AAU most commonly refers to:
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Association of American Universities
The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an organization of American research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Founded in 1900, it consists of 63 universities in the United States ...
, a selective group of 65 major research universities in North America
AAU may also refer to:
Education
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Aalborg University
Aalborg University (AAU) is a Danish public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen founded in 1974. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subjects within humanitie ...
, in Denmark
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Academy of Art University
The Academy of Art University (AAU or ART U), formerly Academy of Art College and Richard Stephens Academy of Art, is a private for-profit art school in San Francisco, California. It was founded as the Academy of Advertising Art by Richard S. ...
, in San Francisco, California, United States
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Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University (AAU) ( am, አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a national university located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the oldest university in Ethiopia. AAU has thirteen campuses. Twelve of these are situated in Addis Ababa, ...
, in Ethiopia
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Allied American University
Allied American University (AAU) was a private for-profit university in Laguna Hills, California. It was founded in 2008 and accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. The university offered bachelor's and associate degree prog ...
, Laguna Hills, California, United States
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University of Klagenfurt
The University of Klagenfurt (german: Universität Klagenfurt or ''Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt'', AAU) is a federal Austrian research university and the largest research and higher education institution in the state of Carinthia. It has i ...
, in Austria
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Anand Agricultural University
Anand Agricultural University (AAU) is located in the western Indian state of Gujarat between the cities of Vadodara and Ahmedabad. This was formerly the Anand Campus of Gujarat Agricultural University, which is now independent. It has three ...
, in Anand, Gujarat, India
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Anglo-American University, in Prague, Czech Republic
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Antillean Adventist University
The Antillean Adventist University (AAU) (''in Spanish:'' Universidad Adventista de las Antillas) (UAA) is a private, Seventh-day Adventist university in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the w ...
, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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Assam Agricultural University, in Jorhat, Assam, India
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Association of African Universities
The Association of African Universities (AAU) ( ar, اتحاد الجامعات الأفريقية, french: Association des universités africaines) is a university association of African universities based in Accra, Ghana. With member institutio ...
Healthcare
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Acute assessment unit An acute admissions unit is a short-stay department in some British, Australian and New Zealand hospitals that may be linked to the emergency department, but functions as a separate department.
The AMU acts as a gateway between a patient's g ...
, in a UK hospital
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uveitis
Uveitis () is inflammation of the uvea, the pigmented layer of the eye between the inner retina and the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea. The uvea consists of the middle layer of pigmented vascular structures of the eye an ...
, an inflammation of the middle layer of the eye
Other uses
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codon
The genetic code is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material ( DNA or RNA sequences of nucleotide triplets, or codons) into proteins. Translation is accomplished by the ribosome, which links ...
for the amino acid
asparagine
Asparagine (symbol Asn or N) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated −NH form under biological conditions), an α-carboxylic acid group (which is in the depro ...
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Abau language, a language of Papua New Guinea
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Allgemeine Arbeiter-Union – Einheitsorganisation
The Allgemeine Arbeiter-Union – Einheitsorganisation (AAUE or AAU-E) (English: General Workers' Union – Unified Organization) was an anti-parliamentarian council communist organisation established in Germany in October 1921. It was a split from ...
, a German communist organisation
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Alpha acid
Alpha acids (α acids) are a class of chemical compounds primarily of importance to the production of beer. They are found in the resin glands of the flowers of the hop plant and are the source of hop bitterness.
Alpha acids may be isomerize ...
unit, a measure of the bitterness of hops used in brewing beer
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Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It has ...
, an amateur sports organization in the United States
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Amendment to allege use, a legal term
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Asau Airport in Asau, Samoa
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Assigned amount units, emission allowances created and allocated under the Marrakech Accords of the Kyoto protocol
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