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12.11.2024
Exploring Earth-abundant manganese’s potential to replace rare and expensive metals
With a DKK 16.5 million grant, chemist Christina Wegeberg sets out to explore the potential of the Earth-abundant metal manganese to harvest sunlight. If she succeeds, manganese may serve as an alternative to the rare and expensive noble metals used today.
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05.11.2024
73 Million DKK to Improve Understanding of the Ocean's Nitrogen Cycle and Its Impact on Climate
Professor Bo Thamdrup from the Department of Biology is part of a new international research collaboration that has received approximately 73 million DKK from the EU. This project aims to investigate how large quantities of nitrogen are lost from certain low-oxygen regions in the oceans.
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05.11.2024
Grant opens the door to major new detective work into medieval culture in the Nordic countries
Professor Lars Boje Mortensen, Department of Culture and Language, and three Nordic partners receive an ERC Synergy Grant of DKK 97 million to investigate over 50,000 fragments of books from the Middle Ages.
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05.11.2024
Henrik Frederiksen has been appointed Clinical Professor in Haematology.
This professorship entails that Henrik Frederiksen will take on the role of research leader for the haematology field. The position has been established as a joint appointment between the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and the Department of Haematology at Odense University Hospital (OUH).
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05.11.2024
Thomas Stauffer Larsen appointed clinical professor of haematology
The professorship is newly established and centred on the treatment of lymphoma. Professorships have been established as a combination position between the Department of Clinical Research, the University of Southern Denmark and the Department of Haematology at Odense University Hospital.
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30.10.2024
Young Cancer Survivors to Receive Improved Support After Illness
A grant of just over 2 million DKK will allow researchers to trial new rehabilitation initiatives for young cancer survivors aged 18-39.
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23.10.2024
We must be precise when we talk about inequality in health
Associate Professor Lasse Nielsen from the Department of Media, Design and Educational Sciences has received DKK 3 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project that seeks to develop new and more precise concepts for investigating inequality in health.
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23.10.2024
Is this a welfare state?
Assistant Professor Gareth Millward from the Department of Culture and Language has received DKK 2,7 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project that investigates complaints about the welfare state. Complaints shed light on the hope and expectation of what the welfare state should be.
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21.10.2024
New Professor of Clinical and Translational Proteomics
Hans Christian Beck has been appointed professor in a newly established professorship in clinical and translational proteomics in a combination position between the Department of Clinical Medicine, the Research Unit for Clinical Biochemistry, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and Odense University Hospital (OUH)
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10.10.2024
Projects focus on dropouts in teacher training and the interdisciplinary work on children’s well-being in primary schools.
Associate professor Anders Kruse Ljungdalh has received DKK 6 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark two for projects.
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10.10.2024
Mastering the exam is a competence
Associate Professor Jens Jørgen Hansen from the Department of Media, Design and Educational Sciences has received DKK 3 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project on exams as a special social practice.
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09.10.2024
Do I belong in VET?
Associate Professor Anke Piekut has received more than DKK 3 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project which aims to strengthen retention and coherence in vocational training education.
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30.09.2024
More Support for Pregnant Women in Violent Relationships
A new research project involving researchers from the University of Southern Denmark aims to expand systematic screening for intimate partner violence to include pregnant women from ethnic minority backgrounds.
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05.09.2024
Intense Exercise to Help Inactive Women Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases
Just a few minutes of high-intensity activity integrated into daily routines can make a positive difference to health. The concept is called VILPA, and Professor Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani is set to develop and test an app in a new project to help women prevent cardiovascular diseases.
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22.08.2024
Professor of Genetics at Sygehus Lillebælt
Cand.scient., Ph.D. Klaus Brusgaard has been appointed Professor and Research Leader at the Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Research Unit for Clinical Genetics, Sygehus Lillebælt, Vejle.
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01.07.2024
Kristine Bjørndal appointed professor
Kristine Bjørndal, PhD, has been appointed Clinical Professor and Head of Research at the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, and Department of ORL - Head and Neck Surgery & Audiology, Odense University Hospital.
