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As every year, thanks to contributions from the community, td-net has been able to compile a list of key literature from 2021 in the field of inter- and transdisciplinary research, education and practice. 39 publications, are classified into 5 different categories with short annotations from the contributors. We are very thankful to the contributors for their interesting inputs.

Go to Tour d'Horizon of Literature 2021

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Transdisciplinary publications continuously on the rise - td-net's publication radar shows that the upward trend is ongoing! Topics related to the environment are most prominent, and also technology, education, psychology, engineering and economics show up in the top 20 research areas covered by TD publications in 2021. Go to Publication Radar 2021

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Integration is often considered the core challenge and the defining characteristic of inter- and trans-disciplinary (ITD) research. Given its importance, it is surprising that the current system of higher education does not provide permanent positions for individuals with expertise in this area. Based on empirical results of an ITD 2019 Conference Workshop, a recent publication sheds light on the overarching questions “What are integration experts?” and “What are potential ways forward to support integration experts in building their academic careers?”. A video created for the ITD 2021 Conference summarizes key insights from that publication. Go to video | Go to publication

How can patients and their family members be actively involved in research and what impact does this have on research but also on society? The PPIE projects of the first call already have answers to these questions and now present them in short videos. The Open Innovation in Science (OIS) Center accompanies the projects with their expertise in open and collaborative practices in research. Find all the support services - Go to short videos

We are pleased to announce that the Td Summer School: "Transdisciplinary Research at the Science · Society Interface" will be conducted between September 4-9, 2022 in Vienna, Austria. Convened by the Responsive Research Collective, UniNEtZ Austria and the University of Applied Arts Vienna, it is designed to prepare researchers and practitioners for joint research and action to tackle societal problems.

More information - Application deadline: 24 June 2022

50 Jahre saguf: Impulse für eine inter- und transdisziplinäre Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitsforschung. Am 21. September 2022 feiert die saguf unter dem Motto «Die Zukunft mitgestalten: Erfahrungen und Perspektiven der saguf in der Nachhaltigkeitstransformation» ihr  50-jähriges Jubiläum in der Eventfabrik in Bern. Mehr Informationen

The stakeholder engagement primer provides an introduction for beginners of 10 key aspects of stakeholder engagement. The primer was published in 2021 as 10 blog posts and is now available via one URL. The primer covers all the necessary aspects for including stakeholders in a project; from defining stakeholders and options for engagement, over skills required for listening and different types of dialogue, ending with generating ideas and evaluating the engagement. Go to primer

Calls

OR64 - The OR Society's annual conference - brings together hundreds of researchers and other analysts to present the latest developments and showcase real-world applications. For presentations in the stream, a wide diversity of practitioners and academics are invited. Abstracts discussing the applications to organizational, social and environmental issues or concerning theoretical and methodological innovations and any presentation of relevance to systems thinking and Operational Research is welcome. Also wanted are people who can offer experimental workshops in the Impact stream.

More information - Deadline: 30 June 2022

In the 2021, Volume 39 (1-2) of this journal, Julie Thompson Klein reflected on similarities and differences among five founding organizations of the recently formed Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity. As Klein described it, the article was a call for responses “answering [Bill] Newell’s challenge for AIS members to consider expanding its definition of interdisciplinary studies and conception of integrative process in light of other organizations’ interests.” With this Call for Submissions, we reiterate Klein’s appeal to respond to Newell’s challenge. More information - Deadline: 1 July 2022

Mountain Research and Development is looking for papers that systematically assess restoration experiences, including enabling and hindering factors for greater resilience of mountain ecosystems and people. Empirical research and meta-analyses of degradation and restoration processes and their links to resilience are also welcome, as are review-based agendas for research, policies, or interventions. 

More information - Deadline: 1 November 2022