Ilisimatusarfik research in the Top 5 Science Awards

Ilisimatusarfik is well represented at the very top of Danish research.

On Friday, 19 December 2025, the Danish magazine Ingeniøren announced the results of this year's Top 5 Science Awards, and the QIMMEQ research project was among the five nominees.

The Microflora Danica research project from Aalborg University was this year's winner.

Since 2004, the editorial staff of Ingeniøren has nominated five research results each year that they consider to have made a particular mark during the year. The initiative is the Danish counterpart to the international journal Science and its renowned Breakthrough of the Year award.

This year's five nominated research results cover a wide range of areas, including genetics, quantum technology, microbiology, nanotechnology, and laser and holography technology. What they all have in common is that they have been presented in in-depth articles on ing.dk and that they are the result of research conducted across several universities.

One of them has its roots in Greenland.

The QIMMEQ research project, which investigates the genetic history and cultural significance of Greenlandic sled dogs, is a collaboration between the Globe Institute at University of Copenhagen and Ilisimatusarfik. The project is based on close interaction between international research and local knowledge - and it is precisely this combination that has helped to place the project among the five most significant research results of the year.

The nomination in the Top 5 Science Awards is a significant recognition. Not only of the scientific results of the project, but also of the long-term and cross-institutional collaboration behind it. At the same time, it is a clear acknowledgement of all the researchers who work every day to create new knowledge about Greenland.

Ilisimatusarfik would like to extend its warmest congratulations to all the researchers behind the QIMMEQ project.