News list
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09.01.2020
New spinout: Scanning platform to be used for patients with arthritis
Robot Scientist Thiusius Rajeeth Savarimuthu and Senior Consultant Søren Just have developed a scanning platform that can measure the amount of disease activity in arthritis patients. The invention is now to be developed further in the new company, Ropca Holding Aps.
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24.10.2019
Camera pill detects far more potential cancer tumors
A camera pill detects 70 % more colon polyps than a colonoscopy. The surprising result means that SDU and Odense University Hospital are now initiating the world’s largest study of 2015 patients who are at risk of developing colon or rectal cancer.
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26.09.2019
SDU appoints Lau Caspar Thygesen as Professor in Epidemiology and Register-based Research
Master of Science in Public Health and PhD Lau Caspar Thygesen (43 years) has been appointed professor at the National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (SDU).
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15.08.2019
SDU Appoints Anton Pottegård as Professor in the Pharmaceutical Field
Pharmacist, PhD and DMSc Anton Pottegård (32) has been appointed as Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology at Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (SDU).
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03.05.2019
New adjunct professor to the Department of Plastic Surgery
The University of Southern Denmark has appointed Andrew Salzberg as adjunct professor to the Department of Plastic Surgery
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08.10.2018
New adjunct professor
Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark has appointed Dr. rer. physiol. habil. Julia Reichelt as an adjunct professor at the Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital.
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17.09.2018
Obituary for Helle Johannessen
Helle Johannessen, professor and head of research at Department of Public Health has passed away. She was 61.
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30.05.2018
University of Southern Denmark participates in Hypo-RESOLVE, a large European diabetes project focusing on hypoglycaemia
Researchers from SDU’s Department of Psychology are to investigate the psychological burden of hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes and their family members in a large international research project.
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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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13.04.2018
Beskrivende radiografer
14 nye beskrivende radiografer fra Syddansk Universitet
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27.11.2017
Football on the school curriculum improves cognitive performance
Health education on the football pitch is good for fitness, health profile and social well-being of school children, and the latest research shows that their attention and working memory improve as well.
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29.06.2017
Denmark's first professor of Spiritual Care with special focus on cancer appointed at SDU
"We are very pleased with the support of the Danish Cancer Society to realize this professorship that enables us to expand knowledge about patients' psychosocial, existential and spiritual needs and to bring this knowledge into clinical practice," says Ole Skøtt, the dean at Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark.
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03.02.2017
Niels Bohr Professor David Needham moves to SDU Health Faculty
Niels Bohr Professor David Needham, SDU, is now associated with the SDU Department of Molecular Medicine.
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24.01.2017
Football is medicine for women with high blood pressure
The Danish concept Football Fitness has proved to be just as effective as tablets for countering high blood pressure. Furthermore, women participating in the project have also benefited from improved physical fitness, decreased body fat percentage and stronger bones.
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23.01.2017
Researchers recommend use of organic agricultural practices for human health
In a review of existing research, commissioned by a committee of the European Parliament, a group of European researchers has identified benefits of organic food production for human health.
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29.09.2016
Peter Krustrup for SDU
Internationally acclaimed sports researcher Peter Krustrup is to take up a position with the University of Southern Denmark’s Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics. He will be Professor of Sport and Health Sciences and head of research in the new Sport and Health Sciences research unit. Peter Krustrup will become part of the university’s strategy on football research, where he will strengthen the research within both elite football and football in a public health perspective.
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19.09.2016
Policymakers can benefit from support by researchers
The international project REPOPA found usable ways to support policymakers in their use of research evidence in developing policies. The results from the project were presented at the Final Symposium of the project in Brussels on Thursday September 8th, 2016.
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03.05.2016
Virtual reality as a training tool for researchers
Virtual reality will give students and researchers access to advanced laboratory equipment. Researchers at SDU are currently examining whether virtual learning is more effective than books and lectures.
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17.09.2014
Effects of training in healthy individuals and in patients with myositis
On October 30, 2014 - from 1400 hrs. (CET) - an inaugural seminar will be held to mark the appointment of Ingrid Lundberg as adjunct professor at the Research Unit of Rheumatology, Institute of Clinical Research/Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital. The seminar will take place in the Auditorium, J.B. Winsloews Vej 25, DK-5000 Odense C.
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12.09.2014
Human Aging
On the occasion of Lene Christiansen’s appointment as professor of genetic epidemiology at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Biodemography, Institute of Public Health, the Faculty of Health Sciences hereby invites you to attend an inaugural seminar.
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11.04.2014
Bättre akut medicin genom forskning
On the occasion of Ulf Ekelund’s appointment as adjunct professor in emergency medicine, the Faculty of Health Sciences hereby invites you to attend an inaugural seminar.
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01.04.2014
DKK 7 million set aside to aid children’s well-being
A new SDU project is using everyday scenarios in primary schools to increase children’s awareness of their bodies
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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.