Postdocs Talking

From Research to Society

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.

The topics of this series are: 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.

The concept for ‘Postdocs Talking – from Research to Society’ was born at the 2021 Danish Diabetes Academy Winter School for Postdocs.

Listen to the podcast below.

Publisher: Danish Diabetes Academy
Producer: Kontekst & Lyd

Episode 1 ─ Engaging People with Diabetes: Language Matters

Language, when used right, has a huge potential to improve the health outcomes of people with diabetes…

Episode 2 ─ Money Makes the World Go ‘Round

There is a clear need to re-evaluate how funding is distributed, but how could a Fair Funding Framework be structured?

Episode 3 ─ Innovation: The Relationship between Academia and Industry

Ideas are often birthed in academia, while the tools for development lie within industry. How can we bridge the two?

Episode 4 ─ Going to Parliament: Advising Policymakers

To make a difference as scientists, we need to learn how to reach policy makers with our research findings.

Episode 5 ─ Take it to the Virtual Streets: Education and Public Relations

The scientific community faces great challenges as well as great opportunities in reaching the public through social media.

Episode 6 ─ Using Art as a Science Communication Tool

How can we as scientists enhance interest in our research by utilizing a more artful approach instead of the usual graphs?

From Science to Society

Connecting diabetes and metabolism research to society

The podcast series ‘Postdocs Talking – From Science to Society’ highlights experts in diabetes and metabolism research with Nordic ties, whose work connects to a societal perspective.

The topics of this series are: diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa, elite athletes with type 1 diabetes, glucagon, fat tissue and obesity, and open science.

Join us for a journey into the world of science, as motivated experts raise important questions on the route to societal implementation.

Publisher: Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy
Producer: Kontekst & Lyd and Gretchen Repasky

Episode 1 ─ Broadening Our Perspective: Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa

What happens with a child during pregnancy when the mother has malaria? Could malaria during pregnancy even cause diabetes in the child later in life?

Episode 2 ─ Against the Odds: Elite Athletes with Type 1 Diabetes

Can people living with type 1 diabetes rise to elite levels in sports? And if so, what does it take to get there?

Episode 3 ─ Glucagon: The Overlooked Hormone

Might glucagon help us understand diabetes better? And what are the challenges with studying this largely unexplored hormone?

Episode 4 ─ No ‘One Size Fits All’: The Issue with Fat Tissue

Why does one person gain weight differently than another? What are the molecular events that dictate fat tissue function, and how can we use this information to narrow the gap between lab bench and disease prevention?

Episode 5 ─ The Future is Transparent: Moving towards Open Science

The open science train has already left the station, but how do we get everyone on board? Perhaps the road to systemic change is paved with incremental change?

Episode 6 ─ Diabetes Care in Remote Regions: The Greenlandic Perspective

How far do you live from a healthcare clinic? Around the corner or across the country?

Episode 7 ─ Diabetes and Data: Discovering Drug Targets and Biomarkers

Nowadays science is often driven by patterns in big data. What can we learn from the data and how does finding patterns help us understand chronic diseases better? And, where do we start? 

Episode 8 ─ AI is Not Sci-Fi: The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery

AI is dramatically changing the landscape of drug discovery in research today, but what is needed for the best outcomes? How do we overcome the challenges? Can we rely on what AI produces? 

Episode 9 ─ More Talk, More Action: Causes and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction

Did you know that having diabetes can affect sexual function? It can even cause erectile dysfunction (ED). And, for a proportion of people living with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, drugs like Viagra have little to no effect.

Episode 10 ─ Science Stories from Folkemødet: “Missing Maria, Identifying Anna”

How many child development issues go unnoticed in the flurry of short doctor's appointments and limited home visits? How do you properly detect and identify mental health issues in adolescents living with chronic disease?

Episode 11 ─ 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?

Shaping the future of research dissemination and impact

Series three of ‘Postdocs Talking’ presents the current state of academic research and highlights solutions developed by early career researchers seeking to enhance the impact and improve research dissemination.

The topics in this series include scientific impact, research funding and dissemination of research findings.

Join us as we, the next generation of research leaders, imagine the future of science and how we can positively impact society.

Publisher: Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy
Producer: Gretchen Repasky

Episode 1 ─ Should We Be Rethinking the Scientific Publication?

Is the scientific publication, as we know it, dead?

This was the central question behind the theme for this year’s DDEA Postdoc Summit Challenge.

Episode 2 ─ Challenging the Scientific Publication

Language, when used right, has a huge potential to improve the health outcomes of people with diabetes…

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