Scholarship awards

Scholarships 2024

  • Sound detectors for bachelor project on wolves in Lille Vildmose. Johanne Holm Jacobsen (Aalborg University)
  • eDNA from South Africa's top predators. Josefine Fly Larsen, Stine Ellegård Sortemos (Aalborg University)
  • Energy requirements in Greenlandic Sled Dogs. Aske Haulund Elkær, Carlo Cornelis van Sas (University of Copenhagen)
  • Laboratory equipment for Transfrontier Africa, Balule, South Africa. Nadieh de Jonge, Trine Hammer Jensen (Aalborg University)

Scholarships 2023

  • Predator identification with machine learning techniques. Katrine Møller-Lassesen, Esther Enevoldsen (Aalborg University)
  • Myzus persicae control. Katrine Bitsch Thomsen (Aalborg University)
  • Adaptations to climate change in plants and animals in the Arctic terrestrial environment. Sara Nørris Christoffersen (Aalborg University)
  • Airborne eDNA for monitoring conservation-relevant species. Nete Helt Zielke, Louise Spanggaard Jakobsen (Aalborg University)
  • Food niche overlap between pine martens in the cultural landscape. Hanne Lyngholm Larsen (Aalborg University)
  • Ancient DNA in clay from weaving looms in the Viking Age. Zuzanna Stachowiak (Aalborg University)

Scholarships 2022

  • Ancient DNA in clay from mummy caronnage (Stine Kartenskov Østergaard, Anne Haslund Hansen (NatMus), Troels Pank Arbøll (Oxford University), Sophie Lund Rasmussen (Oxford University), Cino Pertoldi (Aalborg University), and Jeppe Lund Nielsen (Aalborg University))
  • Diet of wolves (Canis lupus) in Denmark based on DNA metabarcoding and microscopic analysis of scats (Ida C. Christensen, Aalborg University)
  • Nanopore sequencing for marine turtle population genetics (Emil Aarre Sørensen, Aalborg University)
  • Investigation of the possibilities and limitations of using drone photography for individual counts of hares and nature assessment and individual registration in general (Peter Povlsen, Aalborg University)
  • Adaptations to climate change in plants and animals in the Arctic terrestrial environment (Sara Nørris Christoffersen, Aalborg University)
  • Molecular analyses to identify the composition of the European otter diet (Natasha Lizette Lundt, Aalborg University)

Scholarships 2021

  • A study of food choice and parasite load in three different populations of European bison (Christinna Herskind, Aalborg University)
  • The dormouse's food and habitat selection in Denmark (Heidi Holm Hansen, Sara Sofie Bertelsen, Allborg University)
  • Using portable nanopore sequencing to uncover population structure in endangered sea turtles (Francesca Angela Lioce, Aalborg University)
  • Behavioural observations on African wild dogs, Lycaon pictus (Emilie M. Walther, Peter K. Kyed, Mikkel T. Gudmann, Aalborg University)
  • Testing the NOFENCE virtual fencing system (Adam Trige-Esbensen, Andreas Hein Korsgaard, David Coquelle, Magnus Fjord Aaser, Søren Krabbe Staahltoft, Aalborg University)
  • Behaviour of the giraffes at Aalborg Zoo (Katrine Møller-Lassesen, Stine Ellegård Jensen, Ninna Larsen, Rune Bach Holmegaard, Esther Magdalene Ellersgaard Enevoldsen, Oliver Emil Søndergård Gert, Aalborg University)
  • Elephant activity at night (Annika Fugl, Sissel Lindberg, Josefine Fly Larsen, Aalborg University)
  • NOFENCE (Anne Cathrine Linder, Aalborg University)
  • Bioacoustic monitoring of wolves (Line Østergaard Jensen, Aalborg University)

Scholarships 2020

  • Using eDNA to detect multiple amphibian species at once (Anne Katrine Svenningsen, Aalborg University)
  • Survey of terrestrial invertebrates in beaver-impacted stream valleys for biomass and taxonomic diversity of macroinvertebrates (Christian Ettrup Ransborg, Aalborg University)
  • Are Arctic insects threatened by rising temperatures? (Natasja Krog Noer, Aalborg University)
  • New insights into Sumatran tiger pain relief (Camilla Weje Hangstrup, Ditte Grønnegaard Lauridsen, Michelle Nielsen, Sarah Vernersen Hentzen, Aalborg University)
  • Intelligent camera system to collect and analyse behavioural data of zoo animals (Anne Cathrine Linder, Aalborg University)
  • Conservation and importance of the microbiome in cod caught off Denmark, Norway, Faroe Islands and Greenland (René Worup Rørbæk, Tobias Astell Andersen, Kasper Iversen Weidick, Aalborg University)
  • Monitoring wolves with acoustic equipment (Hanne Lyngholm Larsen, Aalborg University)
  • Giraffe behaviour at Aalborg Zoo (Katrine Møller-Lassesen, Bertram Brix Kjelgaard, Stine Ellegård Jensen, Ninna Larsen, Anne Katrine Leth Berthelsen, Patrick Urup, Aalborg University)
  • Prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms associated with the gut of the Danish bumblebee (Bombi pascuorum) and the impact of gut flora and cold tolerance (Morten Hansen, Aalborg University)
  • Development of novel antimicrobial coatings with applications for animal production and Zoos' sanitary security (Ivan Skaarup Bjerregaard, Aalborg University)

