Jonas Juul has been accepted into the Young Academy
The Young Academy has revealed which talented young researchers have been admitted this year. Among them is Assistant Professor Jonas Juul from the It University of Copenhagen.
Jonas Juul
Written 10 June, 2025 07:36 by mesm
The Young Academy admits new members every year. The Academy is a scientific academy for young talented researchers in Denmark, operating under the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Its purpose is to strengthen basic research and promote interdisciplinary exchange between the various branches of science. Among the nine new members in 2025 is Assistant Professor at ITU, Jonas Juul. Jonas Juul’s research focuses, among other things, on how data and statistics can be used to predict, contain, and combat pandemics.
“I am looking forward to meeting the other young researchers from a wide range of academic disciplines. I hope to use the opportunity to initiate many interdisciplinary collaborations and gain ideas I wouldn’t otherwise have come across, as well as to gain new perspectives on my own research. Through the Young Academy, I also hope to learn more about the Danish research environment and the strengths and challenges we face. And I hope to contribute to shaping how researchers of my generation approach these challenges,” says Jonas Juul.
Interdisciplinarity across the university’s academic fields is a core part of ITU’s identity. Therefore, Jonas Juul hopes he can bring some ITU perspectives to the Academy.
“I also want to bring perspectives from ITU to the Young Academy. How Danish research is experienced from here, and our approach of interdisciplinary work,” says Jonas Juul, “I also hope that I can use my academic expertise and knowledge to contribute to projects outside of my own scientific bubble.”
Interdisciplinarity and collaboration across scientific branches have always been a big part of Jonas Juul’s research.
“My research often involves collaboration with people from other academic disciplines. In my work on epidemics, for instance, I collaborate with medical doctors, and I’ve also previously worked with psychologists, economists, and computer scientists. I’m a physicist by training, so my research is already interdisciplinary in many ways. That’s why I’m particularly excited to become part of an environment that truly celebrates interdisciplinarity,” says Jonas Juul, “And it’s exciting that the Academy aims to strengthen not only interdisciplinarity, but also basic research. That includes curiosity-driven research, which may not always have immediate practical applications. The kind of research that simply helps us better understand the world.”
The purpose of the Young Academy includes working to strengthen the position of science in Denmark, particularly basic scientific research and interdisciplinary understanding. It aims to connect young researchers with disciplines outside their own fields, to engage them in interdisciplinary and research policy thinking, to encourage outward-facing science communication, and to support young researchers in their academic development and careers. Membership of the Young Academy lasts for five years from the time of admission.
Theis Duelund Jensen, Press Officer, phone +45 2555 0447, email thej@itu.dk