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
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News
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Interdisciplinary approaches to ecosystem restoration
As Europe works to restore its natural environments, researchers at SLU are exploring new ways to reconnect ecosystems and people. By linking ecology, society and culture, they aim to create landscapes that are both resilient and meaningful. -
Securing food in the cities of the future
New risks, new legislation and new forms of collaboration raise the question: how can municipalities, regions and food system actors act to make Sweden more resilient in times of crisis? -
Sun, soil and synergy – the potential of agrivoltaics in a changing landscape
How can solar panels and agriculture coexist – and even benefit one another? That question was at the center of the webinar “Agrivoltaics: Frontiers and opportunities for new research”, part of SLU’s Climate Conversations series on future climate solutions. -
New pathways to sustainable milk through interdisciplinary research
How can Swedish milk production become more sustainable – for climate, soil, and animals? A new interdisciplinary research project at SLU explores whether agroecology could be the key to building more resilient and fair food systems. -
Transforming Conversations: Building Bridges for Sustainable Futures
During the autumn 2024, 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.”