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Andersen is an astrophysicist, and her research into the formation of planets enjoys international recognition. For years, she has done a huge amount of research dissemination, and there is hardly a Danish high school student who has not encountered one of the products of her communication.<\/p>\n<h3>A more elegant platform<\/h3>\n<p>The aim of the new professorship is twofold, she says:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this position, you have to first increase the understanding among the general public of what science is, and what science can do. And then you have to promote science awareness to qualify policies at a political level. This might not be our bread and butter tomorrow, but they are the things that Denmark has to live off in 20 years time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anja C. Andersen&#8217;s daily work does not change much, she believes, but:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It gives me a more elegant platform to speak from. I have previously been touring as a one-woman show so that I could share my enthusiasm for my own subject. Now this message has been lifted up to another level and this is very nice,&#8221; says Anja C. Andersen. She hopes that other universities in this country &#8216;see the light&#8217; and set up similar positions so she is not the only one of its kind.<\/p>\n<h3>Everyone is invited<\/h3>\n<p>A specific upcoming initiative is Anja C. Andersen&#8217;s\u00a0<secret text=\"Planned for the end of January. Keep an eye on the University Post calendar for more information.\">inaugural lecture<\/secret> which will be held in Danish in the largest auditorium she could find, she says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We invite the general public to the kinds of fora that tend to be shut off from the outside world<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Anja C. Andersen<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00bbThese lectures tend to be in English and addressed to professional colleagues, but I stick to Danish to symbolize that science is for everyone. It&#8217;s a public invitation, where we invite the general public to the kinds of fora that tend to be shut off from the outside world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Anja C. Andersen was appointed associate professor at the Niels Bohr Institute in 2005. She is a member of the University of Copenhagen\u2019s Board of Directors, and she has received an abundance\u00a0<secret text=\"Including the H.C. \u00d8rsted silver medal from the Selskabet for Naturl\u00e6rens Udbredelse (2016), The Year of Light communication prize from Dansk Fysisk Selskab (2015), Direktor N. 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