End of First Year Review with keynote talk by Professor Myra Strober from Stanford University: "Success and Failure in Interdisciplinary Collaboration"
| Date | 25 October 2011 |
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| Time | 14.00-19.00 |
| Location | Poldhu Room and Bateman Lecture Theatre; video link to Daphne du Maurier Seminar Room N, Tremough |
One year on, this was a chance to hear about projects funded through Bridging the Gaps and discuss the benefits and challenges of cross-disciplinary working.
Workshop
14.00-16.30, Poldhu Room
Following an introduction by Professor David Butler, PI of the BTG project, the workshop followed an interactive 'Question Time' format. Each of the first round BTG project awards was represented on one of two consecutive panels. Panel members briefly summarised their projects and progress to date, before discussing the befits and challenges of working across disciplines with members of the audience. So far, experiences have been very positive and remarkably few obstacles have been encountered. Professor Myra Strober from Stanford University, our visiting expert, advised on multidisciplinary working and overcoming challenges.
Keynote talk and reception
16.30-19.00, Bateman Lecture Theatre with video link to Daphne du Maurier Seminar Room N
Professor Strober gave an an informative and entertaining keynote talk entitled: "Success and Failure in Interdisciplinary Collaboration, with some Implications for Policy". Myra summarised the findings of her book: ”Interdisciplinary Conversations: Challenging Habits of Thought”, highlighting factors that resulted in successful or unsuccessful interdisciplinary collaborations and considered how the results of such collaborations can best be translated into public policy.
The event concluded with a drinks reception.
