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Your next Focus Denmark is out on October 31, 2009

Making shipping more environmentally-friendly is not only about electronic monitoring of equipment or paints that allow the hull to glide more easily through the water. Research is also being done on the logistic side of transportation through the optimising of shipping routes, can help save on fuel and thus reduce CO2 emissions. The October issue of Focus Denmark takes a detailed look at the interplay between research into green shipping and the major Danish shipping companies.

Welfare technology is a new term that covers design and development of aids and appliances in the nursing sector, and is an area in which Danish companies are particularly strong. In the next issue you can read more about the new technologies in this area, together with the latest news from Danish research into age-related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

What is it like being a foreign researcher or student in Denmark? What courses are offered? What about language? The next issue provides the answers to these questions and a lot more. We also report on WaveStar Energy’s wave power machine in the North Sea – as well as our In Brief section with short news stories about Denmark.

The October issue will also be supplemented by Zooming In, which looks at Denmark’s global responsibility.