Five talented AU students receive the Queen Margrethe II Travel Grant 2022

Five students from Aarhus University will soon be venturing out into the world to expand their academic horizons. They have received the HM Queen Margrethe II Travel Grant, and, during their studies abroad, they will learn about topics ranging from children's activities in several past cultures, political opinion formation, obesity, sustainable construction and machine learning.

[Translate to English:] Dronning Margrethe II's rejselegatmodtagere 2022.
The five recipients of the five Queen Margrethe II’s travel grants 2022. From left to right: Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer (Arts), Ida Vidar (Aarhus BSS), Johanne Jul Elnegard (Health), Sebastian Loeschcke (NAT) og Mark Meyer (TECH)

With Queen Margrethe II travel grants of DKK 25,000 each, five strong talents can now travel abroad to gain valuable new insight into their subjects. The grants will be presented at the university's annual celebration in the Main Hall on Friday 9 September.

The five recipients of the 2022 Queen Margrethe II Travel Grant are:

Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer, PhD student in archaeology, Arts
In her PhD project, Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer reconstructs children’s play in several different historical cultures. The Queen Margrethe II Travel Grant will enable her to travel to Greenland, where she will be able to study toys and other artefacts belonging to children of the past.

Ida Vidar Kristensen, Master’s degree student in political science, Aarhus BSS
Ida Vidar Kristensen investigates the formation of political attitudes. Her Bachelor’s project focused on how voters assess candidates who highlight their provincial backgrounds. The Queen Margrethe II Travel Grant will make it possible for Ida Vidar Kristensen to study at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as ‘Sciences Po’.

Johanne Jul Elnegaard, Master’s degree student in medicine, Health
Johanne Jul Elnegaard has worked on a project about obesity and fat accumulation in the liver, and she has published a research article on the topic. The Queen Margrethe II Travel Grant will give Johanne Jul Elnegaard the opportunity to participate in an international conference in Canada on obesity and diabetes, where she will present the results of her research.

Sebastien Loeschcke, Master’s degree student in computer science, Natural Sciences
Sebastien Loeschcke focuses on machine learning and data-intensive systems, and, when he was a Bachelor’s student, he was the lead author on a scientific article about how to make big data more palpable. The Queen Margrethe II Travel Grant will give Sebastian Loeschcke the opportunity to participate in an international conference in Tel Aviv. 

Mark Meyer, Master’s degree student in civil and architectural engineering, TECH
Mark Meyer is particularly interested in sustainability, indoor climate and the reuse of construction materials. The Queen Margrethe II Travel Grant will enable Mark Meyer to study abroad at the Polytechnic University of Milan, where he can learn more about sustainable construction.

Read more about all five grant recipients

Read more about Queen Margrethe II’s time as a student at Aarhus University

Read more about the annual celebration


About HM Queen Margrethe II Travel Grants
The travel grant was established in 2010 as a present to HM Queen Margrethe on the occasion of her 70th birthday and was extended in 2012 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. A total of five grants are awarded. At Aarhus BSS and Arts, the grants go to students of political science and archaeology – the two subjects that Her Majesty studied during her time as a student at Aarhus University in 1961-62. No restrictions with regard to subject apply to candidates from Health, Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences. The 25,000 kroner travel grants are intended to make it possible for their recipients to study abroad in connection with their studies at Aarhus University.