2024
From 1 January 2024, employees at SDU can order graphic design and printing free of charge. The same applies to linguistic assistance from SDU’s Language Services Unit. The new procedure has been introduced to reduce the administrative work at the University.
HR
Effective from 1 January 2024, SDU has entered into an agreement with Falck on psychological counselling for employees at SDU.
Vision
21.December.2023
With a new joint vision, SDU and OUH will address several of society's major challenges through new knowledge, innovative methods and strong proposals for the technological solutions of the future.
SDU IT
All our service desks are closed between Christmas and New Year.
Air travel
New data from the University of Southern Denmark shows that compared to the years before the Coronavirus pandemic, employees’ total CO2e emissions from air travel have been significantly reduced. From having emitted 3,645,000 kg CO2e in 2019, the figure in 2023 is currently at 1,303,000 kg CO2e.
Gender equality
20.December.2023
At the end of November, the University of Southern Denmark was visited by SDU’s International Gender Advisory Board (IGAB), which over two days provided SDU with constructive recommendations and reflections in relation to the strategic diversity, inclusion and gender equality work that takes place at the University.
15.December.2023
On Saturday, December 16, a hole will be drilled in the concrete deck in the courtyard between building 28a and New HEALTH – the courtyard opposite the two auditoriums U300 and U301.
Research Support
14.December.2023
A new shared tool at sdunet.dk will make it easier to explore funding opportunities, find relevant colleagues and research support across SDU, and make application processes simpler and more transparent for the researchers, research group leaders, and research support units.
Uddannelse
Starting next year, it will be possible to pursue a master’s degree in public health science at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense. The program aims to educate graduates focused on preventing and alleviating diseases, with a special emphasis on implementation, evaluation, and digitalization.
Sustainability
In June 2023, SDU’s Board adopted the University’s new strategy. The new strategy calls for organisational changes regarding the University’s sustainability work.
Regionalisation
13.December.2023
Tailwind for SDU’s ambitions to build the future’s research and education environment in IT and engineering in the Triangle Region.
The New Health Building
11.December.2023
Are you one of the many employees at SUND who has moved from Winsløvparken to Campus Odense? If so, you may need to update your travel settings in ZExpense.
Grant
07.December.2023
Researchers from the Department of Psychology, in collaboration with Odense University Hospital and Lillebaelt Hospital, have received a grant of two million Danish kroner from the the Council of the Danish Victims Fund to conduct an ambitious three-year research project.
SDU UP
05.December.2023
SDU UP (SDU Centre for Teaching and Learning) supports the development of teaching, learning and testing methods, including e-learning and digital exams. SDU UP is currently organisationally anchored at the Faculty of Humanities.
Copilot
SDU now makes the Copilot chatbot available to all employees at SDU. This is a good opportunity to test AI technology on your own tasks. However, users must be aware of the security limitations and pitfalls.
30.November.2023
Cancer cells gradually acquire resistance to medication over time, with the immune system playing a crucial role in this process. Aida Solhøj Hansen, from the Department of Molecular Medicine, seeks to explore a specific mechanism contributing to this phenomenon through a Sapere Aude grant.
Amalie Timmermann from the National Institute of Public Health aims to explore the interplay between environmental chemicals and breastfeeding. She has received a Sapere Aude grant of just over six million Danish kroner for this project.
Event
29.November.2023
HEALTH INNOVATION DAY 2024: Unfolding the vision!
Skin pain is a common side effect that significantly affects patients' quality of life, persisting for years after chemotherapy. Tore B. Stage, supported by a Sapere Aude grant, seeks to elucidate the mechanisms behind these side effects, including the involvement of pain-sensing cells.
28.November.2023
A solution is now in place for the transportation of mail, goods, and samples between the Faculty of Health Sciences (SUND) and Odense University Hospital (OUH) during the upcoming period of dual operation. This solution is especially relevant for employees utilizing the Biomedical Laboratory.
Deputy Director
As of 1 January 2024, Stinne Hørup Hansen will be the new Deputy Director of Studies at SDU. A strong asset and a good starting point for the major changes we are facing in the field of education.
Green lab network
17.November.2023
On Wednesday 4 October, the University of Southern Denmark, Green Lab, Danish Life Science Cluster and Life Science Fyn held the ‘Sustainable Life Science – Laboratories under the Microscope’ conference.
SDU
14.November.2023
Announcement from SDU's management.
Unfortunately, it was not possible to reach an agreement that could have led to Roskilde University taking over SDU Slagelse. Subsequently, SDU has been working on alternative solutions, but without finding a sustainable alternative. SDU has therefore decided to discontinue its activities in West Zealand.
Working environment
13.November.2023
This coming winter, temperatures will no longer be restricted to a maximum of 19 degrees at SDU’s locations – but you are still encouraged to think before turning up the thermostat.
10.November.2023
A recognized Danish artist has created a unique art foil for glass doors and walls in New SUND. It is now ready for installation.
News about names
07.November.2023
Professor and chief physician Janus Christian Jakobsen has defended his doctoral dissertation, which contains practical guidance on how to increase the quality of clinical research through the systematic use of certain methods.
The Vacation Fund
We hope that you've all had a wonderful holiday throughout the year and are ready to look forward to the high season in 2024. We have exciting news to share with you regarding bookings and a change in our allocation system for holiday homes.
For several years, Charlotta Pisinger has had a close and very fruitful collaboration with tobacco researchers at the National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark. She is therefore employed in the professorship that will strengthen and formalize this collaboration.
03.November.2023
Danish Universities and six private research foundations have reached a consensus on an agreement for a model for the foundations’ coverage of the costs of research projects at the universities.
01.November.2023
SDU upholds freedom of expression and the right of individuals to use it. In addition to being a fundamental right in a democracy, freedom of expression is also crucial for the functioning of a university. Freedom of expression is inextricably linked to academic freedom and freedom of research.
Smoking
New principles regarding smoking and tobacco use on the University of Southern Denmark’s premises have been approved and adopted by the Rectorate, and smoking cessation courses are being offered to employees who want help to quit.
31.October.2023
Once again this autumn, SDU carried out a phishing campaign in which a fake email was sent out with the aim of getting employees to provide their login details.
Equality at the Faculty of Health Sciences
The department's local equality committee focuses on treating everyone with respect.
