Student Initiatives

Journal of Trial and Error

The Journal of Trial and Error (JOTE) is a scientific journal that publishes on trial and error and failure in science. Articles about empirical research where something went wrong are paired with reflection articles written by philosophers, historians, sociologists, and/or theorists. The journal was founded by five students, and the current team is a combination of bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD students. The initiative has gained attention in Forbes and Nature. In collaboration with The New Utrecht School, JOTE will also focus on medical practice and the education of future healthcare professionals. In the future, patients, healthcare professionals, and biomedical scientists will increasingly face uncertainty. In collaboration with JOTE, we aim to foster greater openness about this radical uncertainty and the associated failures, allowing us to learn from them. Recently, the connection between failure and uncertainty, as well as the collaboration between The New Utrecht School and JOTE, were mentioned in the Dutch Journal of Medicine (Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde) and on NPO Radio 1.

Van Hier Naar [...]

Van Hier Naar […] is an initiative founded for and by students who question the way society deals with health and diseases. The issue of care is not only looked at at a specialized level, but as an overarching value. Van Hier Naar […] is looking for students who want to gain a broader perspective in health. We aim to open up the conversation about this so that there is a possibility for change.

PARTICIPATE? 

Brimming with ideas and curiosity? Register via: vanhiernaar@gmail.com and give a brief explanation why you would like to participate.