16 Associate Fellows from Aarhus University appointed to AIAS
Exchanges and collaborations across research disciplines and faculties are in focus when 16 new Associate Fellows from Aarhus University join AIAS from 1 August 2026.
Researchers at all career stages from Aarhus University have connected across faculties and disciplines through the AIAS Associate Fellowship programme, since its start in 2021. The programme aims at enhancing cross-faculty sharing of knowledge, methods and tools, exploring new ideas and research directions and enlarging interdisciplinary relations and network.
The five faculties at Aarhus University nominate researchers for a two-year AIAS Associate Fellowship. This year, 16 faculty members have been selected to be part of the interdisciplinary, international AIAS community of talented scholars, from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028.
AIAS welcomes the following 16 Associate Fellows from Aarhus University:
- Alejandra Zaragoza Scherman, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Athanasia Lampraki, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Barth F. Smets, Professor, Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering - Water Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Behzad Bozorgtabar, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Signal Processing and Machine learning, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Haja Kadarmideen, Professor, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences - ANIVET Management and Modelling (MAMO), Aarhus University, Denmark
- Julia Föcker, Professor, Danish School of Education - Educational Psychology, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Laura Stidsholt, Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Department of Biology - Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Lenka Belicova, Postdoc, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Mattias Heymann, Professor, Department of Mathematics - Science Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Nadescha Zwerschke, Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Department of Biology - Aquatic Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Niels Buus, Professor, Department of Public Health - Department of Science in Nursing, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Oana Vuculescu, Associate Professor, Department of Management, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Per Qvist, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedicine - Research and Education, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Pia Majbritt Jensen, Associate Professor, School of Communication and Culture - Media Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Ulrik Nissen, Associate Professor, School of Culture and Society - Systematic Theology, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Vera Anna van der Weijden, Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - Molecular Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
The Associate fellows are affiliated with AIAS for a two-year period and in addition to joining the AIAS activities they are offered a range of opportunities, such as support for AIAS-related activities and events, short-term office space for research group applications, meetings or the like, invitations to give talks, and much more.
Introduction via 3-minute speed talks on 3 September
On 3 September 2026 at 13:15 all new associates and new fellows are invited to present their research in 3-minute speed talks at the ‘Introductory Research Presentations Seminar (IRP)’. The IRP seminar is open to all interested, and the seminar and the time of the speakers will be announced here in August:
https://aias.au.dk/events/show/artikel/aias-seminar-introduction-research-presentations-2026-1
Participants are welcome to join only for parts of the seminar.
More about the AIAS Associate Fellowships
Call: https://aias.au.dk/opportunities-at-aias/aias-associates/
Current associates: https://aias.au.dk/aias-fellows/associate-fellows/
Contact
Lotte Holm, AIAS deputy director
E-mail: lho@aias.au.dk
Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, AIAS
Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B
DK-8000 Aarhus C
Denmark