Brugtvarebørs
Are you in need of a new office chair or other office supplies for your daily work? Then you should check SDU's second-hand goods exchange, where there may be just what you are looking for.
New SIS
30.October.2023
Along with six other universities in the New SIS Programme alliance, SDU has just signed an agreement on the construction of a new student information system (SIS). After a long tendering process and a document that has been awaiting approval from the Danish Parliament’s Finance Committee, work can now begin with the winning supplier – Fluido.
An internal optimisation of the logistics involved in ordering office supplies has contributed to SDU significantly reducing the amount of small orders to Lyreco. The initiative has resulted in a smaller CO2 footprint by means of fewer journeys and less packaging, and the initiative is set to continue.
Closer strategic alliance
26.October.2023
The University and Odense University Hospital are working on a common vision for a broad strategic collaboration. In this context, a joint unit has now been set up to support the collaboration.
CO2 emissions
The management has presented the climate accounts for 2018–2022 to the University’s Board. The accounts show an overall decrease in SDU’s CO2 emissions since 2018, but some effort is still needed if the goal of a 57% reduction is to be achieved by 2030.
25.October.2023
With the appointment of Mads Niemann-Christensen as head of security, the implementation of the URIS recommendations gets a boost. The recommendations were issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and are intended to ensure various aspects of business-critical security.
23.October.2023
Study administration at SDU, KOP23 and future budget as well as merit criteria for associate professors and adjuncts. These were among the points discussed at the last meeting of the Academic Council at SUND. You can find the minutes from the meeting here.
Generative AI
13.October.2023
In April 2023, the Council for Education decided to create a cross-cutting effort for generative AI at SDU.
SDU elections 2023
12.October.2023
On November 22-23, 2023, we are heading to the electronic ballot boxes. Here you can read about what you can vote for - and where you can stand for election.
Research Week
11.October.2023
Come and experience three excellent keynote speakers in week 44 at OUH: Ulrich Dirnagl, Hans van Delden and Maunank Shah.
Researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Southern Denmark (SDU) have received a grant of DKK 17 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to acquire a new simultaneous preclinical PET/MRI scanner once they have moved into the new faculty buildings connecting SDU to Odense University Hospital.
10.October.2023
There are 8 disabled parking spaces around New SUND, which will be expanded with an additional 11 spaces in the future. Here you can see where you can find the various spaces.
About well-being
09.October.2023
Students and staff are invited to participate in this year’s well-being event October 31
02.October.2023
Please be aware that certain areas of New SUND will be partially closed in week 42.
EPICUR-collaboration
29.September.2023
EPICUR is the name of the European University Alliance, which the University of Southern Denmark joined in 2021. Not everyone is aware of the alliance and the opportunities it offers you as a lecturer, researcher or student. In the following, Rector Jens Ringsmose elaborates on the collaboration and the perspectives SDU sees in the EPICUR alliance.
The competence foundation
28.September.2023
On Tuesday 3 October 2023 at 10:00 a.m., funds will be added to all the pools of the State Sector Competence Fund, and it is again possible to seek funding for skills development.
Come and sing the day in with fellow students, researchers, lecturers and other employees at SDU. Everyone is welcome!
SDU Moves
27.September.2023
Are you curious about what lies behind the doors of the new HEALTH building? Now is your chance to get closer and experience it for yourself. We invite you and your colleagues to an exciting semi-guided tour of the brand-new building.
In today's society, body ideals are a complex and influential topic that significantly impact our lives and well-being. While having healthy goals for physical well-being can be motivating and beneficial, unfortunately, it can also lead to unhealthy and harmful behavior when body ideals become distorted and unattainable. On November 2nd, from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM, you can learn more about this topic as part of Research Week.
Luigi Siciliani is a Professor of Health Economics at the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York, where he directs the MSc in Health Economics. He is currently an Editor of the Journal of Health Economics.
Slagelse
20.September.2023
More than six months of investigations, which were supposed to lead to Roskilde University taking over Campus Slagelse from the University of Southern Denmark, have unfortunately ended without a mutual agreement.
18.September.2023
The Biobank in New SUND will not be ready for use until the turn of the year, rather than as originally planned at the end of October.
Odense
15.September.2023
Departments and offices at SDU Odense are hereby invited to participate in Odense Municipality’s annual campaign focusing on green and active transport habits at workplaces in Odense. Because SDU is one of the nine founding members of the Odense Climate Partnership, all interested parties are invited to participate.
14.September.2023
The New SUND building contains 41 meeting rooms spread across three floors. Here's an introduction on how to easily locate the new meeting rooms.
13.September.2023
Take a few hours out of your workday for fun and physical activity with your colleagues. Sign up for Movement Day on Thursday, October 12th.
The event is part of Research Week at the Clinical Institute and Odense University Hospital.
Administration at SUND
12.September.2023
To enhance organizational resilience within financial and HR tasks, the dean at SUND, in consultation with the department heads, has chosen to consolidate these job functions into two new areas within the faculty, each with its own academic area leader.
Education vision
11.September.2023
SDU’s vision of helping to build a future research and education environment in the fields of IT and engineering in the Triangle Region, one of the country’s key industrial regions, is alive and well.
06.September.2023
Are you cycling to study or work - and are you coming from the south towards SDU in Odense? Then there is good news.
New SUND
04.September.2023
On Friday 1 September, the University of Southern Denmark signed an agreement signalling that the new building housing the Faculty of Health Sciences has now been formally handed over to SDU.
31.August.2023
SDU is continuing its training in good information security, and once again a phishing campaign is to be launched.
Holiday requests
30.August.2023
It is now time to start planning and announcing leave in the holiday year 2023/2024, where holiday must be taken during the period from 1 September 2023 to 31 December 2024 (the holiday entitlement period).
ESDH system
25.August.2023
Until now, the ESDH of the Future programme had aimed to put WorkZone into service on 1 December 2023. However, with a new anticipated operational date of 4 March 2024, a smoother transition from the current ESDH system, Acadre, to WorkZone is ensured.
Then sign up for the free online webinar series Climate Thursdays
24.August.2023
The relocation to New SUND is underway and prompts a number of questions. Here you will find a compilation of various practical information from Technical Service.
Opening of new tram stop
On Friday 25 August at 12 noon, the new tram stop 'SDU Syd/Hospital Nord' will be inaugurated. The opening also marks the opening of the teaching facilities at Nyt SUND on Monday 28 August.
