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And if you'd like to find out more about our Signals portfolio, and all the *exciting* programmes, events and activities launching in September, take a look at our website 👇
If you missed this session, a recording will be made available next week.
You can also join us on Tuesday 14 July, 10am - 11am (GMT +1), where Prof Ed Manley and Prof Jack Holland will explore what signals mean in their discipline and their research.
Find out more, and book your place 👇
Thank you to everyone who came along to our Insight Series session this morning, where Dr Christopher Hassall and Prof Aylwyn Walsh shared their thinking on 'flickering' as part of our headline theme 'Signals'.
In our May Insight Series session, Dr Curie Scott shared some of the techniques she uses to help researchers communicate across disciplinary boundaries.
In this new blog post, you'll find some excellent examples of graphical facilitation Curie uses on a regular basis 👇
Our funding applications are all been assessed by panels from our Interdisciplinary Assessment College, based on the model developed by UKRI for its Cross Research Council Responsive Mode.
These panels are all monitored by an observer - but what is an observer, and why is their role so important?
Mid-Career in academia can be a difficult time to pursue research due to other pressures. I'm pleased to say we've opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social Mid-Career Fellowships with funding for 6-12 months to complete a major piece of research www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
There are now only a couple pf places left for next week's Reimagine Ageing two-part event on loneliness and ageing. If you would like to secure your place, you can find the registration link in the thread below 👇
A reminder that there's still time to register for next week's Insight Series session 👇
Our Insight Series sessions are online, free, informal and open to anyone with an interest in interdisciplinary research.
What does it mean to be a “changemaker” — someone who can bridge the gap between abstract potential and concrete impact — in times of uncertainty.
In this Insight Series post from earlier this year, Truzaar Dordi shares how the Three Horizons Framework can help you create change with purpose 👇
We have now awarded three Global Crucible projects pump-prime funding to start developing their interdisciplinary research ideas.
These will look at:
* Improving clinical care records
* Living with HIV in older age
* Using cashew shells to create dental implants
Find out more 👇
Our Headline Theme is a programme of challenge-led interdisciplinary activity designed to encourage cross-university collaboration, refreshed every two years.
www.leeds.ac.uk
Join the Horizons Institute, plus guest speakers, for our second session on Signals: detecting, predicting & responding to uncertainty
The Mid-Career Fellowships are designed both to support outstanding individual researchers with excellent research proposals, and to promote public understanding and engagement with humanities and soc...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
Many funding panels are now including the role of observers as part of their assessment processes. Here, Samantha Aspinall reflects on what…
Join Reimagine Ageing for a two-part event on Loneliness and Ageing, with a fantastic lineup of speakers followed by an interactive workshop.
📅 Wednesday 24 June
🕛 12 - 2pm, and 1.15pm - 3pm (or 12 - 3pm, if you'd like to attend both)
🗺️ University House
Booking details for both in the thread👇
Join our next Insight Series session for an introduction to Signals: detecting, predicting & responding to uncertainty
📅 Tues 23 June
🕚 11am - 12pm (GMT+1)
🌐 Online
In this webinar, Dr Chris Hassall and Prof Aylwyn Walsh explore 'flickering', and how this can be applied across disciplines 👇
