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About The Young Academy
The Young Academy, DUA in short, was established in 2011 by The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters as an independent forum for young researchers from all branches of academia.
The purpose of DUA is to strengthen basic research and interdisiplinary exchange, to bridge the gap between science and society, and to offer some of the country’s most talented young researchers a public voice.
DUA still has a close relation to The Royal Academy.
Supreme authority
The Young Academy ‘s supreme authority is the assembly of members who selects the chair and the vice-chair.
There are 10 members’ meetings a year.
Apart from that DUA has a council and three permanent committees (see below).
The council
The five members of the council
Chair: Louise Kruse Jensen
Vice-chair: Anders Bjørk
Member (Co-operation committee): Christoffer Basse Eriksen
Member (Dissemination committee): Nina Molin Høyland-Kroghsbo
Member (Committee for research politics): Janus Juul Eriksen
International
The Young Academy wishes to further develop transnational co-operations with young academies in other countries.
Thus far young academies have been established in 20 countries worldwide.