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01.05.25
Eine Plattform für zukunftsfähiges Bauen und Wohnen – für mehr bezahlbaren Wohnraum in Deutschland
Deutsches Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Bezahlbares Wohnen zählt zu den drängendsten Herausforderungen der Gesellschaft. Gleichzeitig kommt der Transformation des Bausektors eine immense Bedeutung zu, um Ressourcen zu schonen und den Klimawandel zu bekämpfen. In dem von acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften koordinierten Projekt "Bauen & Wohnen: Plattform für Vernetzung, Synthese und Transfer" geht es darum, Hürden von sozialen und technologischen Innovationen für mehr bezahlbaren Wohnraum im Bestand zu identifizieren und praxisnahe Lösungen zu entwickeln.
29.04.25
Evaluating Convergence Methods from an Administrator's Perspective
Intereach
The video of the great webinar “Evaluating Convergence Methods from an Administrator's Perspective” by Jason Owen-Smith, Levent Atici and Maude Cuchiara is now on the Integration and Implementation Sciences Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/i2sTalks/.
This webinar is the sixth in the series Intentional Integration: How do we know if it’s working?
It’s in a playlist called “Intereach webinar series.” The direct url is: https://youtu.be/FO2JjmkKXGI
29.04.25
Save the Date 02. Dezember 2025: Saguf goes SUD – Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen vernetzen und stärken
saguf, University IDG Coalition, OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
Nach dem erfolgreichen Aufbau des SUD (Sustainable University Day) in den letzten Jahren durch das Programm U Change der Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz, als Austauschplattform für Studierende, Forschende, Dozierende und Hochschulmitarbeitende in der Schweiz, wird die Veranstaltung ab 2025 neu aufgestellt. Die Co-Organisation 2025 übernimmt die saguf (Schweizerische Akademische Gesellschaft für Umweltforschung und Ökologie) gemeinsam mit der Swiss University IDG Coalition und der OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule.
Am 2. Dezember 2025 treffen sich an der OST in Rapperswil interessierte Teilnehmende aus der ganzen Schweiz, um sich zu vernetzen, voneinander zu lernen und gemeinsam über transversale Nachhaltigkeitsthemen und die Inner Development Goals (IDGs) als Schlüssel für Wandel zu sprechen.
Das vielseitige Programm wird derzeit erarbeitet und soll bis zu 150 Teilnehmende und insbesondere auch die Junge Generation an Forschenden erreichen.
Jetzt schon vormerken: Dienstag, 2. Dezember 2025 in Rapperswil
Das detaillierte Programm und die Anmeldung folgen demnächst.
Die aktuellsten Infos erhältst du via https://saguf.ch.
29.04.25
Out and about sustainably in Bern updated
University of Bern, Education for Sustainable Development
How we get around, what we consume, how we live – our behavior and our decisions shape our environment.
This booklet invites you, as a student at the University of Bern, to think about what you need for a good, satisfying life. It follows the sufficiency approach, which emphasizes wealth in time and space over wealth in goods and money. In chapters covering “Getting around”, “At home”, “Eating & drinking”, “Conscious consumption”, and “Culture & events”, we have gathered together useful facts, ideas, and tips.
25.04.25
The Julie Thompson Klein Prize has been awarded
Global Social Challenges Journal
The Editors of Global Social Challenges Journal are delighted to announce that the inaugural Julie Thompson Klein Prize has been awarded to Henrietta Palmer, Merritt Polk and Elena Raviola for their article:
The prize was established in honour of the memory of Professor Julie Thompson Klein (1944-2023). Julie was a founding Editor in Chief of Global Social Challenges Journal and, as you all know, a very significant figure in the evolution and prominence of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity as a community of practice.
The Julie Thompson Klein Prize recognises the best research article using inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to one or more global societal challenges. Read the prize winning article, along with some honourable mentions in the Julie Thompson Klein Prize collection.
