2024

Season's greetings from DIAS

2024 has been a transformative year at DIAS, paving the way for exciting new initiatives.

Trailblazers in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technologies: Two prolific researchers from SDU's Faculty of Business and Social Sciences named DIAS Chairs

Mette Præst Knudsen and Kim Klyver bring expert insights into the dynamics of innovation and entrepreneurship, respectively, enriching DIAS's intellectual landscape with both academic credentials and fresh perspectives.

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.

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.

Bevilling åbner døre til et stort detektivarbejde om middelalderens kultur i Norden

Professor Lars Boje Mortensen, Institut for Kultur- og Sprogvidenskaber og tre nordiske samarbejdspartnere modtager et ERC Synergy Grant på 97 millioner kroner til at undersøge over 50.000 fragmenter af bøger fra Middelalderen.

DIAS welcomes Fabrizio Montesi as new Chair of Science

With a background in programming languages and communicating computer systems, Professor Fabrizio Montesi brings innovative thinking and new perspectives to DIAS as the first Chair specialising in Computer Science.

Fænomenet Taylor Swift og amerikansk valg: Ny Content Partner ved Word Festival bringer forskning frem i lyset

Godt nyt for Swifties og alle dem, der ikke kan få nok af kampen om det ovale værelse. Et nyt partnerskab mellem Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) og Word Festival sikrer ny scene og stærke forskere på festivalen i 2025. Derudover kan man se frem til to gratis pre-events i efteråret, hvor fokus bliver på USA med fænomenet Taylor Swift og det kommende valg i november.

SDU-forskere samarbejder om at forbedre kvinders knoglesundhed

Er medicin eller fysisk træning bedst til at holde knoglerne stærke – eller måske en kombination? Dette spørgsmål vil blive undersøgt hos 45-60-årige kvinder i et nyt projekt støttet af Novo Nordisk Fonden.

The unifying force of Bob Dylan

When DIAS Chairs Anne-Marie Mai and Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen joined forces to study Bob Dylan’s impact on his fans’ lives, they not only found that “The Bard’s” songs help his fans navigate through life's highs and lows, but their research also underlined the benefits of collaborating across disciplines.

DIAS Visiting Fellow Programme

Are you an early-career researcher at SDU with an interest in interdisciplinarity? The DIAS Visiting Fellow Programme presents a unique opportunity to enhance your academic career, collaborate with fellow researchers across disciplines, and contribute to a vibrant research community that fosters excellence and creativity.

Hvorfor får vi færre børn – og hvad kan vi gøre ved det?

Der fødes alt for få børn – også i de familievenlige nordiske velfærdsstater – i en grad, så det bliver vanskeligt at opretholde vores arbejdsmarked og sociale modeller i Europa. Ny forskning fra SDU-professor Pieter Vanhuysse har et overraskende bud på, hvorfor vi mangler babyer i Europa.

DIAS welcomes six visiting junior fellows in Applied Phenomenology

This Spring, the Interdisciplinary Phenomenology Cluster at the Danish Institute for Advanced Study will host six visiting junior fellows. Each junior fellow will prepare an application for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship, with the aim of securing EU funding to take up a postdoctoral position at SDU.

The Society of Fellows brings a breath of fresh air to the Danish Institute of Advanced Study

The Society is a springboard for community, collaboration, and consolidated relationships within the Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) and across the University of Southern Denmark.