Grant

30.11.2023

Artificial Pain-Sensing Cells Aim to Aid Cancer Patients

Skin pain is a common side effect that significantly affects patients' quality of life, persisting for years after chemotherapy. Tore B. Stage, supported by a Sapere Aude grant, seeks to elucidate the mechanisms behind these side effects, including the involvement of pain-sensing cells.

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Grant

30.11.2023

Understanding the Development of Resistance to Cancer Medication

Cancer cells gradually acquire resistance to medication over time, with the immune system playing a crucial role in this process. Aida Solhøj Hansen, from the Department of Molecular Medicine, seeks to explore a specific mechanism contributing to this phenomenon through a Sapere Aude grant.

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Grant

29.11.2023

Chemicals in Our Environment Impact Children's Health Through Breastfeeding

Amalie Timmermann from the National Institute of Public Health aims to explore the interplay between environmental chemicals and breastfeeding. She has received a Sapere Aude grant of just over six million Danish kroner for this project.

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Event

29.11.2023

Theme day to pave the way for more collaboration on innovation across SDU

HEALTH INNOVATION DAY 2024: Unfolding the vision!

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Highly Cited Researchers

16.11.2023

Researcher among the most cited scientists in the world

Clinical Professor Asbjørn Hróbjartsson from Department of Clinical Research is among Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers for the second year in a row.

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News about names

07.11.2023

Doctoral thesis shows the way to more valid medical research

Professor and chief physician Janus Christian Jakobsen has defended his doctoral dissertation, which contains practical guidance on how to increase the quality of clinical research through the systematic use of certain methods.

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News about names

07.11.2023

Charlotta Pisinger is Denmark's only professor of tobacco and nicotine prevention

For several years, Charlotta Pisinger has had a close and very fruitful collaboration with tobacco researchers at the National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark. She is therefore employed in the professorship that will strengthen and formalize this collaboration.

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Research

26.10.2023

Better help for patients with chest pain and discomfort

New research from the Department of Regional Health Research and Esbjerg Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, may make it easier to identify patients who would benefit from treatment for stable angina pectoris and those who appear to be improving.

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Grant

11.10.2023

Novo Nordisk Foundation grant PET/MRI scanner to University of Southern Denmark

Researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Southern Denmark (SDU) have received a grant of DKK 17 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to acquire a new simultaneous preclinical PET/MRI scanner once they have moved into the new faculty buildings connecting SDU to Odense University Hospital.

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Research

10.10.2023

Danish data support fluoride being toxic to brain development

Even an apparently small amount of fluoride transferred from the mother during her pregnancy to the fetus can damage the fetal brain development.

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Research

03.10.2023

Small doses of mushrooms can have a beneficial effect on mental disorders

Studies on rats provide insight into how microdosing of psychedelic mushrooms may be used for therapeutic treatment in humans.

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Award

29.09.2023

Professor Christine Stabell Benn has been awarded the George Macdonald Medal

The medal is awarded by The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, for outstanding research leading to improvement of health in the tropics.

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Research

25.09.2023

Significant increase in the need for treatment of eye diseases

A greater number of elderly people means more cases of eye diseases requiring treatment. New research from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) reveals that the need will increase by 50 percent in the coming years.

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New SUND

04.09.2023

The keys to New SUND have officially been handed over to SDU

On Friday 1 September, the University of Southern Denmark signed an agreement signalling that the new building housing the Faculty of Health Sciences has now been formally handed over to SDU.

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Grant

16.08.2023

Who Receives Help Following Sexual Assault?

A new study will investigate access to services at Danish centers for sexual assault. The study will shed light on what happens to survivors who are not offered treatment at these centers.

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Harmful substances

15.08.2023

Researchers find link between PFAS and children's IQ

A new study from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and Odense Child Cohort shows a correlation between exposure to PFAS as a fetus and lower intelligence quotient (IQ) at the age of 7.

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Healthcare system

07.07.2023

How psychology can contribute to a strained healthcare system

Researchers present three suggestions on how health psychology and specially trained psychologists can contribute to both prevention and treatment in a challenged healthcare system.

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News about names

05.07.2023

New Professor in Implementation Science and Active Living

Thomas Skovgaard, MSc, PhD, has been appointed as a professor in implementation research with a special focus on children, youth, and physical activity.

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News about names

03.07.2023

Lars P. Schødt Riber has been appointed as a clinical professor in cardiac surgery at OUH and SDU.

Lars Riber, 49 years old, completed his specialization in thoracic surgery at Aarhus University Hospital in 2012. Following his specialization, he was employed at the cardiac surgery department at OUH. After five years as a senior resident, he became a consultant and later took on a functional responsibility in the field. As the leading consultant in the specialized field, Lars Riber handles all types of cardiac surgeries performed at OUH.

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News about names

29.06.2023

Professor of Translational Pharmacology at University of Southern Denmark

Tore B. Stage assumes the position of Professor of Pharmacology at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy, and Environmental Medicine at the Institute of Health Services Research at University of Southern Denmark (SDU), where he also serves as a research leader.

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15.06.2023

Are you exercise-dependent? A new test provides you with answers!

Has exercising taken over to such an extent that you might be "addicted" to it? With a relatively simple questionnaire, you can find out.

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Grant

07.06.2023

DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for a research project on mechanical circulatory support for patients after heart attacks

The grant will be used to initiate several experiments. Both experimental, register-based, patient- and relative-centred - and randomised clinical studies across OUH and Rigshospitalet will form the basis for the study of how heart patients can get help for weak hearts.

