AIAS invites researchers at Aarhus University to participate in the creation of collaborative theme groups that bring together researchers from at least three departments, spanning at least two faculties, united by one overarching theme: 3-2-1-Go!
Do you have an interdisciplinary research theme that spans across departments and faculties and needs a framework? Take advantage of AIAS's resources to help it be realized.
AIAS offers a dynamic platform that transcends disciplinary and organizational boundaries, providing essential support and infrastructure to move your ideas forward. The theme will be integrated into the annual AIAS-AUFF fellowship programme, allowing to attract applicants whose projects are aligned with the research ideas.
In 2024, four 3-2-1-Go! Theme groups started at AIAS, and with this second call, two more groups will be selected to begin their joint collaboration in August 2025.
A theme group is sustained by its core members, comprised by researchers from at least three different departments involving at least two faculties at Aarhus University. The theme groups run from August 2025 to July 2027.
In support of the theme, AIAS will provide:
AIAS may also be able to offer limited financial support for activities such as catering etc.
Applications must contain the following:
Presentation of the theme (2 pages): Describe the theme, its relevance and potential impact. Indicate how you hope to grow it, and why collaboration is needed.
Description of the group (1 page): Briefly outline the profiles of core group members indicating their complementarity. External collaborators can also be mentioned.
Outline of the schedule (1 page): indicate planned activities and possible milestones, including a short discussion of feasibility and plans for AIAS involvement.
Applications must be sent in one single pdf on email to Lotte Holm at lho@aias.au.dk by the time of the application deadline.
The selection will be carried out by the AU Interdisciplinary Task-force with representatives from all five AU faculties. It is expected that two theme groups will be selected.
Application deadline: April 10, 2025
Notification of evaluation: May 2025
Start of the theme group: August 15, 2025 (run for a two-year period)
As an 'Institute for Advanced Study,' AIAS brings researchers together across disciplines, seniority and nationality. AIAS offers fellowships for excellent researchers from all academic disciplines to pursue cutting-edge research projects for the benefit of society and humankind in optimal research conditions.
The daily encounter with colleagues from diverse research disciplines at AIAS provides fellows with fresh and different insights, methods and perspectives on their own research, leading to new and unexpected research questions and ideas.