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Find out more about the Curriculum Framework theme Disciplinary and interdisciplinary
December 10, 2024 -
In our previous blog we considered why interdisciplinary research is so interesting and introduced some of the resultant challenges. Now we will consider how supervisors can support research students to navigate the challenges of interdisciplinary research. Interdisciplinary research requires additional learning for postgraduate students, beyond that ...
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November 11, 2024 -
Many of the world's big problems have relevance to a wide range of disciplines – addressing these problems is not something that one discipline alone can do. This is illustrated by the approach of the University of Bristol’s interdisciplinary Research Institutes which support academics to ...
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February 26, 2024 -
The Practice The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Aerosol Science is a seven-institution CDT led by the University of Bristol, spanning the Universities of Bath, Cambridge, Hertfordshire, Leeds, and Manchester, and Imperial College London. The CDT offers a cohort-based, four-year training and research ...
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December 12, 2022 -
Read the full series School: Interdisciplinary (based in Geography) Unit name: Sustainable Development What is the unit and what does it cover? It’s an interdisciplinary open unit which takes a challenge-focussed approach to teaching the UN’s SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). The main body of the ...
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June 9, 2021 -
This case study shares an approach to 'authentic' learning using an example from a unit I direct for first-year Innovation students at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (the Centre). My teaching approach is participatory, student-led, and grounded in principles of inclusion, civic engagement, and ...
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