Holger Juul

Holger Juul is an Associate Professor at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, a position he has held since 2009. He is researchwise affiliated with the Centre for Reading Research and teachingwise with the Audiologopedics programmes.

His educational qualifications include:

• Ph.D. in Linguistics (2004) from the University of Copenhagen, dissertation: 'Spelling Problems in Danish'
• Cand.mag. (Master of Arts) in General Linguistics (1998) from the University of Copenhagen

Professor Juul's research centers on Danish literacy, with core interests in reading and spelling acquisition, vocabulary development, phonetics, orthography, and language testing. His work addresses practical educational challenges such as decoding difficulties and spelling interventions, evidenced by major projects including 'Self-teaching of new vocabulary' (2015-2019) and 'Development of Speed in Reading' (2009-2013).

Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals consistent focus on Danish orthographic systems, vowel duration studies, and grapheme-phoneme mapping. This body of work demonstrates empirical approaches to enhancing reading fluency through linguistic analysis of Danish-specific challenges.

No specific scientific awards are documented in the available information.

Professor Juul actively supervises BA, MA, and PhD students, particularly encouraging empirical research in reading development. His teaching covers Danish phonetics, orthography, and language testing, with recorded lecture activities addressing dyslexia interventions and literacy assessment methodologies.

He maintains active collaboration through the Centre for Reading Research and has engaged in international research networks as indicated by his institutional profile.