How much will the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel impact the trade between Denmark and Northern Germany? Master’s degree students from Public Policy at Aarhus BSS have helped the German-Danish Chamber of Commerce find an answer.

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Aarhus BSS’ new research centre ‘Centre for Integrative Business Psychology’ is now officially open. Researchers from the fields of psychology, management and economics are to conduct basic research within topics such as sustainability, consumer behaviour, nudging and business ethics.

Professor of psychiatric epidemiology Preben Bo Mortensen receives the Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen Award for Scientific Research 2021 for his crucial research into the causes of psychological disorders.

Assistant professor of economics Eva Rye Johansen has received the Aarhus University Research Foundation PhD talent prize of DKK 50,000 for her extraordinary research results and research communication about teenagers' risky health behaviours.

Professor of economics Torben M. Andersen is to head a new expert group which will outline a long-term strategy for dealing with coronavirus in Denmark. Professor of economics Michael Svarer will also participate in the group.

Senior researcher Oleguer Plana-Ripoll from the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus BSS has received a Lundbeck Foundation fellowship of DKK 10 million to establish his own research team within register-based research on mental health. His team will provide a comprehensive overview of the causes and consequences of mental disorders.

Professor of economics Kim Christensen receives DKK 6.2 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for his research project about sudden price declines in financial markets.

Senior researcher Oleguer Plana-Ripoll receives DKK 2.9 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for his research project about the connection between socio-economic status and mental disorders.

Economics PhD student Maximiliano Enrique Cubillos from Aarhus BSS receives the EliteForsk travel grant and goes on research stays in the Netherlands and Canada. Both institutions are leading experts within operations research, which Maximiliano uses to solve issues with waste management in his PhD project.