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week 26 / NR. 4 - 2021

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		The dean's summer greeting 2021 The last semester was characterised by coronavirus restrictions but also by the beginning of a slow and safe return to something resembling normal life. The last six months were also characterised by a difficult cost-saving process, all the while Technical Sciences was establishing itself as a new faculty. The summer holiday is just around the corner, and it is so well deserved>>>

	Tech-strategy put into action

	The Faculty of Technical Sciences is a young and innovative faculty. We develop ourselves continuously and are working on establishing ourselves as a strong and collaborative faculty. Developing our Tech strategy will give us direction and will put AU’s overall strategy into action.>>> Three examples og Tech’s strategy in practice: AU enterprise develops an intelligent management system for biological processes In 2020, employees in the Entrepreneurship focus group prepared input for the faculty's joint strategy. The ambition is for Technical Sciences to become a leading, research-based entrepreneurial faculty. Many new companies have already emerged from the faculty, such as Consibio, a biotech company.>>> 3D cameras and artificial intelligence to identify resource-efficient, climate-friendly cows The CFIT project clearly illustrates the strategic direction that the Faculty of Technical Sciences will be following going forward, as it couples digital solutions with sustainability.>>> From problem to plant-based ground beef - seaweed protein will enrich food and create a better marine environment The SeaSus-protein project is a clear example of the strategy and ambition for the green transition that the faculty will be following in the future.>>>

		The financial adjustments at Technical Sciences have now been completed The financial process initiated at Technical Sciences by dean Eskild Holm Nielsen on 1 March 2021 has now been concluded, and it is expected that the savings made will mean that faculty can meet its framework conditions for the 2022 budget.>>>

		Green Guide: Help make AU more climate friendly The climate footprint must be reduced – also at AU. If you want to help make AU greener, you can find inspiration in AU’s new Green Guide.>>>

		Now you can build your autumn courses in Brightspace Now you can access autumn courses in Brightspace, the platform that will replace Blackboard after the summer holiday. This means that teaching staff can start building their courses in preparation for the autumn semester. Help and support in building your courses is available now, and the help desk will be open all summer.>>>

		Final day for AU test sites was 30 Juny AU’s ten supervised self-testing sites for staff and students are closing.>>>

	In other news


	6 tips about information security when working remotely How to handle spam emails in your inbox Would you like to know more about the European Innovation Council and its funding

	Names and Grants

		New department head at the Department of Animal Science Professor Charlotte Lauridsen will be replacing Klaus Lønne Ingvartsen as the head of department at the Department of Animal Science from next September. The new head of department sees future animal research as a key area that, through collaboration and innovative interdisciplinarity, can contribute crucial knowledge and expertise to a number of challenges related to the green transition.>>>

		New researcher wants to develop cancer medicine in Denmark. She has a unique idea Lili Zhang wants to use her knowledge about mechanical engineering to develop new types of cancer medicine. The idea is new, the approach is innovative and highly interdisciplinary, and just thinking about the potential clinical impact is enough to make you dizzy.>>>

		Grass replaces plastic in take-away food packaging Soon, packaging for take-away foods might be completely based on local, sustainable materials instead of fossil-based products. In a new research project, a packaging solution based on upcycled grass fibres is being developed.>>>

		Biologist Mette Vodder Carstensen receives AUFF's PhD award Five talented researchers set to receive Aarhus University Research Foundation’s PhD Award for their PhD projects from 2020. They have all attracted particular attention, both with their results and the way in which they have communicated their findings. The five researchers each receive DKK 50,000 in recognition of their research.>>>

		Researcher wants to turn stale bread into packaging material Too much bread ends up in the trash, but what if, instead, it could return to the supermarket in as high-performing and fully biodegradable packaging? In a new project, a researcher from Aarhus University will try to develop a green chemical process that can turn stale bread waste into packaging material. The project has just received 2.9 million DKK from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.>>>

		Professor about UN energy summit: “This could be pivotal to the global green transition” In September, the UN General Assembly will host a high-level dialogue on energy. Aarhus University will participate in efforts to identify green transition strategies.>>>

		A new triple-action feed additive is to reduce cows’ climate impact by half Aarhus University leads a new project which is to reduce dairy cows’ emission of methane by 50%. The actors behind the project are going to develop a triple-action feed additive for cattle, which will limit the enteric formation of methane. Innovation Fund Denmark has recently granted the project 16.1 million kroner.>>>

	Research and Innovation


	Self-driving cars must be able to communicate with each other Validation of screening method for assessing plants' potential for protein extraction via biorefining New analysis method can improve the quality of long shelf-life milk Researchers from Aarhus University target factors that influence farm injuries Horses’ curiosity increases their learning ability Microorganisms to transform CO2 into sustainable fuel Nine recommendations for the implementation of more wetlands in the future Soluble, printable sensor to measure pressure inside the body Commercialisation of open-source modelling tools can help Danish greenhouse gardeners Upper-secondary school students in the Danish Realm have direct access to vast amounts of climate data on Greenlande klimadata Danish invention preserves muscle mass in Covid patients Countries in violation of Baltic Sea Convention, polluting marine environment

	Om nyhedsbrevet


	Tech Staff News is sent to all Technical Sciences employees and PhD students via a distribution list that will be updated about three times a year.The newsletter is distributed in Danish with a link to the English edition. If you would like to receive the English version directly, you can sign up for it. Please mention it to your colleagues from abroad. You are also welcome to sign up for the Natural Sciences newsletter. To sign up: Newsletters for staff at Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences If you have been signed up for the newsletter by mistake, you can unsubscribe via the link at the bottom of this e-mail. Editorial team Mie Lundgaard, Dean's Secretariat, Technical Sciences Anne-Mette Siem, Nat-Tech Communication Rasmus Rørbæk, Nat-Tech Communication Please send us comments and information about events, suggestions for news etc. to Rasmus Rørbæk at rrorbek@au.dk

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