As of January 2023

45 peer-reviewed journal articles, 4 monographs (two in Danish and two in English; one single-authored and three co-authored), 29 book chapters, 8 encyclopedia articles, 7 conference proceedings papers, and 6 (co-)edited books and dedicated volume journals.

2001

PhD – co-funded by the History of Science Dept., Aarhus University (AU) and Dept. of Organization and Industrial Sociology, Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

1998

M.Sc. (Physics/Chemistry/History of science and technology), AU

1998

BA (Philosophy), AU

1996

BA (Physics), AU

2015-

Head of center, Center for Science Studies, AU

2009-

Associate Professor, Centre for Science Studies, AU

2003-2009

Post. doc., Dept. of Science Studies, AU

2001-2005

Various positions as external lecturer at AU and the Technical University of Denmark

1998-2001

PhD scholar, AU and CBS

1998

Research Assistant, CBS

2022

Sabbatical Grant to visit the Science Communication Unit, University of West England, Bristol, UK for three months, Aarhus University Research Foundation (DKK 120,000)

2014

Travel Grant, AU Funds for Collaborating with Chinese Universities (Peking University) (DKK 34,500)

2010

Travel Grant, The Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation (DKK 10,000)

2010

Short-term Research Fellowship, Science Museum, London (£6,000 or DKK 54,000)

2009

Research grant: Science Communicators’ expectations of science communication, Danish Council for Independent Research (DKK 603,000)

2008

Research grant: ‘Framing’ Nanotechnology in Danish newspapers 1993-2006, Danish Council for Independent Research (DKK 331,000)

2008

Research Fellowship, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JPY 336,000 or DKK 22,500)

2007

Working scholarship: På jagt efter søslangen: Galathea-ekspeditionen 1950-1952, Committee for Literature, Danish Arts Foundation (DKK 100,000)

2007

Research grant: Science, State, and Media: The Galathea 2 Expedition (1950-1952) as post-colonial research and research communication, Danish Council for Independent Research (DKK 644,000)

2005

Jubilee Travel Grant, Aarhus University’s Research Foundation (DKK 25,000)

2023-2026

PATTERN - Piloting open and responsible Activities and Trainings Towards the Enhancement of Researchers Networks, HorizonEurope (part of consortium with 19 partners, leader of WP1) (EUR 3.5 mill.) 

2021-25

Søer i fritiden: søøkologi og citizen science, Villumfonden (part of research team with Sara Egemose, University of Southern Denmark, as grant holder) (DKK 4.2 mill.)

2020-2023

TIME4CS - Supporting sustainable Institutional Changes to promote Citizen Science in Science and Technology, Horizon2020 (part of consortium with 11 partners, leader of WP4) (EUR 2 mill.)

2019-21

Citizen science: State of the art in Danish Citizen Science and the role of research libaries, Danish Electronic Research Libraries' Research Funds (part of research team with Thomas Kaarsted, Research Library, University of Southern Denmark, and five other Danish research libraries) (DKK 2,2 mill.)

2018-20

Media coverage of the HPV vaccine controversy, NOVO Nordisk Research Foundation (PI, with Gunver L. Vestergaard, Weekendavisen) (DKK 534,356)

2017-21

History of Danish Scientific Expeditions, The Augustinus Foundation (part of research team with Christian Sune Pedersen, Jesper Kurt Nielsen, Peter Andreas Toft, Anne Haslund-Hansen, and Michael Harbsmeier, The National Museum of Denmark) (DKK 5.2 mill.)

2016

Arctic Climate Engineering Modeling and Engagement (part of research team with Holly Buck and Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell University, Ben Kravitz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA, and John Moore, Arctic Center, University of Lapland, Finland) (DKK 250,000)

2015

Research stay in Møllehuset, Aarhus Research Foundation (with Mads P. Sørensen, Danish Centre for Studies of Research and Research Policy) 

2015

Advancement of research: Engineering Greenland, The Greenlandic Research Agency (PI, with Thorkild Kjærgaard, University of Greenland, and Daniel Thorleifsen, National Museum of Greenland) (DKK 65,483) 

2010-13

Research project: Exploring Greenland: Science and Technology in Cold War Settings, Carlsberg Foundation (part of research team, led by Matthias Heymann) (DKK 5 mill.)

