News about Grants

Groundbreaking risk assessment framework for the future

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a Challenge Programme grant of DKK 60 million to Professor Søren Sørensen for assessing the safety of bio-solutions.

New research centre on complex health issues

Professor Naja Hulvej Rod will be heading a new research centre focussing on complex health issues. The Copenhagen Health Complexity Center has been made possible by a six-year grant of DKK 30 million from TrygFonden.

DKK 36 million from DFF for Innovative Research Projects

Six SUND researchers receive funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for groundbreaking research projects within areas such as antibiotic resistance, heart diseases, and gut bacteria.

New research initiative is to shed light on the role of intestinal bacteria in obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases

A new research initiative, the Microbiome Health Initiative, will investigate whether there is a causal relationship between intestinal bacteria and conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The Departmen…

Associate Professor Mani Arumugam secures DKK 6.1M grant to shape the gut microbiome towards better health

‘Towards machine learning-based dietary modulation of immature infant gut microbiomes’ will leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to create tailored diets that promote healthy gut microbiomes.

Climate crisis: New project explores how flexible our eating habits are

Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark, researchers from the departments of Anthropology and Sociology will study the eating habits of four generations and how they relate to environmental and climate issues.

Economist to investigate leaders' influence on rising inequality

With a grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, economist Daniel le Maire will explore how leadership philosophy and values among top managers can contribute to decades of rising inequality in industrialised…

Tune H Pers and Greg Morton secure a DKK 17 million Multi-PI R01 grant from the NIH

The project seeks to identify and characterize different subsets of AgRP neurons, which are key targets for understanding and treating cardiometabolic diseases.

NorDoc Summer School 18-20 August 2024 in Helsinki, Finland

Date: 18-20 August 2024 Venue: University of Helsinki City Center Campus Deadline for registration: 14 june 2024 through the Summer School's registration page Programme See the programme for the NorDoc Summer School 202…

“I read the email several times to see if it was really true”

The Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Research Dissemination Prize 2024 goes to Associate Professor Kristine Bohmann, who excels at communicating research and captivating the audience.

Professor Juleen Zierath awarded prestigious grant to study how circadian rhythms control type 2 diabetes

The Advanced Grant from the ERC will support research into the mechanisms that underpin the relationship between the circadian clock, diet and exercise, and metabolism, and their dysfunction in type 2 diabetes

Angry times: What shapes and amplifies political anger across the world?

With a European grant of €2.5 million, a new project headed by Atreyee Sen from the Department of Anthropology will explore how politically motivated anger is amplified and legitimised today.

Sarah Pearson receives an ERC starting grant

NBI Assistant Professor has been awarded an ERC starting Grant from the European Commission.

What makes planets habitable? New grant will help researchers get answers

Martin Schiller from Globe Institute has received an ERC grant of over DKK 14 million for his research into planets and the conditions that need to be present for life to emerge.

DKK 11 million for developing synthetic health datasets

A research project with researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Aalborg University has received DKK 11.3 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to develop and test methods for creating synthetic health…

DKK 180 million for university-industry collaboration

The University of Copenhagen has joined the Open Discovery Innovation Network, ODIN, anchored at Aarhus University. The platform, which recently received DKK 180 million in funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, aims…

Exploring the health-promoting properties of legumes

A new research project led by the Department of Food Science at University of Copenhagen aims to investigate the immune-regulating potential of legumes, especially in regard to their potential to prevent intestinal…

New anthropological projects explore African climate and energy challenges

With support from DANIDA, two projects based at the Department of Anthropology are investigating climate and energy challenges in South Africa and Burkina Faso.

Director of NordForsk Arne Flåøyen visited Kuopio and expressed ongoing support to Nordic POP

Director of NordForsk Arne Flåøyen visited Kuopio last week where he met with local PI's and representatives of Nordic POP. Professor Jarkko Ketolainen presented the latest activities and current outcomes of Nordic POP…

PhD Fellow Nine Riis receives Elite Research Travel Grant

PhD Fellow Nine Riis has been awarded an Elite Research Travel Grant of DKK 200,000 from the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.

Alberto Dinarello has been awarded a Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship

The aim of the project is to describe the biological mechanisms behind how chromatin modulation affects differentiation. This study builds on a previous study by Yan Fung Wong, published in Nature Cell Biology, which…

Social networks explored in new SODAS project

How do social networks actually emerge and how do different social behavioural strategies affect their structure? This is what Josefine Bohr Brask will explore with the support of a large grant from Novo Nordisk.

Eleven projects received funding from the CEMES Spring Call 2024

The distribution proved challenging as so many projects showed high quality and original ideas. The Committee decided to support the following applications (in alphabetical order): “Academia and cultural production as…

Large grant makes it possible to continue groundbreaking research in the brain

DKK 35 million grant enables Professor Ole Kiehn to continue his research into brain motor control and to shed light on fundamental mechanisms of motor disorders in neurodegenerative diseases.