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29. February 2024

It’s not easy but it’s worth it.

Bonetti is a researcher in neuroscience. He is interested in how music can help us understand the brain, particularly in older adults, and his goal […]

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15. February 2024

Meet the New Judges of DNRF’s 2024 Photo Competition

We are happy to welcome Ken Arnold, Andreas Roepstorff, and Charlotte Schwartz. They succeed Christine Buhl Andersen, Louise Wolthers, and Minik Rosing, who have served […]

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29. January 2024

Prestigious awards and remarkable publications

First, we would like to congratulate Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, one of the DNRF’s new board members, who has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge…

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18. January 2024

Farewell and thank you.

December 2023, Professor Emerita Anne Scott Sørensen, Professor Vigdis Broch-Due, Professor Morten Ravn, and Professor Minik Thorleif Rosing left the DNRF board. They have all…

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20. December 2023

Change of Chair for the DNRF

Jens Kehlet Nørskov has been chair of the DNRF for five years, and during that time,  he has helped to ensure that the foundation continuously…

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31. October 2023

Four new board members join the DNRF

The four new board members are: Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, University of Copenhagen Professor Tore Rem, University of Oslo Professor Dorte Juul Jensen, Technical University of…

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13. October 2023

Prize rain

Lately, several of our DNRF researchers have received prestigious awards, distinguished nominations and appointments, which we at DNRF are very proud of. Most recently, Professor…

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13. October 2023

New look for dg.dk

You may have noticed that the visual appearance of dg.dk has changed. The site has been redesigned. Among other things, we have added a new…

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2. October 2023

Do Centers of Excellence create lasting value for posterity?

The DNRF has published two new analyses that shed light on the total value our Centers of Excellence create over time. At the Danish National…

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12. May 2023

The DNRF’s Annual Report 2022

The annual report 2022 of the Danish National Research Foundation is now available and can be downloaded below. In the report, you can read about…

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16. March 2023

Two dancing neurons win 3. prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2023

“This picture shows two neurons in the brain. To me it also shows two couples dancing in a dim light corner of a room,” said…

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16. March 2023

A microscopic organism with great potential wins 2. prize in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2023

“It is a rare sight,” said Professor Mathias Middelboe about his photo, which won second place in the DNRF’s Photo Competition 2023. Photo: Mathias Middelboe.…

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16. March 2023

“My biggest drive is the fight against inequality,” says the winner of the 1st prize in the DNRF Photo Competition 2023

“I noticed that image among the pile of images that we got from our fieldwork in Vietnam. It really got to me. It was this…

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8. February 2023

The right to free mobility

The freedom to travel across borders has always been essential for our development and survival throughout human history. In the past, geographical and technological limitations…

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27. January 2023

DNRF’s 12th Chair Grant funds research in gene regulatory mechanisms

Professor Vijay Tiwari, at the Department of Molecular Medicine, has received a DNRF Chair grant of 10 million DKK to work on revealing gene regulatory…

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