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The picture of a contaminated cross-section sample wins 3rd prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2022
The winner of the third prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2022 is the picture of a cross-section of a sample with different super-lattice structures…
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The picture of human pain-sensing nerve cells wins 2nd prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2022
The winner of the second prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2022 is a picture of human pain-sensing nerve cells. The image was taken during…
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The Danish Pioneer Center for AI marks its official opening
Denmark’s new Pioneer Center for Artificial Intelligence marked its official opening with an event that focuses on how fundamental AI research can contribute to solving…
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New DNRF Chair grant for The Niels Bohr Institute will focus on the dark content of our universe
The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen has received a DNRF Chair, the Danish National Research Foundation’s latest funding instrument. The grant will support the…
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New DNRF Chair grant for KU will focus on health
The University of Copenhagen has received another DNRF Chair, the Danish National Research Foundation’s latest funding instrument. The grant will support the research of Professor…
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Professor Matthew Collins elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy
On January 12, 2022, seven new researchers were elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Among them is the DNRF’s Professor Matthew Collins, who…
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The DNRF’s Annual Meeting 2021: Where is the culture of academia headed?
On Monday, October 25, 2021, the Danish National Research Foundation welcomed guests to the foundation’s first annual meeting in two years at the IDA’s conference rooms. This year’s theme was academic…
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Agreement ready for Pioneer Center for Artificial Intelligence
The agreement on the first of the 3-4 planned Pioneer Centers has now been approved by the five financing foundations and by the five universities…
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The DNRF Photo Competition 2022 – Submission is closed
The Danish National Research Foundation invites, for the fifth time, the Danish scientific community to submit their best photos for the foundation’s Photo Competition 2022. You…
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What is happening with Danish research culture? Here is what researchers are experiencing
Things are going very well with top Danish research despite the fact that international competition is growing significantly. But how are things with the academic…
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Four new members appointed to the Danish National Research Foundation’s board
The Ministry of Higher Education and Science has appointed Professor Tine Brink Henriksen from Aarhus University, Professor Sirpa Jalkanen from the University of Turku in…
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DNRF publication highlights research’s usefulness to society from a new perspective
Does society benefit when its country’s smartest citizens spend many years, and often a lot of money, going down new roads in search of understanding…
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Five research foundations join forces to establish one of Denmark’s first large research centers in artificial intelligence
PRESS RELEASE: The Danish National Research Foundation, the Carlsberg Foundation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Lundbeck Foundation, and the VILLUM Foundation will initiate contractual negotiations…
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The DNRF’s Annual Report 2020 is out
The Danish National Research Foundation’s Annual Report 2020 has now been published and can be found below. In the report, you can read about the…
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The picture of a radio photographed with a disposable camera wins 1st prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2021
The winner of the 1st prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2021 is the picture of an antenna radio that has been placed in the…
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