Interdisciplinary research and applications

The Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) is an initiative at SLU starting in the fall of 2022. During an eight-month period, researchers with different academic backgrounds will have the opportunity to jointly increase their knowledge of interdisciplinary working methods. The aim of the initiative is to increase knowledge of and interest in interdisciplinary research among researchers at SLU, strengthen their ability to address research issues from an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspective and facilitate collaborations between different departments.

As part of the new initiative, the Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) hosts a new series of lunch webinars on interdisciplinary science and how the researchers at SLU can benefit from developing their contacts with scientists at other departments.

In this webinar, Malin Mobjörk, Senior Research Officer at Formas, will talk about interdisciplinary research applications focusing on assessment processes. She will draw upon a survey conducted with funding agencies in Europe in 2022 as well as Formas’ own approach and experience of assessing interdisciplinary research applications. This includes, but is not limited to, strategies around composition of review panels and assessment criteria.

From the webinar

• The recording of the webinar
• Tips from Formas:
  • https://www.formas.se/en/start-page/applying-for-funding.html
  • https://www.formas.se/en/start-page/applying-for-funding/how-it-works/the-application-assessment-process.html