The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, which was founded in 1742, and which has Her Majesty Queen Margrethe as its Patron, is engaged in strengthening the position of science and the humanities in Denmark and in promoting interdisciplinary understanding. It functions as a co-operative organ and meeting place for prominent researchers from all areas of basic research from all over the country.     Videnskabernes Selskabs bygning bag Beatricesøjlen på Dantes Plads i København
The Academy co-operates with similar academies all over the world, with international organizations and with Danish authorities. It publishes scientific treatises and endeavours, inter alia through accessible popular lectures, to disseminate an understanding of the nature and significance of scientific research