News about Grants

Uncovering natures lessons in plant-root microbiome co-evolution

Associate Professor Christopher Barnes has secured a Villum Young Investigator grant for his ambitious research project aimed at unravelling the mysteries of the co-evolution between plants and their root microbiomes. A…

BRIC professor Janine Erler awarded Novo Nordisk Foundation Distinguished Innovator Grant

Professor Janine Erler receives a DKK 5,94 million grant to support the development of a new anticancer therapy for clinical applications. Her goal is to produce RNA-based therapies targeting metastatic tumor growth.

William Hamilton Byrne receives grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark

MOBILE assistant professor William Hamilton Byrne has received a grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

A new equipment grant has been awarded to a consortium of ICMM groups

to purchase a Microscale AKTA Protein Purification System. The grant is from the Carlsberg Foundation.

A new equipment grant has been awarded to a consortium of ICMM groups

to purchase a Microscale AKTA Protein Purification System. The grant is from the Carlsberg Foundation.

AI and the University: Research grant from the Carlsberg Foundation

The Carlsberg Foundation has decided to fund Professor Janus Mortensen’s project "AI and the University – Towards a sociolinguistics of literacy and voice in the age of generative language technology" (AI-UNI) with a…

New project on philosophy of consumer medicine

The COPE project will investigate the epistemic, social, and ethical implications of Consumer Medicine.

Professor Nanna MacAulay awarded Lundbeck Foundation Professorship

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receives DKK 20 million for brain research focusing on the cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain. The aim is to help people who suffer i.a. brain haemorrhages.

New initiative puts Danish vaccine science on the global map

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen and the Novo Nordisk Foundation are joining forces on a new research initiative within vaccines and immunity. The goal is to develop new vaccine…

New initiative puts Danish vaccine science on the global map

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen and the Novo Nordisk Foundation are joining forces on a new research initiative within vaccines and immunity. The goal is to develop new vaccine…

Remember to apply for CEMES Spring call 2024

The deadline for the CEMES Spring Call of 2024 is approaching, but there is still time for you to apply for this easily applied-for grant which may support a variety of interdisciplinary activities such as…

Nora Stappert receives Inge Lehmann grant

MOBILE-associate professor Nora Stappert has received the Inge-Lehmann grant of the Danske Frie Forskningsfond.

Award of NordForsk grant for university cooperation within Pharmaceutical Translation and Innovation

The consortium received up to 20 MNOK in funding from NordForsk under their University Cooperation call and the new project commencing next year will be led by Professor Christel Bergström from Uppsala University. All…

Research on vaccines against potential future pandemics receives giant grant

Horizon Europe awards DKK 60 million to researchers, including those from SUND, who will develop vaccines for potential future pandemics, building on their COVID-19 vaccine expertise.

What drives global disparities in science?

A new research project led by Mathias Wullum Nielsen will examine global North-South disparities in research. The project is funded by a DKK 6.2 million grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Julien Ochala receives Ascending Investigator grant from the Lundbeck Foundation

We are happy to announce that Associate Professor Julien Ochala has been awarded a research grant from the Lundbeck Foundation's Ascending Investigator program worth DKK 4.95 mio. This grant is a testament to the…

Sorcha MacLeod receives €2M grant from the ERC

Dr. Sorcha MacLeod has been awarded a Consolidator Grant of €2 million from the European Research Council for a new project aiming to provide crucial insights on the contemporary nature of mercenaries, and their…

Three SUND researchers receive ERC grants for groundbreaking research

The Consolidator Grant is given to three experienced researchers from SUND for projects examining childhood adversities and inequality, tissue development and novel RNA modifications.

DKK 24 millions for brain research at SUND

The 'Ascending Investigators' grants from the Lundbeck Foundation are awarded to researchers from across the country, including five from SUND. .

Five social science projects to investigate green transition

Five projects in Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science receive a total of DKK 15.8 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) from the programme supporting independent green research.

Major EU grant will make metal alloys the catalysts of the future

New international research collaboration to trailblaze the next generation of catalysts – a prerequisite for the renewable chemicals and fuels of the future. The researchers hope to accomplish this with a new data-drive…

Newly appointed Professor set to integrate gut immunology into skin research at SUND

Professor William Agace is moving from the Technical University of Denmark to SUND, where he will be leading a new group focusing on gut immunology and immune regulations.

Tackling legal and regulatory barriers to health and life science innovations

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a 5-year grant of up to DKK 50 million to the University of Copenhagen for the International Collaborative Bioscience Innovation & Law (Inter-CeBIL) Programme.

Bench-to-bedside research gets a fresh boost at SUND

The BRIDGE postdoctoral programme has been renewed for a further seven years with a grant of DKK 137 million to the University of Copenhagen. Four new classes of fellows will be recruited to join the 66 current and…