Seven upcoming PhD students receive funding from Independent Research Fund Denmark

Under the funding instrument ‘Non-university Research Education (PhD)’ the seven upcoming PhD students will explore important research questions. The projects span across different academic disciplines and provide the new PhD students with the opportunity to kickstart their research careers.

Find all seven research projects under ‘Non-university Research Education (PhD)’ here.

The aim of the instrument is to strengthen PhD education at public Danish research institutions outside the university sector. This year’s funding enables the new PhD students to begin at University College Absalon, the Danish National Archives, the Royal Danish Academy, the National Museum of Denmark, GEUS, the Danish Meteorological Institute, and the Danish Institute for International Studies. 

New research project aims to improve weather forecasts

As part of his PhD, Martin Lyskjær Frølund will be affiliated with the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), where he will investigate how to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts. Predicting the weather is notoriously difficult because small uncertainties in the atmosphere can quickly escalate, causing the weather to diverge from the forecast.

It is already known that AI models can produce useful weather forecasts when trained on historical weather data. However, these models do not necessarily comply with the laws of physics in their predictions. Martin Lyskjær Frølund’s project will examine how to ensure that AI models adhere to physical laws and what this could mean for the quality of weather forecasts. More accurate weather forecasting will benefit society, particularly in relation to extreme weather events.

Please note that grant amounts and the number of grants are subject to change following the upcoming administrative review.