Brewer Jacobsen's life's work

The Carlsberg Foundation is one of the world’s oldest enterprise foundations. Here, ambitious brewing enterprise blossoms side by side with research and support for the finest science, art and culture. Since 1977, the Chairman of the Carlsberg Foundations has also been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carlsberg A/S. From 2022 the Chair of the Foundation has become the Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Carlsberg A/S.

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The Carlsberg Foundation supports visionary and innovative basic scientific research. Research that makes us smarter, addresses global challenges, produces growth and welfare, and is universally beneficial. That is how it has been ever since 1876, when the Foundation was established by J.C. Jacobsen.

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Carlsberg Foundation puts DKK 90 million into dedicated pool for Denmark’s humanities faculties

As a helping hand for humanities research, which has long been under pressure from cutbacks, the Carlsberg Foundation will be donating DKK 90 million to the humanities faculties at Danish universities over the next three years.

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Carlsberg Foundation appoints Lasse Horne Kjældgaard as its first CEO

29/09/2022

Lasse Horne Kjældgaard will start on 1 January 2023 as CEO of the Carlsberg Foundation, the first in its history. The move comes as part of the foundation’s ambition to strengthen its governance structure and ensure the best possible interaction between its various departments.

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New director for the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg

07/09/2022

The Board of the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg has appointed Ulla Tofte as the museum’s new director. Ulla Tofte, who comes from a position as CEO of the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark, will take up the new role later in the year.

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The Carlsberg family comprises a global brewing group, three grant-awarding foundations, two internationally acclaimed museums and a ground-breaking international research laboratory. The Carlsberg Foundation is the parent foundation for the Carlsberg family.

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