Science Stories from Folkemødet: Realities in Rural Tanzania

Did you know that half a million children die every year of a completely treatable disease? Can you imagine what it would be like to be pregnant or have children in a low-income country where this disease is prevalent? This is the reality for many people all over the world. And while it is indeed preventable, malaria kills millions each year because of sparse access to health care. Danish postdoc Line Hjort saw the extent of this when she went to a rural village in Tanzania. There, she joined...

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How do we as academic researchers ensure that our research actually reaches, and thereby benefits, society and its people? The podcast series ‘Postdocs Talking – from Research to Society’ focuses on how academic researchers can build bridges between science and several important sectors of society: language when engaging people with diabetes, funding for research, innovation and its relation to industry, policy-making, education and social media, and art in scientific representation. Listen as motivated postdocs and experts discuss the challenges and solutions within each topic.‘Postdocs Talking – from Research to Society’ is a podcast born at the 2021 Danish Diabetes Academy Winter School for Postdocs. You can find additional information about the podcast at www.danishdiabetesacademy.dk/podcasts and about Danish Diabetes Academy and the Winter School at www.danishdiabetesacademy.dkPublisher: Danish Diabetes and Endocrine AcademyProducer: Kontekst & Lyd