Program Overview
Graduate School of Technical Sciences
The Graduate School of Technical Sciences at Aarhus University offers a range of programs for students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in technical sciences.
Programmes
- Agroecology
- Animal and Veterinary Sciences
- Biological and Chemical Engineering
- Civil and Architectural Engineering
- Ecoscience
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Food Science
- Mechanical and Production Engineering
- Quantitative Genetics and Genomics
Animal and Veterinary Sciences
The Programme
The research education programme in Animal and Veterinary Sciences aims to deliver a strong and advanced research education in the field of animal science, with a special focus on animal health, welfare, and nutrition. The programme works to maintain high-quality PhD education, with the goal of attracting competent students. This is achieved by developing relevant and attractive courses and through effective, competent, and inspiring supervision.
The programme operates in a problem-oriented manner, using both disciplinary and interdisciplinary cooperation. It focuses on the future international dimension of research education, covering three thematic areas:
- Animal health
- Animal welfare
- Animal nutrition
The scientific core areas of Animal Science include nutrition, microbial gut ecology, physiology, ethology, immunology, disease mechanisms, and disease prevention, as well as management and decision support in livestock farming. The research also comprises animal models for studying nutrient turnover and utilization, disease complexes, and reproduction of importance to human nutrition and health.
Across the thematic areas, Animal Science has a strong focus on organic livestock production. Additionally, SOAR, an interinstitutional and international network for PhD courses and projects in organic agriculture, is hosted by the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences.
Research Facilities Available
Through affiliation with the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (ANIVET), the following animal research facilities are available:
- Surgery rooms
- Intensive care facilities, including respiration chamber (small animals) laboratory
- Laboratory animal facility
- Infection barn facility
- Poultry facilities
- Swine facilities
- Cattle facilities
- Horse facilities
- Organic livestock facility
The affiliation with the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (ANIVET) and its researchers also provides access to unique and modern laboratory facilities:
- Metabolome platform
- Physiology platform
- Cell and reproductive biology platform
- Nutrition and animal feed platform
- Immunology and microbiology platform
Geographic Location
PhD students are typically located at AU Viborg - Research Centre Foulum, where all research is conducted. However, PhD students must expect to be involved in BSc and MSc teaching, which takes place in Aarhus.
Programme Leadership
- Head of Programme: Ole Højberg, Senior Researcher
- Local Programme Secretary: Tina Strøm Pedersen, Department Secretary
- GSTS PhD Partner: Anne Visby Larsen, PhD Partner
About the Graduate School of Technical Sciences
The Graduate School of Technical Sciences is part of Aarhus University, located at Ny Munkegade 120, building 1521, 8000 Aarhus C. The school offers a range of degree programs, including Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees.