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News from the Faculty of Health Sciences

  • 23.10.2026

    Research ethics process concerning the revised hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau

    The Faculty of Health Sciences provides an account of the process surrounding the research ethics assessment of the revised hepatitis B study, including the assessment in Guinea-Bissau, the supplementary assessment at SDU, the subsequent institutional decision and the current status of the project.

  • 22.10.2026

    Recreational football can improve health in people with diabetes and prediabetes

    You don't need to be fit or have played football before. A new guide developed by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of the Faroe Islands shows how football can be adapted for people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.

  • 21.10.2026

    Why are twins so important to research?

    Why do some people become ill while others stay healthy? And how much of our health is determined by our genes, and how much by the lives we lead? Twins can help researchers find the answers.

  • 20.10.2026

    Spouses mattered more than genes for the risk of severe COVID-19

    A nationwide Danish study led by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) suggests that close contact and shared environment played a greater role than genetic susceptibility in the risk of being hospitalised with COVID-19.

  • 08.10.2026

    What is postpartum depression?

    Around one in ten new parents develops postpartum depression. But what exactly is postpartum depression, how is it different from the ‘baby blues’, and when should you seek help? We asked Professor Trine Munk-Olsen, whose research focuses on maternal mental health.

  • 06.10.2026

    Newly qualified nurses and midwives have higher rates of long-term sickness absence

    Hospital-based nurses and midwives have higher rates of long-term sickness absence and are more frequently diagnosed with back disorders than similarly aged graduates with the same level of education working in other sectors – even during their first years in employment. This is shown by a new study from the University of Southern Denmark and the National Research Centre for the Working Environment.

  • 05.10.2026

    Professor Nikos Ntoumanis elected International Fellow of prestigious US academy

    Professor Nikos Ntoumanis from SDU has been elected an International Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology in the US. The appointment recognises his research and international leadership in the fields of motivation, sport and physical activity.

  • 01.10.2026

    Signe B. Clemmensen receives research award

    Signe B. Clemmensen from the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography Research Unit (EBB) at the Department of Public Health has received the Schroll Junior Research Prize for Excellence 2026.

  • 24.09.2026

    Researchers discover overlooked process of bone renewal

    Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found evidence of a previously overlooked process in which bone can renew its spongy inner structure (trabecular bone) from within. The finding provides new insight into how the skeleton is maintained throughout life.

  • 14.09.2026

    New analysis points to low overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening

    Overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening is less of a problem than previously thought, according to a new study from the University of Southern Denmark, Queen Mary University of London, the University of Copenhagen and the American Cancer Society.