On 23 November 2023, Aarhus University invites you to celebrate our three new VILLUM Investigators who in total have received DKK 104 million from VILLUM FONDEN.

Congratulations to:

• Professor Daan van Aalten, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Professor Paul Nelson, Department of Mathematics
• Professor Niklas Elmqvist, Department of Computer Science

The ceremony takes place at 5335-016 Peter Bøgh Auditorium, Department of Computer Science, Finlandsgade 21, 8200 Aarhus N. The ceremony is followed by a reception.

Registration required

Please register for the event at https://events.au.dk/reception-villuminvestigator2023/signup no later than 13 November 2023.

Programme

• 14:00 – Snacks and bubbles
• 14:15 - Welcome by Acting Dean Erik Østergaard Jensen
• 14:25 - Speech Thomas Bjørnholm, Executive Chief Scientific Officer, VILLUM FONDEN
• 14:35 - Short presentations by the three Villum Investigators
• 15:05 - Reception outside the Peter Bøgh Auditorium accompanied by jazz music