Faculty of Health Sciences

Sådan!

23.10.2025

How to expand your academic network with a research stay abroad

How Simone found new academic energy in Sweden: Even short research stays abroad can help grow your academic network and strengthen your research – and they’re possible, even with small children.

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Awards

22.10.2025

SDU researcher contributes to award-winning efforts for healthier and greener cities

A global research network in which Professor Jasper Schipperijn from the University of Southern Denmark plays a central role has been honoured with one of the prestigious Sustainability Awards from the Nobel Sustainability Trust.

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Names

03.10.2025

Christina Anne Vinter appointed professor of obstetrics at SDU

The professorship will strengthen research on pregnant women with diabetes and obesity and contribute to the development, quality and new knowledge about preventive efforts for mother and child.

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Research

18.09.2025

Wegovy and Ozempic may offer health benefits for people with schizophrenia

New research from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital suggests that semaglutide treatment can enhance both physical health and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia.

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Research

18.09.2025

Male seafarers more likely to die from heart disease

Men over 45 working at sea have a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than other working Danes, according to a new study.

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News about names

12.09.2025

Gabriele Berg-Beckhoff appointed professor of epidemiology and applied statistics at SDU

The professorship aims to strengthen public health research with a focus on using numbers and data – and on incorporating patients’ own experiences.

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03.09.2025

SDU and Odense Municipality in new partnership for healthier lives

A strategic collaboration will translate research into preventive health initiatives with a local impact.

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Education

01.09.2025

Esbjerg welcomes the psychologists of the future

75 students begin a socially oriented and practice-based psychology degree at SDU

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Research

29.08.2025

Sport with care: 19 shared recommendations to support young people's wellbeing

Researchers and practitioners from across Denmark agree – wellbeing in youth sport requires concrete action, both on and off the pitch

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The dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences takes stock

21.08.2025

17 years as SDU’s dean of health sciences have left a lasting mark: Ole Skøtt turned 70 on 18 July

There’s plenty of room to grow for both students and staff at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Both literally in the new buildings at the University of Southern Denmark's campus in Odense, but also in a figurative sense.

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