In 2025, we will celebrate the 150th anniversary of women’s access to university. But while gender equality has come far since then, there are still imbalances in the world of research.
**The Inge Lehmann programme**
DFF awards a total of DKK 85.5 million to 28 projects under the Inge Lehmann programme.
The programme is part of the political agreement on the distribution of the research reserve in 2024.
The programme is open to all fields of study and to both men and women, but through dispensation according to Section 3 of the Equality Act, the Independent Research Fund Denmark will choose female applicants over male ones when there are equal qualifications between two applicants.
_Source: The Independent Research Fund Denmark_
Now, seven female researchers at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receive support from the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF). This is part of the fund’s Inge Lehmann programme – a talent programme aimed at supporting a more equal gender balance in research.
At SUND, a total of DKK 21 million in research funds are used to support a wide range of projects that, among other things, dive into ovarian cancer, the side effects of immunotherapy and the relationship between health and educational mobility.
The Inge Lehmann programme targets the early stages of a research career, where gender imbalance typically arises.
“Through the Inge Lehmann programme, the fund supports diversity in Danish research environments, enabling more talented early-career researchers to accelerate their careers. This helps ensure a large talent pool among researchers, who will contribute to solutions for both current and future challenges,” says Søren Serritzlew, chair of DFF.
Congratulations to:
* **Iben Mundbjerg Gjødsbøl** (Department of Public Health) – DKK 3,168,000
* **Fena Ochs** (Biotech Research & Innovation Centre) – DKK 3,168,000
* **Amalie Kai Bentzen** (Biotech Research & Innovation Centre) – DKK 2,828,435
* **Terese Sara Høj Jørgensen** (Department of Public Health) – DKK 3,168,000
* **Jessica Xin Hjaltelin** (Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research) – DKK 3,006,363
* **Inês Catarina Batista Martins** (Department of Pharmacy) – DKK 3,152,262
* **Sofie Bliddal** (Department of Clinical Medicine) – DKK 2,494,899
[See the full list of funded projects.](https://dff.dk/en/grants/database/view?period%3Alist=axdvgxo4ds&instrument%3Alist=s7hxawmh1p&filed_method%3Alist=all&SearchableText=)