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21.06.2024
Mark Bremholm Ellebæk appointed clinical professor in Paediatric and IBD surgery
On July 1, 2024, Senior Consultant, PhD, Mark Bremholm Ellebæk is appointed Clinical Professor in a combined position between the Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and Department of Surgery A, Odense University Hospital (OUH).
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20.06.2024
Sapere Aude grant to Konstantin Wernli
Konstantin Wernli from Centre for Quantum Mathematics, IMADA, has received DKK 6,2 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark to start his own research group.
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20.06.2024
Volha Lazuka receives prestigious grant
Associate Professor Volha Lazuka is among this year’s recipients of the Independent Research Fund Denmark’s Sapere Aude grant, awarded to top researchers within their field. She will examine the effect of initiatives and reforms that have been implemented for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to become equal members of society.
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20.06.2024
New Methods to Reveal Adult Mortality Inequities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Angela Chang, associate professor at the Department of Health Services Research, has received a Sapere Aude grant to enhance the measurement of adult mortality inequality in the world's poorer countries.
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20.06.2024
New research to enhance understanding of trauma and PTSD
Associate Professor Maria Louison Vang from the Department of Psychology has been awarded a Sapere Aude grant for a project that aims to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD and complex PTSD.
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14.06.2024
Rikke Leth-Larsen Appointed as the new Head of the Department of Clinical Research at University of Southern Denmark.
Rikke Leth-Larsen, who has previously led the Department of Regional Health Research, is set to take on a new challenge as the Head of the Department of Clinical Research, SDU.
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11.06.2024
Doctoral Dissertation on Hypoglycemia
Brain damage from low blood sugar can be avoided in newborns with the rare disease "congenital hyperinsulinism," but difficulties in diagnosing the condition can delay proper treatment.
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11.06.2024
Enhanced Treatment for Dehydrated Patients
Is it more effective to drink fluids or receive them intravenously when dehydrated? Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark are set to explore this question.
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23.05.2024
10 million DKK for research on zombie cells
Panos Galanos has received support to establish his own research group at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The group will work on the bizarre zombie like senescent cells: On one hand, they can inhibit the division of cancer cells and, on the other hand, promote it.
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17.05.2024
Department of Clinical Research appoints new professor specializing in digital solutions for decision-making processes
Pernille Just Vinholt has been appointed professor at the Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital. The professorship is in clinical biochemistry with a focus on decision support and artificial intelligence.
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16.05.2024
10 million to Henrik Dimke for kidney stone treatment project
Kidney stones are the focal point of the research conducted by Henrik Dimke, Professor at the Department of Molecular Medicine. His aim is to understand the underlying mechanisms and thereby develop new treatment methods.
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15.05.2024
Troels Korshøj Bergmann, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology
As of 1 June, Troels K. Bergmann will take up a clinical professorship in pharmacology at the University of Southern Denmark, Department of Regional Health Research, Esbjerg.
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08.05.2024
Germany’s and Italy’s Colonial Past: A New Voice in Collective Memory
Associate Professor Jessica Ortner has received more than DKK 6 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project on German and Italian postcolonial literature.
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08.05.2024
Is writing something for me?
Many students fail in becoming good scribes in Danish compulsory school. A new research project focuses on the development of students' writing skills.
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08.05.2024
Quality of Life in the Virtual World
Professor of philosophy Søren Harnow Klausen has received almost DKK 6 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark to study people's quality of life when they are immersed in a partly virtual world.
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06.05.2024
Pernille Tanggaard Andersen Becomes New Department Head at SDU
Professor Pernille Tanggaard Andersen has been appointed the new head of the Department of Public Health (IST) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), a role she steps into from her position as vice head of the same department.
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26.04.2024
New professor aims to enhance understanding of financial incentives and cross-sector collaboration in healthcare
Søren Rud Kristensen has been appointed Professor of Health Economics at the Danish Centre for Health Economics (DaCHE), Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark.
