The trust was established in memory of Liv Sidse Jansen, a former University of Bristol student. Liv Sidse Jansen graduated from Bristol with a BSc in Biology & Geography in 1997. She was a bright and strongly independent young woman, fiercely passionate about nature and the environment and determined to make a difference to the world around her.

Sadly, she died just six months after graduation in a tragic accident. Her parents, Steen and Hanna, set up the Liv Sidse Jansen Memorial Foundation in memory of their daughter and her very happy years at Bristol. Both generously bequeathed their estates to the Foundation. 

Funding

The fund can offer grants of up to 1 year duration to researchers in the School of Biological Sciences aimed at: 

• Pump priming novel cutting edge research projects. 
• Providing Match funding to underpin research and studentship applications. 
• Establishing proof of principle to facilitate the award of further funding. 
• Providing research equipment relating to environmental research. 
• Enabling meetings that facilitate future research collaborations with industry. 
• Promoting of environmental research through workshops, lectures, and educational outreach, among other activities. 

The principal investigator must be a salaried employee or postgraduate student working in Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol. To apply for funding please visit our funding page.