Interdisciplinarity Revisited

Interdisciplinarity Revisited

Veranstalter
Volkswagen Foundation
Veranstaltungsort
Humboldt Forum, Schlossplatz 7, 10178 Berlin
Ort
Hannover
Land
Deutschland
Vom - Bis
03.10.2019 - 04.10.2019
Von
Tina Walsweer

Interdisciplinarity seems to have become a buzzword in research and university life. It is used to characterize research designs, projects, subjects, degrees, and even the researcher, the institute or the university itself. But quite often the term remains unquestioned. Despite a wide range of research on this topic during the last 15 years there are still many blind spots and open questions in the realm of interdisciplinary collaboration and cooperation.

Taking a closer look at different concepts and definitions of interdisciplinarity and their application in every day university practice is the aim of a symposium jointly organized by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the foundation Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss and the Volkswagen Foundation. Under the heading "Interdisciplinarity Revisited" experts from all over Europe and abroad will discuss the impact of the concept of interdisciplinarity on university education and research.

Which definitions lie behind the term and do they still match the rapid evolution the university system has undergone during the last decade? Beyond these rather conceptual reflections contributions shall explore which potential interdisciplinary research can actually release. Which forms of cooperation have proven to be particularly productive in recent years? Where and how have research projects shifted subject boundaries, created new fields of research or even new subjects? How much interdisciplinarity is required? Where are the boundaries and which are the risks? How can grantmakers respond to the demands and challenges of research and institutional practice? In addition, the future implementation of interdisciplinarity in university education and teaching and the ongoing digitization of science and humanities will be addressed.

This symposium is the first academic meeting which will be held in the newly built Humboldt Forum in the very heart of Berlin.

Programm

October 3, 2019

REGISTRATION

Words of Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Hartmut Dorgerloh, Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Germany
Sabine Kunst, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Wilhelm Krull, Volkswagen Foundation, Hanover, Germany

Session I: Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity under the Magnifying Glass – a Critical Inventory (Chair: Jürgen Osterhammel, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany)

Keynotes (25 minutes)
Cathryn Carson, Department of History, UC Berkeley, USA
Michael Crow, Arizona State University, USA

Comments (10 minutes)
Uskali Mäki, Centre for Philosophy of Social Science, University of Helsinki
Rudolf Stichweh, Forum Internationale Wissenschaft, University of Bonn, Germany

Discussion with the Audience

Lightning Talks by Early Career Researchers – Part 1

Session II: Mapping Interdisciplinarity and Research – Frameworks and Structures (Chair: Ulrich Dirnagl, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)

Short interventions (8 minutes) with best or worse practice examples and panel discussion

Simon Chaplin, The Wellcome Trust, London, UK
Andrej Janko Zwitter, Governance and Innovation, University of Groningen
Christine Musselin, Sciences Po, Paris, France
Marijk van der Wende, Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, Uni-versity of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Discussion with the Audience

Poster Session

Session III: Interdisciplinarity in Academic Learning – Who Benefits? (Chair: Michael Pauen, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt-University of Berlin)

Roundtable
Hanne Andersen, Professor of Philosophy of Science, Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Celia Lury, Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick, UK
Catherine Lyall, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh
Connie Nshemereirwe, Global Young Academy, Uganda
Manfred Stöckler, University of Bremen, Germany

Discussion with the Audience

Lightning Talks by Early Career Researchers

Poster Session

Evening Session: Interactive Exchange and Contemporary Reflections on the Question "To Whom Does Culture Belong"? (Chair: Hartmut Dorgerloh, Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Germany)

Interaction with artists, researchers, curators and experts who are involved in plans and projects of the Humboldt Forum

October 4, 2019

Session V: Global Issues as Challenges for Interdisciplinary Research (Chair: Hartmut Rosa, University of Jena, Germany)

Short Inputs (8 Minutes) and Discussion

Digitalisation
Christine L. Borgman, UCLA, USA
Frédérique Lisacek, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland

Gender Equality
Karin Steen, Director of Studies for LUMES, University of Lund, Sweden
Ulrike Lembke, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Environmental Studies
Sandra Bell, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, UK
Julie Doyle, Centre for Research in Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics, University of Brighton, UK (tbc)

Re-Cycling and New Materials
Delphine Pasche, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
Patricia Ribault, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Poster Session

Session VI: Bridging the Gap between Distant Knowledge Domains – Epistomologic Challenges and Research Practices (Chair: Jürgen Osterhammel, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany)

Lecture
Robert Frodeman, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Uni-versity of North Texas, USA

Comments
Jan-Michael Rost, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany
Steven Hartman, School of Education, Culture and Communication, Mälar-dalen University, Sweden
Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka, Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), Uni-versity of Bielefeld, Germany

Discussion with the Audience

Session VII: Interdisciplinarity and Universities – Future Perspectives (Chair: Wilhelm Krull, Volkswagen Foundation, Hanover, Germany)

Roundtable
Ulrik Brandes, Professor for Social Networks, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Marika Hedin, The Swedish Foundation for Humanities and the Social Sciences, Sweden
Cheryl Regehr, Vice President & Provost, University of Toronto, Canada
Bernd Kortmann, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany
Mariët Westermann, Mellon Foundation, USA

Closing Remarks
Sabine Kunst, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Kontakt

Anorthe Wetzel

Kastanienallee 35
30519 Hannover
+49 511 8381 260
+49 511 8381 4260
wetzel@volkswagenstiftung.de

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