Awards and Prizes
Further Achievements
We are often reminded of how much talent the Danish research world possesses when scientists win prizes, publish in prestigious journals, or in other ways are acknowledged for their research. And we are immensely proud and happy when the excellent academics derive from one of our centers.
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A journey toward alien stars and planets
At the end of June, our DNRF Center for Stellar Astrophysics (SAC) will close after ten years of groundbreaking research in astrophysics. The head of…
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Professor Rubina Raja receives Queen Margrethe’s Roman Prize 2021
Professor and head of center Rubina Raja from the Center of Excellence Center for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet) at Aarhus University received the Queen Margrethe’s…
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Two researchers with a connection to the DNRF receive the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize 2021
Professor Dorthe Berntsen from the Center on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE) at Aarhus University and Professor Eske Willerslev from the Center for GeoGenetics (CGG)…
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Professor Poul Nissen from PROMEMO is awarded the Anders Jahre Medical Prize 2021
An understanding of the structure and function of the membrane proteins is crucial for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and psychiatric…
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The winning photos of the DNRF Photo Competition 2021 have been chosen
The DNRF Photo Competition 2021 In 2018, the Danish National Research Foundation launched a photo competition to connect the world of research with the public.…
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Lasse Heje Pedersen from FRIC is awarded the Ross Prize
Professor Lasse Heje Pedersen from the Center of Excellence FRIC at the Copenhagen Business School has been awarded the prestigious Ross Prize for the most…
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Professor Claus Thustrup Kreiner receives the Richard Musgrave Visiting Professorship 2020
Professor and Head of Center Claus Thustrup Kreiner, from the Center of Excellence CEBI at the University of Copenhagen, has been awarded the prestigious Richard…
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UrbNet Assistant Professor Emanuele E. Intagliata receives the Best young Italian Researcher in Denmark Award in Social Sciences and Humanities
The Italian Embassy in Copenhagen has awarded Emanuele E. Intagliata the award for Best young Italian Researcher in Denmark (BIRD) in Social Sciences and Humanities…
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Quantum computing will be the next tech revolution: scientist to be honoured with the H.C. Ørsted Gold Medal
PRESS RELEASE: The Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science is awarding an H.C. Ørsted Gold Medal in physics to Professor Charles Marcus. His research…
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The Anders Jahre Medical Prize 2020 is split between a former DNRF head of center and current group leader at CARD
Two of the country’s leading cell growth and cancer researchers, Professor Jiri Bartek and Professor Jiri Lukas, are the recipients of the Anders Jahre’s Medical…
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A photo of the peeled skeleton of a lab mouse is awarded second prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2020
A brightly colored mouse skeleton without tissue, which has been eaten by an enzyme, is the subject of the photo that has been awarded second…
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A photo of a young turbot just before it is released into Roskilde Fjord has won the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2020
The first prize in this year’s DNRF Photo Competition goes to a photo of a young turbot, which shortly after the photo was taken, was…
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A scan of the eye of an Antarctic icefish wins third prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2020
The Antarctic icefish is a distinctive animal with milky white blood and the densest network of blood vessels in the eye’s retina known in any…
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The winning pictures of the Foundation’s Photo Competition 2020 have been chosen
Photos have the ability to uncover the world of science in a surprising and inviting way, by revealing its beauty and fascinating appeal. The DNRF…
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