Open Research Award case study: Health experience stories database (Andrea Fokkens)

In this episode, health scientist Andrea Fokkens shares her experience with open research and the freely accessible database Praten over gezondheid (Health Talk), which she submitted for the University of Groningen’s Open Research Award. She explains how health experience stories can make research accessible to a broad audience and help break taboos. We also explore what it’s like to apply for a non-competitive award that uses a modified lottery system, and what it feels like when your name isn’t drawn.

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Case study: Praten over gezondheid: a publicly open database of health experiences. Andrea Fokkens (Faculty of Medical Sciences), Manna Alma (Faculty of Medical Sciences), and Alina Rozeboom (TGO GZW UMCG)