Novel method uses drones to weigh whales
2019.10.03 — AIAS fellow Fredrik Christiansen and collaborators have devised a way to accurately estimate the weight of free-living whales by using only aerial images taken by drones. The method is presented in the British Ecological Journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
InnoExplorer Grant to Bioscience and Enginering
2019.09.06 — Three scientists at AU have joined forces and pitched a project idea in front of a panel for the InnoExplorer program by Innovation Fund Denmark.
Heat loss from the Earth triggers ice sheet slide towards the sea
2018.01.23 — In North-East Greenland, researchers have measured the loss of heat that comes up from the interior of the Earth. This enormous area is a geothermal “hot spot” that melts the ice sheet from below and triggers the sliding of glaciers towards the sea.
Emissions from shipping in the Arctic
2018.01.11 — New report outlines emissions from shipping in the arctic from 2012-16 and emission projections for 202020, 2030 and 2050
Call for abstracts EUTRO2018 Symposium
2018.01.05 — Abstracts can now be submitted to the 4th International Symposium on Research and Management of Eutrophication in Coastal Ecosystems (EUTRO 2018), 18-20 June 2018 in Nyborg, Denmark.
Agricultural emissions calculations for 1985-2015
2017.12.20 — New report details greenhouse gas emissions by Danish agriculture
The effect of simulated seal scarer sounds on harbour porpoises
2017.12.20 — New report details how harbour porpoises react to simulated seal scarer
Beregning af kvælstofudvaskning
2017.12.18 — Aarhus Universitet holder den 1. marts 2018 en workshop om grundlaget for beregning af marginaludvaskning af kvælstof fra landbrugsjorden
Taiwanese windmills pose possible risk of hearing loss for local dolphins
2017.12.01 — Taiwanese wind energy plan will have impact on local wildlife
Renewed focus on climate research at Aarhus University
2017.12.01 — A sound knowledge base is required if Denmark is to hold onto its leading position in climate research and adaptation.
New understanding of the well-being of climate-stressed plants
2017.12.22 — As a result of climate change, there is an increasing need for more intelligent, efficient and safe farming. A soon-to-be completed EU project – ModCarboStress – might have taken an important step in this work: getting to understand the stressed plants better. The project indicates the work to be carried out at iClimate – the forthcoming research centre at Aarhus University. Its task is to create new climate knowledge for the benefit of business and society.
Erik Jeppesen honorary doctorate in Estland
2017.11.15 — Professor Erik Jeppesen was elected to be the honorary doctorate at Estonian University of Life Sciences. For the inauguration ceremony (November 10) a small publication about his career was made in Estonian and English.
