A team of Danish researchers at the Department of Management at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, is to prepare European companies for a future revolution in computing: The quantum computer. With the prospect of a huge global market, the European Commission has earmarked an annual sum of EUR 1 billion for 10 years to enable the EU to lead the way in quantum computing by 2030. For the first time, Danish researchers will participate in coordinating the efforts to achieve this goal.

In 2018, the English word ‘hangry’ was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary. A combination of ‘hungry’ and ‘angry’, the word is defined as “bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.” A state of mind most of us already know (from others, of course). But can hunger affect our moral compass in relation to direct monetary gains – can it make us cheat? A group of researchers from Aarhus BSS at Aarhus University decided to explore this question.

One man’s vision and groundbreaking agenda in the food sector 30 years ago was decisive in establishing the first centre in Denmark working with the consumption of food. For 30 years, the centre has paved the way for an area in rapid development as well as interdisciplinary collaboration across borders.