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When Lene Niemann Nejsum established her research group, she initially hired two women with profiles very similar to her own. "It was the right thing to do when I was starting my own group and setting the direction," she says. But even then, she knew that the next employees should have one common denominator: Diversity. She is convinced that diversity is the way to what she calls a "rich and dynamic research environment." 

Today, Lene Niemann Nejsum has her own research group with 13 people, who are diverse in terms of profession, gender, personality, and nationality. Some of the employees are hired part-time with special considerations through the flex-job scheme. This scheme makes it possible to focus on individual strengths and accommodate people with neurodivergence and various forms of disabilities. "The crucial thing is that the individual has a professional skill that is needed in the group and that they want to contribute to the community," says the professor. 

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