22.August.2023
Den 28. august starter undervisningen op i Nyt SUND. Her får du en introduktion til, hvordan du nemt finder de nye undervisningslokaler.
New Deputy Director of Studies
As a follow-up to the analysis of the Study Administration, the Rectorate has decided to create a new position as Deputy Director of Studies. The position will be advertised in September and the new Deputy Director is expected to start on 1 January 2024.
It's not only teaching and research that are moving from Winsløwparken to New SUND. SUND's student organizations and activities are also making the move. And there will be room for it all – just in a new way.
Closure of car parks
18.August.2023
Are you travelling to SDU Odense by car? Then you’ll probably need to spend a little extra time parking over the next few weeks.
Uniform at Work Day
17.August.2023
To honour and pay tribute to military reservists and volunteers in Denmark’s overall defence and emergency readiness (the so-called total-defence concept), a national uniform day is to be held on 27 September. The University of Southern Denmark supports the initiative, and everyone is welcome to show up in uniform on the day.
While the move-in to Nyt SUND has begun, there is still work being done to prepare the building for the start of the semester. As a result, you might experience that everything is not completely in place when you move in.
16.August.2023
The timing of the relocation to New SUND is adjusted for selected laboratories. The adjustment is made in part to minimize double operation.
15.August.2023
The move-in at New SUND is underway, and the many new facilities are gradually being put into use. In this regard, it is worth remembering that in the new SUND, there is no "yours and mine." Here, we share facilities across units, groups, and departments.
Work Anniversaries
14.August.2023
Now, anniversaries will officially be marked with a joint reception when employees have been at SDU for 25, 40 and 50 years. Previously, the joint reception was held on anniversaries of state employment.
07.August.2023
Esbjerg Hospital, the University Hospital of Southern Denmark, and SDU are collaborating to offer nurses the opportunity to enhance their clinical skills through a Master’s programmes for working professionals program.
From August 2023, SUND will move into the new faculty building at Campus Odense.
28.July.2023
At midnight, 4,635 prospective students received offers of places on SDU’s bachelor programmes. This is an increase of 7% on the previous year.
New board members
07.July.2023
Former Minister and Member of the Danish Parliament Ulla Tørnæs and Troels Petersen, Senior Vice President at Danfoss, are set to join SDU’s Board of Directors on 1 October 2023.
06.July.2023
For a significant portion of the units with laboratory facilities, the move-in schedule is changing. The relocation of units without laboratories will be maintained, while the move-in for teaching will proceed as planned leading up to the start of the semester at the end of August.
The new HEALTH building
05.July.2023
The move-in process in the new HEALTH building begins in August. When we arrive, a moving team will be ready to help us settle in. The moving team will start operating as the majority of units move in from August to December 2023 - and a little into 2024.
03.July.2023
600 meters of paths, 500 bicycle parking spaces, and a total paved area of 6,000 square meters. These are some of the things that are currently being constructed around the new HEALTH building.
Summer greetings
30.June.2023
We wish everyone at SDU a great summer of relaxation, paperback novels and the opportunity to recharge your batteries.
Future undergraduate intake
29.June.2023
A new admissions model will ensure that prospective students have the necessary qualities to complete a university education.
Central Administration
Several departments in the Central Administration will either be closed or operate with reduced staffing over the summer. Extended response times should therefore be expected when contacting the individual departments.
50,000 square meters distributed over three floors. There will be a lot to keep track of when we start using the new HEALTH building after the summer vacation. Fortunately, a team of vest-clad guides is ready to show you around when the new semester starts.
28.June.2023
On 27 June, the Danish Government (Social Democrats, Venstre and Moderaterne) and SF, Danmarksdemokraterne, Liberal Alliance and the Conservative People’s Party signed a political framework agreement on the reform of master’s degree programmes.
When the new HEALTH building is put into operation from August 2023, you have ample opportunity to get there, whether you choose to take the bike, tram, or car.
27.June.2023
When the new faculty building is put into use from August 2023, you will have plenty of opportunities to get there by bike. Both bicycle paths and bicycle parking will be established around the building.
23.June.2023
Dear colleague, The summer holidays are approaching fast and as you may be planning to travel abroad during the holiday period, we would like to remind you of the importance of safe digital behaviour, especially when using your SDU computer. We want to ensure that your data and personal information remain protected wherever you are.
Strategic direction
13.June.2023
The Board of SDU has just approved a new strategy that details how the University will tackle the major challenges and seize the great opportunities that lie ahead towards 2030.
New director
07.June.2023
SDU’s rector, Jens Ringsmose, has appointed professor of political science Sten Rynning as the new director of the University of Southern Denmark’s interdisciplinary elite research centre, DIAS.
SDU Digital
01.June.2023
After months of work and an intense final spurt, SDU Digital recently launched its new services page.
31.May.2023
On 23 March, we reported that SDU’s finances are under pressure due to declining educational revenues and price increases, and that management had decided to adjust the University’s finances. We are pleased to announce that the adjustment process is now complete. Below you can read about the outcome of the process, an evaluation of the process and a thank you to everyone for their efforts.
The new health building
30.May.2023
In the new HEALTH building, you will find a total of 41 brand new meeting rooms. Here's how they are distributed and designed, and how you can book them.
The canteen
The canteen is generally short of crockery and cutlery, so make sure it is returned to the collection trolleys – and doesn’t end up in lunch rooms around the University.
Research Pools
25.May.2023
You can now apply for funding from The Region of Southern Denmark's Research Pools. The application deadline is August 28th at 12:00 PM.
Art Association
SDU’s Art Association invites all staff and students to the Winter Garden on 31 May to view and talk about art.
Administration at the Faculty of Health Sciences
23.May.2023
The work of strengthening the administration across the faculty continues. Going forward, this responsibility will be assumed by the faculty and SDU Digital, led by Senior Consultant Jørgen Ejler Pedersen.
22.May.2023
Auditoriums, classrooms, and group rooms, workshop rooms, practice laboratories, and dissection hall. In the new HEALTH building, you will find a total of 55 brand new classrooms. Here you can see how they are distributed and arranged.
Study Environment Survey 2023
19.May.2023
This year's results from the Study Environment Survey (SMU) are in, and there is a marked improvement in the well-being of SDU students compared to the last survey in 2021, which is thought to have been affected by the coronavirus lockdown.
