Vilde Seip Frydenlund from Valler Upper Secondary School came in first place in the Holberg School Programme with her research project “But You Don’t Look Ill”.
Vilde Seip Frydenlund’s project “But You Don’t Look Ill” sheds light on CFS/ME patients’ experiences with the Norwegian health care system. Although the majority of experiences shared by the student’s informants are negative, some refer to positive encounters with the health care system. The student links this to the individual health care professionals’ knowledge of the illness, which together with a general understanding and a more compassionate approach may improve the patients’ quality of life.
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About the School Programme
The Holberg School Programme is an annual research competition for students in Norwegian upper secondary schools i the humanities, social sciences law and theology. Each year, around 1,000 students from 20 selected schools participate in the competition.
The Holberg School Programme Jury selects three research projects that are awarded prizes of NOK 30,000, NOK 20,000 and NOK 10,000 respectively.
The finalists are announced in mid May, and the award ceremony is held during the Holberg Week in early June each year.