This is a past event
All students and members of staff are welcome to see and discuss presentations by postgrad research students from all across the university.
Interdisciplinary research is often stated to be “more important than ever.” It can be difficult however to put this ideal into practice, particularly given the significant commitment needed to achieve competence and, excellence within one’s chosen discipline.
The Centre for Modern Thought (CMT) is a small research community with an openness to interdisciplinarity and communication between the University’s schools. Our working hypothesis is that we stand to gain, both as individuals and members of the University, when the disciplines share their knowledge and actively seek to learn from each other.
For this reason, the CMT will hold a one-day symposium on June 10, to give postgraduate research students (PhD and Master) from all disciplines the opportunity to learn about interdisciplinarity, to present their work to a broader audience, and to interact with students from other disciplines regarding the state of their fields and their research.
After a workshop session on examples of interdisciplinary research practices in Aberdeen run by faculty teaching staff, the symposium will provide a venue for the presentation and discussion of student contributions. This will provide the opportunity for students to showcase their work (research projects, dissertations, or special topics extracted therefrom) to an audience outside of their specific field, and to get valuable feedback from students with different academic and methodological backgrounds.
In addition to fostering better cross-disciplinary communication and awareness, this is a chance for students to build experience in public speaking and performance, as well as an opportunity to strengthen the community ties across departmental lines.
You can download the programme here.
- Venue
- MacRobert Building, rooms 302 and 304
- Contact
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If you would like to participate in the symposium, please register via email to abdn.cmt@gmail.com.