News about Grants

Infants' development of self-awareness to be explored with major grant

A new research project will investigate how infants' brains develop self-awareness. The project, supported by Carlsberg Foundation, is led by Victoria Southgate, Professor at the Department of Psychology.

New NNF Data Science Investigator at BIO

The Novo Nordisk Foundation supports highly promising starting group leaders in data science and computational science with the 'Data Science Emerging Investigator' grant. Sarah Rennie has received approx. DKK 11…

The Carlsberg Foundation promotes basic research at the Department of Biology

Diversity in research strengthened by millions in funding for female researchers

Six female SUND researchers receive a total of 18 million for new research. In addition to supporting interesting research projects, the funding aims to improve the gender balance in research environments.

Exploring the power of agenda-setting by citizens

New research project by Alice el-Wakil from the Department of Political Science supported by an Inge Lehmann grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Media portrayals of climate advocates to be explored

New research project from the Department of Political Science will investigate who speaks out in the media about fighting climate change and what impact these people have on public attitudes towards climate change.

Ministry of Digital Affairs grants a total of 30.7 Million to ambitious Danish language model project

The University of Copenhagen, together with the University of Southern Denmark, Aarhus University, and the Alexandra Institute, has received a total of 30.7 million kroner from the Ministry of Digitalisation to establis…

Sociologist to investigate Nordic integration policies

A new research project will explore how different policies have affected the integration of immigrants in three Nordic countries. The project is run by researchers from Norway, Sweden, and UCPH professor of sociology…

Economist wants to shed light on corporate waste

How is a company's waste production and recycling affected by owners, managers, employees and lenders? Professor Morten Bennedsen will investigate this in a new project supported by Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Funding for green research

Independent Research Fund Denmark has just distributed thematic funds for "Free Green Research". Out of 333 applications, 42 ground-breaking projects were granted support - 3 of these at the Department of Biology: …

Funding for research into quinoa and brain health in the elderly

The Independent Research Fund Denmark supports two projects at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences focussing on green research and the elderly.

Millions in funding for mental health research

The Independent Research Fund Denmark funds 20 projects at SUND focussing on psychiatry, marginalised children and youth, poor well-being and loneliness.

How does compassion for animals develop and take root?

Looking at Tibetans and Indians who provide care for stray animals in northern India, a new anthropological project will explore how people develop a compassion-based ethics through their encounters with animals.

Talent prizes go to five young SUND researchers

The Lundbeck Foundation awards talent prizes to five young researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

Six researchers from SUND receive grants for brain research

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receives grants from The Lundbeck Foundation to six projects within neuroscience research.

Political discrimination against job applicants is being investigated

New project at the Department of Sociology to investigate wheter employers disciminate against political employees because of their political learnings. The project is supported by Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Research towards a more sustainable Arctic

Out of the ten impressive grants, two went to support interesting projects at the Department of Biology: Jing Tang received DKK 3,167,595 for the project: Arctic Cooling from Anthropogenic and Natural Emissions (ARCANE)…

Green electricity requires flexible consumers

Denmark faces a significant challenge when we transition to an electricity system powered solely by renewable energy by 2030. ‘Wind and solar, which are our primary renewable energy sources, are fluctuating by nature,…

Times in Crisis, Times of Crisis [TicToC]: The Temporalities of Europe in Polycrisis

A new project has just been awarded 1.5 million euro with Andreas Bandak as Project Leader.

Independent Research Fund Denmark supports five social science projects

Researchers in Psychology, Economics and Sociology are among the recipients of the October 2024 grants from Independent Research Fund Denmark.

William Byrne Receives NordForsk Grant of 702.656 NOK

NordForsk has awarded Assistant Prof. William Byrne (UCPH), along with Postdoc Runar Lie (UiO) and Prof. Thomas Troels Hildebrandt (UCPH), a grant of 702.656 NOK to support work within the project "Nordic Refugee…

Congratulations to CCS PIs Eva Hoffmann, Niels Mailand, and Ying Liu

on being awarded DFF-Research Project 1 grants

Congratulations to Isa Amalie Olofsson

on being awarded a DFF–Research Project 1 (thematic) grant.

Free research funding for researchers at the Department of Biology

Independent research has amazing conditions at the Department of Biology! Ten excellent research projects can now see the light of day, due to support from the Independent Research Fund Denmark. Every year, DFF-Research…