News about Grants

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…

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.

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…

DFF supports 18 innovative clinical research ideas from SUND

SUND researchers receive a share of nearly DKK 200 million from the Danish Free Research Fund for research ideas in areas that will strengthen patient-oriented research

Face recognition assessment needs to be improved

A new research project aims to shed light on how face recognition develops throughout life – and how to accurately test this ability in different age groups.

Nine SUND researchers receive portion of giant grant for psychiatric research

The Independent Research Fund Denmark is allocating 100 million Danish kroner to support excellent research ideas aimed at improving the conditions within psychiatry.