17.May.2023
In March 2023, SDU conducted a phishing campaign.
Charging points
11.May.2023
At SDU in Odense, staff, students and visitors can now charge their electric or hybrid car while at the University. Four cars can be charged at a time.
08.May.2023
SDU and RUC are now working towards a transfer date for the educational and research activities in Slagelse on 1 September 2024 instead of at the turn of the year.
03.May.2023
SDU’s efforts to balance the economy means that a number of education programmes at two of the University’s faculties will be discontinued.
Annual siren test
02.May.2023
Here's how to respond to the important warning
Meet our researchers
01.May.2023
Maria Peleli-Pedersen is an assistant professor at the Department of Molecular Medicine. With a grant of 10 million kroner from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, she is working on a research project on fatty liver and a certain molecule which seems to play a central role in the development of the disease.
The canteen in Odense
27.April.2023
The canteen staff in Odense are on strike and have ceased work on 27 April. Therefore, the canteen is closed today.
Budget 2023
25.April.2023
Following the announcement from the rectorate regarding the economic situation at SDU, we hereby provide a statement on the situation at The Faculty of Health Sciences (SUND).
SDU’s management has decided on voluntary agreements and other mitigation measures to reduce the number of unsolicited redundancies. Unfortunately, unsolicited redundancies are necessary to ensure a sustainable economy.
Farewell symposium
24.April.2023
We celebrate Professor Kim Brøsen's career with a public symposium after more than 40 years as a clinical pharmacologist and more than 20 years as editor-in-chief of the journal Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology.
20.April.2023
The new system will contribute to efficient and cohesive workflows and can help to automate processes
New HEALTH
17.April.2023
The Faculty of Health Sciences will move into the new HEALTH building at Campus Odense from August 2023. But already now you can take a look inside from Stenten in the existing SDU building.
Signs
14.April.2023
Technical Services’ project on signage and directions at Campus Odense has been completed. The aim of the project was to make the signage at entrances and corridors clearer to make it easier to find your way around Campus Odense.
Staff Courses
13.April.2023
The selection of autumn courses is now available. Explore and be inspired by our wide range of courses, seminars, workshops and networks at SDU.
TikTok
SDU is to follow the recommendation from the Danish Centre for Cyber Security not to use the TikTok app on official devices. SDU staff must therefore remove TikTok from the University’s mobile phones, tablets and computers.
12.April.2023
What has happened? What is the status? And what is the next step? Take a look here and get an overview of the pilot project on flexible office and meeting culture, where various work forms have been tested across the Faculty of Health Sciences.
About SU Takeover
11.April.2023
SDU Takeover is looking for more student teachers
04.April.2023
From April 24th to May 7th, all SDU employees can participate in Dansk Firmaidræt's Count Steps campaign. Participation is free.
New Education
29.March.2023
SDU will open a new bachelor and master’s degree programme in psychology at SDU Esbjerg. The aim is to create 75 new study places by 2025. There will be a total of 350 students when the programme is up and running.
Appraisal interviews
27.March.2023
SDU has produced new generic material for appraisal interviews.
24.March.2023
Canadian pain researcher Peter Stilwell receives prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship to be held at University of Southern Denmark.
23.March.2023
On the basis of an overall assessment, the management of SDU has decided to make new adjustments to the University’s finances.
Climate action
21.March.2023
The first two of a total of five elite centres have been designated at the SDU Climate Cluster. The two new research centres focus on nature-based solutions and solar energy, respectively. The remaining three centres will be designated this summer.
20.March.2023
The move-in is getting closer. Come with Dean Ole Skøtt into the new HEALTH building and learn about our upcoming workplace where there is room for both collaboration and individual work - and for cultivating and strengthening relationships and working communities.
09.March.2023
The schedule for the move to the new faculty building has been adjusted. See when your unit is moving.
Education proposal
03.March.2023
On 2 March, the SVM government launched the proposal Prepared for the Future I, of which the reduction in the length of master’s programmes is an important element.
01.March.2023
Roskilde University and the University of Southern Denmark have signed a letter of intent to pave the way for Roskilde University to take over the University of Southern Denmark’s educational activities in Slagelse at the end of the year.
New activities
With SDUx Vejle, the University of Southern Denmark, Vejle Municipality and DANDY Business Park will develop a laboratory for lifelong learning that can provide research-based continuing and further education and ensure strong cohesion between the university and the labour market.
There won't be far to go for coffee in the new HEALTH building. While existing coffee machines will be relocated, new ones can be added as needed, so you'll have the opportunity to get coffee in one of the building's 29 kitchenettes.
28.February.2023
See when and how to book meeting rooms and classrooms in the new HEALTH building.
Phishing
22.February.2023
As part of SDU's ongoing information security training, a phishing campaign will take place this spring.
21.February.2023
Spring is almost here, and hopefully the weather will soon be suitable for arranging more outdoor walk n’ talks. In the meantime, you might consider another meeting format with many of the same health benefits - namely, the standing meeting.
The analysis of the study administration
06.February.2023
Carve’s analysis of SDU’s study administration is complete and is available at sdunet.dk. The upcoming months will be spent discussing the material before the Executive Board makes a decision on the recommendations in the second quarter.
With protected forests on both sides, the new HEALTH building serves as a bridge between the existing SDU and the new Odense University Hospital. This location affects the access to the new faculty building.
Head of Department Meetings
01.February.2023
The management of The Faculty of Health Sciences meets monthly and discusses topics of common interest for the faculty. Here you get an insight into what the group has discussed.
Finance
Financial imbalance at SDU and SUND
30.January.2023
All rooms in the new HEALTH building will receive a sign with a number. In addition, the signs can also be equipped with information such as room function, room name or employee names.
Participate in research project
27.January.2023
The research project "Intelligent Training - Implementation in Daily Life" is seeking participants for a 2 hour workshop at Campusvej in Odense.
Debate
Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities visits SDU's students.
