Academics reveal their personal ‘open’ journeys and offer hands-on insights on open practices in their research and teaching.
A series of three short episodes focuses on one specific open science practice.
Whether you're a researcher, teacher, student, or simply interested in the world of research and teaching, this podcast is for you.
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 (https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/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.
More information:
Case study: (https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/open-research-award/case-studies-list-2025/fokkens)Praten over gezondheid (https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/open-research-award/case-studies-list-2025/fokkens): 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) (https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/open-research-award/case-studies-list-2025/fokkens)
14 Sept 2026
Rewarding open research, rethinking competition: The University of Groningen’s Open Research Award (Giulia Trentacosti and Maurits Masselink)
In this episode, two initiators of the University of Groningen’s Open Research Award (https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/open-research-award/?lang=en), Giulia Trentacosti and Maurits Masselink, share the story behind the award and how they designed it to recognize and celebrate open research practices. They explain why they chose a non-competitive approach, using a modified lottery system to select the recipients of the award. We explore the ideas behind this approach, how the award works in practice, and what it means for researchers to take part in an award where everyone who meets the criteria has an equal chance of being selected.
14 Sept 2026
Open Research Award case study: A registered report (Ana Vilotijevic)
In this episode, postdoc Ana Vilotijevic shares her experience with open research and the registered report she submitted for the University of Groningen’s Open Research Award (https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/open-research-award/?lang=en). She explains how preregistration and registered reports can shift the focus in science from exciting results to asking good questions and doing rigorous research. 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.
More information:
Case study: Nothing To Hide, Just Registered Reporting. Ana Vilotijevic, MSc. (Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences) (https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/open-research-award/case-studies-list-2025/vilotijevic)
16 Jan 2026
A philosopher of science on reproducibility (Felipe Romero)
Reproducibility is a cornerstone of good science, but it rarely advances a career. In this episode, Felipe Romero (https://www.rug.nl/staff/c.f.romero/), assistant professor and philosopher of science, talks about why repeating studies is undervalued, how the drive for novelty shapes research culture, and what needs to change for reproducibility to become part of everyday scientific practice.
26 May 2025
Rethinking reproducibility in qualitative research (Sarahanne Field)
Dr. Sarahanne Field explores reimagining reproducibility in qualitative research by making research processes visible and addressing ethical data sharing of transcripts, in this interview.
22 Apr 2025
Shifting time, saving time: The reproducibility journey (Michiel de Boer)
In this episode, epidemiologist Dr Michiel de Boer (University Medical Center Groningen and chair of the steering group of the Netherlands Reproducibility Network reveals how reproducibility is transforming research quality.
Michiel shares practical insights on why reproducibility and pre-registration can save time in the long run, simple tools for making your research more transparent, pitfalls when trying to reproduce others' work and balancing institutional requirements with efficient workflows.
More information
Netherlands Reproducibility Network (https://reproducibilitynetwork.nl/)
7 Oct 2024
Being and Becoming Disabled - Shifting societal perspectives (Bettina van Hoven)
In this episode, Bettina van Hoven, Associate Professor of Cultural Geography at the University College Groningen, emphasizes the importance of relationships and collaboration in research. For the project Being and Becoming Disabled, she closely collaborated with people with disabilities as co-researchers, focusing on accessibility in urban spaces, such as the city of Groningen, aiming to shift societal perspectives.
More information
www.thisabledcity.com (http://www.thisabledcity.com)
9 Sept 2024
Engaging nursing students in patient involvement (Laura Postma, Loes van Hoogdalem and Noor Saathof)
Medical data is almost always interpreted by adult researchers, even when it comes to data derived from young patients. For her research project, paediatrician Laura Postma involved twelve nursing students in analyzing and interpreting qualitative interview data from young patients. Laura and two of these students, Loes van Hoogdalem and Noor Saathof, reflect on their experiences together.
11 Mar 2024
Bringing farmers and researchers together for sustainable agriculture (Stefano Bertorini)
In this episode, Stefano Bertorini, PhD student at the Campus Fryslân at the University of Groningen, shares his views on and experiences with public engagement. For his research project, Stefano developed workshops to engage with Dutch farmers, to listen to their experiences and to accompany them develop new business models in regenerative agriculture.