2009-13

Coordination and collaboration activities, FP7 Project: SciCafé (The Science Cafés Network) (leader of WP7 with Gert Balling) (Total funding: DKK 6.8 mill.)

2006-08

Research network: Field Studies – Network for the History and Sociology of Fieldwork and Scientific Expeditions, Danish Council for Independent Research (network administrator and member of steering committee with Keld Nielsen, Henry Nielsen, Michael Harbsmeier, Christopher J. Ries, and Esther Fihl) (DKK 600,000)

2003-06

Research project: Science in Denmark, Carlsberg Foundation (part of research team, led by Henry Nielsen, Helge Kragh and Peter C. Kjærgaard) (DKK 6 mill.)

As of January 2023 

Five PhD's (successful completion), twenty-six Master's theses (successful completion), twenty-three science studies projects (10 ECTS), twelve student colloquia (5 ECTS), and twelve bachelor students supervised (10 ECTS)

2023-

Environmental Communication in the Public Sphere (Master's level course, 10 ECTS)

2020-

Science and technology in world history (Master's level course, 5 ECTS, co-taught with Matthias Heymann, Centre for Science Studies)

2019-

Citizen Science: theory and practice (Master's level course, 10 ECTS)

2018-19

History of science and technology (Master's level course, 5 ECTS, co-taught with Matthias Heymann, Center for Science Studies

2018-

Responsible research and innovation (PhD level course, 1 ECTS)

2018-

Ethics and science (Master's level course, 10 ECTS)

2016-

Communicating science: theory and practice (Master's level course, 10 ECTS)

2016-

Responsible conduct of research (PhD level course, 2 ECTS)

2015-19

History and philosophy of science (Master's level course, 5 ECTS, co-taught with colleagues at the Center for Science Studies) 

2015-17

Controversy studies (Master's level course, 10 ECTS, co-taught with Peter Danholt, Dept. of Culture and Society, AU)

2013-

Philosophy and ethics of science (Bachelor's level courses, 5 ECTS, mostly co-taught with colleagues at the Center for Science Studies, aimed at science students in agrobiology, biology, chemistry, computer science, geoscience, molecular biology, molecular medicine, and physics)

2020-

Member of Practice Committee, AU 

2019-22

Member of Academic Council, AU (alternate)

2019-

Member of Research Ethics Committee, AU

2017-22

Chair of Expert Panel for Science Studies, The Bibliometric Research Indicator, Ministry of Science

2015-

Member of Publication Grant Committee, Aarhus University's Research Foundation

2015-

Head of center, Centre for Science Studies

2012-22

Responsible for teaching, Centre for Science Studies, and member of the Teaching Committee, Dept. of Mathematics

2006-2012

Member of the Teaching Committee, Dept. of Science Studies, AU (except 2009)

2006-2008

Network administrator, Field Studies Research Network (www.fieldstudies.dk)

2003-15

Member of the Board of the Danish Science Cafés (vice-chairman) (www.vcaf.dk)

2001-2008

Member of the Board of the Danish Society for History of Technology

2018

Assessment committee for Henrik Bach Mortensen's PhD, Aalborg University

2018

Assessment committee for Christopher Basse Eriksen's PhD, Aarhus University

2017

Assessment committee for proposals on science communication research, The Research Council of Norway

2006-

Peer reviewer for journals such as Centaurus, Public Understanding of Science, Minerva, Journal of Science Communication, Science Museum Group Journal, STS Encounters, Science Studies, Science and Public Policy, Industry and Innovation, F1000, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Energy Policy

2012

14 weeks paternity leave

2008

14 weeks paternity leave

2004

14 weeks paternity leave