26.January.2023
Vijay Tiwari, MSc Phd., newly appointed Professor of neurobiology at the Department of Molecular Medicine has received a DNRF Chair grant to work on revealing gene regulatory mechanisms crucial to the development of cerebral cortex and its disruption in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Waste sorting
25.January.2023
<p><b><span lang="EN-GB">Due to the new waste stations at SDU in Odense, all small bins from offices and classrooms will be removed from the main campus during January. In staff kitchens and kitchenettes, multiple waste fractions will be installed at the same time, allowing all of us to help sort waste correctly.</span><span lang="EN-GB"></span></b></p>
New strategy
20.January.2023
The Board of SDU has asked the University’s management to initiate a process seeking to renew SDU’s strategic basis. This week, the process kicked off with deliberations in both the University Council and the Main Co-operation Committee.
The Arctic in focus
18.January.2023
SDU Arctic and SDU Climate Cluster invites all interested parties to the seminar “Finding interdisciplinary solutions to common challenges” on 2 February.
16.January.2023
In the new HEALTH building, mail and packages will be delivered to one of four central locations where employees can pick it up. Learn more about receiving goods in the new faculty building here.
New Chair of the Board
09.January.2023
The 57-year-old businessman Søren Vilby is to become the new Chair of the Board at the University of Southern Denmark and will lead the University’s strategic work for the next four years.
What will happen to the teaching during the period when HEALTH has moved to Campus Odense, while OUH remains at the existing location?
SDU’s promotion programme
06.January.2023
SDU wants to attract, retain and develop academic talent so that SDU can fulfil its core tasks in research, teaching and dissemination. The promotion programme, which came into effect on 1 January 2023, is one possible career path in the transition from associate professor to professor.
04.January.2023
In the new faculty building trash cans in offices will no longer be used. Like the rest of SDU, they will be replaced by common waste stations in corridors and common areas.
Price adjustments
02.January.2023
As of 1 January 2023, the prices for the Graphic Center’s printing services have been adjusted due to raw material price hikes on the world market.
22.December.2022
Vijay Tiwari, PhD and dr.med is appointed full professor of neurobiology at the Department of Molecular Medicine at SDU as of 1 January 2023.
Christmas greetings
We wish everyone at SDU a Merry Christmas and a cheerful and relaxing holiday season.
New travel policy
The Executive Board of the University of Southern Denmark has approved a new travel policy for SDU employees, who are called upon to limit work-related trips in general and specifically the number of flights in order to achieve the University’s goal of a significant reduction in CO2 emissions.
20.December.2022
50,000 square meters spread over three floors. There will be a lot to keep track of when we move to the new faculty building. Fortunately, there will be plenty of help to navigate via the signage, which is now almost in place.
15.December.2022
The 2023 budget has now been adopted by the Board of SDU, which also supports the management’s measures to ensure that the University’s finances remain robust.
Several departments in the Central Administration will either be closed or have reduced staffing between Christmas and New Year. Extended response times should therefore be expected when contacting the individual departments.
OneDrive
14.December.2022
OneDrive is available in two different versions.
Climate ambassadors
12.December.2022
Would you like to help create changes at SDU and help turn the university into a low-emission university? Read more here and sign up for the new climate ambassador course.
Employee Courses
07.December.2022
Be inspired by our varied range of courses and webinars.
From Skoven over Tveden to Forten. The corridors at New SUND are named after the natural surroundings and cultural history.
From Skoven over Tveden to Forten. The corridors in the new faculty building have been named with roots in the surrounding nature and cultural history.
Project management course
05.December.2022
Project development and project management were on the agenda when about 20 participants from faculties and the Central Administration met up on 29 November – 1 December at the top floor of Campus Kollegiet for a course on project management for technical/administrative staff.
02.December.2022
Odense University Hospital (OUH) and the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) are launching a new joint initiative, ‘Flagship Centres between OUH and SDU’, which focuses on high-quality research in an equal collaboration between researchers from OUH and SDU. The flagship centres replace what was previously known as elite research centres at OUH.
24.November.2022
The allocation of spaces in the new HEALTH-building has been revised and is now finally determined. See where the individual institutes and units will be located when we move to the new faculty building from May 2023.
21.November.2022
Daily operations in Service and Logistics will be affected as follows:
Energy-saving
18.November.2022
It’s a good idea to check that the thermostat in your office or workspace is set correctly for a room temperature of 19 degrees, which SDU has decided on where possible.
Kolding
16.November.2022
Good neighbourliness is important on many fronts. This is why UC SYD and SDU have given high priority to close cooperation in recent years – first with the relocation to Esbjerg a few years ago and this year with the new joint address at Universitetsparken, Kolding.
Electronic Resources
15.November.2022
The prices of electronic resources are increasing significantly in these years. At the moment, negotiations are underway with Springer Nature, which is one of the largest players on the market, and this could have consequences for researchers and students at SDU.
Work environment
14.November.2022
New portal conveys SDU values for behaviour and brings together knowledge, inspiration and tools to prevent and deal with offensive behaviour.
Holiday home
11.November.2022
We accept bookings for the 2023-season from Thursday 1 December at 12.
28.October.2022
The implementation of the previously announced energy-saving measures at SDU has begun. For legal reasons, the decision to turn off the hot water to the taps has been revoked. Therefore, all SDU employees are instead encouraged to limit and preferably avoid using hot water for hand washing.
Microsoft Teams
27.October.2022
Telephony is moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams. The big moving weekend will happen over the weekend of Friday 25th November up to and including Sunday 27th November.
GET
14.October.2022
SDU’s Gender Equality Team (GET) is, as of this year, part of two major EU projects, in which their expertise in incorporating gender equality aspects into research and university operations will come into play for the benefit of SDU and the sector as a whole.
After the autumn break, a series of energy-saving initiatives will be implemented at SDU's locations to meet the ongoing energy and supply situation and reduce SDU’s climate footprint.
SDU has a robust economy, but the University is also affected by the challenged global economy. The Rectorate takes the situation seriously and is therefore initiating a controlled slowdown of a number of costs.
New programme for researchers
13.October.2022
Drone researcher Kristian Husum Laursen has been appointed as SDU’s first translational postdoc. As part of the Spin-Outs Denmark programme, he will receive one year of financial and professional assistance to develop a concrete idea and establish his own company.
Analysis
Interest in knowing more about the analysis and further work has been shown.
Energy-saving measures
07.October.2022
The University of Southern Denmark follows the recommendation of the Danish Energy Agency and the Ministry of Higher Education and Science to lower the heating of state buildings where it is deemed possible and technically suitable.