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10.04.2024
Professor and Research Director Kim Houlind has been appointed the new head of the Department of Regional Health Research at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU).
Starting 1 May, Professor Houlind will become the Head of the Department of Regional Health Research. This follows more than seven years of service as the Chief Surgeon at Kolding Hospital's Department of Vascular Surgery, whilst also fulfilling roles as a Professor and Coordinating Research Director.
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10.04.2024
Professor of health economics with a focus on general practice
Line Bjørnskov Pedersen has been appointed professor of health economics at the Danish Centre for Health Economics (DaCHE), Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark. She is also employed at the Research Unit of General Practice in Odense and Esbjerg.
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05.04.2024
Professor of Medical Physics at SDU and OUH
Faisal Mahmood is 48 years old and graduated as a biophysicist from the University of Copenhagen in 2002. He is appointed Professor of Medical Physics at the Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and the Department of Oncology at Odense University Hospital.
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03.04.2024
Mark A. Ainsworth has been appointed head of the PhD School at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor Mark A. Ainsworth, PhD, D.M.Sc., has been appointed head of the PhD School at the Faculty of Health Sciences at SDU as of 1 March 2024.
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02.04.2024
Can physical activity lessen pain after bariatric surgery?
A researcher from the University of Southern Denmark and Esbjerg Hospital has been awarded a grant of nearly two million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to explore effective pain relief methods following bariatric surgery.
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21.03.2024
Camilla Mehlsen appointed new fellow at the journalism programmes at SDU
She will study personality-based news reporting as a fellow at the journalism programmes.
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21.03.2024
Experienced Chief Consultant from the Hearing Clinic becomes professor of audiology at SDU
Noise and hearing loss, along with the correct use of hearing aids, are in focus when Jesper Hvass Schmidt conducts research for the benefit of musicians specifically and the general population at large.
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15.03.2024
New Head of SUND Research Support
On 1 March, Anne Kathrine Overgaard assumed the position as head of SUND Research Support, the research support unit of the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
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08.03.2024
SDU Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vejle Hospital
Senior Consultant, PhD Claus Varnum, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vejle Hospital, has been appointed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Department of Regional Health Research, SDU.
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07.03.2024
Crossing The North Sea in the footsteps of Queen Anna of Denmark
A grant for a research residency will provide more knowledge about the importance of Anna of Denmark (1574-1619) for Danish-British cultural exchange.
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04.03.2024
Professor of Nursing in Psychiatry in Region Zealand
Nurse, cand.cur. and Ph.D. As of 1 April, Lene Lauge Berring has been appointed professor of clinical nursing at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), associate professor at University College Absalon and chief nurse and head of the research unit in Psychiatry in Region Zealand.
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27.02.2024
Helle Hvilsted Nielsen appointed new professor of neurology with a focus on sclerosis
In the newly established clinical professorship at the Department of Clinical Research, SDU, Helle Hvilsted Nielsen will strengthen research into neuroinflammatory diseases, in which the immune system is involved in the development of disease in the brain, with a particular focus on multiple sclerosis.
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23.02.2024
Statistics professor of screening programmes
Sisse Helle Njor has been appointed professor of population-based cancer screening programmes at the Department of Regional Health Research, SDU and at Lillebaelt Hospital.
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21.02.2024
Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt becomes clinical professor of Nuclear Medicine
Consultant Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, PhD, has been appointed professor at the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Southern Denmark and the Department of Nuclear Medicine, OUH, as of 1 January.
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19.02.2024
Stig Borbjerg Laursen appointed clinical professor in Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Attending physician, PhD, Stig Borbjerg Laursen has been appointed clinical professor of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy from 1 February 2024 in a joint position with the Department of Clinical Research, the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and the Department of Medical Gastrointestinal Diseases S, Odense University Hospital (OUH).
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06.02.2024
Collaboration on Odense Fjord and Fyn to Inspire Other EU Countries
Several researchers from SDU are involved in a new EU project seeking effective solutions for improving water quality and climate adaptation across Europe.
