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Committee on Science Education and Outreach

The Committee on Science Education and Outreach implements the decisions of the Foundation’s Board to award grants for projects within natural science education, research on natural science education and natural science outreach.

Each year, the Foundation’s Board allocates a grant budget for project grants under the Foundation’s science education and outreach activities. The Board also allocates grant amounts for open calls for applications based on specific themes. The grants are awarded twice each year based on the Committee’s assessment of the applications submitted.

The Committee on Science Education and Outreach was established in 2018 and comprises a Chair and 10 members from Denmark and Norway. The Foundation’s Board appoints the Committee’s Chair and other members in accordance with the rules governing the Foundation’s committees.

The Committee members are listed below.

Jan Alexis Nielsen

Chair

Head of Department, Professor, Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen
Member since 2018. Chair since 2024.

Pernilla Nilsson

Member

Professor, School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Halmstad University
Member since 2026

Pia Frithjof Larsen

Member

Teacher and MSc in Science Education, Humlebæk Lille Skole
Member since 2026

Christian Gohardt Rix

Member

Associate Professor, Rødkilde Gymnasium
Member since 2026

Troels Christian Petersen

Member

Associate Professor, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
Member since 2022

Harald Brandt

Member

Associate Professor, VIA University College
Member since 2023

Katrine Kruse

Member

Head of Development, NEXT – Education Copenhagen
Member since 2024

Henriette Holmegaard

Member

Professor, Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen
Member since 2024

Charlotte Rønhof

Member

Chair of the Board, Bornholm Business Foundation
Member since 2024

John Midtgaard Jensen

Member


Head of Studies for the Energy and Environment programmes, University College of Northern Denmark (UCN)
Member since 2024