Awards and Prizes
Eske Willerslev receives Semper Ardens grant to do research on ancient rice genes
DNRF head of center Eske Willerslev, from the Center for GeoGenetics at Copenhagen University and Cambridge University, has received a Semper Ardens grant from the Carlsberg Foundation for a project…
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Former head of center Poul Nissen receives the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize 2018
The Carlsberg Foundation recently awarded its Research Prizes 2018, and one of this year’s recipients is Professor Poul Nissen, the former head of the DNRF…
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Talented researchers receive ERC Starting Grants
Logo: ERC At the end of July, the European Research Council (ERC) disclosed this year’s 403 recipients of the so-called ERC Starting Grants, which supply…
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Head of Center Eske Willerslev and Professor Thomas Werge have been granted DKK 60 million from the Lundbeck Foundation to study the evolution of brain diseases
The head of the DNRF’s Center for GeoGenetics Eske Willerslev and Professor Thomas Werge have received DKK 60 million from the Lundbeck Foundation to fund…
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Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard receives Danish science award
Professor Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, head of center at the Stellar Astrophysics Centre (SAC) at Aarhus University, is one of two recipients of this year’s Rigmor and…
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Former head of center Kurt Gothelf receives the Danish Polymer Prize – ATV | Elastyren Prize 2018
Professor Kurt Gothelf, who recently ended 10 years as head of center at the DNRF Center for DNA Nanotechnology (CDNA) at Aarhus University, has received…
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International award will go to head of center Troels Skrydstrup
Head of center Troels Skrydstrup, from the Carbon Dioxide Activation Center (CADIAC), will receive the Melvin Calvin Award 2018. Next month, head of center Troels…
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Matthew Collins receives ERC grant for research on old animal skins
Niels Bohr Professor Matthew Collins, from the Natural History Museum of Denmark at the University of Copenhagen, has received a prestigious grant from the European…
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Mette Birkedal Bruun receives Tagea Brandt travel grant
Head of Center Mette Birkedal Bruun, from the Centre for Privacy Studies (PRIVACY) at the University of Copenhagen, together with author Naja Marie Aidt, received…
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The Elite Research Prizes 2018 honor basic research
Two researchers associated with the Danish National Research Foundation were among the recipients of this year’s five Elite Research Prizes, all of which were awarded…
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Jørgen Kjems from CellPAT receives this year’s Novo Nordisk Prize
The head of a DNRF center, Jørgen Kjems, will be this year’s recipient of the Novo Nordisk Prize for his innovative research on cellular communication.…
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Niels Bohr Professor John McGrath receives the Erik Strömgren medal
Research into brain development and schizophrenia has led to international acclaim for Niels Bohr Professor, John McGrath. The British professor received the Erik Strömgren Medal…
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Head of Center Bo Elberling receives the Hans Egede Medal
At a ceremony on December 14, 2017, Head of Center and professor of Soil Geography and Geochemistry, Bo Elberling, received the Hans Egede Medal for…
Read more Head of Center Mette Birkedal Bruun receives prize for ‘outstanding research in the Humanities’
At a ceremony on 21 November 2017, Centre Director, Professor of Church History Mette Birkedal Bruun, received Einar Hansen’s Research Prize for her contribution to…
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Head of center Leif Oxenløwe gets the Ib Henriksen research award for his socially relevant research
Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe been called ”a Danish research superstar” and builds his groundbreaking research upon the humble ideology “my idea is your idea”. This week,…
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