Thanks very much Nina. I am sharing this with students in my science
journalism class and a few other friends.
Arun
On 11/17/11, Nina Kristiansen <nina@sciencenordic.com> wrote:
> - When a glacier calves into the ocean scientists see the same patterns
> that are found in brain impulses
> - Norwegians are still in a state of shock. How will the terrorist
> attacks on July 22 change the country?
> - Male circumcision leads to a bad sex life, according to new study.
> - Your smartphone can scan your brain, if you install the new Danish app.
> - How did a French, 13th century gold ring end up in inside a stone wall
> on a small Norwegian island?
>
> From today you can get updated on news from Nordic science: *
> http://sciencenordic.com*
>
> You can also subscribe to the ScienceNordic newsletter: *
> sciencenordic.com/newsletter* <http://sciencenordic.com/newsletter>
>
> ScienceNordic is a news service with science news in English covering the
> Nordic countries. Two Nordic science media, one Danish and one Norwegian,
> have joined forces to launch ScienceNordic.
>
> The Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland, who
> opened ScienceNordic.com, says she expects the new portal to make Nordic
> research more visible on the global arena.
>
> The international science press is dominated by news from Anglo-American
> research institutions and periodicals –because they are published in
> English. But the scientific results created in the Nordic countries are
> just as strong and newsworthy, and ScienceNordic will report on them.
>
> "This leaves a huge gap in the market for science news from the region,
> communicated to a broader audience in English. We intend to fill this gap,"
> says Vibeke Hjortlund, editor-in-chief at Videnskab.dk.
>
> "We will, naturally, focus our efforts on areas where Nordic researchers
> have their particular strengths. This includes areas such as green
> technology, climate and the environment, oil and offshore technology,
> biotechnology, gender equality and the welfare state and its economy, says
> Nina Kristiansen, editor-in-chief at Forskning.no.
>
> ScienceNordic will target the academic environment, the business community,
> international organisations and decision-makers with interests in
> scientific development, science journalists and members of the general
> public with a strong interest in science.
>
> ScienceNordic will cover Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland –
> with an eye on Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland which are also part
> of the Nordic region.
> Nordforsk, The Ministry of Education and Research in Norway and The
> Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education in Denmark has
> provided funds to establish ScienceNordic.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Vibeke Hjortlund, editor-in-chief at Videnskab.dk, mail vh@videnskab.dk ,
> phone +45 4050 7765
> Nina Kristiansen, editor-in-chief at Forskning.no, mail nina@forskning.no,
> phone +47 4145 5513
>
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