Professor Marianne Simonsen has been appointed chairman of the Independent Research Fund Denmark | Social Sciences (FSE) as from 1 January 2022.

Marianne has been member of the council since 2019.

The Independent Research Fund Denmark | Social Sciences allocates research grants to researchers working within the areas of economics, sociology, political science, legal theory, and the socio-scientific aspects of a number of cross-disciplinary themes. Furthermore, the council provides advice in relation to socio-scientific issues.

Marianne Simonsen replaces Søren Serritzlew who has been chairman since 2019.