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24.05.2023

Back pain is a rapidly increasing problem - especially among the elderly

New data shows that back pain is a rapidly increasing problem. The forecast says that in 2050 there will be 10% more Danes with serious back problems than today. Professor Jan Hartvigsen from the University of Southern Denmark is concerned about the development.

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15.05.2023

Researchers criticize exposure limits for PFAS

Danish researchers have shown that the EU’s limits for PFAS are erroneous. This may well have serious consequences for estimating the costs for the anticipated clean-up.

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New names

11.05.2023

New leader appointed for the Department of Psychology at SDU

The University of Southern Denmark has found a new department head for the Department of Psychology. Rikke Holm Bramsen, who previously served as the head of Børnehus Midt in the Central Denmark Region, has been appointed to the position and will start on June 1st.

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Cycling Knowledge

10.05.2023

How do we get more Danes to choose the bicycle over the car?

We love the story of Denmark as one of the world's leading cycling nations. But in reality, an increasing number of Danes have abandoned cycling in favor of their car in the last 10 years. How can we encourage Danes to cycle again?? A new digital map of Denmark shows where in Denmark there is potential for more cycling.

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Meet our researchers

01.05.2023

Meet our researchers: Maria Peleli-Pedersen

Maria Peleli-Pedersen is an assistant professor at the Department of Molecular Medicine. With a grant of 10 million kroner from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, she is working on a research project on fatty liver and a certain molecule which seems to play a central role in the development of the disease.

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Farewell symposium

24.04.2023

Invitation to Kim Brøsen's farewell symposium

We celebrate Professor Kim Brøsen's career with a public symposium after more than 40 years as a clinical pharmacologist and more than 20 years as editor-in-chief of the journal Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology.

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20.04.2023

Carrots as a superfood - Three things you (maybe) didn't know

Researchers at SDU have collaborated across disciplines for 15 years to uncover the preventive and healing properties of carrots.

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PFAS

19.04.2023

Researchers find connection between PFAS exposure and overweight

A new study finds that an increased PFAS content in blood promotes increases body weight and especially added difficulty in maintaining a lower body weight after weight loss.

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International recognition

12.04.2023

International recognition for football fitness and football professor Peter Krustrup

UEFA has awarded a Gold Award for "Best Social Initiative" to the Football Fitness U90 Training Camp, a project developed by SDU and DBU Bornholm.

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New Education

29.03.2023

Psychology – West Jutland style: SDU and Education Esbjerg in groundbreaking collaboration on new psychology programme in Esbjerg

SDU wants to open a new bachelor's and master's degree in psychology at SDU Esbjerg. The aim is to create 75 new student places from 2025. There will be a total of 350 students when the program is at full swing.

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News about names

24.03.2023

Marie Curie grant for research into identity changes in people adapting to a life with pain

Canadian pain researcher Peter Stilwell receives prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship to be held at University of Southern Denmark.

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Spirituality

13.03.2023

New study aims to break the taboo surrounding spirituality

SDU researchers have conducted the world's largest study on spiritual and existential needs, revealing a significant need among Danes that could be beneficially integrated into the healthcare system.

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02.03.2023

New focus on spiritual care in healthcare

With the first clinical guideline for existential and spiritual care, healthcare professionals receive concrete recommendations on how to support and care for patients' needs.

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Research

09.02.2023

Simulator to assess driving ability of traffic accident victims

Researchers from SDU will develop a method to help doctors assess when accident victims can get back behind the wheel.

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Grant

08.02.2023

On the trail of depression

With a grant from the Lundbeck Foundation, Maria Semkovska, associate professor, Department of Psychology, will map factors that lead to depression. The hope is to find ways of better prevention.

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Media coverage

05.02.2023

9 SDU researchers among the top cited in 2022

The journal ‘DM Akademikerbladet’, in collaboration with Infomedia, has calculated experts’ appearances in the press last year. On 2022's top 50 list, we find nine researchers from SDU.

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Noise

03.02.2023

Researchers find a link between traffic noise and tinnitus

There is a correlation between traffic noise and risk of developing tinnitus, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found. They point to a vicious cycle involving stress reactions and sleep disturbance as a potential cause.

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Finance

01.02.2023

The Controlled Slowdown, KOP-23, at SDU and at SUND

Financial imbalance at SDU and SUND

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Finance

01.02.2023

The Controlled Slowdown, KOP-23, at SDU and at SUND

Financial imbalance at SDU and SUND

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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02.06.2021

Adjunct Professor in Biostatistics at EBB, SDU Health

Christian Bressen Pipper, Senior Statistical Advisor, Biostatistics and Pharmacoepidemiology, LEO Pharma A/S

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08.07.2020

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

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09.03.2020

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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01.01.0001

Older adults with alcohol use disorder experience improved quality of life through alcohol treatment

It's never too late to start, as evidenced by the latest research. Older adults dealing with alcohol use disorder can be helped towards a better quality of life.

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New names

01.01.0001

New Professor of Epidemiology

Katrine Hass Rubin is the new professor of epidemiology at the research unit OPEN at Odense University Hospital and the Department of Clinical Research, SDU.

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01.01.0001

SDU-SUND develops education for the digital reality

How should the health science programs at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) be developed to ensure that future healthcare professionals are equipped to participate in continuous digital and technological advancements?

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Back pain

01.01.0001

A new treatment gives hope to back patients

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have helped test a treatment that is effective for back pain patients who cannot be helped otherwise.

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