PhD students Amelie Lange and Emilie Mørch Groth are affiliated with the Division of Technology and Business, each in their own research section. Representing both sections and the shared culture between them, they co-nominated their Division for the Young Academy’s Research Environment Prize 2026.
On Friday 29 May, they received the prize at a ceremony in Carlsberg Byen in Copenhagen. The prize consists of 10,000 Danish kroner, to be used for an academic or social event.
“We are thrilled to receive the award on behalf of our division and colleagues,” says Emilie Mørch Groth, continuing:
“It feels like a meaningful recognition of our working culture. And the award also helps to highlight that a good research environment is about more than just academic results. It is also about trust, support, and the everyday efforts that make people feel included in our research community.”
Young researchers are listened to and taken seriously
The Young Academy’s Research Environment Prize was established in 2022 to highlight the importance of good research environments for individual researchers’ work, achievements, recognition and well-being. Emilie Mørch Groth and Amelie Lange can certainly relate to this:
“In our nomination, we wrote about how much it means to feel seen and taken seriously as emerging scholars, and to know that our voices and contributions are valued. We also highlighted the importance of connecting formal support structures with more informal initiative and community-building and highlighted the many events and initiatives we have been encouraged and supported to start ourselves,” Amelie Lange says.
Focus on talent development
Professor Brit Ross Winthereik, Head of Division, is both delighted and proud of the acknowledgement of the Divisions research environment:
“We are deeply committed to the talent development of our early-career researchers and ensure that they receive constructive guidance and feedback that strengthens both their professional and personal development,” she explains, and emphasizes:
“We place great importance on creating a fun and supportive working environment that allows researchers to immerse themselves in their individual research while also encouraging collective exploration. To us, and in this I collaborate closely with Heads of Sections Tanja Schneider and Helene Friis Ratner and Head of Lab Anders Kristian Munk, individual excellence and social academic life complement each other in everything we do. Receiving this research environment prize is a wonderful recognition of our efforts in providing early career researchers with a solid foundation for future achievements.”
