Professor María Isabel Borrajo García from the Department of Statistics, Mathematical Analysis, and Optimization, and María Teresa Rey Rey, the teacher responsible for the Hospital Classroom at the Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS) and a doctoral student at the UDC, have won one of the Universidad y Divulgación awards, convened for the first time by the Fundación Muy Interesante.
The award-winning article, titled ‘Fuera de la foto de grupo’ (Out of the Group Photo) and recognized in the Education and Society category, is a outreach text that aims to teach how to read figures and surveys critically. The research was based on a real experience conducted as part of the USC's volunteer program with hospitalized students in the CHUS Hospital Classroom.
The objective was to understand how long-term illnesses are perceived and experienced in educational centers. To achieve this, the students designed a survey, analyzed the data, and drew conclusions, thereby learning statistics while investigating the perception of their illness in their schools.
The call for these awards received 577 candidacies from universities, public research organizations, and scientific culture units from across Spain. After several reviews, the Foundation's Board of Trustees selected one winning project in each of the eight categories.