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01.02.2024
Researchers developing new tool for self-motivation
Nikos Ntoumanis has received a grant from TrygFonden to develop and test a new digital platform that trains individuals in self-enactable behavior change techniques (BCTs) aimed at encouraging them to engage in more physical activity.
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01.02.2024
Professor of pulmonary medicine at SDU and OUH
Lead Consultant, PhD Jesper Rømhild Davidsen has been appointed clinical professor of respiratory medicine in a combined position between the Department of Clinical Research, the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Odense University Hospital (OUH).
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31.01.2024
Ann Clarke is new professor: “The interplay between making a difference for public-private innovation and conducting research is enriching.”
Ann Højbjerg Clarke is a newly appointed professor in business-to-business marketing and innovation. In her research, she collaborates with public organizations and private companies to create the solutions of the future.
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23.01.2024
Exploring children's perspectives on assistance in Child Advocacy Centers: A national study unveiled by new grant
A new grant enables researchers from the THRIVE research group at the Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), to conduct a national study of Danish child advocacy centers (CACs) from the perspective of the child.
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22.01.2024
Nine fellows are to explore digital technologies at SDU
Our digital society is changing rapidly, and important democratic societal processes are currently being challenged by new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence. This calls for interdisciplinary solutions and collaboration to ensure a safe, digital society with strong democratic institutions, and nine selected fellows are to investigate these issues at the Digital Democracy Centre at SDU.
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19.01.2024
New design research project at SDU will enable sustainable transitions
CoDesign4Transitions – A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks programme
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12.01.2024
Research Project Aims to Enhance Treatment for Individuals with Chronic Eye Diseases
The VELUX FOUNDATIONS has recently granted 11 million Danish kroner to Professor Jakob Grauslund from the University of Southern Denmark. He will lead a national project with the aim of providing enhanced and more precise follow-up for patients with chronic eye diseases.
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09.01.2024
The search for a good match
New drugs, like good partnerships, are built on a good match. Finding a good match between chemical substances and their targets is a typical starting point in the development of new drugs. Stefan Vogel aims to accelerate this development with a NERD grant of DKK 14 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
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20.12.2023
Carlsberg grant for Quantum Gravity
Professor Astrid Eichhorn is aiming at the smallest building blocks in our universe to get the Big Picture
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18.12.2023
Headed to SDU with a million grant and leadership ambitions
Aida Solhøj Hansen, associated with the Institute of Molecular Medicine, is among the three accomplished skin researchers who are the first to be granted a LEO Foundation Dr. Abildgaard Fellowship, along with a 12 million Danish kroner award.
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15.12.2023
DKK 19.9 million from the Carlsberg Foundation to SDU BSS
No less than ten researchers at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences at SDU have just received research grants from the Carlsberg Foundation.
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07.12.2023
Pioneering project on pain and posttraumatic stress symptoms following sexual assault initiated
Researchers from the Department of Psychology, in collaboration with Odense University Hospital and Lillebaelt Hospital, have received a grant of two million Danish kroner from the the Council of the Danish Victims Fund to conduct an ambitious three-year research project.
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30.11.2023
Sapere Aude grant for Ingvild Bode
Associate Professor Ingvild Bode receives a much-coveted Sapere Aude grant, awarded to researchers in the international top tier within their field. She will examine how AI affects the interaction between humans and machines in warfare.
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28.11.2023
Fabian Haiden, IMADA, is new Sapere Aude Research leader
With a grant of DKK 6.192.000, Fabian Haiden can now start his own research group
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24.11.2023
More seaweed on the menu in Northern Europe
Seaweed and algae are a sustainable and healthy alternative to animal foods, and there is an abundance of it in the seas around us. A new German/Danish project, led by SDU, has received ca. 14 million DKK to make consumers more interested in eating seaweed and algae and to make the products more accessible to them.
