and research at an international level. Employees at Aalborg Hospital publish almost 500 scientific articles annually and participate in projects and networks financed by national and international funds, including the EU's 7th Framework Programme. The Department for University Hospital Affairs provides a number of services and support functions for research and education. These include research management, financing, fundraising, communication/knowledge sharing, patenting, cooperation agreements, library functions, pre- and postgraduate education, skills training and innovation. The department is located at the Research House (Aalborg Hospital Science and Innovation Center), where a number of research centres are also located along with facilities for education and innovation. The research at Aalborg Hospital is especially renowned in the area of clinical epidemiology, medical gastroenterology, pain research, visceral biomechanics, lipid research and cardiology, nursing research, thyroid gland and haematology. External links Aalborg Hospital homepage Hospital buildings completed in 1970 Hospitals in Denmark Medical education in Denmark Teaching hospitals Hospitals established in 1970 Buildings and structures in Aalborg 1970 establishments in Denmark