Each year we bring experts to Denmark to take part in seminars and other events which focus on improving our understanding of the implications of discoveries and developments in science on our daily lives. We also encourage young scientists, particularly young researchers in Denmark and the UK with shared interests in these topics, to establish networks and to work together.
We always work in partnership with Danish organisations. This is the best way to ensure that our work in this area reflects a genuine interest in Denmark in sharing the UK experience. It also encourages a dialogue and exchange of ideas between professionals in our two countries. We work often more than a year in advance in developing the idea of a project with our Danish partner.
Particular areas of shared interest for us and our Danish partners are biotechnology and environmental issues.
In October 2004 we arranged in cooperation with Copenhagen City Council and the British Embassy the ZeroCarbonCity project which included a major outdoor photographic competition and projects for schools, to focus attention on the damage to the climate caused by carbon emissions and the need to reduce them.
Danish Science Communication and British Council arranged a series of events entitled - Art Meets Science - from 24 September - 3 October 2004 as part of the nation wide 2004 Danish Science Festival.
In November 2003 we co-hosted at Experimentarium in Copenhagen an exhibition about the discovery 50 years ago in Cambridge of the double helix shape of the DNA molecule, an event which has affected all our lives.
If you have a suggestion for a project where the UK's experience can make a contribution to your particular work or the work of your institution on the public understanding of science, particularly among young people, please contact Hans Meier Andersen at hans.andersen@britishcouncil.dk
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