Holly Squire
International redaktør
I'm the International Editor at Videnskab.dk . I manage our English-language content and lead our partnership with The Conversation UK to connect Danish research with a global audience.
My background
I'm a UK-trained journalist with nearly 20 years' experience telling science and health stories across digital, audio, and broadcast platforms.
Before joining Videnskab.dk as International Editor, I was Deputy Editor of the BBC's Audio Science Unit (2023–2025), making science and health podcasts and radio programs heard by millions around the world.
While there, I led a BBC World Service collaboration in Malawi, taking a team of producers to record a series of science and health programmes. Somewhere along the way, I ended up assisting in a dog castration, an unexpected career highlight!
Before that, I spent eight years at The Conversation (2015-2023), the global science news site, where I edited hundreds of research-based articles and trained academics to write like journalists. As Special Projects Editor, I managed editorial partnerships, launched series, and worked on the site's podcast output.
And before that, I predominantly worked freelance across broadcast and print journalism.
I studied Psychology, English, and European Cinema at the University of Liverpool (BA, 2009), followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast News Journalism at Cardiff University in Wales (2011).
My subject areas
I cover all areas of science and health journalism with a focus on interdisciplinary research and its impact on everyday life.
I'm particularly passionate about:
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Psychology and medical research, especially where it affects public understanding, care systems, or women's health.
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Environmental science, including biodiversity, food systems, and sustainability.
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Gender and equity in research, highlighting underrepresented voices.
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Curious or quirky stories that make readers rethink and see the world differently.
My journalistic approach
I believe science journalism should be accessible, accurate, and engaging - science belongs to everyone, not just academics. Good science journalism connects curiosity with context, and rigor with relevance, and that's what I aim to do every day in my commissioning and editing.
Clarity, creativity, and compassion guide my editorial work. I also champion underrepresented voices, having helped deliver 50:50 gender representation at the BBC and led diversity initiatives at The Conversation.
Above all, I care about making knowledge accessible and giving audiences a reason to care about content.
Contact me
I'm always open to new ideas, formats, and contributors. If you're a researcher in Denmark with a story to tell or you're working on something you think deserves wider attention, I'd love to hear from you.
Email: hes@videnskab.dk
