The organisational conditions for multi- and interdisciplinarity
- Date
- 23 May 2025, 09:30–12:00
- Location
- Circus, Gamla observatoriet, Kyrkogårdsgatan 8 A
- Type
- Seminar
- Web page
- https://www.uu.se/medarbetare/centrum/circus
- Organiser
- Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (CIRCUS)
- Contact person
- Linda Almgren
The organisational contexts shape the conditions for conducting multi- and interdisciplinary research and education. These are themes researched, discussed in action plans, explored when considering organisational reforms.
The purpose with this seminar is to discuss various aspects related to how the organisation of research and education shapes the conditions for multi- and interdisciplinary research.
- What can it mean in practice for career paths, funding etc.?
- How does the organising of research influence the possibilities for cross-cutting conversations?
- How can we critically appraise concrete efforts to change the organisational conditions for multi- and interdisciplinarity? How are the problems framed? What, if anything is missing, What image of the university do they contribute to?
Register for the seminar The organisational conditions for multi- and multidisciplinaity.
Suggested pre-seminar readings:
- Dettwiler, D., Deutsch, L. and Hoffmann, S. (2024) Action Guide. Strategies to strengthen inter- and transdisciplinarity in your research organization. Eawag, Dübendorf.
- Final report (in late draft) for Uppsala University KoF24. pdf, 591 kB. An excerpt of the part of the report that covers the university's own assessment on how the organisational conditions for multi- and interdisciplinarity could be developed at the university.
Language: Swedish when possible, English when necessary.
The seminar is organised by the research network READ (Research and Education Across Disciplines). READ is CIRCUS' own research network and brings together researchers and doctoral students from different parts of Uppsala University around the multifaceted role of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in academia and society.