News about Grants

Two DFF–Research Project1 grants awarded to Hajime Hirase and Verena Untiet

Two new research projects from Center for Translational Neuroscience have each received a DFF-Research Project1 grant of 3 million DKK.

Recent funding for VOLT

Two VOLT members from the Ecosystem Ecology group, Kathrin Rousk and Mingye Yuan, received major grants for groundbreaking studies on moss–cyanobacteria interactions and their role in ecosystem evolution.

Reconstructing maize domestication

Assistant Professor Jazmín Ramos Madrigal has been awarded a prestigious grant for her project “Reconstructing the chronology of selection during maize domestication through genotype imputation of ancient genomes.”

It stays in the family – Villum grant for Susanne and Peter Ditlevsen

Siblings and professors Susanne and Peter Ditlevsen receive Villum Synergy grant to investigate the critical tipping point of AMOC – Atlantic Meridian Overturning Circulation.

Families with children should have more greens on their plates

The research project GreenFamily will investigate the health effects of a more plant-rich diet and make it easier for families with children to follow the Official Dietary Guidelines. The Plant-Based Food Grant supports…

Official Opening of the Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research

On 9 October 2025, the new Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research was officially opened with a program of speeches and a reception at the center’s facilities in the Maersk Tower.

From bacterial food sources to cell gene activity: Four new, wild projects

Four bold and innovative ideas from the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen have received a VILLUM Experiment grant.

Stretching the skin to expand knowledge

Can stretching the skin change how we feel touch, pain, and temperature? Surprisingly, yes! Associate Professor Aragona and her team will look into how and why, thanks to the Serendipity Grant Scheme research grant.

Improving dialogue among those who use the forest

A new project aims to address the growing number of conflicts between fast-paces cyclists and other users of the forests. The Danish Outdoor Council supports the project with DKK 1.6 million.

New investment brings proteomics technology and -education closer to researchers

Proteomics Research Infrastructure (PRI) at University of Copenhagen has just received 90 mill DKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to continue and develop the facility and its services.

New grant for research project on cervical cancer among female migrant workers in the global south

Associate Professor Anja Simonsen and Professor Tine Gammeltoft from the Department of Anthropology have received a grant of approximately DKK 11,150,000 from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for the CARES research project.

ERC Starting Grant for project on existential philosophy of religion and female thinkers in the 19th century

Elizabeth X. Li from the Faculty of Theology is among five UCPH researchers to receive a prestigious ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council.

Two young researchers from NBI awarded ERC starting grants

Stefano Paesani and Mathias Heltberg are among the 478 early-career researchers across Europe to receive this year’s Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC).

New collaborations between hospitals and universities will help solve serious health challenges

The University of Copenhagen is strongly represented in six newly appointed Clinical Academic Groups, where researchers from hospitals and universities learn from each other and develop new ideas together. This means…

New collaborations between hospitals and universities will help solve serious health challenges

The University of Copenhagen is strongly represented in six newly appointed Clinical Academic Groups, where researchers from hospitals and universities learn from each other and develop new ideas together. This means…

Interaction between cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can lead to cirrhosis and cancer of the liver, and new knowledge suggests that chronic virus infections can promote arteriosclerosis, insulin resistance and increased mortality due to…

Researchers turn sugar beet pulp into superfood

Researchers from UCPH FOOD have discovered a way to transform the byproduct of sugar production, pulp, into an edible and protein-rich product using fungi and fermentation.

Is testosterone shaping the evolution of hematopoiesis and leukemia?

Anna Wilhelmson, Senior Researcher at BRIC, receives 210,526 DKK from the Neye Foundation for the research project that aims to advance the understanding of how testosterone affects clonal hematopoiesis and,…

Vitor Cardoso receives Simons Foundation grant for strong gravity research

Vitor Cardoso is one of 12 PIs at different institutions, who will receive the support from the Simons Foundation for a collective project on gravity and black hole research.

Two research projects on the effects of yoyo dieting and oral infections receive large Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Grants

Two research projects from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, led by respectively Professors Thomas Jespersen from Department of Biomedical Sciences and Professor Torben Hansen from Novo Nordisk Foundation…

Jacob Ørmen receives the Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting Grant

Associate Professor at CTS Jacob Ørmen has been awarded the Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting Grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Mahesha M. Poojary receives a Sapere Aude: DFF Starting Grant

Associate Professor Mahesha M. Poojary receives a prestigious Sapere Aude: DFF Starting Grant which he will use to investigate the chemical changes in plant-based foods when heavily processed, and these new molecules’…

Niklas Ravn, Postdoc at BRIC, receives grant from the Lundbeck Foundation

Niklas Ravn (Issazadeh-Navikas Group) is receiving 2.995.212 DKK, for his project: CD1d-dependent neuronal activation of NKT cells: A novel neuroimmune influence on neural homeostasis.

Nine Sapere-Aude grants for SCIENCE researchers

Together with eight other researchers from the Faculty of Science, Assistant Professor Jun Yang has received one of the prestigious Sapere Aude DFF Starting Grants from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.