File Transdisciplinary research
In this file, researchers and lecturers as well as young academics can find information on methodological approaches and the ongoing discourse in the transdisciplinary community. Research funding institutions and representatives of civil society will also find information on the forms and processes of research partnerships. The contents are the responsibility of the Network for Transdisciplinary Research of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences.
What is Transdisciplinary Research?
Il existe actuellement un grand nombre de définitions reconnues de l'interdisciplinarité et de la transdisciplinarité. Cette variété de définitions rend le sujet ambigu et difficile à comprendre. En outre, les frontières entre l'interdisciplinarité et la transdisciplinarité sont souvent floues, par exemple lorsque la recherche transdisciplinaire se caractérise par une plus forte intégration des stocks de connaissances que la recherche interdisciplinaire. Pour en savoir plus
Why Transdisciplinary Research?
In today's world, we face complex challenges. Science is increasingly requested to find approaches to help to overcome them. But what kind of knowledge and research can help to address such complex societal challenges? Transdisciplinary research is increasingly seen as a promising approach to achieve this goal, as it integrates different perspectives, including different academic disciplines and non-academic knowledge. It brings together scientists, decision-makers, and affected people to analyse the problems, develop what they envision as desirable futures, and work on strategies and actions supporting the necessary changes. More
What does TD Research Create?
In order to help to overcome societal challenges transdisciplinary research does not only create knowledge to understand a problem. It also generates knowledge that helps to overcome the problem. Therefore, it is important to produce three different kinds of knowledge: ‘Systems knowledge’ refers to analytical and descriptive knowledge about the actual state of the system. With ‘target knowledge’ we describe knowledge about desired future developments of the system. Finally, ‘transformation knowledge’ refers the knowledge about how we can move from the actual state to the more desirable state. More
Literature
In recent years, the number of published articles with a reference to inter- and transdisciplinarity in English-language journals has increased significantly. It has therefore become difficult to maintain an overview. Publication radar since 1970
The td-net of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences continuously draws attention to new publications in its newsletter td-Info. These publications can be looked up on the website for five years. Publications on transdisciplinary research 2015-2020
Reading recommendations from the community.
Annual "Tour d'Horizon of Literature" since 2005
Introductory literature
Recommended reading in inter- and transdisciplinarity: Introductory texts (td-net Delphi study 2013)
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News
Again this year, the Network for Transdisciplinary Research (td-net) welcomed experts in the field of inter- and transdisciplinarity, education and practice to name key literature from 2020.
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Transdisciplinary publications continuously on the rise! The publication radar of the Network for Transdisciplinary Research (td-net) shows that the upward trend is ongoing.
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Le Accademie svizzere delle scienze e la Segreteria di stato per la formazione, l’innovazione e la ricerca hanno sottoscritto la convenzione sulle prestazioni 2021–24 per un importo di 196,6 milioni di franchi. Al centro dell’attenzione vi sono le sfide sociali come lo sviluppo sostenibile, Food 4.0 e i sistemi sanitari, temi che possono essere affrontate con un approccio interdisciplinare grazie a una rete di oltre 100'000 persone (nell’ambito del sistema di milizia).
Immagine: Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz
swissuniversities, the Swiss National Science Foundation and Innosuisse - the Swiss Innovation Agency - have jointly drawn up a Code of Conduct for Scientific Integrity under the auspices of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. It takes into account new developments in science, facilitates cooperation across institutional borders and strengthens quality assurance in research.
Immagine: Push'nPull, a+
Dans le « Livre blanc sur la recherche en développement durable » des Académies suisses des sciences, des scientifiques présentent les recherches les mieux à même de soutenir le développement durable de la société Suisse. Avec des représentants et représentantes du monde de la science, des autorités, des ONG et du secteur privé, six thèmes prioritaires sont identifiés, dont les systèmes alimentaires, les espaces vitaux ou une vision commune, par exemple. Le livre blanc sert de guide à la communauté scientifique afin de développer et de financer de façon ciblée des projets en réseau.
Immagine: Hansjakob FehrFachhochschulen haben das grosse Potenzial, soziale Innovationen und gesellschaftliche Transformationsprozesse durch transdisziplinäre Forschung anzustossen und zu begleiten. Die neue Publikation der Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz beleuchtet Rahmenbedingungen und Handlungsfelder, damit diese Potenziale besser zum Tragen kommen.
Le programme d’encouragement «U Change» finance des projets étudiants de durabilité innovants et des plateformes soutenant de tels projets. Le dernier délai pour soumettre un projet est fin février 2021.
Die Methode, erläutert von Ariane Tanner, ist nun Teil der td-net Toolbox!
La recherche environnementale sert de base à l’identification précoce et à l’analyse des problèmes environnementaux, et permet de formuler des solutions afin de préserver notre environnement et nos ressources. Elle est essentielle au développement fonctionnel de la politique de l’environnement et en garantit une mise en œuvre efficace.
At the workshop "Intersections or reconfigurations? Arts and Humanities integration in inter- and transdisciplinary research", 10 to 11 September 2020, co-organized by ETHZ TdLab and td-net, integration was discussed amongst researchers, artists, funders and policy adivsers.
Das Projekt «Nascent 2.0» untersucht seit Anfang 2020 den Beitrag der Solidarischen Landwirtschaft (SoLawi) zum Wandel des Agrar- und Ernährungssektors mittels eines transdisziplinären Ansatzes.