Event Details

Meet ISF Fellows, past, present, and future, network, hear more about the work of the ISF, and perhaps plant the seeds of new ideas for collaborative, interdisciplinary research. Bring your big ideas for interdisciplinary research and your curiosity!

In 2021, Lancaster’s Institute for Social Futures launched its first milestone publication, the Handbook of Social Futures, providing a collection of cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research that sheds new light on contemporary futures studies. The volume engages with key defining questions of the early twenty-first century such as climate change, big data, AI, the future of economics, education, mental health, cities and more -- and we want to keep the conversation going about the importance of interdisciplinary research for the big questions of our day.

To that end, we are inviting anyone interested in finding out more about the ISF, or those simply curious, or passionate, about interdisciplinary research, to join us on Tuesday 15^th March 14:00-16:00.

Meet ISF Fellows, past, present, and future, network, hear more about the work of the ISF, and perhaps plant the seeds of new ideas for collaborative, interdisciplinary research. Bring your big ideas for interdisciplinary research and your curiosity!

This event is open to all who wish to learn more about interdisciplinary research, futures thinking and practice, and find potential collaborators on exciting interdisciplinary projects.

Schedule:

14.00-14.10: Welcome and introduction - Richard Harper and Emily Spiers

14.10-14.20: Special guests Jess Davies and Mandy Dillon on Discipline Hopping

14.20-14.45: Examples of interdisciplinary research and ISF seed-funded projects

14.45-15.00: Networking and refreshments with ISF Fellows Past, Present and Future

15.00-16.00: Interdisciplinary research workshop (facilitated)