Student life and Facilities

Book a room, find your canteen, or bookstore


The Royal Danish Library

Located in the northwest end of the University Park, The State and University Library provide scientific books and articles for all the faculties at Aarhus University. At the library you’ll find reading rooms and rooms for study groups while the top floor offers areas for relaxing. From Monday to Friday, the newly-refurbished canteen offers a variety of nutritious food, and in February, the traditional South Jutlandic “cake table” forms the inspiration for the annual Heavy Cake Buffet. Here visitors can enjoy an impressive cake buffet boasting more than 100 homemade cakes.

Learn more at: https://www.kb.dk/en

Reading rooms

Law students, psychology students and political science students share the reading rooms at the AU Library, Aarhus BSS. The AU Library, Aarhus BSS comprises two bright reading rooms and several reading spaces between the bookshelves. Additional modern and spacious reading spaces and group rooms can be found on the top floors of buildings 1331 and 1332. Next to the canteen, the multi-room, which is colloquially called Forhistorisk, is often crowded with study groups alongside students enjoying a break.

Our Canteen

In our spacious and bright canteen, you can enjoy lunch or a cup of coffee with your fellow students. The canteen kitchen serves a variety of nutritious and homemade food. Hot meals comprising both Danish classics and internationally inspired meals are freshly prepared and served every day. As a snack you can enjoy organic fruit, homemade sandwiches, or bread and pastry homemade by the university bakery.

Studenterhuset

Studenterhus Aarhus is a private organisation which offers a student house for all students enrolled on higher education degree programmes in Aarhus. Studenterhus Aarhus runs Studenterbaren and Studiecaféen and also houses several student associations.

Studenterbaren is a bar located in the basement of Studenterhuset. The bar has a down-to-earth atmosphere, and visitors can borrow board games and grab a beer or a cider in the well-assorted bar which is run by volunteers. Studenterbaren also hosts a variety of popular social events such as pub quizzes, beer tasting sessions, etc.

Studiecaféen is a café situated on the ground floor of Studenterhuset. Besides functioning as a student café, Studentercaféen organises different events such as second-hand bazaars and drop-in Latin dance courses to name a few.

Learn more at: http://www.studenterhusaarhus.dk

International Student House

The International Student House is a part of Studenterhus Aarhus and was founded with the aim of bringing Danish and international students together via a variety of projects.

Every week, the International Student House hosts International Nights which are social get-togethers occasionally with live music. Furthermore, the volunteer group IGroup arranges all kinds of activities for international and Danish students such as trips to Danish tourist attractions, stand-up comedy nights and pub quizzes.

The AU Library, Aarhus BSS

Bartholins Allé (the university park)

At AU Library, Bartholins Allé you will primarily find books and journals on: psychology, political science and law. However, you are free to make use of all service locations at AU Library.

We have compiled the information that is most relevant to you as a student at http://library.au.dk/en/students/. On these pages you can read about information seeking, plagiarism, home access to electronic resources, subject guides, etc.

Address: Bartholins Allé 11, 8000 Aarhus C
Tel.: 9135 6481
Email: bartholinsalle.aul@kb.dk  
Web: http://library.au.dk/en/aarhusuniversitylibraries/bartholins-alle/

Fuglesangs Allé

At AU Library, Fuglesangs Allé you will primarily find books and journals on: law, economics, business administration and management. However, you are free to make use of all service locations at AU Library.

We have compiled the information that is most relevant to you as a student at http://library.au.dk/en/students/. On these pages you can read about information seeking, plagiarism, home access to electronic resources, subject guides, etc.

Address: Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V
Tel.: 9135 6485
Email: fuglesangsalle.aul@kb.dk 
Web: http://library.au.dk/en/aarhusuniversitylibraries/fuglesangs-alle/

Travel and research account

The department has a travel and research account, and students may apply for funds to cover travel and research costs in connection with the Master's thesis, the Bachelor's project or master's seminars.

Amount you can get covered

During your study programme you may receive a total of DKK 1,500, and you cannot apply for cover of costs less than DKK 200.

How to apply

Apply for the grant using this application form

Send your application by email to Ruth Ramm at rr@ps.au.dk or submit your application to Ruth Ramm at: Bartholins Allé 7, building 1331, room 115.

For questions regarding the travel and research account, please contact Ruth Ramm rr@ps.au.dk