News about Grants

Nine projects received UCPH Geopolitics Seed Money 2026-2027

See which projects received funding through UCPH Geopolitics’ Seed Money Call for 2026–2027.

When the green transition hits the backyard: New research project to strengthen democratic ownership

We broadly support the green transition. But when it changes our landscape, our daily lives, or our local communities, difficult dilemmas arise. It is this tension that a new research project from the Department of…

Two new grants will support clinical translation of cell therapies for dementia and kidney disease

Grants for Little and Kirkeby Group will support clinical translation of cell therapies for dementia and kidney disease.

Researchers receive Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Grant to screen for appetite-regulating targets in stem cell models

Agnete Kirkeby and Matthew Gillum receive Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Grant to screen for appetite-regulating targets in stem cell models.

Researchers receive Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Grant to screen for appetite-regulating targets in stem cell models

A research project based at the Department of Biomedical Sciences receives a grant of 75 million DKK over 6 years from the Novo Nordisk Foundation

Congratulations to Dr Adrian Henggeler

on the award of a Swiss National Foundation Postdoc Fellowship

Researchers aim to rethink how ADHD is understood

Assistant Professor Jelle Bruineberg has been awarded the Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting Grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project that aims to develop a new understanding of ADHD. The project combines…

William Hamilton Byrne receives the DFF Sapere Aude Grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark

William Hamilton Byrne, Assistant Professor at MOBILE, has been awarded with the DFF Sapere Aude Grant for his project 'Legal Evolution in International Law' by the International Research Fund Denmark. The grant…

Professor Oliver Rando set to join CBMR on prestigious ERC grant

Professor Rando's research asks how ancestral experiences are epigenetically transmitted to future generations.

Congratulations to Niels Mailand

with the ERC Advanced Grant

Craig Day has received the prestigious Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant

The Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen congratulates Craig Day, Assistant Professor, on receiving the prestigious Sapere_Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant.

TreeSense welcomed into the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

Rasmus Fensholt is new member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Nordic center to advance research on the brain’s cleansing system

With a grant of DKK 78 million from the Lundbeck Foundation, a new joint Nordic center is being established to strengthen research into the glymphatic system. The aim is both improved diagnostics and new approaches to…

Honorary Grant Awarded to Julie Laursen

Julie Laursen from the Copenhagen Centre for Criminology (CCC) has received a grant from the Ellen and Hans Hermer foundation for her significant effort in research on punishment and prisons.

New investment to democratise access to genomics technology

Up to DKK 95 million in funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation will enable the implementation of the Genomics Research Infrastructure (GRI) and ensure open access to advanced functional genomics technology and…

Introducing ToRS Grant Lab

Introducing the very first iteration of the ToRS Grant Lab concept.

Mapping neuron complexity to tackle Parkinson’s at its earliest stage

Dr. Janko Kajtez from the Kirkeby Group named ASAP CRN Discovery Fellow to study the earliest stages of Parkinson's disease.

Podcast about food waste featuring CIP project

On behalf of the project group behind "Fighting food waste - navigating values choices and habits", Janus Mortensen participated in the podcast the ESG panel.

New ‘Tomatoponics’ project aims to bring back flavour to hydroponic tomatoes

A new interdisciplinary research grant has been awarded to Professor Tom Gilbert and colleagues from Aalborg, Aarhus and Copenhagen University to run an ambitious new project aimed at transforming the flavour of…

ODIN grant supports collaborative project “SynPhONY” to accelerate development of phage-based therapies

ODIN grant supports 'SynPhONY', a collaborative project to accelerate phage-based therapies. Led by Hanne Ingmer, with reNEW contributing human infection models developed by Associate Professor Mariaceleste Aragona.

New Makerspace for SCIENCE

With a DKK 42.3 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, SCIENCE is establishing a new Makerspace designed to boost innovation and create entirely new frameworks for practice‑based teaching.

New Makerspace for SCIENCE

With a DKK 42.3 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, SCIENCE is establishing a new Makerspace designed to boost innovation and create entirely new frameworks for practice‑based teaching.

International postdoctoral grant to study Arctic human–animal relationships

PhD student Emma Vitale has been awarded an International Postdoctoral Grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark to investigate how traditional technologies have shaped relationships between humans and animals across…

The SPINE project will strengthen pathways for interdisciplinary collaboration

The world needs interdisciplinary research, but the structures make collaboration across disciplines difficult. A new project aims to change that.