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Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS)

Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS)

An interdisciplinary elite research center dedicated to world-class, curiosity-driven research. DIAS operates independently across the traditional faculty structure at SDU.

Be curious

The Danish Institute for Advanced Study exists to foster groundbreaking ideas. We nurture outstanding early-career researchers through fellowships and  talent development, and we gather distinguished scholars across disciplines to explore some of society's most intricate challenges. 

DIAS represents playful excellence: Top-tier research, informed by curiosity and creativity. 

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Talent development

Blue Sky Mentoring

Elite mentorship for research talents at SDU with extraordinary potential.

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Community

Society of Fellows

A community by and for DIAS Fellows, providing a springboard for collaboration and career development.

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Interdisciplinarity

Wicked Problems

Brilliant minds explore complex societal challenges through a multidisciplinary lens.

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Offers

DIAS and SDU

How you can use DIAS as a student, researcher, or staffer at SDU.

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Researchers

DIAS community

Meet the research community behind DIAS.

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Outreach

DIAS partnerships

How and why interdisciplinary research adds value to society and the world.

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DIAS currently

Upcoming events and latest updates from DIAS. Our events are open for all and usually don't require formal registration.

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News

WE ARE HIRING

27.11.2024

DIAS and SDU aim at academia’s rising stars with prestigious new positions

The Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) makes a bold leap forward by hiring tenured professors alongside a new cohort of tenure track research fellows.

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DIAS TALK

25.11.2024

Renowned sociologist Gøsta Esping-Andersen visits DIAS on 4th December

In an open event at DIAS, Gøsta Esping-Andersen will explore the complex interplay of economic and cultural factors shaping fertility trends across different educational groups.

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GRANT

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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Meet Our Fellows

Jesper Bonnet Møller

Jesper Bonnet Møller is an Associate Professor at SDU's Department of Molecular Medicine.

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Shriram Venkatraman

Shriram Venkatraman is an assistant professor at the Department of Business & Management at SDU.

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Gareth Millway

Gareth Millward is an Assistant professor  at the Department of Culture and Language.

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Edward Baggs

Edward Baggs is an assistant professor at the Department of Culture and Language at SDU.

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Bryan Yazell

Bryan Yazell is an associate professor at the Department of Culture and Language at SDU.

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Joel Cox

Joel Cox is an assistant professor at the Mads Clausen Institute at SDU.

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Aglae Pizzone

Aglae Pizzone is a Professor at SDU's Department of Culture and Language.

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Anthony Fernandez

Anthony Vincent Fernandez is an assistant professor of Applied Philosophy at the Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics at SDU.

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Benjamin Jäger

Benjamin Jäger is an Associate Professor at SDU's Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.

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Maria Timofeeva

Maria Timofeeva is an assistant professor at the Department of Public Health at SDU.

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Carolin Löscher

Carolin Löscher is an associate professor at the Department of Biology at SDU.

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Karl Michael Attard

Karl Attard is an assistant professor of Marine Sciences at the Department of Biology at SDU.

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Changzhu Wu

Changzhu Wu is an Associate Professor at SDU's Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy.

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Julius Koschnick

Julius Koschnick is an Assistant Professor  (tenure track) at the Department of Economics.

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Pantelis Pipergias Analytis

Pantelis Pipergias Analytis is an Associate Professor at SDU's Department of Business & Management.

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Lasse Aaskoven

Lasse Aaskoven is an associate professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Management at SDU.

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Angela Y. Chang

Angela Y. Chang is an Associate Professor at SDU's Department of Clinical Research.

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Apoorv Tiwari

Apoorv Tiwari is an Assistant Professor (Tenure track) at SDU's Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Danish Institute for Advanced Study University of Southern Denmark

  • Fioniavej 34
  • Odense M - DK-5230

Last Updated 21.10.2024