IT rules
30.September.2022
A change in the Human Resources Policy Guidelines has led to an update of the guidelines for the use of IT for SDU employees.
Annual University Celebration
28.September.2022
5 October at 12.00 noon is your last chance to buy tickets for this year’s Annual University Celebration gala dinner. There are still a number of connected tables available, so if you want to sit together with your fellow students or colleagues, it’s about your last chance!
23.September.2022
SDU has entered into a contract with the consultancy firm Carve to carry out the previously announced analysis of the study administration.
21.September.2022
As all Technical Services employees are on an outing this day, there will be no available staff on the campuses.
Art event
20.September.2022
The Art Association at SDU invites all students and staff to a pop-up art event on 28 September in the Winter Garden with the opportunity to view and buy lithographic works.
19.September.2022
The framework for research funding is changing. In order to accommodate and take advantage of these changes and ensure that SDU can continue to conduct research of the highest quality, SDU has adopted a new strategy for external research funding. Read about the strategy here.
07.September.2022
It is now time to start planning and announcing leave in the holiday year 2022/2023, where holiday must be taken during the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2023 (the holiday entitlement period).
Donation
01.September.2022
Thanks to a donation from The A.P. Moller Relief Foundation, the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark will establish a new research centre: the Nordic Humanities Centre for Challenge-Based Inquiry. Based on humanistic disciplines, the Centre will contribute nuances, perspectives, new understandings and opportunities for action in relation to the major societal challenges such as the climate crisis and pandemics.
PAYROLL
29.August.2022
Second payment of special holiday allowance
SDU Climate Cluster
26.August.2022
Update your knowledge about the climate – status, solutions and actions
Parking: Odense
In connection with the Semester Start Party on Saturday, 3 September, the car parks PV1, PV3 and PV6 will be closed off.
17.August.2022
Over the next few years, the educational sector will face a number of changes following political reforms in relation to admission and regionalisation, further and continuing education, internationalisation, demographic development with fewer students and a new student administration system.
Names
05.August.2022
Tarec El-Galaly is Consultant and Clinical Professor of Hematology at the Department of Hematology, Aalborg University Hospital (AaU). In 2017, he was awarded the “National Junior Researcher Award for outstanding research contribution before the age of 40” by the Danish Cancer Society
04.August.2022
The EPICUR university alliance, which SDU joined in 2021, has been granted €14.4 million from the EU’s ERASMUS+ programme, which ensures the further development of the European university over the next four years. For SDU, this means closer cooperation and will, among other things, allow students to take additional and more flexible courses abroad.
Admission
28.July.2022
The University of Southern Denmark has offered student places to 4,348 new students.
SDG
08.July.2022
The University of Southern Denmark's sustainability report for 2021 has landed. The report maps SDU's work with sustainability last year and highlights a number of concrete results and examples.
Application 2022
06.July.2022
The number of people who have given the highest priority to one of SDU's higher education is 5152 this year, which corresponds to a decline of 12%. The entire university sector is experiencing a decline in applications.
05.July.2022
A world-leading centre for the development of automation and robots to build large structures such as wind turbines, ships and construction works will now become a reality after A.P. Moller Foundation donates DKK 90 million to new Center for Large Structure Production at Lindø. The new centre will be established under the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at SDU.
Management
01.July.2022
SDU has begun the process of finding a new Chair of the Board as of 1 January 2023 to replace Niels Thorborg, who will resign at the end of the year.
Holiday payment
27.June.2022
Now, SDU are paying the value of the 0.64 holiday days to the employees who were employed in the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 August 2019 and who are still employed.
Strategic focus on climate
24.June.2022
The SDU Climate Cluster is now officially open. We mark this occasion by the release of a video, where you can learn more about SDU’s large strategic focus on the climate.
Media City Odense
23.June.2022
SDU and the other parties involved in Media City Odense (MCO) have signed a statement of intent with DSB Property Development to create a mediatech city at Jarlsberggade in Odense. The first phase of the new media city is to set new standards for innovation and collaboration across the education, research and media sectors.
System opgrade
On Thursday, 23 June, Templafy will be updated to the latest version, Templafy Hive. This means easier access to templates and documents with SDU's brand directly in Word, Power Point and Excel.
Holiday closings
20.June.2022
Several departments in the Central Administration are either closed or have reduced staffing during the summer holidays. Extended response times should therefore be expected when contacting the individual units. For Technical Services, there are a number of practical changes regarding operations.
17.June.2022
From 1 August, Helle Waagepetersen will be the Pro-Rector for Education at the University of Southern Denmark. The 50-year-old professor comes from a position as Head of Department at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology at the University of Copenhagen, and she is very much looking forward to starting at SDU.
Recruitment portal
15.June.2022
Welcome to a new portal for everyone involved in the recruitment and onboarding of scientific and technical-administrative staff.
EPICUR
Associate Professor Dorte Jagetic Andersen from SDU’s Centre for Border Region Studies is the first SDU employee to have participated in a research seminar on European identity offered through the EPICUR European University, of which SDU became a member at the end of 2021.
New statement about freedom within academia
14.June.2022
SDU’s board has approved a statement that defines a framework for how the University relates to matters of freedom of research, freedom of teaching and freedom of speech and debate. The statement has been prepared by an employee-based working group which believes that an official document will benefit both employees and students at SDU.
Free tickets
13.June.2022
SDU will make 100 tickets available for employees and students - 50 for each group - who want to participate in the climate conference FORUM in connection with Tinderbox Festival 2022.
Purchase
10.June.2022
From mid-June 2022, the new SDU Common Goods will be introduced across SDU. The primary function of SDU Common Goods is to ensure a sustainable, environmentally friendly and simple range of selected products, where logistics, administration, warehousing and finance together contribute to the sustainable development of the University.
Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR)
09.June.2022
SDU Needs a New Solution for Privileged Access Management on Windows Computers
Presentation: Freedom om expression in academia
08.June.2022
On 14 June, Daniel Diermeier, Professor and Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, USA, will be visiting SDU in Odense. Here he will make a presentation on freedom of expression in the academic world at a DIAS event, where SDU’s new set of values will also be presented.
Climate Ambassadors
07.June.2022
On 18 and 19 August, you have the chance to become a Climate Ambassador at SDU.
Service and Logistics
31.May.2022
Due to an event in Technical Services, normal operations in Service and Logistics are suspended on that day.
