Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Our vision is to help promote health. We focus our efforts on developing healthcare in a broad sense.

Education
We offer a wide range of education programmes within health sciences.
News
Research
26.01.2023
Research in gene regulatory mechanisms crucial to brain development granted Chair award by Danish National Research Foundation
Vijay Tiwari, MSc Phd., newly appointed Professor of neurobiology at the Department of Molecular Medicine has received a DNRF Chair grant to work on revealing gene regulatory mechanisms crucial to the development of cerebral cortex and its disruption in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Prevention
10.01.2023
Can carrots prevent bowel cancer?
We asked associate professor Morten Kobæk Larsen to explain what it is about carrots that is so great in connection with bowel cancer specifically.
Prevention
10.01.2023
Can carrots prevent bowel cancer?
We asked associate professor Morten Kobæk Larsen to explain what it is about carrots that is so great in connection with bowel cancer specifically.
New Year
04.01.2023
How to keep your New Year’s resolutions
Goals and motivation are among the most important factors for achieving what you set out to do.
New Names
22.12.2022
Vijay Tiwari is appointed full professor of neurobiology at University of Southern Denmark
Vijay Tiwari, PhD and dr.med is appointed full professor of neurobiology at the Department of Molecular Medicine at SDU as of 1 January 2023.
New Names
22.12.2022
Vijay Tiwari is appointed full professor of neurobiology at University of Southern Denmark
Vijay Tiwari, PhD and dr.med is appointed full professor of neurobiology at the Department of Molecular Medicine at SDU as of 1 January 2023.
psychiatric
15.12.2022
Danish children, adolescents and young adults are using more psychotropic drugs after the COVID-19 pandemic
Compared to before the pandemic, there has been an increase in psychotropic drug use and psychiatric disorders in Danish children, adolescents and young adults. This is shown by a large Danish study including all 5-24-year-old in Denmark with data until June 2022.
psychiatric
15.12.2022
Danish children, adolescents and young adults are using more psychotropic drugs after the COVID-19 pandemic
Compared to before the pandemic, there has been an increase in psychotropic drug use and psychiatric disorders in Danish children, adolescents and young adults. This is shown by a large Danish study including all 5-24-year-old in Denmark with data until June 2022.
health
08.12.2022
A few minutes of intense activity during daily tasks can prolong your life
Researchers from Australia with an SDU researcher on the team have examined the benefits of short-term intense physical activity as part of everyday life.
health
08.12.2022
A few minutes of intense activity during daily tasks can prolong your life
Researchers from Australia with an SDU researcher on the team have examined the benefits of short-term intense physical activity as part of everyday life.
Better treatment
27.09.2022
New artificial blood vessel to prevent occlusion and infection
Researchers from SDU and Odense University Hospital aim to develop a revolutionary artificial blood vessel. The EU has backed the project with DKK 40 million.
Better treatment
27.09.2022
New artificial blood vessel to prevent occlusion and infection
Researchers from SDU and Odense University Hospital aim to develop a revolutionary artificial blood vessel. The EU has backed the project with DKK 40 million.
Better treatment
27.09.2022
New artificial blood vessel to prevent occlusion and infection
Researchers from SDU and Odense University Hospital aim to develop a revolutionary artificial blood vessel. The EU has backed the project with DKK 40 million.
Research
07.07.2022
ATLAS researchers discover new biomarker for NASH
ATLAS researchers have found that the protein TREM2 in blood is a plausible and accurate individual biomarker of NASH. Thus the new discovery has the potential to reduce the need for liver biopsy in the future
Name news
07.04.2022
Professor of User Perspectives at SDU and OUH
The newly appointed Professor, Astrid Janssens, will focus her research on the partnership between patients, relatives, health care practitioners and researchers in collaborative health research activities. The professorship is a collaboration between the Department of Public Health, SDU and Odense University Hospital, OUH.
Obituary
04.04.2022
Obituary for Professor James W. Vaupel
On Sunday 27 March 2022, Jim Vaupel died following an unexpected and brief illness. Thus, our university and Denmark, indeed the whole world, lost a leading demographer and researcher on ageing.
Fertility
29.03.2022
Men’s use of diabetes medicine may cause malformations in children
The diabetic preparation metformin may be associated with a risk of malformations if consumed while the sperm for a pregnancy is produced.
08.03.2022
Professor of genetic epidemiology at University of Southern Denmark
Qihua Tan MD, MSc (Medical Statistics), PhD, has been appointed as a full professor of genetics epidemiology at Unit of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark.
08.03.2022
Professor of genetic epidemiology at University of Southern Denmark
Qihua Tan MD, MSc (Medical Statistics), PhD, has been appointed as a full professor of genetics epidemiology at Unit of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark.
31.01.2022
For young people with meniscal tears, surgery and exercise are equally effective
The first study in the world comparing surgical and non-surgical treatment of meniscal tears in young people shows that exercise and patient education provide similar results as surgery.
02.06.2021
Adjunct Professor in Biostatistics at EBB, SDU Health
Christian Bressen Pipper, Senior Statistical Advisor, Biostatistics and Pharmacoepidemiology, LEO Pharma A/S
07.07.2020
Cleveland Clinic and The University of Southern Denmark Join Global Virus Network to Combat Viral Diseases
GVN’s latest additions further bolster its 55 Centers for Excellence, expanding knowledge of viruses and treatment
08.03.2020
Music intervention and mindfulness reduces the effect of mental fatigue
A new study shows that an on-the-spot music-intervention (binaural beats) and 4 weeks of daily mindfulness training delivered through the HEADSPACE mindfulness app reduces the effect of mental fatigue
07.05.2018
Invitation to presentation ‘Community Assessment, Intervention and Empowerment Model’ by Pedro Melo
Invitation to presentation ‘Community Assessment, Intervention and Empowerment Model’ by Pedro Melo.
01.01.0001
The SDU eScience Center offers new platform for research data analysis
The SDU eScience Center is offering a wider selection of services for researchers at all faculties. Together with traditional HPC facilities, the new services include a unique and innovative digital research environment, called UCloud, which is now the recommended platform at SDU for research data analysis.
01.01.0001
Mindfulness makes it easier to forget your fears
A new study shows that brief daily mindfulness training delivered through the HEADSPACE mindfulness app makes it easier to achieve lasting extinction of fear reactions.