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Introducing the European Boss Ladies 🛠️👩🔧   The Boss Ladies project by Divers - Lige muligheder for alle, in collaboration with EuroSkills Herning 2025, is building a strong ambassador corps of female apprentices from all over Europe who can inspire other young girls and women to pursue a career in tech and trades.   In this third and final video of a series featuring the European Boss Ladies ambassadors, you can meet Janina Beck from Germany. She’s 21 and training as a metalworker at Metallbau Otto Genzel GmbH   For Janina, every day is a chance to learn something new, and during her apprenticeship, she has had the opportunity to build on her own and see her work all around town.    She envisions a future where women are an equal part of the trades. Today across the EU, women remain highly underrepresented in technical professions. In fact, less than 5% across the listed metal industries are women (EURES 2023).   That is why Janina is passionate about promoting visibility and equality for the next generation.   The European Boss Ladies initiative is supported by Villum Fonden.   Read more about EuroSkills Herning 2025 here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dU8yjg9n   Read more about Divers - Lige muligheder for alle here 👉 https://divers.dk/   #euroskills2025 #womenintrades #education #vocationaleducation #vet

🍄MAYBE DON’T TELL THE KIDS Congratulations to Villum Young Investigator, Assistant Professor, and Curator of Fungi at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, João Araújo. His research on zombie fungi has now reached The Wall Street Journal. João Araújo’s research shows how a previously unknown fungal species infects the minds of trapdoor spiders living in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforests.🕷️The fungus manipulates the behavior of its host, often making the spider hyperactive and causing it to move away from its usual habitat, before consuming it. It’s always amazing when science reaches a broad audience. Read more about this fascinating research 👇 https://lnkd.in/d8sVUR5s #Research #Fungi #Science #TheLastOfUs Natural History Museum Denmark

“Magiske” glasvinduer til vikingekirke ✨⚔️ Med en bevilling på 200.000 kr. fra Villum Fonden og med støtte fra Norlys´ Vækstpulje vil Ribe VikingeCenter fremstille seks glasmosaikvinduer til den rekonstruerede Ansgar Kirke år 860.   Glasvinduer i vikingetidens kirker havde ikke til formål at give mere lys; i stedet havde glas en særlig status og blev forbundet med mystik, magiske egenskaber og hellighed. Indtil for nylig var antagelsen blandt forskere dog, at glasvinduer først blev almindelige i Danmark i middelalderen. Men i 2023 offentliggjorde Nationalmuseet forskningsresultater, der dokumenterer brugen af glasruder i Danmark allerede i vikingetiden.    På baggrund af denne opdagelse vil man nu i Ribe VikingeCenter, med inddragelse af viden ud fra eksisterende Ribe-glasfund fra Vikingetiden, etablere glasmosiakvinduer i Ansgar Kirke, der samtidig skal erstatte de nuværende pergamentafdækninger. I processen inddrages praktisk erfaring fra lokale håndværkere og der sparres med arkæologer og museer, der samler viden om vikingetiden, for at sikre autenticitet i formidlingen af vikingetiden og dens håndværk. Glarmesterens arbejde med fremstillingen af de seks nye vinduer vil kunne følges ”live” af publikum i centrets åbningstid.   Ansgar Kirke år 860, som blev indviet i 2018, er en rekonstruktion baseret på et kvalificeret bud på, hvordan den første kirke i Ribe kan have set ud. Kirken er en del af Ribe VikingeCenter.   Læs mere her 👉 https://lnkd.in/dZ3jatb3 Foto: Ribe VikingeCenter #historie #vikingetiden #dagslys #kultur #museum

