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The Faculty of Health Sciences in numbers

Students

4.664

Full-time equivalent

1.651

Departments

5

Turnover (in DKK)

1,7 bill.

Departments

Clinical Medicine

Biomedicine

Dentistry and Oral Health

Public Health

Forensic Medicine

"We conduct clinical research across all medical specialties and educate future doctors."
- Christian Fynbo, Head of Department, Clinical Medicine

"We work to explain how and why diseases develop. From molecule to human - from cells to health."
- Thomas G. Jensen, Head of Department, Biomedicine.

"We research and educate in health and diseases of the teeth, mouth and jaws for the benefit of the general health of the population."
- Siri Beier Jensen, Head of Department, Odontology and Oral Health.

Michael Baggesen Klitgaard — “We conduct research and teaching at the highest international level to promote health for both individuals and society, and to contribute to the equitable distribution of health.”
Michael Baggesen Klitgaard, Head of Department, Department of Public Health

"Here, science helps justice. We prevent crime, accidents and suicide through investigations, teaching and research."
- Christian Lindholst, Head of Department, Forensic Medicine.

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News

02 July 2026 - Health

Researchers from the Department of Forensic Medicine are helping the police in a new project that makes it possible to detect drivers’ use of nitrous oxide directly at the roadside.

02 July 2026 - Health

AU’s carbon emissions within the baseline emission categories fell by 43% in the period 2018-2025. This means the university has achieved its goal of reducing its climate footprint by 35% – even while continuing to grow. This is documented in the…

02 July 2026 - Health

It is not only height, breasts and the voice that change during puberty. According to a new study from Aarhus University the timing of when puberty begins may also affect children and young people’s risk of developing depression.

Calendar

Tuesday 11 August 2026, at 13:00 Eduard Biermann Auditorium, 1252-204, Aarhus University

From sensation to decision: how spatial integration and evidence accumulation shape temperature and pain perception

Friday 14 August 2026, at 14:00 Aarhus University Hospital Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N Entrance G, Auditorium G206-145

Better Breathing, Better Lives for Children with Lung Diseases – “The Sky Is the Limit”

Tuesday 1 September 2026, at 15:15 Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N Auditorium G206-142, AUH East

From Patient to Partner: Patient Involvement in Decision-Making, Care and Research

Revised 07.07.2026

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