Interdisciplinary Masterclasses

Research funders frequently call for interdisciplinary research and collaboration between the social and natural sciences as a means to promote scientific and technological advance and to foster its more effective acceptance and use in society.

There is, however, less understanding about how such interdisciplinary research expertise can be achieved, about the problems involved in such research and how they might most effectively be addressed.

Dr Catherine Lyall is leading an ESRC-funded project to deliver a series of interdisciplinary masterclasses to develop participants' research management, leadership and supervisory skills in interdisciplinary projects.

A series of 'how to' guides has been produced:

Short Guide to Developing Interdisciplinary Research Proposals - ISSTI Briefing Note (Number 1)

Short Guide to Reviewing Interdisciplinary Research Proposals - ISSTI Briefing Note (Number 2)

Short Guide to Building and Managing Interdisciplinary Research Teams - ISSTI Briefing Note (Number 3)

Short Guide to Supervising Interdisciplinary PhDs - ISSTI Briefing Note (Number 4)

Short Guide to Troubleshooting Interdisciplinary Research Management Challenges - ISSTI Briefing Note (Number 5)