The competence foundation cover costs for competence development for employees at SDU.
SBS
24.May.2022
Did you know that walking while having a meeting can have a positive effect on health, well-being, and idea development?
Odense Light Rail
On Saturday 28 May, Odense’s new light rail will be taking its inaugural trip through the city streets. During the day, all the stations from Tarup Shopping Centre to the two stops at SDU will be inaugurated, and the campus will celebrate the occasion with activities and light refreshments.
News from HR
20.May.2022
The Executive Board (the Rectorate and the deans) has now approved the letter of intent concerning the implementation of the new position structure for scientific staff at SDU.
Ranking
16.May.2022
The internationally recognised magazine Times Higher Education ranks SDU 93rd among 1,400 universities from around the world. Based on the universities’ work with sustainability, SDU is pleased with the ranking, even though the university was ranked 23rd last year.
06.May.2022
From this year, the timing of payment of special holiday allowance will change and the Senior Bonus Circular came into force on 1 April 2022.
29.April.2022
From the autumn of 2023, SDU will offer a law degree programme in Esbjerg. This is clear after RUVU (the advisory committee for the evaluation of the offering of higher education programmes) has approved SDU’s application for the education. This was announced by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen during a visit to SDU in Esbjerg on Thursday morning.
Canteen
The canteen’s plates are unsuitable for microwave cooking. They are made from 100% melamine plastic which MAY give off formaldehyde og melamine when heated in a microwave oven. Therefore, please avoid using plates from the canteen when microwaving food.
SDU Moves and Campus Odense
08.April.2022
Campus Odense and the Citizen Science-project ‘SDU Moves’ hereby invite you, your colleagues, students and employees from other Campus Odense-partners to Explore Campus Odense 2 and 5 May 2022. It will be two days filled with fun and exciting activities based in nature, culture and movement, where you can try your hand at canoeing on the bathing lake, virtual reality at Campus UCL and learning more about the development of Campus Odense and the new university hospital.
Appointment
07.April.2022
The internationally renowned Professor of Climate Change is set to head SDU’s largest-ever strategic initiative in climate change, sustainability and green transition.
Name news
The newly appointed Professor, Astrid Janssens, will focus her research on the partnership between patients, relatives, health care practitioners and researchers in collaborative health research activities. The professorship is a collaboration between the Department of Public Health, SDU and Odense University Hospital, OUH.
The new central HR department, SDU HR, is well under way in the process of coming together. The last managerial positions have been filled and the reorganisation is expected to be fully in place by the summer holidays.
Obituary
04.April.2022
On Sunday 27 March 2022, Jim Vaupel died following an unexpected and brief illness. Thus, our university and Denmark, indeed the whole world, lost a leading demographer and researcher on ageing.
31.March.2022
In the coming years, Simon Møberg Torp will serve as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. Having been chosen from a pool of strong contenders for the job, he will continue his term as Dean, which has lasted since 2013. Both the University and Simon Torp himself are delighted with his appointment.
New facilities
30.March.2022
SDU now has the facilities to broadcast live to the Danish and international press in high quality from Campus Odense. This means that an interview can be conducted at the University, making it easier for both the media and the expert being interviewed.
Ukraine
In a joint statement, Universities Denmark have announced that they are suspending cooperation with Russia and Belarus. They now call for caution in collaborations involving companies from the two countries.
Payslip
28.March.2022
Salary on its way - payslip delayed due to technical issues
Parking
23.March.2022
Please note that parts of the gravel parking area P1 will be blocked off between 28 March to 1 July 2022 (inclusive).
22.March.2022
On Tuesday 22 March, a political conciliation group reached an agreement based on the political initiative ‘More and better educational opportunities throughout Denmark’ of 25 June 2021.
Quota 2
16.March.2022
At SDU, the number of quota 2 applicants has dropped by 10% compared to last year. The decrease is seen across multiple programmes and campuses, and the university sector as a whole has seen a fall in quota 2 applicants by 12%. Now the test-based admission process awaits all of the 8,193 applicants who have accepted to sit for the test.
10.March.2022
SDU and the other universities in Denmark distinguish between individuals and institutions when suspending cooperation with Russia and Belarus.
08.March.2022
Qihua Tan MD, MSc (Medical Statistics), PhD, has been appointed as a full professor of genetics epidemiology at Unit of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark.
Special holiday
Call for requests for placement of the up to 5 days of special holiday for the holiday year 2022/2023 (1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023) is now taking place.
Cyber security threats
07.March.2022
SDU is experiencing increased activity in relation to foreign actors who scan our networks in order to identify weaknesses that can be exploited. Here are 4 things that can help increase your own and SDU’s information security.
With Peter Møllgaard’s appointment as the new Dean of the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, SDU has gained an experienced strategic leader with international experience.
03.March.2022
All of Denmark’s universities have announced in a joint statement that they are suspending all cooperation with Russia and Belarus on research, education and innovation.
01.March.2022
Department of Biology, Technical Services, SDU Moves, and the Campus Odense Active Living Group invite all employees and students to take an active break on Wednesday 16th of March between 12-15 at Campus Odense
New signage
25.February.2022
For some time, Technical Services has been running a project on signage and directions at Campus Odense.
During the next few weeks, SDU HR will enter into a dialogue about how we can support SDU’s health and safety tasks and efforts in the future.
Art Exhibition
11.February.2022
A nationwide art exhibition puts the spotlight on longing and the existential issues with which we have all become acquainted during the corona pandemic. At the University of Southern Denmark, artist Lise Harlev will be exhibiting her work series called "Du tænker hele tiden" (You Are Thinking All the Time).
Odense Letbane
10.February.2022
Odense Letbane is currently conducting test runs on Campusvej from morning to evening on all weekdays.
Bike race
09.February.2022
We bike in the Winter as well! SDU Moves marks that by finishing of the Winter Bicycle Week with a Bike Race on Friday 11th of February at 15.00.
ERP
07.February.2022
On Monday 7 February, the new enterprise resource planning system (ERP) will go live and all financial staff from departments and units can start using it. The system provides the basic platform for modernising and streamlining financial and accounting processes. Since 10 January it has not been possible to receive or send invoices, so the opening is anticipated and the invoices are ready to be processed in the new system.
