Aarhus Universitet må bøde for aldersdiskrimination

Af Aarhus Universitets hjemmeside fremgår det blandt andet: 

Aarhus University must brace itself for the international competition to attract and retain the most promising research talents, both at home and abroad. Universities all over the world are devoting massive resources to the competition for the best minds; it is absolutely essential for Aarhus University to gain a reputation as a strong contender in the field.

It is also necessary to formulate goals for the university's doctoral student profile. Statistics such as those listed above (field, age, geography, gender, etc.) are not without relevance as indicators of some aspects of the quality of PhD programmes. For example, society's expectation that the universities should produce young researchers who have a long working life ahead of them is legitimate. Therefore, the recruitment of young students to PhD programmes should be a general goal. Such a goal does not preclude PhD programmes in specific fields from producing graduates with prior work experience.