diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-grid-element.component.html
index 6bd296db48..11c1911eda 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-grid-element.component.html
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
     </a>
     <div class="card-body">
       <ds-item-type-badge [object]="object"></ds-item-type-badge>
-      <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
+      <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
       <p class="item-date card-text text-muted">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
           <span [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('journalissue.issuedate')"></span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
       <p class="item-journal-title card-text">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
           <span [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('journal.title')"></span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-grid-element.component.html
index e1d3cb5e0a..aaa22d48f6 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-grid-element.component.html
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
     </a>
     <div class="card-body">
       <ds-item-type-badge [object]="object"></ds-item-type-badge>
-      <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
+      <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
       <p class="item-date card-text text-muted">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
           <span [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('journalvolume.issuedate')"></span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
       <p class="item-description card-text">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="2">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
           <span [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('journalvolume.identifier.description')"></span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal/journal-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal/journal-grid-element.component.html
index 54fc0e4215..d532fb60d4 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal/journal-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/journal/journal-grid-element.component.html
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@
     </a>
     <div class="card-body">
       <ds-item-type-badge [object]="object"></ds-item-type-badge>
-      <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
+      <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
       <p *ngIf="dso.hasMetadata('journal.contributor.editor')"
          class="item-publisher card-text text-muted">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
           <span *ngIf="dso.hasMetadata('journal.contributor.editor')" class="item-date">{{dso.firstMetadataValue('journal.contributor.editor')}}</span>
           <span>, </span>
           <span *ngIf="dso.hasMetadata('journal.publisher')" class="item-date">{{dso.firstMetadataValue('journal.publisher')}}</span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
       <p class="item-description card-text">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
           <span [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('journal.identifier.description')"></span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/orgunit/orgunit-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/orgunit/orgunit-grid-element.component.html
index cb5d9b59af..d4150bdc9a 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/orgunit/orgunit-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/orgunit/orgunit-grid-element.component.html
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
   <div class="card" [@focusShadow]="(isCollapsed() | async)?'blur':'focus'">
     <a [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="card-img-top full-width">
       <div>
-        <ds-grid-thumbnail [thumbnail]="this.item.getThumbnail() | async" [defaultImage]="'assets/images/orgunit-placeholder.svg'">
+        <ds-grid-thumbnail [thumbnail]="this.item.getThumbnail() | async">
         </ds-grid-thumbnail>
       </div>
     </a>
     <div class="card-body">
       <ds-item-type-badge [object]="object"></ds-item-type-badge>
-      <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
+      <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
       <p class="item-date card-text text-muted">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
           <span [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('orgunit.identifier.dateestablished')"></span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
       <p *ngIf="dso.hasMetadata('orgunit.identifier.country')"
          class="item-location card-text">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
           <span *ngIf="dso.hasMetadata('orgunit.identifier.country')" class="item-date">{{dso.firstMetadataValue('orgunit.identifier.country')}}</span>
           <span>, </span>
           <span *ngIf="dso.hasMetadata('orgunit.identifier.city')" class="item-date">{{dso.firstMetadataValue('orgunit.identifier.city')}}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/person/person-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/person/person-grid-element.component.html
index 463007d099..c47e96bcc1 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/person/person-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/person/person-grid-element.component.html
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
   <div class="card" [@focusShadow]="(isCollapsed() | async)?'blur':'focus'">
     <a [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="card-img-top full-width">
       <div>
-        <ds-grid-thumbnail [thumbnail]="this.item.getThumbnail() | async" [defaultImage]="'assets/images/person-placeholder.svg'">
+        <ds-grid-thumbnail [thumbnail]="this.item.getThumbnail() | async">
         </ds-grid-thumbnail>
       </div>
     </a>
     <div class="card-body">
       <ds-item-type-badge [object]="object"></ds-item-type-badge>
-      <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
+      <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
       <p class="item-email card-text text-muted">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
           <span *ngIf="dso.hasMetadata('person.identifier.email')">{{dso.firstMetadataValue('person.identifier.email')}}</span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
       <p class="item-jobtitle card-text">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
           <span [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('person.identifier.jobtitle')"></span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/project/project-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/project/project-grid-element.component.html
index 1f122895ee..16083c5787 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/project/project-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/project/project-grid-element.component.html
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
   <div class="card" [@focusShadow]="(isCollapsed() | async)?'blur':'focus'">
     <a [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="card-img-top full-width">
       <div>
-        <ds-grid-thumbnail [thumbnail]="this.item.getThumbnail() | async" [defaultImage]="'assets/images/project-placeholder.svg'">
+        <ds-grid-thumbnail [thumbnail]="this.item.getThumbnail() | async">
         </ds-grid-thumbnail>
       </div>
     </a>
     <div class="card-body">
       <ds-item-type-badge [object]="object"></ds-item-type-badge>
-      <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
+      <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
       <p class="item-funder card-text text-muted">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
           <span [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('project.identifier.funder')"></span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.html
index 06cf8496c4..3bb21b1f1c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.html
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     </a>
     <div class="card-body">
       <ds-item-type-badge [object]="object"></ds-item-type-badge>
-      <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
+      <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
       <p *ngIf="dso.hasMetadata(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*'])"
          class="item-authors card-text text-muted">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
           <span *ngIf="dso.hasMetadata('dc.date.issued')" class="item-date">{{dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.date.issued')}}</span>
           <span *ngFor="let author of dso.allMetadataValues(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*']);">,
                         <span [innerHTML]="author"></span>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>
       <p class="item-abstract card-text">
-        <ds-truncatable-part [fixedHeight]="true" [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
+        <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3">
           <span [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.description.abstract')"></span>
         </ds-truncatable-part>
       </p>