News from the Rectorate
03.February.2022
The crucial prerequisite for the universities 'success - and thus also the universities' opportunities to contribute with answers to today's great challenges - is academic freedom, writes Rector Jens Ringsmose.
The novel coronavirus
28.January.2022
All of the current restrictions with corona pass, virtual exams, protective equipment and the call for working from home at universities will be lifted when 1 February 2022 rolls around.
BIKE TO WORK
25.January.2022
In week 6 it is time to prepare your bike when SDU Moves saddles up for “BIKE TO WORK – THE WINTER BICYCLE WEEK” by the Danish Cyclist’s Federation. We bike the entire week from 7th-13th of February. Participation is FOR FREE, and you can win great prices!
SDU Takeover
21.January.2022
SDU Takeover brings together a team of talented students who visit upper secondary schools in and around the Region of Southern Denmark to take over the teaching with exciting academic dissemination and dialogue at eye level.
Academic freedom
20.January.2022
During the next few months, a task force will draft a set of values that SDU, among other things, can apply with regard to future cases of the liberty of SDU employees to conduct research, teach, discuss and express themselves as they please.
14.January.2022
All of the current restrictions with corona passes, virtual exams, protective equipment and the call for working from home at universities have been extended until the end of January. On the upside, we have hopes of a normal study start in February.
12.January.2022
SDU has submitted a plan to the Ministry of Higher Education and Science describing how the University intends to comply with the political agreement on more and better educational opportunities throughout Denmark. The content is largely identical to the draft presented to the Board in December. SDU wants to strengthen the University’s regional position, but this should not happen by reducing SDU’s student places in Odense.
MediaTech Festival
11.January.2022
Media City Odense invites you to join the MediaTech Festival on June 1-3 2022 at DOK5000 in Odense. Here the entire media and media tech industry will meet for a 2.5-day conference with inspiration, new knowledge, debate and networking. The festival is relevant for anyone with an interest in media, communication, marketing, production and tech.
New climate centre
06.January.2022
In 2022, SDU’s climate centre will open under the name of SDU Climate Cluster. Compared to previous announcements, there are a few changes to the structure of the centre, which will function more as an interdisciplinary research cluster.
01.January.0001
Do you also find it a bit cumbersome to create travel reimbursements? Well, help is at hand with a new digital guide that makes it easier to process travel expenses in zExpense.
How should the health science programs at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) be developed to ensure that future healthcare professionals are equipped to participate in continuous digital and technological advancements?
Gender Equality Committee
At The Faculty of Health Sciences, we have plenty of colleagues from abroad who enrich our workplace both professionally and socially. But how good are we really at welcoming them?
2023 will be the year when we start sorting waste at the university. Initially, the new waste stations at SDU Odense will be rolled out from the start of next semester, and during the year the scheme will be implemented on the remaining campuses.
Most of the new HEALTH building has now been handed over to the Danish Road Directorate, the construction's main contractor. In the upcoming months, they will collaborate with SDU to finalize the building for move-in.
The latest announced schedule for the move to the new faculty building starting in May 2023 has been changed. The move-in will now begin in August. However, teaching at the new facility will start as planned in the fall semester of 2023.
Campusvej 55, Odense M
12.04.2024
15:15 - 16:00
Want to know what is going on behind the scenes at IMADA? Come and join us for 2 x 20 min. inspiring talks while you enjoy a free “casual after-work” beer with your fellow student, colleague or teacher. Speakers will be announced ASAP, but mark your calendar now!
Fioniavej 34, Odense M
15.05.2024
11:15 - 12:15
On April 12, 1945, a stunned world learned that Franklin D. Roosevelt, the leader who had brought the United States through the two great crises of the twentieth century, was dead. Responding to this shocking development, the Danish physicist, Niels Bohr, expressed the view that it seemed impossible to believe that “the great man, upon whom more than anyone else, the hopes of humanity were centered” was gone. What Bohr and the rest of the public did not realize, of course, was that by the spring of 1945 Franklin Roosevelt was a dying man. What’s more, his sudden disappearance from the world stage at this critical moment meant that leader who had orchestrated the alliance that would go on to defeat the forces of fascism and set the stage for the successful creation of the United Nations would not be there to witness these historic developments. Nor would he be present when his government faced one of the most daunting decisions made in human history—the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Roosevelt’s absence at the dawn of the nuclear age has raised several questions about what might have happened had he lived long enough to witness the successful development of the atomic bomb. Would Roosevelt—whose knowledge of and involvement in the making of the atomic bomb was far more extensive than President Truman’s—have followed the same course of action? Or might FDR have pursued an alternative strategy for ending the war, through negotiation or a demonstration of the atomic bomb’s awesome power. Equally significant, might he have ultimately taken Bohr’s advice and shared the atomic secret with the Russians in such a way as to gain their confidence and perhaps avoid the onset of the nuclear arms race that stood at the heart of the Cold War? As discussed in this presentation, a close examination of FDR’s last 100 days in office offers some interesting clues as to what Roosevelt might have done had he lived long enough to bring the most destructive war in history to an end. About David B. Woolner: David B. Woolner is Professor of History and Kovler Foundation Fellow of Roosevelt Studies at Marist College; Senior Fellow and Resident Historian of the Roosevelt Institute; and Senior Fellow of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College. He is the author of The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace (Basic Books, 2017), is editor/co-editor of five books, and served as historical advisor to the Ken Burns films The Roosevelts: An Intimate History and The US and the Holocaust and for numerous special exhibitions at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum. Dr. Woolner is the recipient of the Fulbright Denmark Distinguished Scholar Award in American Studies at the University of Southern Denmark (2023-2024) and was recently named a Fulbright Specialist for the years 2021-2025 by the US Department of State’s Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs. From 2000-2010, Dr. Woolner served as the Roosevelt Institute’s Executive Director, overseeing a significant expansion of the organization’s budget, programmatic dimension and staff. He earned his Ph. D. and M.A. in history from McGill University and a B.A. summa cum laude in English Literature and History from the University of Minnesota. The lecture takes place in the DIAS Auditorium at Fioniavej 34. Everybody is welcome and no registration is needed.
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29.05.2024
DIAS Discussion: Powerful Political Metaphors: How Are They Created? Introduction: Jeppe Nevers Lecture: Timo Pankakoski Commentator: Aglae Pizzone The event is open for all and takes place in the DIAS seminar room
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