Scholarships 2019

  • Amount of mercury (Hg) found in Eurasian otters (Miriam Dibbern, Copenhagen University)
  • A thromboelastographic study on antemortem, postmortem and in vitro lipopolysaccharide inoculated whole blood in crocodilians (Rune Lizard, Kasper Alvarez, Copenhagen University)
  • New use of technology to monitor spatial positioning in birds (Johan Henrik Funder Castenschiold, Aalborg University)
  • A multi-omics approach to reconstruct the impact of human activities on the Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) (Francesca Angela Lioce, Aalborg University)
  • Investigation of mercury in otters in Denmark (Miriam Dibbern, Morten Elmeros, Christian Sonne and Rune Dietz)
  • Six-year evolution of genetic variation in the ten Danish sub-populations of the endangered butterfly species Heath Spottedwing (Euphydryas aurinia) (Laura Skrubbeltrang Hansen, Aalborg University)
  • Genetic studies of Danish hedgehogs (Sophie Lund Rasmussen, University of Southern Denmark)

Scholarships 2018

  • Development of a new molecular method for pre-screening faecal samples (Trine Sørensen and Jeppe Lund Nielsen, Aalborg University)
  • Public impact on the behaviour of Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis and Macropus rufogriseus at Aalborg Zoo (Hanne Lyngholm Larsen, Martin Engaard Kristensen, Morten Hansen, Kenneth Gjedde, Julie Vester, Sidsel Koggersbøl Skadborg, Aalborg University)
  • Identifying and preserving microbiomes in Arctic environments (Hans-Christian Fjeldsø Greve, Aalborg University)
  • Hybridization as a tool for rescuing threatened populations - exemplified by Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Natasja Noer, Aalborg University)

Scholarships 2017

  • The greyhound's pressure on rare species (Sofie Ørts Bahlke, University of Copenhagen)
  • Investigation of the distribution of Anserinae through assessment of avoidance distance to landscape structures, analysis of faecal cortisol metabolite on foraging sites, and GPS tracking (Rune Møller Kallehauge and Mads Bech-Hansen, Aalborg University)
  • Compilation of microbiomes from captive mammals and their wild releases (Nadieh de Jonge, Aalborg University)
  • Rewilding of wild horses in Mols Bjerge (Marie Hagstrup, Aalborg University)
  • Phenotypic plasticity and underlying molecular mechanisms of heat stress in the Greenland frog N. groenlandicus (Jannik Mørk Skovgaard Lauritzen and Mathias Hamann Sørensen, Aalborg University)

Second scholarship award 2016

  • Wind turbines an old problem that is getting bigger and bigger (Julie Østergaard Markussen, Mads Krogh Ørtved)
  • Changes in microbial flora by translocation of Moose from Denmark to Sweden (Mark Holm Larsen, Thesis student, Biology - AAU)
  • Does contraceptive rods affect the behaviour of African lions (Panthera leo leo) in captivity? (Anne Lucia N. Jansen Aarhus University)

First scholarship award 2016

  • Book about: "The Wise Crow Birds of the North" (Sussie Pagh, Author and co-owner of Naturforlaget)
  • Exploring landscape connectivity with genome-wode profiles: how does genetic structure in romanian woles contribute to the divergence between carpathian and dinaric-balkan population? (Helena Sif Ericson and Astrid Vik Strønen, Aalborg University)
  • Integrating population viability analysis, genimics and spatial data using the european population of little owl athene noctua as a model species (Line Holm Andersen, Aarhus University)
  • Evaluation of the house fly musca domestica as potential vectors of pathogenic bacteria between humans, domestic and wild animal (Tibebu Alemu and Temesgen Alemneh Yimanie)
  • The drivers of elephant damage on individual trees (Emma Fitzmaurice Vestergaard, Aarhus University)
  • African swine fever, the sus scrofa evolutionary genomic response (Ettore Randi, Aalborg University)
  • Length and weight relationship of the northern shrimp (pandalus borealis) based on developmental stages, sex, temperatures and depths! (Rasmus Ejbye-Ernst, Aalborg University)
  • Marine litter in Greenland (Trine Skovgaard Kirkfeldt, Aalborg University)

Second scholarship award 2015

  • Thesis project on the diet and saltwater tolerance of the endangered Houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus) (Søren Nøhr Thomsen)
  • Hedgehog conservation (Sophie Lund Rasmussen)
  • Project about the cape baboons at Aalborg Zoo (Didde Lindholm Jürgensen, Josefine Vestergaard Holm, Kim Rath Kofoed, Marie Hagstrup, Mia Hvillum)
  • Health and fitness trends in endangered martens (Thea Fynbo)
  • Migration patterns, migration rates and predation pressure of the Houting population in the Vidås system (Morten Hertz)
  • Microbiome diversity of the heath fritillary in Denmark (Nanna R. Lauridssen)

First scholarship award 2015

Project Barn Owl (Jens Sigsgaard, Aalborg Zoo)

Mapping the endangered snipe's migration patterns and habitats in the Vidå system (Jacob Vinde, Aalborg University)

Biological 'interactions' between 'palms' and 'primates' (Line Beck Thostrup, Aarhus University)

Taxonomy, phylogeography and SNPs identifications of Scandinavian Owls: a multiple approach applied to conservation (Ettore Randi, Aalborg University)