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Have you reflected on how to combat widespread misinformation in your community? This recently published article may have just the suggestion! The authors of the reflection discuss the gamified ‘inoculation’ game in rural India. Read more here: journal.trialanderror.org/pub/gamified-i…

The last week is approaching for submission in our Special Issue on the Role of Failure and Uncertainty in Open Education! Read more and submit your proposal via journal.trialanderror.org/pub/call-failu… before August 31st, 2025, at 17:00 (CET).

Would you like to support and celebrate yours and other ‘failures’ in science that contribute to the advancement of methodological and sound scientific research? Look out for more updates and announcements regarding the symposium! You can register here- trialanderror.org/symposium-2025

By centering lived experiences, he calls on healthcare systems to listen and respond more effectively.'

'Robert's research amplifies the voices of homeless individuals in Rotterdam through Life History Interviewing and Life Mapping. His analysis reveals how trauma, exclusion and neglect drive homelessness, highlighting the need for trauma-informed, person-centered care.

The New Utrecht School Fellow Robert Dasović has been awarded the KCHG Master's Thesis Prize 2024! We are very proud of Robert, not only because of this amazing thesis prize that he won, but also for his continuous efforts with Van Hier Naar [...] and his enthusiasm and insights.

The latest article of our special issue together with the Journal of Trial and Error on Scientific failure and uncertainty in the health domain

JOTE's Stefan Gaillard was interviewed by the Dutch Medical Journal (NTvG): "We should develop a healthier relationship with failure" Read it here (in Dutch):

New ways to report negative results include: the Open Reaction Database, @jtrialerror, The All Results journals, conferences such as PerFail and through registered reports (RRs) in journals that accept them. go.nature.com/3wx7Kmn

New data repositories and alternative journals and workshops offer routes for sharing negative results — which could help to solve the reproducibility crisis and give machine learning a boost go.nature.com/4afCYwd

Nature interviewed editor-in-chief Sarahanne Field and co-founder Stefan Gaillard @sdmgaillard about our Journal! Check it here: nature.com/articles/d4158… #trialanderror #metascience #openscience

Last week, the national talkshow OP1 invited @sdmgaillard and @vandermeer_rm to talk about their Forbes 30 under 30 listing for establishing the Journal of Trial and Error. Glad to see our appreciation for failure in science reach such a massive audience! Check the clip below:

"If you want to teach students how to design, then give them the opportunity to fail"

Donation request! As a Diamond OA journal for 'failed' research and metascience, we push against the replication crisis and the publication pressure that researchers face. Do you want to help us make science more open and reflective? Then please donate: trialanderror.org/donate

Onderzoek doen naar interventies in de dagelijkse zorgpraktijk is niet eenvoudig. Marieke Schuurmans ondervond dit aan den lijve na een afwijzing voor een subsidieaanvraag over Ouderenzorg. Ze liet zich echter niet uit het veld slaan en wist financiering te verkrijgen bij ZonMW,.

Sluit aan bij onze volgende lunchlezing! Dinsdag 14 mei tussen 13.15 en 14.00 in de van Peperzeelzaal van het UMC Utrecht. Inclusief lunch vooraf! uu.nl/agenda/lunchle…

Where: The Neude City Library theater When: Thursday April 25 from 19-21h. Free admission and welcome drink! Registration required here: uu.nl/en/events/uglo… Seating is limited!

Be inspired! Experience how the Tarumbeta youth group from Nairobi, Kenya, uses dance, music, and performing arts to address human rights, cope with climate change, promote sexual and reproductive health rights, and deal with fake news!

Sluit aan bij onze volgende lunchlezing! Volgende week woensdag 6 maart tussen 13.15 en 14.00 in het Auditorium van het Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis. Inclusief lunch vooraf! uu.nl/agenda/lunchle…

'Een openhartig gesprek over de balans tussen voldoen aan academische verwachtingen en omgaan met ouderschap.’ Kom naar onze lunchlezing op 6 maart en doe mee! Waar: Auditorium WKZ Wanneer: Woensdag 6 maart, van 13:15 uur t/m 14:00 uur (inclusief lunch vooraf) Toegang: Gratis