This Spring 2025 series aimed to explore interdisciplinary research, what it means, and why it matters — from finding funding, to sharing findings. It spanned three in-person events hosted at UCD in Spring 2025. Find notes on each session below.
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17th February 2025 – ** Session concluded **
(opens in a new window)Slide deck from Professor Tasman Crowe
| Event type |
Info session and Q&A |
| Session leader |
UCD VP of Sustainability Tasman Crowe |
| Goal |
To provide researchers with expertise on the value and benefits of interdisciplinarity → “Why does it matter, and what’s available?” |
| Content |
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| Date |
1-2pm on Monday, 17th of February, 2025 |
| Location |
UCD Research Boardroom ((opens in a new window)linked) |
8th April 2025 – **Session concluded**
(opens in a new window)Notes for Session #2 here
| Event type |
Panel |
| Session leaders |
(opens in a new window)Professor Imelda Maher of the School of Law (opens in a new window)Dr. Tomas Buitendijk of the Earth Institute and School of Business (opens in a new window)Professor Thilo Kroll of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems |
| Goal |
To inspire and inform researchers about how to get funding for their projects → “How did others do it?” |
| Content |
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| Date |
1-2pm on Tuesday, 8th April 2025 |
| Location |
(opens in a new window)B109-ART Newman Building |
7th May 2025 – **Session concluded**
(opens in a new window)Notes for Session #3 here
| Event type |
Seminar |
| Session Leaders |
Professor (opens in a new window)Geertje Schuitema (environmental psychologist) of the School of Business Mr. (opens in a new window)Allen Higgins (organisation studies and technology researcher) of the School of Business |
| Goal |
To prepare researchers to effectively communicate their projects across disciplines → “How do I communicate about it?” |
| Content |
Expert-informed and generalisable walkthroughs on how to break down disciplinary boundaries through communication: 1) Bridging the gap with language — the challenges of bridging disciplinary boundaries when different fields use different language, axioms, units-of-analysis, frameworks, and methods 2) Clarity without compromise — achieving both accessibility and credibility, i.e. maintaining the integrity of the research while making it truly intelligible across/between/beyond disciplines 3) Strategies for impact — innovative and actionable ways to share interdisciplinary research in a way that engages and clarifies beyond academia altogether |
| Date |
1-2pm on Wednesday, 7th May 2025 |
| Location |
SCIE 2.16 - O'Brien East |
This project kicks off in spring 2025, delivering 6 post-doc seminar sessions across both UCD and Queen's University Belfast. It will be led by a team of UCD post-doctoral researchers who have been selected for a Special Award from ReCLAIM -- UCD Research Culture's seed-funding initiative funded by Wellcome Trust.
All seminars will take place from spring–autumn 2025. The topics will be interdisciplinary in nature, with the audience focused on early career researchers (ECRs). Learn more at the (opens in a new window)LinkedIn page here.