We’re delighted to welcome Beatrice and Philip to the DARA team. They will be supporting our work across communications, public affairs, and events – contributing to DARA’s mission to advance excellence, interdisciplinarity, and international collaboration in PhD education.

DARA has hosted the first Community of Practice meeting with PhD education leaders across Denmark’s natural, technical, and medical sciences. Representatives from five Danish universities came together to start shaping a shared vision for the future of PhD training. Read more here.

We are proud to announce DARA’s first nine PhD fellows — talented researchers embarking on ambitious projects across the natural, technical, and medical sciences. Their work marks an important step in DARA’s mission to support interdisciplinary research and world-class PhD training. Learn more about the PhD fellows and their exciting research projects here.

We are pleased to announce the two new PhD Fellowships: Winter 2025/26 Call for thematic PhD Fellowships within AgriFood and the Call for “Open” PhD Fellowships.

On behalf of the board, Susanne Mandrup warmly welcomes DARA’s first PhD fellows and reflects on the academy’s vision and ambition to support excellent, interdisciplinary research. Read the full welcome message here.

The Ecosystem Committee held its inaugural meeting on 3rd December, bringing together experienced experts from across the scientific fields covered by the academy. Read more here and meet the members.