News from the Foundation
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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreAgreement 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreWhat 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…
Read moreFour 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…
Read moreDNRF 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…
Read moreFive 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreA 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…
Read moreThe 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.…
Read morePeder 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…
Read morePress 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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