Yearbook

Boss Ladies breaking gender stereotypes in the construction industry, peer support for the mentally vulnerable, and research scrutinizing green technologies. In Yearbook 2023, you can meet some of the many passionate individuals who, with grants from the foundations, address some of the most significant challenges of our time.

A climate under pressure, artificial intelligence, uncertain financial markets and an increasingly tumultuous world. The year 2023 has questioned everything from democracy to facts and called for major efforts in education, research and social initiatives. With grants from Villum Foundation and VELUX FOUNDATION, enthusiasts have created collaborations across research and practice, equipped children and youth for a digital world and explored diversity challenges in Danish STEM research.

Read the full stories - for example:

• The Boss Ladies project brings more women into skilled trades through bridging in primary school, policy efforts, and a growing network of Boss Ladies.
• The recipients of this year's building component award are setting new standards for screw foundations in the construction industry.
• Technical and scientific researchers explore wild solutions to wild problems. 
• Foundation asset management navigate the foundations' investments through a new and uncertain reality marked by rising interest rates and inflation.

Read the Yearbook here.