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23.11.2023
More than 22 million DKK granted to a European project that enhances children's cultural understanding
With the grant from Horizon Europe, the first of its kind to the Faculty of Humanities, the project EXPloring and Educating Cultural literacy Through Art (EXPECT_Art) will contribute to social change for marginalized groups in Europe by exploring new methods of developing art and cultural understanding among school children.
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23.11.2023
EU grant to revolutionise the programming of connected computer systems
With an EU grant of about 2 million Euros, computer science professor Fabrizio Montesi can now significantly advance his dream of creating a new programming system that improves the exchange of data between connected computers. This will result in better operation and security when we log into apps and systems.
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22.11.2023
Grants of DKK 43 million to make the Danish/German border region more climate resilient
The EU's Interreg program has granted support for two projects led by SDU Climate Cluster, aiming to strengthen collaborative climate efforts in the region.
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17.11.2023
Three SDU researchers receive Fyens Stiftstidende’s research award
Three SDU professors – Kurt Klaudi Klausen, Anna Paldam Folker and N. Asger Mortensen – received the annual research award from Fyens Stiftstidende on Thursday, 16 November. The honour comes with DKK 25,000 for each researcher.
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16.11.2023
Researcher among the most cited scientists in the world
Clinical Professor Asbjørn Hróbjartsson from Department of Clinical Research is among Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers for the second year in a row.
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14.11.2023
Dialogical Teaching to strengthen unity and learning in the classroom
Independent Research Fund Denmark grants DKK 3 million for a project to teach future schoolteachers how to use inclusive dialogues as one of the ways to a safer school culture and more learning.
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14.11.2023
What about the students' well-being?
DKK 3 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project that puts students' voices at the center, so that they are the ones to define how they thrive and what well-being means to them.
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03.11.2023
Let's play future
3 million DKK granted from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project applying role-playing games on climate issues for children and young people.
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03.11.2023
Independent Research Fund Denmark grants DKK 3 million for a project that will strengthen high school students' engagement with climate issues
The latest reports on climate change from the UN's IPCC panel have shown that when young people are active and engaged in climate issues, it influences politicians who are more supportive of actions that fight climate change.
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25.10.2023
Novo Nordisk Grant for BioFab: Bioprinting and Microfabrication in Odense
An upstart of the new Center BioFab will commence with a state-of-the-art 3D-printer. But not just any printer – this one will also bring biomaterial into play, giving the opportunity to bridge and engage both environmental, medical, and industrial partners for innovative projects.
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09.10.2023
New Doctor of Pharmacy wants to make life better for patients
Profile of Professor René Holm on the occasion of his doctor's thesis, which builds on 25 scientific publications.
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29.09.2023
Professor Christine Stabell Benn has been awarded the George Macdonald Medal
The medal is awarded by The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, for outstanding research leading to improvement of health in the tropics.
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29.09.2023
More than 3 million Danish kroner granted by the Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project to help grieving children
Every year, 2,000 children under the age of 18 lose a parent. Young children usually find it difficult to put the grief they are going through into words, so the project is based on the idea that creative and nonverbal means of expression can help the children process the grief.
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28.09.2023
Two grants from Villum Fonden for Chemistry
Villum Fonden donates grants for two projects aimed at enhancing the environmentally sustainable processes and health issues in our society
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11.09.2023
Researchers want to safeguard small businesses against cyber threats
The changing threat landscape increases the need for companies to upgrade their cyber security, and a new research project at SDU will help small and medium-sized enterprises with this task.
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08.09.2023
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for Chemistry
Understanding the new oxidative paradigm of biomass waste upcycling – LyticPol
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28.08.2023
NERD grant of DKK 13 millions for Medicinal Chemistry
Professor Jasmin Mecinovic from the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy will primarily work with linker histones
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28.06.2023
6.7 million Danish kroner granted from the VELUX FOUNDATION to a project on The Aesthetics of Bio-Machines and the Question of Life
What constitutes life? Today we are surrounded by life-like digital technologies such as virtual assistants, generative computer systems, and adaptive robots. These new digital technologies represent a form of life and coexist closely with us. They raise the question whether we can consider them "alive" and how we, as humans, coexist with these life-forms.