25.04.25
Navigating the spectrum of leadership styles
i2insights, Gemma Jiang, Jenny Grabmeier and Joan Lurie
When you are in a leadership role, are you able to shift your leadership style to accommodate the needs of your team and project? When consensus is hard to reach, are you able to step in with a directive approach? Are you able to hold back from being directive when creativity and participation are needed?
25.04.25
New Academic Journal founded: The Journal of Creative Research Methods
Bristol University Press
The Journal of Creative Research Methods is a space for the creative research methods community; it publishes critical and engaged work on creative research methods and welcomes contributions from authors across all disciplines and sectors. Creative methods as a field where researchers are thinking, questioning, or approaching research in a creative way, drawing from creative disciplines and practices, or extending these to other disciplines which have not traditionally foregrounded creative practices. The first issue is planned for September.
07.04.25
What roles do you play in inter- and transdisciplinary projects?
i2insights, Salomon H., Hofmann B., Hofmann S.
What roles do researchers typically play in inter- and transdisciplinary projects? How can they be made transparent in order to reflect on them?
Inter- and transdisciplinary projects typically require different roles and the researchers involved may play one or more of them. There is a plethora of literature describing various ideal-typical roles and we used the literature on researchers’ roles in sustainability science to develop a reflection tool on researcher roles in inter- and transdisciplinary projects.
28.03.25
The “Spark” Podcast
Swiss Young Academy
The Swiss Young Academy launched "Spark: Stories from Advocates for Global Change," a podcast featuring student-led interviews with experts discussing urgent global issues like AI, social media, human rights, and climate change. Aimed at young listeners (16-23), the podcast provides an accessible entry into transdisciplinary research and shows how collaboration across disciplines is key to solving complex societal challenges. The first episode explores the intersection of art, science, and climate action with Mirko Winkel from mLAB of the University of Bern. New episodes are released bi-weekly on all major platforms.
27.03.25
Beyond the Fix - the Podcast by Critical Scientists Switzerland
Critical Scientists Switzerland
The belief that science and technology can fix all our problems is widespread - but is it justified? The Beyond the Fix podcast offers a deep dive into commonly proposed fixes to the challenges we face today in areas such as climate, energy, economics, agriculture, food and human health. Our host Thomas Kobel talks to scientists, policy-makers, and practitioners about thought-provoking perspectives that will not leave your view of promised solutions untouched. Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.
27.03.25
An approach for operationalizing and sustaining systems improvements
i2insights/Dintle Molosiwa
How can we develop more effective interventions that address root causes of insufficient system performance? How can systems-informed interventions achieve and sustain more impactful system improvements? What strategies ensure multisectoral collaboration in systems improvement initiatives?
27.03.25
Cash is still king. But who will reign in the digital world?
TA-Swiss
As electronic payments skyrocket and cryptocurrencies gain momentum, a crucial question arises: should the state issue an official digital currency, backed by central banks?
TA-SWISS is set to publish a comprehensive study on April 29, 2025, exploring the opportunities and risks of these new "digital francs" for Switzerland and its financial system. The findings will be presented at a press conference on the same day. For more details, visit: www.ta-swiss.ch/en/digital-currency
To get an overview of all the other projects TA-SWISS is currently pursuing, launching or planning, see here.
24.03.25
An acknowledgement for contribution to transdisciplinary research initiatives!
SNC Network, Kathmandu, Nepal
SNC (Sundar Nepal Creation), a newly found initiatives in wholistic life learning and research practices, greatly acknowledged its founder president Mr. Sundar Kumar Sharma for his significant contribution to transdisciplinary research and knowledge building practices. Most of his academic and life researches are a blend of world sciences and humanities. He has developed research frameworks that can philosophically address prescriptive research agendas that we need to realize to take the humanity forward. At the same time, he practically addressed local knowledge and cultures for the sustainability of the world and continual progress in science and technology. His recent works in new development discourse are based on real life experiences and insights that are grounded on human awareness, spiritual and organic development that we call the pillars of wholistic human development. Sundar’s approach to life learning and knowledge building ranges from localized or individual issues to global changes and advances in sciences and humanities.
