Dreaming of a PhD?
Read our application guide and find vacant PhD positions here

MyPhD login

Keep your PhD project on track. Supervisors and PhD students can log in here.

Onboarding programme

Kickstart your PhD by watching the PhD Introduction video and by joining the mandatory 3-day onboarding programme.

PhD courses

There is a wide range of courses you can do during your PhD. Read all about them here.

Research environment change

Read about mobility grants, teaching exemption and travel insurance here.

NEWS

12 November 2026

The university elections are here, and it’s your chance to shape the future of your PhD programme and daily life at Aarhus University! The polls are…

12 June 2026

A minimum of 80% physical attendance is now required to avoid the no‑show fee

13 January 2026

Parents@Nat-AU is a new network for PhD students and researchers at Natural Sciences who are parents or pregnant.

27 March 2025

Don't forget to tell the Danish Tax Agency if you live in Denmark and receive payment or a pension from outside Denmark. See if it applies to you.

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PHD DEFENCES

10 December 2026 - PhD defence

PhD defence, Thursday 10th December 2026, Sean Hansen

07 December 2026 - PhD defence

PhD defense, Monday 7 December 2026, Andrea Nicola Rodi

04 December 2026 - PhD defence

PhD defence, Friday 4 December 2026, Kristoffer Pors Jakobsen

27 November 2026 - PhD defence

PhD defence, Friday 27 November 2026. Evi Setiani Lande.

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Contact us

Find contact persons for programmes and special requests here.

AU Career for PhD students

Career services, guidance and events.

QUALIFYING EXAMS AND DEFENCES

19 Nov

Thursday 19 November 2026, at 09:00 5342-333, Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University, Åbogade 34, 8200 Aarhus N

PhD student Pouya Khani, Department of Computer Science

19 Nov

Thursday 19 November 2026, at 09:00 5342-333, Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University, Åbogade 34, 8200 Aarhus N

PhD student Pouya Khani, Department of Computer Science

20 Nov

Friday 20 November 2026, at 00:00 1671-137, Geo. Aud. Department of Geoscience, Aarhus Universitet, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C

PhD student Mads Ramsgaard Stoltenberg, Department of Geoscience

27 Nov

Friday 27 November 2026, at 13:00 1871-120, Lecture Theatre Nucleus, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 81, 8000 Aarhus C

PhD student Evi Setiani Lande, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

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Qualifying exams and defences in the past 30 days

Revised 13.10.2026

PHD ADMINISTRATION

Dreaming of a PhD?
Read our application guide and find vacant PhD positions here

MyPhD login

Onboarding programme

PhD courses

Research environment change

NEWS

Vote now – and help set the course for AU

New attendance requirements for all transferable skills courses

Research and Parenthood: Community for PhD Parents

Did you have non-Danish income in the past year?

PHD DEFENCES

Digging Into the Neuron: Excavating the Three-Dimensional Structure of the Axon Initial Segment

How new-born genes innovate cell organization in germline tissues

Small RNA, big potential - a new way to correct protein imbalance

Tethered catalysis by PP1: Is there a Goldilocks zone for substrate dephosphorylation?

Contact us

AU Career for PhD students

QUALIFYING EXAMS AND DEFENCES

PhD defence: Transparent Data Management and Verification

PhD defence: Transparent Data Management and Verification

PhD defence: Reconstructing Arctic Marine Environments on Millennial and Centennial Time Scales: New Insights from Northeast Greenland and Svalbard

PhD defence: Brings Order to Disorder: Exploring SLiM-Tethered Catalysis of PP1 and Biomolecular Condensates

Dreaming of a PhD?Read our application guide and find vacant PhD positions here

MyPhD login

Onboarding programme

PhD courses

Research environment change

NEWS

Vote now – and help set the course for AU

New attendance requirements for all transferable skills courses

Research and Parenthood: Community for PhD Parents

Did you have non-Danish income in the past year?

PHD DEFENCES

Digging Into the Neuron: Excavating the Three-Dimensional Structure of the Axon Initial Segment

How new-born genes innovate cell organization in germline tissues

Small RNA, big potential - a new way to correct protein imbalance

Tethered catalysis by PP1: Is there a Goldilocks zone for substrate dephosphorylation?

Contact us

AU Career for PhD students

QUALIFYING EXAMS AND DEFENCES

PhD defence: Transparent Data Management and Verification

PhD defence: Transparent Data Management and Verification

PhD defence: Reconstructing Arctic Marine Environments on Millennial and Centennial Time Scales: New Insights from Northeast Greenland and Svalbard

PhD defence: Brings Order to Disorder: Exploring SLiM-Tethered Catalysis of PP1 and Biomolecular Condensates

Dreaming of a PhD?
Read our application guide and find vacant PhD positions here