“The students were very positive about the symposium. It proved to be a very useful format where practitioners as well as researchers could talk, analyse challenges and corroborate their experiences. Economical and instructive for both the students and panellists,” says Susanne Mattsson (right), researcher and lecturer at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health. “Often there is a divide between practitioners, research and teaching. Through this new format, the students were exposed to all of these perspectives in a moderated conversation, which is quite a different dynamic. It creates a context too for seeing how research and practice can converse with and cross-fertilise each other,” says Cecilia Strand (left), senior lecturer at the Department of Informatics and Media