22 Mar

Webinar on Zoom

How interdisciplinarity has affected academic careers

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Welcome to the series of lunch webinars on interdisciplinary science at SLU. In this webinar, Jessica Abbott, known from Swedish television's popular science program "Ask Lund", senior lecturer at evolutionary ecology at Lund University, and a previous partcipant in a Tema-group at the Pufendorf Institute, will talk about how interdisciplinarity has affected academic careers.

The Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) is an initiative at SLU that was launched in the spring of 2022. During an eight-month period, researchers with different academic backgrounds have the opportunity to jointly increase their knowledge and skills on interdisciplinary working methods. The aim of IDA is to increase knowledge of and interest in interdisciplinary research among researchers at SLU, strengthen their ability to address research issues from an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspective and facilitate collaborations between different departments.

As part of the initiative, the Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) hosts a series of lunch webinars on interdisciplinary science and how the researchers at SLU can benefit from developing their contacts with scientists at other departments. In this webinar, Jessica Abbott will talk about how interdisciplinarity has affected academic careers.

From the webinar

Facts

Time: 2023-03-22 12:10 - 12:55
City: Webinar on Zoom
Organiser: SLU Future Food
Additional info:

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Host, moderator and speaker

Marie Stenseke, Professor at the Department of Economy and Society, University of Gothenburg, Programme Director at the The Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA), SLU, host and moderator

Jessica Abbott, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biology, Lund University, speaker

Organisers

The Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) provides an oportunity for SLU researchers from all faculties to increase their knowledge of and interest in interdisciplinary research and to strengthen their ability to address research issues from an interdisciplinary approach. IDA is initiated and led by SLU Future Food, one of SLU's four future platforms, and is also supported by the NJ faculty.

SLU Future Food is a platform for research and collaboration to develop knowledge, solutions and innovations aimed at ensuring that the entire food system is characterized by economic, ecological and social sustainability to overcome tomorrow's challenges. The research addresses both plants and animals, from the smallest molecules to global systems.

Please note

  • The event will be conducted in English but questions and discussions may be conducted in Swedish
  • The presentations will be recorded, but not the discussion

Programme

12:00–12:10 CET

  • You are welcome to join some minutes before the programme starts

12:10–12:55 CET 

  • Welcome by SLU Future Food
  • Possibilities for you with IDA – our Interdisciplinary Academy at SLU, Marie Stenseke
  • How interdisciplinarity has affected academic careers, Jessica Abbott
  • Q&A with Jessica Abbott and Marie Stenseke

12:55–13:30 CET

  • The meeting will remain open for informal discussions

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