Twelve AU researchers receive Sapere Aude grants
Researchers at Aarhus University have received 12 of the 41 Sapere Aude grants from Independent Research Fund Denmark. The grants are awarded to early career researchers who have delivered top-class research.
This coverage is based on a press release from the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF).
Twelve talented researchers at Aarhus University have received grants totalling DKK 73.5 million for their research projects from Independent Research Fund Denmark under the Sapere Aude: IRFD Research Leaders programme.
The grants are aimed at early career researchers who have conducted top-class research within their field, and the money enables them to develop their research ideas and strengthen their skills as research leaders. The goal of Sapere Aude is also to promote careers and mobility between research environments, both internationally and nationally.
The 12 recipients from AU are:
Assistant Professor Vivi Kathrine Pedersen, Department of Geoscience
Assistant Professor Sophia Yakoubov, Department of Computer Science
Assistant Professor Magnus Madsen, Department of Computer Science. Read more: https://nat.au.dk/en/about-the-faculty/news/show/artikel/three-talented-research-leaders-from-natural-sciences-receive-sapere-aude-grants
Associate Professor Nanna Schneidermann, School of Culture and Society: Read more: https://cas.au.dk/en/currently/news/show/artikel/nyt-forskningsprojekt-om-moderskab-og-social-forandring-paa-faeroeerne
Postdoc Mads Fristrup Schou, currently at Lund University.
Associate Professor Maja Hojer Bruun, Danish School of Education. Read more: https://arts.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/dpu-forsker-faar-sapere-aude-bevilling
Associate Professor Henrik Bech Seeberg, Department of Political Science. Read more: https://ps.au.dk/en/current/allnews/news/artikel/sapere-aude-grant-for-henrik-bech-seeberg
Associate Professor Margit Anne Petersen, Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research. Read more: https://psy.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/translate-to-english-vis/artikel/sapere-aude-grant-for-associate-professor-margit-anne-petersen
Associate Professor Oleguer Plana Ripoll, Department of Clinical Medicine
Associate Professor Nathalie Van Den Berge, Department of Clinical Medicine
Associate Professor Marta Victoria, Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering. Read more: https://ingenioer.au.dk/en/current/news/view/artikel/hvordan-sikrer-vi-stabil-groen-energi-under-fremtidens-ekstreme-vejrforhold
Assistant Professor Carsten Stefan Malisch, Department of Agroecology. Read more: https://agro.au.dk/en/current-news/news/show/artikel/tannin-skal-goere-koeer-paa-graes-mere-klimavenlige
Maja Horst, chair of the Independent Research Fund Denmark board says about the grants:
"The most talented early career researchers in Denmark are helping to revitalise our knowledge, with their ground-breaking ideas. Therefore, publication of the Sapere Aude research leaders is a very special time of year, because we see so many talented researchers who will help to ensure that Danish research helps to solve society's challenges for many years to come."
Independent Research Fund Denmark has awarded a total of 41 Sapere Aude grants, and the new research leaders come from all parts of the scientific world. They have all been through a tough selection race. The fund received 356 applications. A total of 116 applications were from female applicants, and 19 grants were awarded to women. This corresponds to a success rate of 16 per cent. For male applicants, the success rate was nine per cent, with 240 applications and 22 grants.