🌿 How will climate change impacts the way plants reproduce? Mass flowering – the synchronized, interannual production of pollen by plants – is essential for forest regeneration and ecosystem health. But how will climate change impact mass flowering? Will it persist as the planet warms? At the Globe Institute, Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, Ana Prohaska is investigating this question with a DKK 7 million Villum Young Investigator grant. Her project uses fossil pollen DNA and morphology to uncover how past global warming events affected mass flowering in key tree species – and what that means for the future. 👉 In this short video, Ana shares how her research could help predict the resilience of forest ecosystems and the services they provide to people and wildlife. The Villum Young Investigator programme supports talented early-career researchers with the potential to make a significant independent contribution to the technical and natural sciences. Read more about the 2025 Villum Young Investigators: https://lnkd.in/dbwHBHy2 #science #research #forskning #climatechange

Introducing the European Boss Ladies 🛠️👩🔧   The Boss Ladies project by Divers - Lige muligheder for alle, in collaboration with EuroSkills Herning 2025, is building a strong ambassador corps of female apprentices from all over Europe who can inspire other young girls and women to pursue a career in tech and trades.   In this second video of a series featuring the European Boss Ladies ambassadors, you can meet Sarina Bardill from Switzerland. She works as a plumber at Hälg Group, and when she knocks on a customer’s door, she is often met with comments about her gender. But Sarina does not let that hold her back! She loves proving that she knows her trade and sometimes even outperforms her male colleagues. Did you know? Only 1% of plumbers in the EU are women (EURES 2023), despite the trade facing a labour shortage. Sarina is helping change that picture and inspiring more women to find their place in technical professions.   The European Boss Ladies initiative is supported by Villum Foundation. Read more about EuroSkills Herning 2025 here 👉https://lnkd.in/dU8yjg9n Read more about Divers - Lige muligheder for alle here 👉https://divers.dk/

STOR RESTAURERING AF ARBEJDERMUSEETS HISTORISKE BYGNING 🔧🪟 I 1879 stod Arbejdernes Forenings- og Forsamlingsbygning færdig på Rømersgade tæt ved Nørreport i København. Den fredede bygning huser i dag Arbejdermuseet og er den ældste arbejderforsamlingsbygning i Europa. Efter næsten 150 års brug trængte Arbejdermuseets vinduer til en kærlig hånd. I stedet for at indsætte nye vinduer har malere og snedkere med speciale i fredede bygninger nænsomt restaureret de oprindelige vinduer. Den omfattende restaurering af de i alt 244 oprindelige vinduer og en loftsfrise i festsalen er netop afsluttet, hvilket betyder, at dagslyset på ny kan oplyse museets smukke, historiske lokaler optimalt. Samtidig står Arbejdernes Forenings- og Forsamlingsbygning nu endnu tættere på sit oprindelige udtryk. Restaureringen er gjort mulig med støtte fra en bevilling på 850.000 DKK fra Villum Fonden samt støtte fra Arbejderbevægelsens Kooperative Finansieringsfond – AKF Fonden, Bygningsbevaringsfonden af 1975 og Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Læs mere her: https://lnkd.in/dtXukj6R Foto: Adam Mørk #arbejdermuseet #restaurering #kultur #museum

