Mike Young

Mike Young is a Copenhagen-based science communication specialist and founder of the Mike Young Academy. For over a decade, he has worked with researchers, research groups, and universities internationally to strengthen research visibility, scholarly networks, and impact beyond academia.

His work focuses on how social media can function as an intellectual and collaborative infrastructure for research. Alongside workshops for academics and research organisations, he conducts social network audits for universities to map scholarly communities and inform strategic communication and collaboration. His work supports both everyday scholarly exchange and long-term influence on platforms like LinkedIn, Bluesky, X and other social media platforms.

Mike holds a Master’s degree in the History of Ideas from Aarhus University and has a background in academic journalism and university communications.