Learn more:
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture Transition (https://CentreforSustainableAgricultureTransition)
Doughnut Economics Action Lab workshop (https://DoughnutEconomicsActionLabworkshop)
Public Engagement Seed Fund (https://publicengagementseedfund/) (now closed)
TED talk about "Doughnut Economics" (https://TEDtalkabout"DoughnutEconomics")
14 Feb 2024
Working towards a relationship of trust and finding a common language (Alberto Godioli)
Alberto Godioli, Associate Professor in European Culture and Literature at the University of Groningen, shares his views on and experiences with public engagement. For his NWO-funded research project "Humor in Court'', Alberto is developing a policy-oriented toolkit for judges, a cartoon exhibition and a website with accessible analyses of recent humor-related legal cases.
More information
Online platform about the relationship between humor and the law: https://www.forhum.org/ (https://www.forhum.org/)
NWO project "Humor in Court": https://www.rug.nl/staff/a.godioli/projects (https://www.rug.nl/staff/a.godioli/projects)
Public engagement at the University of Groningen: https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/practices-support/public-engagement/ (https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/practices-support/public-engagement/)
10 Jul 2023
Get started with open educational resources (Mira Buist-Zhuk)
Mira Buist-Zhuk is an academic information specialist at the University of Groningen Library specializing in open educational resources. In this episode, she shares tips and advice for teaching staff on how to get started with open educational resources.
Listen to the episode and learn how to use, create, share and benefit from open educational resources on a practical level.
More information:
Slides workshop on open educational resources: https://edu.nl/umdhg (https://edu.nl/umdhg)
Open education at the University of Groningen: https://www.rug.nl/library/oer (https://www.rug.nl/library/oer)
Library Guide on open educational resources: https://libguides.rug.nl/OER (https://libguides.rug.nl/OER)
Contact:
oer-library@rug.nl (mailto:oer-library@rug.nl)
12 May 2023
Fostering diversity in knowledge production (Rashid Gabdulhakov)
Rashid Gabdulhakov, assistant professor at the Centre for Media and
Journalism Studies at the Faculty of Arts, developed two fully open
online courses in collaboration with IWPR, the Institute for War and
Peace Reporting. The courses aim to help non-Western scholars to
navigate the Western system of academic knowledge production. Rashid
shares his experiences with open educational resources and he also
reflects on how inclusive and diverse the knowledge creation process is.
More information:
Online course: The ins and outs of academic publishing: https://school.cabar.asia/en/course/the-ins-and-outs-of-academic-publishing/ (https://school.cabar.asia/en/course/the-ins-and-outs-of-academic-publishing/)
Online course: Online research methods: https://school.cabar.asia/en/course/online-research-methods/ (https://school.cabar.asia/en/course/online-research-methods/)
Slides workshop on open educational resources: https://edu.nl/umdhg (https://edu.nl/umdhg)
Open education at the University of Groningen: https://www.rug.nl/library/oer (https://www.rug.nl/library/oer)
Library Guide on open educational resources: https://libguides.rug.nl/OER (https://libguides.rug.nl/OER)
14 Apr 2023
Open education - Buzzword or added value to teaching? (Sander van Lanen)
Sander van Lanen, Assistant Professor in cultural geography at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, developed the open textbook ‘Introduction to academic research’ by reusing texts that were already openly available. In this episode, Sander shares his experiences with creating open educational material. He also reflects on the purpose of open education and the benefit for students. Is it a means of connecting with society or preparing students for the workforce?
More information:
Text book ‘Introduction to academic research’: https://edu.nl/mhaem (https://edu.nl/mhaem)
Slides workshop on open educational resources: https://edu.nl/umdhg (https://edu.nl/umdhg)
Open education at the University of Groningen: https://www.rug.nl/library/oer (https://www.rug.nl/library/oer)
Library Guide on open educational resources: https://libguides.rug.nl/OER (https://libguides.rug.nl/OER)
16 Mar 2023
Increasing student motivation through co-creating open educational material (Anoek Sluiter-Oerlemans)
Anoek Sluiter-Oerlemans, Assistant Professor in Youth Studies at the University of Groningen, shares her views on and experiences with open education.
Anoek recently decided to start implementing open educational resources. She involved students in co-creating teaching materials for a course on research methods for the MA programmes in Youth, Society and Policy and Deafblindness.
More information:
Slides workshop on open educational resources: https://edu.nl/umdhg (https://www.google.com/url?q=https://edu.nl/umdhg&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1679409911520694&usg=AOvVaw1-2w2iOENJlA0TZu_hzrav)
Open education at the University of Groningen: https://www.rug.nl/library/oer
Library Guide on open educational resources: https://libguides.rug.nl/OER (https://libguides.rug.nl/OER)
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