🔥 PLAST SOM RESSOURCE? FORSKNINGSGENNEMBRUD TÆNDER HÅBET Hvert år producerer vi over 400 millioner tons plast - og det meste ender som affald. Men hvad nu, hvis plast kunne blive en ressource i stedet? Professor Troels Skrydstrup fra Aarhus Universitet har udviklet nye kemiske metoder til at nedbryde plasttyper, der hidtil har været umulige at genanvende - som polyuretanskum og epoxyharpikser. ♻️Ved hjælp af katalyse kan hans team omdanne affaldsplast til nye byggesten og genanvende materialer som skum i madrasser og glasfibre. Det åbner for en fremtid, hvor plast ikke bare genbruges - men bliver en del af en mere bæredygtig kemisk industri. Med en Villum Investigator-bevilling fra 2025 kan Troels Skrydstrup fortsætte sin forskning henimod en grønnere kemisk industri. Læs mere om hans forskning her: https: //https://lnkd.in/dE3UbEXw Læs om de øvrige forskere, der har fået bevillinger gennem Villum Investigator 2025 her: https://lnkd.in/dfthuPZH -----   🔥 PLASTIC AS A RESOURCE? RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH IGNITES HOPE Each year, we produce over 400 million tons of plastic - most of it ends up as waste. But what if we could change that - starting with the kinds of plastic that have always been thought impossible to recycle? Professor Troels Skrydstrup from Aarhus University has developed groundbreaking chemical methods to break down types of plastics that were previously impossible to recycle - such as polyurethane foam and epoxy resins. ♻️ Using catalysis, his team can transform plastic waste into new chemical building blocks, enabling the reuse of materials like mattress foam and glass fibers. This paves the way for a future where plastic isn’t just recycled - it becomes part of a more sustainable chemical industry. With a Villum Investigator grant starting in 2025, Troels Skrydstrup will continue his pioneering work toward a greener chemical future. Read more about his research: https: //https://lnkd.in/dizbp7yp Read more about the other researchers awarded Villum Investigator 2025 grants: https://lnkd.in/dgvQxKVt #VillumFoundation #Research #VillumInvestigator #ChemicalRecycling #PlasticRecycling #ChemicalIndustry #Sustainability Thomas Bjørnholm

Introducing the European Boss Ladies 🛠️👩🔧 Since 2018, the Boss Ladies project by Divers - Lige muligheder for alle and partners has worked to break gender stereotypes in education and boost young women’s enrolment in technical vocational programs. With support from Villum Fonden, the project has built a strong ambassador corps of female apprentices who can inspire other young girls and women to pursue a career in tech and trades. Now the Boss Ladies are going European! In collaboration with EuroSkills Herning 2025 and backed by a 17.5M DKK grant from Villum Fonden, Boss Ladies Europe is launching a new ambassador corps with skilled female apprentices across various VET fields in Europe. In this first video of a series featuring the European Boss Ladies ambassadors, you can meet Jacqueline - a decorator and painter who discovered the trade through a technical programme and quickly fell in love with the creativity and variety the craft offers. Today, she is one of the top painters in Germany and a national champion. Stay tuned for more Boss Ladies portraits in the coming weeks. Read more about EuroSkills Herning 2025 here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dU8yjg9n Read more about Divers - Lige muligheder for alle here 👉https://divers.dk/ #euroskills2025 #womenintrades #education #vocationaleducation #vet 

🎓 MEET THE YOUNG INVESTIGATORS  🐦How does daily vocal exercise affect the quality of birdsong – and what can it teach us? At the Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark, Iris Adam is leading a fascinating project that explores this very question. With a DKK 7 million Villum Young Investigator grant, Iris is using songbirds to investigate how training impacts vocal performance – a concept well-known in sports, but largely overlooked in vocal communication. 👉 In this short video, Iris shares how her research could reshape our understanding of vocal communication across vertebrates – and why it matters far beyond the forest. The Villum Young Investigator programme supports talented early-career researchers with the potential to make a significant independent contribution to the technical and natural sciences. Read more about the 2025 Villum Young Investigators: https://lnkd.in/dbwHBHy2 

TOPFORSKER FØRER NIELS BOHRS ARV VIDERE I 2012 blev den amerikanske professor Charles Marcus den første modtager af et Villum Kann Rasmussen-professorat uden udløbsdato. I dag er han en nøglefigur i Danmarks opstigning mod den globale top inden for kvanteforskning.   I København har Charles Marcus etableret grundforskningscentret Center for Quantum Devices – et internationalt anerkendt forskningsmiljø, der bygger videre på arven fra Niels Bohr og tiltrækker nogle af verdens førende forskere og virksomheder inden for kvanteteknologi.   Læs interviewet med Charles Marcus her: https://lnkd.in/dnfCd-MB #VillumFonden #forskning #NielsBohr #deeptech #research #QuantumResearch Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen Thomas Bjørnholm