Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab virker for at styrke videnskabens stilling i Danmark og for at fremme tværvidenskabelig forståelse. Det fungerer som samarbejdsorgan og mødested for fremtrædende forskere fra alle områder af grundvidenskabelig forskning fra hele landet.

Selskabet har ca. 250 danske og 250 udenlandske medlemmer. Blandt de danske er fordelingen ca. 40 % humanistiske og ca. 60 % naturvidenskabelige medlemmer.



English:
The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and letters work to strengthen the standing of the sciences in Denmark and to promote collaboration across fields. The Academy act as a co-operation body and meeting place for prominent researchers from all fields of basic scientific research and from all over the country.

The Academy has approximately 250 national and 250 international members. Among the national members, about 40 % of the scientists are from the humanities and social sciences and 60 % are from the natural sciences.