Interdisciplinary Challenges

Our Interdisciplinary Challenges

Our pursuit of truth is grounded in the service of others. Working together, we will address five interdisciplinary challenges of our time. These urgent and wide-ranging problems require complex solutions, which draw on both theoretical and applied knowledge.

We have the expertise to face these particular challenges, which speak directly to our region, our society and our century. We will engage with them collaboratively, combining ideas and approaches across our areas of excellence. As we work, we will also look ahead and identify new challenges for the future.

Diagram showing five interdisciplinary challenges - clockwise from top: Energy Transition, Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity, Environment and Biodiversity, Data and Artificial Intelligence, Health Nutrition and Wellbeing.
Diagram showing five interdisciplinary challenges - clockwise from top: Energy Transition, Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity, Environment and Biodiversity, Data and Artificial Intelligence, Health Nutrition and Wellbeing.

Our Interdisciplinary Challenges

Our pursuit of truth is grounded in the service of others. Working together, we will address five interdisciplinary challenges of our time. These urgent and wide-ranging problems require complex solutions, which draw on both theoretical and applied knowledge.

We have the expertise to face these particular challenges, which speak directly to our region, our society and our century. We will engage with them collaboratively, combining ideas and approaches across our areas of excellence. As we work, we will also look ahead and identify new challenges for the future.

If you would like to get involved in delivering Aberdeen 2040, contact us via email at: aberdeen2040@abdn.ac.uk.