<style id="elementor-post-9944">.elementor-9944 .elementor-element.elementor-element-50684f5{--display:flex;}.elementor-9944 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d2fb185{--spacer-size:10px;}.elementor-9944 .elementor-element.elementor-element-b7049bb{--spacer-size:50px;}.elementor-9944 .elementor-element.elementor-element-8f5b3d7{--spacer-size:50px;}</style>{"id":9944,"date":"2024-01-05T14:03:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nis.gl\/?p=9944"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:42:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T18:42:59","slug":"greenland-research-council-grants-5-phd-stipends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nis.gl\/en\/greenland-research-council-grants-5-phd-stipends\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenland Research Council awards 5 PhD stipends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9944\" class=\"elementor elementor-9944 elementor-9919\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50684f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50684f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d7374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4d7374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #808080;\">Published 5 January 2024<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db01c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db01c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Greenland Research Council received 19 applications totaling DKK 42.4 million at the latest application round for the PhD and Postdoctoral Stipend Program. 5 PhD applications have been awarded a total of DKK 12.4 million.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fb185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d2fb185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bcd7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71bcd7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">5 new PhD students will spend the next 3 years immersing themselves in independent research projects that will be carried out at Ilisimatusarfik \u2013 University of Greenland, Pinngortitaleriffik \u2013 Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, and Arctic DTU \u2013 Campus Sisimiut. One of the projects will investigate how climatic conditions affect the number of mosquitoes \u2013 another will develop a risk assessment of landslides along the Sisimiut-Kangerlussuaq transect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The stipends go to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Line Groth Nielsen<\/strong> with the project \u201cA Context-Based and Democratically Formative Social Studies Didactic\u201d. The project will be carried out at <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ilisimatusarfik \u2013 University of Greenland, Institute of Learning. <a href=\"https:\/\/nis.gl\/en\/projekt\/a-context-based-and-democratically-formative-social-studies-didactic\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #005058; text-decoration: underline;\">Read more here.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Mona Madsen<\/strong> with the project &#8220;Seniors in Their Own Homes &#8211; Resources and Local Communities&#8221;. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The project will be carried out at Ilisimatusarfik &#8211; University of Greenland, Center for Arctic Welfare, Department of Social Work; and Center for Public Health in Greenland, Danish National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark. <a href=\"https:\/\/nis.gl\/en\/projekt\/seniors-in-their-own-homes-resources-and-local-communities\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #005058; text-decoration: underline;\">Read more here.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Rikke \u00d8stergaard<\/strong> with the project &#8220;Whiteness, Power Structure, and Self-Determination in Greenland: Contrasting Views of Sovereignty in the Lens of Critical Race Theory&#8221;. The project will be carried out at Ilisimatusarfik &#8211; University of Greenland, Department of Culture, Language and History. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #005058;\"><a style=\"color: #005058; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/nis.gl\/en\/projekt\/whiteness-power-structure-and-self-determination-in-greenland-contrasting-views-of-sovereignty-in-the-lens-of-critical-race-theory\/\">Read more here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Steffen Nielsen<\/strong> with the project &#8220;Nuna Sisoortoq &#8211; Natural Hazards of Mudslides and Permafrost Detachment in Sedimentary Environments&#8221;. The project will be carried out at Arctic DTU \u2013 Campus Sisimiut; Aarhus University, HydroGeophysics Group; and University of Alaska Fairbanks. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #005058;\"><a style=\"color: #005058; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/nis.gl\/en\/projekt\/nuna-sisoortoq-natural-hazards-of-mudslides-and-permafrost-detachment-in-seditious-environments\/\">Read more here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Viktor G\u00e5rdman<\/strong> with the project &#8220;Understanding the Ecological Role of Biting Flies in Greenland\u201d. The project will be carried out at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Department of Environment and Mineral Resources; and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #005058;\"><a style=\"color: #005058; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/nis.gl\/en\/projekt\/understanding-the-ecological-role-of-biting-flies-in-greenland\/\">Read more here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nis.gl\/en\/projects\/project-bank\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #005058; text-decoration: underline;\">Read about the granted projects here.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9682102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9682102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Development of research capacity<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The PhD and Postdoctoral stipend program is one of the cornerstones of Greenland Research Council&#8217;s work to support and develop the next generation in Greenland research.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; With the PhD and Postdoctoral stipends, we promote opportunities for new and younger research aspirants to engage in scientific work, which can develop their interest in a scientific career. The PhD students also\u00a0 strengthen the research competence and capacity at Greenland research institutions, so that they can continue to grow, says Chair of Greenland Research Council Josephine Nymand.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc9cc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfc9cc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">More information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Secretary Maliina Jensen, Greenland Research Council, tel. +299 361200 \/ +299 222090, e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:maje@nis.gl\"><span style=\"color: #005058;\">maje@nis.gl <\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', 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