As a student, Professor Eske Willerslev had an idea: He wanted to extract DNA directly from the soil. This has led to major scientific breakthroughs and an entire new research field, eDNA, for which he now receives one of the country’s most prestigious scientific awards, the Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award.

Two neuroscience research projects at SUND receive grants from the Lundbeck Foundation. A total of nine researchers are a part of four supported projects.

A new advanced form of treatment for one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, pancreatic cancer, may be on its way, research from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet shows. It has the potential to increase survival rates and quality of life for patients.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University receive DKK 39.4 million to establish a new research center focusing on the potential of neutron-based methods to revolutionize pharmaceutical and food sciences. These methods offer unique opportunities for studies of complex soft materials, which may, for example, open the door to better plant-based food and improved therapeutics.