News from the Foundation

24. April 2020

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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24. April 2020

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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Øjet af en Isfisk. Foto: Henrik Lauridsen
24. April 2020

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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24. April 2020

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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12. March 2020

Changed contact information at the DNRF due to the coronavirus

The Danish government has asked everyone to act responsibly in the serious situation with the spread of the coronavirus in Denmark. On the basis of…

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3. February 2020

Other January News in Brief

New research from CellPAT, CeMiSt and Morten Bennedsen; TED talk about the death and birth of stars with Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz; critically acclaimed anthology originates from…

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13. January 2020

Professor Vigdis Broch-Due appointed new member of the DNRF board

Professor Vigdis Broch-Due was recently appointed to the board of the Danish National Research Foundation by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Professor Broch-Due…

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10. January 2020

Press release: DNRF Chair – A new instrument to strengthen universities’ ability to recruit

The DNRF Chair is a new instrument aimed at strengthening Danish research environments by recruiting top international researchers from abroad. The Danish National Research Foundation…

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Bestyrelsensformand Jens Kehlet Nørskov og direktør Søren-Peter Olesen
6. January 2020

Other December News in Brief

In this month’s Other News in Brief, you can read about an article on PERSIMUNE in the news media Dagens Medicin, a DNRF debate article…

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Bestyrelsesformand for Danmarks Grundforskningsfond, Jens Kehlet Nørskov, holder oplæg ved fondens årsmøde 2019.
30. November 2019

The DNRF’s Annual Meeting 2019: Transformative Research – How, What and Why?

The DNRF recently held its annual meeting 2019. This year’s theme was transformative research. The journey to transformative discoveries and how research policy actors and…

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23. October 2019

The Danish National Research Foundation is ready to invest DKK 1.1 billion in 10 new Centers of Excellence

The board of the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) has decided to invest DKK 657 million and allocate an additional DKK 440 million to 10…

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Billede fra overrækkelse af Carlsbergfondets Forskningspriser 2019. Fra venstre fungerende generalsekretær i Videnskabernes Selskab Marita Akhøj Nielsen, bestyrelsesformand i Carlsbergfondet Flemming Besenbacher, uddannelses- og forskningsminister Ane Halsbo-Jørgensen, prismodtager Thomas Kiørbo, prismodtager Mikael Rask Madsen, HKH Kronprinsessen og præsident i Videnskabernes Selskab Mogens Høgh Jensen
4. September 2019

Mikael Rask Madsen receives the Carlsberg Foundation’s Award 2019

Professor and head of the DNRF center iCourts, Mikael Rask Madsen, was recently awarded one of this year’s two Carlsberg Foundation Research Prizes. The prize…

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Anja Boisen. Photo: Independent Research Fund Denmark
6. August 2019

IDUN center leader Professor Anja Boisen receives an ERC Proof of Concept 2019 grant

Professor Anja Boisen, head of center at the DNRF Center of Excellence IDUN, recently received one of the prestigious Proof of Concept (PoC) grants from…

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Photo of the Milky Way. Photo: Nathan Anderson.
1. August 2019

Other July News in Brief

Poul Nissen and researchers from Aarhus University show first structure of important membrane protein Professor and former DNRF head of center Poul Nissen is the…

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Horses in nature. Credit: Ludovic Orlando/CGG
3. June 2019

Other May News in Brief

Professor Elvira Brattico from MIB in BBC podcast on sound At this year’s international science festival in Gothenburg, Professor Elvira Brattico, from the Center of…

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