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28.06.2023
The Velux Foundation grants nearly 5 million kroner to a project on improving communication to enhance sexual health and equality
"Let's talk about sex, baby" Salt-N-Peppa once sang, but doing so might not be as easy as we think. In Denmark, we pride ourselves on living in a society characterised by sexual equality, open-mindedness and access to knowledge. However, recent research raises doubts about sexual health in Denmark. Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to sexuality are reflected in and shaped by communication. The project addresses ignorance and inequality regarding sexual health in Denmark from a communicative perspective.
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16.06.2023
Nearly 6 million from Novo Nordisk Foundation to support individuals with aphasia and their families
Over 31,000 people in Denmark have aphasia after stroke. From being able to communicate like everyone else, this acquired language impairment gives far-reaching chronic consequences. The grant will be used to develop and test support for families living with aphasia.
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07.06.2023
DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for a research project on mechanical circulatory support for patients after heart attacks
The grant will be used to initiate several experiments. Both experimental, register-based, patient- and relative-centred - and randomised clinical studies across OUH and Rigshospitalet will form the basis for the study of how heart patients can get help for weak hearts.
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20.04.2023
Starting early with foreign languages does not necessarily enhance learning
Younger does not necessarily mean better when it comes to learning English. This is according to the findings of an interdisciplinary research project that has followed two groups of children over a number of years.
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12.04.2023
International recognition for football fitness and football professor Peter Krustrup
UEFA has awarded a Gold Award for "Best Social Initiative" to the Football Fitness U90 Training Camp, a project developed by SDU and DBU Bornholm.
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28.03.2023
In search of new narratives of Europe’s borders
Borders shape our view of Europe and can both unite and divide us Europeans. A new EU project led by SDU seeks to explore the narratives we as Europeans construct and carry with us.
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24.03.2023
Marie Curie grant for research into identity changes in people adapting to a life with pain
Canadian pain researcher Peter Stilwell receives prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship to be held at University of Southern Denmark.
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01.02.2023
The Controlled Slowdown, KOP-23, at SDU and at SUND
Financial imbalance at SDU and SUND
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31.01.2023
Radioactive drugs to track down cancer cells in the brain
There is no effective treatment for the aggressive brain cancer, glioblastoma, but researchers from SDU and OUH will now try to develop one. The idea is to load radioactive cancer-killing isotopes of certain metallic elements into specifically designed molecules that target cancer cells. This idea is supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation with DKK 15 million.
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18.01.2023
Rocks and oceans lead him back to ancient times
Donald Canfield uses chemistry and biology to study the Earth's past. His work often causes the rewriting of textbooks on the history of the oceans - and thus also the history of life. He is the 2023 recipient of the Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award in Science and Technology.
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22.11.2022
Four SDU researchers among the most cited
Clarivate has published the 2022 report of the most cited researchers from all over the world in web sources. This year, SDU researchers from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Health Sciences are among them.
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18.11.2022
Jes Søgaard to assist the Epidemic Commission
Three experts with competencies in the social sciences have been appointed to assist the Epidemic Commission. Professor Jes Søgaard from SDU is one of them.
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15.11.2022
INSPECT Societal Security after COVID 19
The restrictions and insecurities following from COVID 19 have negatively affected many students' learning and well-being. The INSPECT project (INSPECT Societal Security after COVID 19 - Inquiring Nordic Strategies, Practices, Educational Consequences and Trajectories ) offers solid knowledge about the long-term consequences of COVID 19 that can help the Nordic schools to maintain their strong traditions.
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16.09.2022
Top researcher joins SDU
Gregory Clark, a world-leading economic historian, will be moving to SDU from the University of California, Davis next year, thanks to a grant of DKK 10 million from the Danish National Research Foundation.
