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Independent Research Fund Denmark supports innovative research and scientific development with DKK 10.4 million
Independent Research Fund Denmark has just awarded grants for 30 research projects, journals, networks and research stays abroad. The funds are distributed among four different instruments and are intended to promote scientific innovation, strengthen collaboration between Danish and international research environments, strengthen the dispersion of humanistic research, and support talented students.
11 Pregraduate Scholarships Furthering Research Careers
11 talented students will now have the opportunity to engage in scientific work and sharpen their interest in a further scientific career. The grants are awarded by Independent Research Fund Denmark | Medical and Health Sciences and amounts to over DKK 1.8 million. The funds will give the students opportunity to immerse themselves in their projects for an extra semester.
The students will e.g. investigate the effect of a drop in core temperature among drowned people, how we can improve cancer treatment for overweight patients, and how intramuscular adrenaline in cardiac arrest can increase the chance of survival.
It is the students' supervisors who submit applications and receive grants.
Read more on the 11 scholarships here.
Nine Explorative Networks to Promote Scientific Innovation
Independent Research Fund Denmark | Humanities has distributed over DKK 6.8 million for nine explorative networks with potential for scientific innovation. The funds aim at strengthening broad collaborations to explore new opportunities across institutions, research traditions and scientific approaches.
The researchers in the explorative networks will, among other things, investigate the consequences of extreme climate change for housing conditions in exposed urban areas, the complexity behind satire, and how migrant workers play an active role in the transformation of big cities within e.g. food and package delivery.
Read more about the nine explorative networks here.
Four Researchers Awarded Research Stays Abroad
Independent Research Fund Denmark | Social Sciences has granted funding for four research stays abroad. With the funds, researchers can travel to some of the world's leading universities to immerse themselves in their research activities. Through strengthened international collaborations or networks, the grants will promote the internationalisation of social science research.
The researchers will travel to, among other places, the University of Cambridge and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where they will investigate how new knowledge affects social behaviour and the impact of unemployment insurance on employees' behaviour.
Read more about the four research stays abroad here.
Six Journals to Promote Humanities Research
Danish Independent Research Fund | Humanities has allocated DKK 757,000 to six journals that disseminate high-quality, scholarly humanities research. The funds are intended to support the international dissemination of Danish humanities research.
Grants have been awarded to journals dealing with social practices in interaction and South Scandinavian archaeology.