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SDU About SDU Departments and Centres Department of Biology Research
Here is an overview of the different areas of research in the Department of Biology
Ecophysiology
Within the research area ecophysiology we investigate how animals adapt to change in environmental conditions. Aquatic environments show large variations in physical and chemical parameters (e.g. temperature, oxygen availability, salinity), which can be either periodic or of a more permanent nature. Our research involves various aquatic model organisms (especially fish) in investigations of how environmental changes cause acute disturbances in animal physiology, which triggers compensatory responses that allow physiological adaption to the changing environment.
In the ecotoxicology research area we mainly focus on the harmful effects of chemicals on a range of different organisms in the nature. We work on endocrine disrupting chemicals, pesticides, medicaments in the environment and heavy metals. We carry out controlled dose-response studies in the laboratory as well as study effects in the nature on different model organisms such as mussels, snails, fish, amphibians, invertebrates and mammals. Additionally, we are involved in the issue regarding the global spreading of invasive species via ship's ballast water. We are working on advancing methods for improving organism viability assessment after treatment of ballast water.
Sound Communication Behavior
The research area Sound Communication and Behaviour covers the relationship between an animal's behavior and the function of its sensory organs and related pieces of nervous system. Of particular interest are biosonar and the physiological mechanisms behind hearing and sound production in a variety of different animal groups including mammals, birds, frogs and insects.
Life in the ocean and fresh waters are studied within Ecology. The research spans from bacteria to animals and plants and covers both the individual organism's anatomy and physiology and its ecological role in aquatic nutrient and energy cycles. A detailed understanding of the function and productivity of the ecosystem is developed along with an indication of its vulnerability to man-made and natural changes. A special focus on microbial ecology grounds an investigation of early life on earth.
Nordcee
Research at Nordcee spans the range from microbial ecology, molecular biology, biogeochemistry, microbial physiology to geobiology. We are concerned with the role of micro-organisms in controlling the cycling of elements on the modern Earth and how this role has changed through geologic time. We work in diverse environments ranging from lakes to the oceans and in geologic formations of all ages.
Evolutionary Biodemography
Biodemography Unit, University of Southern Denmark (SDU)on the Evolutionary Biodemography of Aging has a coherent focus on research to discover the basic causes and key consequences of age trajectories of health and longer lives. The focus is unitary, but the research is highly interdisciplinary. The scientists working at the unit are drawn from demography, evolutionary biology, epidemiology, mathematics and statistics.
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Driven by an ambition to promote those talents and research achievements that develop society
The university was inaugurated in 1966. Thus, SDU was founded in a time of unrest and upheaval that impacted art, culture, the labour market, norms and institutions – and the view on institutions of higher education. The political view was, that the universities to a greater extend had to contribute to the development of the welfare state by: "Promoting the training demanded by the times." Since its foundation, SDU has been driven by an ambition to promote those talents and research achievements that develop society, adapt to contemporary demands and challenge the norms. The example hereof is SDU's exceptional quota 2 admission called test-based admission. The robot cluster on Funen, the largest in the North, shows how sustainable achievements become when the business community and research collaborate to find solutions. The cross-disciplinary cooperation is a significant value at SDU. The challenges of the future within climate, welfare and health are complex and unpredictable. We need more than one field of study, one method or one approach to solve them. Accordingly, several of our strategic research projects are cross-disciplinary, and students will encounter subjects that have contributions from several faculties.