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Eight PhD students to conduct research outside universities
Eight future PhD students have collectively received 22.8 million DKK from Independent Research Fund Denmark. The grant recipients will undertake their Ph.D. studies at public non-university research institutions.
What are the consequences of deep-sea mining for essential minerals needed in the green transition? Does Danish police use in ethnic profiling? How can we increase protein content in processed, plant-based foods?
These are some of the questions the eight PhD students will explore in their research.
The new researchers will conduct their work at institutions such as the Dansk Sprognævn, The Danish Institute for Human Rights, and Danish Meteorological Institute.
See the eight grant recipients here.
Independent Research Fund Denmark aims to strengthen PhD education at non-university research institutions. These include university colleges, business academies as well as state archives, libraries, museums and other government research institutions.
Is all physical activity health-promoting?
One of the projects is led by Tonje Pedersen Ludvigsen, who will pursue her PhD at The National Research Centre for the Working Environment. Her research will focus on the effects of leisure-time physical activity compared to physical activity during work.
Recent studies indicate that physical activity at work, such as heavy lifting or standing for extended periods, does not have the same beneficial effects as leisure-time physical activity.
This phenomenon is known as ‘The physical activity paradox’. With funding from Independent Research Fund Denmark, Tonje Pedersen Ludvigsen will work on developing more precise measurement methods for physical activity. The research will account for differences in lifestyle and socioeconomic factors while ensuring evidence-based insights into the health effects of physical activity during leisure time and at work.
Facts about ‘Non-university Research Education’
Independent Research Fund Denmark received a total of 43 applications under the programme ‘Non-university Research Education’.
22.8 million DKK has been awarded to eight research projects, resulting in a success rate of 19% based on the number of applications.
Reservations are made for changes in grant amounts and number of grants during the upcoming administrative budget review.