Campus News
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12.01.2021
Back to where it all began: Digital twins in ship production
Researchers from University of Southern Denmark plan to revolutionize the way ships are designed, planned, and produced. Together with local businesses the university aims to bring experiences from the Danish robot adventure back to the maritime sector, focusing on digital twins and artificial intelligence.
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11.01.2021
New Danish center for AI and health
Today, Denmark opens its first research center for clinical artificial intelligence. Odense University Hospital and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark are launching CAI-X, where doctors, engineers, and companies will join forces to develop smart AI solutions designed for the healthcare system.
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08.12.2020
A robot assistant for the cafeteria lady
Repeated clearing and wiping of tables cause soreness in the neck and shoulders, but now, a robot helper is on his way to assist the cafeteria staff. The research project Facility Cobot will develop robots with sensor technology and artificial intelligence that can help out the cleaning staff.
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20.11.2020
Danish robot researchers win prestigious competition
Researchers from the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at SDU have won first prize in a competition at the international IROS conference. Their solution demonstrates that flexible objects, such as wires, can now be routed and adjusted using robots. This opens for new industry uses for robots.
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12.11.2020
Ready to explore the hadal zones: Inauguration of basic research centre for deep-sea research
With a budget of DKK 54.6 million from the Danish National Research Foundation, deep-sea researchers are busy preparing expeditions to the deepest places on the planet: the hadal trenches.
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22.10.2020
New Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at SDU
By the establishment of Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering is strengthening the research and study programmes in mechanics, mechatronics and electronics.
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25.08.2020
The Annual University Celebration has been cancelled
SDU has decided to cancel this year’s Annual University Celebration on 30 October 2020.
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28.07.2020
Welcome to 5,478 new students
Once again, the University of Southern Denmark has seen an excellent acceptance rate, which – despite the COVID-19 crisis – follows the trend from recent years: There is still massive interest in the field of health sciences and in the health sciences education programmes offered by SDU.
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24.06.2020
Internationally renowned climate scientist becomes new pro-rector
Sebastian H. Mernild, Professor of Climate Change and Glaciology and Managing Director of the Nansen Center research institute in Bergen, Norway, has been appointed as the new pro-rector of the University of Southern Denmark from 1 October 2020.
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01.04.2020
SDU Professor receives much-coveted EU grant
A new research project will shed light on inequalities in lifespans and the consequences that this may have on pension systems. Professor James Vaupel will lead the project, which is supported by the European Research Council (ERC).
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04.03.2020
Coronavirus: SDU encourages staff and students to keep up to date on the official channels of the Danish authorities
The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) is developing rapidly in a number of countries, including Italy.
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27.02.2020
Coronavirus: SDU follows the health authorities' recommendations
SDU encourages staff and students to keep up to date on the official channels of the Danish authorities.
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25.02.2020
New Centre for Industrial Mechanics on its way in Sønderborg
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29.01.2020
New Director of leading research environment at SDU
Jes Søgaard will take charge of the interdisciplinary research centre CPop, which addresses major societal challenges within demography and ageing.
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20.12.2019
Engineers must think circular in product creation
The University of Southern Denmark is going down a completely new path to educate engineers in sustainable thinking. Materials like textiles, plastics and wind turbine blades are to be recycled into new products.
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12.12.2019
Husband and wife want to fight Chagas disease
Engineer Mads Høi Rasmussen and doctor Signe Høi Rasmussen, are travelling to Bolivia to learn more about the mysterious and deadly Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis.
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01.11.2019
SDU empowering research in quantum mathematics
Professor Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen, who last year received a 10-million-euro grant from the European Research Council, is to head new centre.
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30.10.2019
Students develop sustainable drone
The drone team SDU Eagles has developed a drone to transport goods that is 30 % more energy efficient. The drone has brought the team to the University Startup World Cup finals.
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23.10.2019
New Center of Excellence: Deep-sea exploration
SDU will be home to a new Center of Excellence with the aim of exploring the deepest parts of the oceans.
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04.10.2019
Inauguration of a beacon for energy-efficient technology
The Centre for Industrial Electronics at SDU in Sønderborg has now been officially inaugurated. It is the home of research, innovation and three new engineering programmes.
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12.07.2019
Students have chosen the University of Southern Denmark as Denmark's best university
Times Higher Education has once again this year compiled an international ranking list with a student-oriented focus to determine the best universities for teaching throughout Europe.
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23.04.2019
New Dean for the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
With Jens Ringsmose as new Dean at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, SDU gets a leader who is passionate about university leadership.
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15.04.2019
New Dean for the Faculty of Science
Marianne Holmer takes up the post as Dean of the Faculty of Science on 1 May.
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04.03.2019
DKK 100 million for robotics research at the University of Southern Denmark from the A.P. Møller Foundation
SDU’s successful efforts in robotic systems were further supported by a donation of DKK 100 million, which will be used to construct a new building for students and researchers.
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22.01.2019
The SDU project is to raise gender equality within European universities.
The University of Southern Denmark's Gender Equality Team has received a grant of DKK 22 million from the EU for a project to implement equality action plans at SDU and eight other European universities over the next four years.
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22.10.2018
SDU Wins the Unofficial World Championship in Robotics
Team SDU Robotics from The University of Southern Denmark wins the unofficial championship in industry robots, World Robot Challenge, in Japan.
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28.09.2018
Nobel laureate talks at SDU
Friday 12 October, you can experience the Finnish economics professor and Nobel Laureate Bengt Robert Holmström at SDU Odense.
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14.09.2018
From engineering student to DR host
Camilla Adam was studying engineering at the University of Southern Denmark when her teacher posted a position to the study programme's Facebook group. Now, she is a new NØRD host and will help broadcast DR's initiative to the nation: Teach children about coding and technology.
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04.09.2018
Hygge, Hans Christian Andersen and difficult pronunciation
Over recent weeks, 44 exchange students from 17 different countries have been immersing themselves in Danish language and culture at SDU and in Odense.
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09.08.2018
SDU’s leaders of tomorrow meet Barack Obama
University of Southern Denmark emphasizes its international focus further, when students and other guests meet former President of the United States Barack Obama, who is to visit SDU Kolding on 28 September.
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26.04.2018
Funen-based robotics company sold for 1.7 billion DKK – sends thanks to SDU
Denmark's fastest growing robotics company, Mobile Industrial Robots, has been sold. The company has been bought by American Teradyne who is paying close to 1.7 billion DKK. Five years ago, SDU RoboLab was the birthplace of the company.
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08.03.2018
Kids do quantum physics
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23.01.2018
Forbes: Engineers from SDU among the greatest young talents in Europe
Forbes Magazine has proclaimed engineers from SDU and founders of Particle3D as being among the most promising talents in Europe. Their company 3D prints bones in a material nearly identical to natural bones.
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Obama visited SDU
As expected, Barack Obama’s visit to the university on the last Friday of September was very well attended.