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15.09.2022
Grant will make your clicks more transparent
You’re constantly using apps and websites on your smartphone, tablet, PC or other digital devices. These applications collect information about you and your behavior, but we know too little about how this data is used, shared, and sold. Fabrizio Montesi and Claes de Vreese, both from the Digital Democracy Centre, have just received a 3 million DKK grant from the VILLUM FOUNDATION to make your clicks more transparent and accessible.
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14.09.2022
Peter Møllgaard continues to chair the Climate Council
SDU’s Dean of the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, Peter Møllgaard, has been reappointed for a four-year term as chairman of the Climate Council, which advises the government on climate issues.
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01.09.2022
SDU expert briefs the UN Security Council
The use of military drone technologies by terrorist groups is a threat to the world community. That was the main message in the speech that Associate Professor James Rogers has just given to the UN Security Council, where he was invited to share his knowledge about the terrorist use of drones.
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01.09.2022
New Nordic humanist centre to create new understandings of the world’s societal challenges
Thanks to a donation from The A.P. Moller Relief Foundation, the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark will establish a new research centre: the Nordic Humanities Centre for Challenge-Based Inquiry. Based on humanistic disciplines, the Centre will contribute nuances, perspectives, new understandings and opportunities for action in relation to the major societal challenges such as the climate crisis and pandemics.
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04.08.2022
European millions in grant money from the EU ensures continued development of EPICUR
The EPICUR university alliance, which SDU joined in 2021, has been granted €14.4 million from the EU’s ERASMUS+ programme, which ensures the further development of the European university over the next four years. For SDU, this means closer cooperation and will, among other things, allow students to take additional and more flexible courses abroad.
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05.07.2022
Large donation from the A.P. Moller Foundation for large robots at Lindø
A world-leading centre for the development of automation and robots to build large structures such as wind turbines, ships and construction works will now become a reality after A.P. Moller Foundation donates DKK 90 million to new Center for Large Structure Production at Lindø. The new centre will be established under the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at SDU.
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17.06.2022
SDU has found its new pro-rector
From 1 August, Helle Waagepetersen will be the Pro-Rector for Education at the University of Southern Denmark. The 50-year-old professor comes from a position as Head of Department at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology at the University of Copenhagen, and she is very much looking forward to starting at SDU.
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08.06.2022
60 million for a new Center of Excellence at SDU
Denmark will soon have 11 new basic research centres. One of them will be placed at Mads Clausen Institute at SDU's Faculty of Engineering. Supported by DKK 60 million, the center will research quantum technology, which may impact future communication and information processing.
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07.04.2022
Sebastian H. Mernild set to head SDU’s climate efforts
The internationally renowned Professor of Climate Change is set to head SDU’s largest-ever strategic initiative in climate change, sustainability and green transition.
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31.03.2022
Simon Møberg Torp continues as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
In the coming years, Simon Møberg Torp will serve as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. Having been chosen from a pool of strong contenders for the job, he will continue his term as Dean, which has lasted since 2013. Both the University and Simon Torp himself are delighted with his appointment.
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17.03.2022
Prestigious EU Grant for SDU Researcher
Annette Baudisch receives a highly competitive ERC Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council to explore and find new patterns in fertility data.
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17.03.2022
DKK 30 million awarded to excellent researchers at SDU
Today, two researchers at SDU each have been awarded a prestigious ERC Grant from the European Research Council for projects that will make us smarter on fertility and the methane cycle.
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07.03.2022
New Dean at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
With Peter Møllgaard’s appointment as the new Dean of the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, SDU has gained an experienced strategic leader with international experience.
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06.10.2021
SDU gains a visionary new Rector
Jens Ringsmose, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences at SDU, has been appointed as the new Rector of the University of Southern Denmark from 1 November 2021.
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01.01.0001
SAMF researcher to lead new Danida initiative
A new research project will pave the way for more sustainability and safe and healthy working conditions in the leather industry of Bangladesh. The project, which is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark’s development cooperation Danida (the Danish International Development Agency), will be led by Associate Professor Dewan Ahsan.