News from the Foundation

14. February 2022

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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29. October 2021

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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Professor Serge Belongie
18. October 2021

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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Collage med fotos fra konkurrence 2022
14. October 2021

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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Udklip af forside til temapublikation 2021
6. October 2021

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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Fra venstre: professor Christian S. Jensen, professor Janet Thornton, professor Tine Brink Henriksen og professor Sirpa Jalkanen.
15. September 2021

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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Billede af DG's publikation "Nysgerrighed beriger samfundet" i trykt format.
1. September 2021

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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Michael Dziedzic Unsplash
7. April 2021

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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DNRF logo
6. April 2021

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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Foto: ”Knowledge”/Morten Skovdal, KU.
30. March 2021

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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o: Carsten Egevang, Grønlands Naturinstitut.
30. March 2021

The picture of a sled dog race in Greenland shot shortly after the starting point wins 2nd prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2021

The winner of the 2nd prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2021 is a photograph of the annual national sled dog race shot shortly after…

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fremstillet.  Foto: Heide W. Nørgaard, Moesgaard Museum.
30. March 2021

A crystallographic structure of a prehistoric bronze from Sardinia wins 3rd prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2021

The winner of the 3rd prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2021 is a picture of a microscopic fragment of an ankle on a small…

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Screenshot af forsiden til fotokonkurrence i årsrapporten 2021
19. March 2021

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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17. March 2021

Peder Olesen Larsen 1934-2021: A portrait of the DNRF founder and his influence on Danish research

PRESS RELEASE: Peder Olesen Larsen 1934-2021 The Danish National Research Foundation The start of 30 years of excellent Danish research performance From an ugly duckling…

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Professor Tine Jess.
10. February 2021

Press release: New Center of Excellence on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at Aalborg University

Press release: The Faculty of Medicine at Aalborg University and the Danish National Research Foundation are establishing a National Center of Excellence for research on…

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