Department Retreat 2025
The 2025 Department Retreat brought together our researchers and administrative staff for two days of serious thinking, deep discussion, and some social networking that led to unexpected fun facts about our colleagues. We now all know that one staff member used to have a bird called Anders Mรธller (and no, it wasnโt Anders Mรธller himself).
The programme was packed with engaging sessions on:
๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ โ and what that means for us as educators. Itโs a powerful tool for student support and creativity, but it also challenges how we design assessments and ensure real learning takes place.
๐ฃ๏ธ ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ โ and how to get started. As guest speaker Roger Buch reminded us: journalists ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ experts, and we all have something valuable to contribute.
๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก โ and what it takes to build strong, lasting partnerships.
Huge thanks to our inspiring guest speakers: Professor Paul Denny (Faculty of Science, University of Auckland), Niels Lauritzen (Department of Mathematics, Aarhus University), Peter Gorm Larsen (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University), Anne Birgitte Lindgren (AU Research Support Office), and Roger Buch (Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthรธjskole)
And a big shout-out to Mette Sรธrensen, Lene Hjรธllund and Kaj Grรธnbรฆk for making it all happen!
Now, weโre back with new ideas, fresh energy, and renewed appreciation for what we can achieve when we come together.