Complex challenges require cross-disciplinary thinking
Complex challenges require a broad mindset and a palette of solutions – a palette of many colors. The future platforms develop cross-disciplinary working methods at SLU by initiating and enabling collaboration across scientific disciplinary boundaries.
Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA)
The Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) is a new initiative at SLU, where researchers with different academic backgrounds will have the opportunity to jointly develop their ability to work interdisciplinary in an inspiring environment.
SLU Future platforms at the ITD24 conference
On November 5, 2024, SLU’s Future Platforms hosted a workshop at the ITD24 conference in Utrecht, Netherlands, exploring how to foster inter- and transdisciplinary (ID/TD) collaboration.
Food & Cities
Food & Cities is a collaboration between SLU Future Food and SLU Urban Futures. The aim is to identify knowledge gaps and cross-disciplinary research questions.
More in-depth on interdisciplinarity
Dive deeper into interdisciplinarity! Find useful links, recommended literature and recorded seminars here.
News
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Transforming Conversations: Building Bridges for Sustainable Futures
During the autumn, SLU hosted a series of transformative gatherings that brought together people from diverse sectors to explore new ways of facilitating meaningful discussions. -
Listen better to each other – as a pathway to sustainable societies
Professors Åsa Berggren and Keri Facer work together to develop methods for more democratic communication. -
Urban food production requires interdisciplinary collaboration
Rooftop greenhouses can provide fresh, locally produced food in urban areas, reducing transportation, increasing food security, creating jobs, and enabling efficient recycling of heat, water, and nutrients. If designed correctly, they can also help mitigate overheating in urban environments. -
Transformative changes in agriculture through ecosystem services
Eirini Lamprini Daouti is one of the newest researchers at SLU Centre of Biological Control (CBC). In her research, she explores ways to sustain crop production both now and in the future. -
A new way to prioritize food issues
Significant changes have occurred in the food system. The old local systems have started to strain as the systems become more global and complex. Now, we need new methods to secure food supply. One concept gaining increasing attention is food planning. -
School meals should be on the top of the political agenda
“If we want to have healthy people, landscape and climates, schools are the right place to start.” -
You never know the consequences of one conversation
“Humans are amazing! If you put them in a room and allow them to be who they are, allow them to bring all of themselves, not just their intellectual part, we hear wonderful stories. You never know the consequences of one conversation.”
Events on Interdisciplinarity
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The One Health Breakfast Club #28
Welcome to the One Health Breakfast Club 7 October between 8.00 and 9.00. You get a short inspirational talk, some breakfast, and a chance to meet and have transdisciplinary discussions with SLU colleagues. See you there! -
The One Health Breakfast Club #29
Welcome to the One Health Breakfast Club 4 November between 8.00 and 9.00. You get a short inspirational talk, some breakfast, and a chance to meet and have transdisciplinary discussions with SLU colleagues. See you there! -
Agrivoltaics: Frontiers and opportunities for new research
Join us for the next session in SLU’s Climate Conversations series! This webinar explores the exciting potential of agrivoltaic systems – innovative solutions that combine agriculture with solar energy production.