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Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA)

The Interdisciplinary Academy is a programme at SLU with the aim of promoting and exploring cross-disciplinary research at SLU.

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IDA - promoting Interdisciplinary across the university

The Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) is a programme at SLU where the university's researchers are offered the opportunity to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries on complex issues in the broad field of sustainable transition. 

About IDA Important dates Apply to IDA

Assumptions and values influence research

Lack of reflection and dialogue might hamper progress in sustainable agriculture research. A research group from IDA has analysed research on agricultural sustainability from a broader interdisciplinary perspective. Their analysis has now been published in Nature Sustainability.

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Nature is better managed with interdisciplinary approaches

The field of natural resource management involves managing the interactions between humans and natural landscapes. “By examining the issue from five different disciplinary perspectives, we achieved a completely new level of understanding,” says Elisabeth Bolund.

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Urban food production requires interdisciplinary collaboration

“By using an interdisciplinary approach for rooftop greenhouses, we capture crucial information." Read about an IDA project that concluded in June 2024 and was led by Marie-Claude Dubois.

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Admitted to IDA 2024-2025

A third round of IDA has started in autumn 2024 with a focus on restoration. The participants will during the coming eight months spend 20% of their working time exploring interdisciplinarity and interdisciplinary approaches.

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Meet Marie Stenseke who coordinates IDA

Professor Marie Stenseke has many years of experience in interdisciplinary work and a strong commitment to facilitating and stimulating collaboration between researchers across different scientific fields.

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Interdisciplinarity at SLU

One of SLU Future Foods' most important tasks is to promote interdisciplinary collaborations. Find out more on our theme page on interdisciplinarity how to increase your knowledge and experience of an interdisciplinary approach.

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More in-depth on interdisciplinarity

Dive deeper into interdisciplinarity! Find useful links, recommended literature and recorded seminars here.

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Recorded webinars on interdisciplinarity

SLU Future Food organises a series of open lunch webinars on different topics related to interdisciplinarity. Find all recorded webinars here, and dates for upcoming webinars.

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News about IDA

Events on Interdisciplinarity

Published: 04 December 2024 - Page editor: futurefood@slu.se
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