24.03.25
Transformative Inter- and Transdisciplinary methods for Global Societal Challenges - now available online and open access
Global Social Challenges Journal
A Special Collection dedicated to the memory of the late Julie Thompson Klein. Edited by David Simon, RHUL, and Bianca Vienni-Baptista, ETH Zürich.
Julie's research and teaching were devoted to crossing boundaries and mapping what she called 'interdisciplinary cultures', and redefining collaboration across sectors. In this special collection, the aim is to put this plurality at the centre of attention. The urgent policy calls for more and better interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research driven by crises related to, for example, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and energy and food issues, demand that this heterogeneity be revisited to determine how it hinders or helps the efficacy of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary methods and tools in such research. As a joint collection, the papers offer innovative conceptual and methodological approaches that represent the trends this scholarship has been thriving for in the last few years, and shows the wealth of expertise that has been developed while addressing the challenges facing global society.
See here to read the full collection.
06.03.25
New Name: “Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships"
KFPE
To better reflect who we are, we are revising our name. From the end of June 2025 onwards, the KFPE will be called Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships (GRP-Alliance). Join us at the Annual Conference on 20 June to learn more about the reasons for this name change. Conference-Website
06.03.25
Transforming and weaving knowledge in a complex world: The butterfly and the spider
i2insights, Frédéric Darbellay
Inter- and transdisciplinarity remains a diverse and constantly evolving field, shaped by various schools of thought and enriched by a global and intercultural perspective. This diversity constitutes its richness and calls for an inclusive approach, capable of representing the plurality of scientific communities, approaches and practices. Got to blog
06.03.25
Neue Berichtsreihe des TD-Lab Berlin
Berlin University Alliance
Das TD-Lab hat verschiedene Methoden, Tools und Formate für die transdisziplinäre Forschung entwickelt. Das Team unterstützt bei der Adaption der Formate und Methoden in den verschiedenen Forschungskontexten. Zur Übersichtsseite
06.03.25
Alternative Reality Game: Cow Chat Crime
BOKU, VetMed
Entwickelt von Wissenschaftlerinnen der BOKU und der VetMed in Zusammenarbeit mit professionellen Spieleentwicklern und Praxisakteur:innen, verbindet das Spiel Elemente aus der realen Welt mit digitalen Medien und lädt dich ein, Teil einer packenden Geschichte zu werden. Das Spiel ist jederzeit verfügbar und über WhatsApp spielbar. Mehr Informationen
03.03.25
Cartoons: How inter- and transdisciplinary integration will fail for sure
Eawag
Collaborating successfully in inter- and transdisciplinary (ITD) research projects is a challenge. A series of cartoons humorously illustrates how collaboration will fail for sure. The scenes depicted are intended to provide food for thought across disciplines. They invite everyone to rethink their own behaviour and discuss with team members how ITD research can succeed.
03.03.25
Pairing Scheme: NRP 80 explores a new form of dialogue between science and politics
NRP 80 - Covid-19 in Society
A pairing scheme is bringing researchers and members of Parliament together. Thirteen researchers from NRP 80 are currently taking part in this unique nationwide initiative.
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the challenges involved in the dialogue between science and politics. Switzerland has taken note, and in 2023 introduced a Code of Practice on scientific policy advice and a formalised system for involving advisory groups before and during a crisis.
03.03.25
NRP 79 projects: The first three short videos are online
NRP 79 - Advancing Research Programme
Packing a multi-year NRP research project into a short film is no easy task. But it is important in terms of transparency and of providing insights into 3R research. The first three short videos are now online - more to follow.
More Information
03.03.25
New Transdisciplinary Graduate Programs
University of Calgary
The University is pleased to announce that the brand new Transdisciplinary Graduate Programs are now open for applications. They are offering a Master's thesis-based program, a PhD program and two course-based Master's programs, all starting in September 2025. More Information