Artificial intelligence is not merely a new tool capable of solving existing tasks a little faster. It is one of the most transformative technologies ever developed and, at the same time, the fastest growing. Professor Peter Dalsgaard describes the developments of recent years as a breakthrough on a par with the invention of writing. With the book…

The Carlsberg Foundation has recently awarded a total of 11.5 million DKK to five research projects at the Department of Communication and Culture. These projects cover a wide range of topics, including Danish dialect collections, how humans and AI collaboratively create hidden patterns, regional relationships shaped by Danish colonialism, the…

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming municipalities’ digital solutions. In a new project, researchers from Digital Design and Information Studies will examine how municipalities understand and address ethical challenges in the design, development, and adaptation of AI systems.

Six students from Aarhus University are participating in an interdisciplinary programme at the company Systematic, where they are jointly working on an innovative project aimed at developing a solution that promotes health, well-being, and quality of life. Along the way, they receive guidance in humanistic innovation, which focuses on approaching…

Researchers in Sound Studies, Associate Professor Marie Koldkjær Højlund and PhD student Sissel Raahede Lundgård, have become members of an international working group on ISO standards in acoustics and soundscapes. Here, they will contribute knowledge and experience on how good sound environments are also about citizenship—and why livestreams of…

The Ice Floes is a playground installation familiar to many visitors at DOKK1 in Aarhus. Now, however, the playground is also gaining international attention thanks to the sound and light installations added in 2024. These additions were carried out by CAVI at Aarhus University in collaboration with Aarhus Municipality’s innovation project, Lys på…

How can augmented reality (AR) assist children with dyscalculia? This question is at the heart of one of two research projects from the Department of Digital Design and Information Studies that have received funding from AU Connect. The second project, led by Associate Professor Jonas Frich, investigates whether legal requirements such as the…

Jussi Parikka, professor of Digital Design and Information Science, together with his collaborator, artist Abelardo Gil-Fourniers, participates in the official exhibition of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale with their video essay "Lumi", which means snow in Finnish. The large video installation stems from the research project Design and Aesthetics…

How do we give every child in Denmark the chance not just to keep up with, but to shape the digital world of tomorrow? That’s the driving question behind the new ultra:bit project – a nationwide initiative to strengthen children’s understanding of technology and their digital confidence.

The recently concluded Aarhus Conference had the theme ‘Computing (X) Crisis’, and focused on how digital technologies play a role in shaping, understanding, managing, and responding to the many crises that define our time—from climate change and sustainability to threats against democracy and inequality.