Ændr 2. linje i overskriften til AU Passata Light 12. FEBRUAR 2015 AARHUS UNIVERSITY DCE – DANISH CENTRE FOR ENVIIRONMENT AND ENERGY AU DCE – DANISH CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

12. FEBRUAR 2015 DCE – DANISH CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGYI AARHUS UNIVERSITY AU 2  38,114 students and more than 10,000 employees  #51on the Leiden Ranking (2011)  Budget: DKK 5.6 billion (2010)  Basic, applied and strategic research and research-based consultancy services  26 departments, 5 interdisciplinary centres and 3 national centres Aarhus University – a leading European university

12. FEBRUAR 2015 DCE – DANISH CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGYI AARHUS UNIVERSITY AU 3  The national centres carry out special tasks in the areas of collaboration and knowledge exchange with authorities and the business community.  Three national centres of this type:  DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy  DCA - Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture  DCL - Danish Centre for Culture and Learning National centres

12. FEBRUAR 2015 DCE – DANISH CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGYI AARHUS UNIVERSITY AU  DCE is Aarhus University’s central unit for knowledge exchange within the areas of nature, environment, climate and energy  DCE delivers science-based advice and solutions at both local, national and international scale  Among our customers are the Danish Ministry of the Environment, the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy, Greenland's Government, the Danish municipalities, private businesses and the European Commission. DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy 4

12. FEBRUAR 2015 DCE – DANISH CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGYI AARHUS UNIVERSITY AU  DCE coordinates the advisory tasks within the areas energy, climate, nature and energy - across the different university departments.  The role of the Center is to provide quality assurance procedures and ensure that advise is based on a holistic and interdisciplinary approach.  The research departments mostly involved in the work are the Department of Bioscience and the Department of Environmental Science within the Faculty of Science and Technology. DCE tasks 5

12. FEBRUAR 2015 DCE – DANISH CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGYI AARHUS UNIVERSITY AU 6 DCE locations DCE is located at 3 research facilities outside Aarhus Campus. Aarhus

12. FEBRUAR 2015 DCE – DANISH CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGYI AARHUS UNIVERSITY AU 7  Terrestrial ecosystems  Biodiversity – nature conservation and ecosystem services  Climate change vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation  Arctic ecosystems  Air pollution and chemicals – environmental and human health  Integrative management and systems analysis DCE areas of expertise

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