Interdisciplinarity

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SLU Future Food and Cross-disciplinary Research

Cross-disciplinary research is more and more often highlighted as necessary to solve major societal challenges. One of SLU Future Foods' most important goals is to develop cross-disciplinary working methods in the area of "a sustainable food system" by initiating and enabling collaboration across scientific disciplinary boundaries.

Complex challenges require cross-disciplinary thinking Research projects supported by SLU Future Food

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.

Events on interdisciplinarity

SLU Future Food organizes an open series on interdisciplinarity. The webinars are given as lunch lectures and the aim is to increase knowledge about interdisciplinary research work at SLU. Other events at SLU with a focus on interdisciplinarity are also listed here.

Apply to researcher residency at Ekenäs

The four Future platforms invite SLU researchers to Ekenäs Herrgård for three days’ discussions on transdisciplinary research 20-22 September 2022, focusing on environmental sustainability combined with forestry, food production, urban planning and one health.

The Futures Lab

The Futures Lab at SLU is a forum for interdisciplinary explorations of future research questions and societal challenges. The lab is a joint initiative from the two future platforms SLU Urban Futures and SLU Future Food.

Food & Cities

Food & Cities is a collaboration between SLU Future Food and SLU Urban Futures.  The project seeks to identify knowledge gaps and cross-disciplinary research questions and establish a long-term thematic focus on food & cities  at SLU.  

Urban Forests

Urban Forests is an area where many disciplines and sectors meet. This is also where the two future platforms SLU Urban Futures and Future Forests meet. In 2021 they started a webinar series, to shed light on various aspects that need more (transdisciplinary) research in urban forests.

Mistra Food Futures

Mistra Food Futures is a transdisciplinary research programme supported by SLU Future Food. är ett tvärvetenskapligt forskningsprogram som stöttas av SLU Future Food. Mistra Food Futures will take a systemic perspective in developing pathways for a sustainable and resilient future Swedish food system.

SLU:s framtidsplattformar

SLU has four interdisciplinary platforms, called Future Platforms, that integrate different scientific fields. The platforms are intended to be a living, interactive interface between academy and society. Another of their main aims is to develop interdisciplinary working methods by coordinating cooperation across disciplinary boundaries.

Published: 16 June 2022 - Page editor: futurefood@slu.se

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