Brewer Jacobsen's life's work

The Carlsberg Foundation is one of the world’s oldest industrial foundations. Here, ambitious brewing enterprise blossoms side by side with research and support for the finest science, art and culture. The Foundation’s Chairman is not just head of the Carlsberg Foundation, but also Chairman of the Supervisory board of Carlsberg A/S. It has been this way since 1876, when Brewer J.C. Jacobsen established the Carlsberg Foundation.

The power of Science

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 and Research
Danes are the most willing to be vaccinated against Covid-19

21/12/2020

A new analysis from the Semper Ardens project HOPE, which measures the population's behavior and attitudes during the corona pandemic, shows that across eight Western democracies, Denmark has the highest number of citizens prepared to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Carlsberg Foundation and Research
New method can improve Covid-19 predictions worldwide

21/12/2020

Researchers around the world risk misjudging both the worst and the best scenarios concerning COVID-19 and other pandemics. A new study supported by the Carlsberg Foundation shows that when societies need to secure public health, it is precisely the extremes that are crucial to understand.

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The Carlsberg Foundation Annual Review 2020 comes out in English

04/12/2020

For the first time since 1974, the Carlsberg Foundation Annual Review comes out in English. Dive into readable articles written by the researchers that briefly and concisely introduce the broad spectrum of research supported by the foundation.

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Opinion Piece: Break down the gender barriers in Danish research

23/09/2020

Although we have discussed the lack of gender diversity at Danish universities for many years, and previous ministers have tried to overcome this challenge, Denmark still falls behind many of the countries we normally compare ourselves with.

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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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