TRANSIT - BTG meeting 20110125 · Management, Sociology, … ! interdisciplinary research...
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BTG team
! Leo Caves (Biology) ! Gustav Delius (Maths) ! Angelika Sebald (Chemistry) ! Susan Stepney (CS) ! Jon Timmis (CS/Electronics) ! Jamie Wood (Maths/Biology) ! Caryn Swartz (Administrator/Trainer)
All members of YCCSA 2
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the setting
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YCC"SA | 1iks |
! collaborative enterprise across UoY departments # Biology, Computer Science, Electronics, Maths, Chemistry,
Management, Sociology, …
! interdisciplinary research environment
! multidisciplinary research training # e.g. Masters and PhD training; staff training
! established 2005 e
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research areas
! biological systems # computational biology:
complexity, data analysis and self-organisation # ecology: networks and regulation # evolution: collective motion, wind-farms and fisheries # microbiology: regulation and viral assembly
! natural/novel computational systems # bio-inspired computation # complex material computation
! social, economic and policy systems # social / influence networks # governance of complexity
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themes
! multivariate / time series data
! network representations
! dynamical systems / stochastic processes
! adaptive and evolutionary systems
! heterogeneous / multilevel systems
! emergence
complex systems
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YCCSA vision
! develop an interdisciplinary research community with a collaborative ethos
! foster creativity and risk-taking; promote collegiality ! move towards new transdisciplinary approaches to
scientific research and training
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our BTG
TRANSIT
TRANSition from Interdisciplinarity to Transdisciplinarity
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TRANSIT: objectives
1. To increase awareness of expertise and initiatives across disciplinary boundaries (“coming together”)
2. To enhance interactions and the development of novel ideas (“thinking together”)
3. To provide resources to support cross-disciplinary feasibility studies (“working together”)
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spaces and seminars
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“common room” space
! Natural mixing environment ! Ownership of workspace ! Celebrate creativity
Promotes interaction
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Fosters collegiality ! Feedback ! Support ! Inclusiveness ! Meritocracy
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interdisciplinary seminars
! TRANSITday (Friday) ! neutral venue ! format: 2 h informal sessions
# 1st hour: seminar & questions # Break for Tea & Scones # 2nd hour: continued discussion/breakout
“scone seminars”
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seminar archive
! Over 40 events captured to date # 19 with presentation slides # 34 with video capture (18 processed to date)
! Available on-line via streaming video
www.york.ac.uk/res/yccsa/events/seminararchive.html
bridges (space and) time
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thinking and creativity
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structured thinking systems
! Six Thinking Hats & Lateral Thinking # Edward de Bono # Training Package with Indigo Consulting
! Evaluate and embed within (interdisciplinary) academic research context
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STH usage
! individual use ! small teams ! large groups ! research, admin, coordination
maximise interaction enhance creativity
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STH experience
! quickly explained, simple to use, well accepted Pros ! harnessing - light-touch structuring (cf. brainstorm) ! promotes interaction - flattens hierarchies ! productive - avoids (unproductive) ping-pongs ! focussing - great when specific aim identified Cons(?) ! needs prep for effectiveness ! easily over-worked ! not for everything
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summary ! wide roll-out
# 183 people across campus # Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Environment,
Mathematics # Sociology, Management, Economics, Health Sciences, HYMS
(Medical School) # Educational Studies # IT Services, Research Support Offices, Administration
! adopted by institution # Offered as a training module on POD website # Incorporated into Leadership Programme
! future? # Refocus on research context # Incorporate Lateral thinking training 19
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also
! Facilitation # Orchestration of groups # Allows full user participation
! Dialogue
Useful to gain mutual understanding Not for focused outcome
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working together
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DTC"CIDCATS "
Wellcome TrustEoI
Full Proposal
AnthroposphericsLeverhulme Trust
Full Proposal
Cross-DisciplinaryFeasibility Account 1
EPSRC
Cross-DisciplinaryFeasibility Account 2
EPSRC
"Resilience"Leverhulme Trust
May 2008
July 2009
June 2010
October 2010
January 2011
Complexity in the Real World
EPSRC
January 2010Reflection
January 2008
Promoting Cross-Disciplinary
ResearchEPSRC
EoI
proposal generation
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AnthroposphericsSystem of Systems Approach
Natural Systems
Environmental
Ecological
Instrumental Systems
Political
Economic
Legal
Behavioural Systems
Social
Perceptual
Complex Systems
Networks
Dynamics
Adaptation
Emergence
Power-Influence
Social Networks
Cognitive Networks
Financial Models
Legislative & Policy Frameworks
Organisation of Agencies
Food Webs
Climate Models
Evolutionary Dynamics
DIAGRAMMATIC WORKPLAN
PositionPapers
Papers
Management
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CreativeEvents
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ShapingReflectiveWorkshops
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Human
Discovery Discovery Shaping Discovery Shaping
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NarrativeMapping
Monitor, Review, Evaluate, Broker, Shape
Roadmap
Indicative plan to show the distribution and relationship of the feasibility studies, based on the interplay of the creative events and the reflective workshops, informed by the narrative mapping underpinned by the management roles. Note the 3 6-month epochs, which include Discovery and Shaping events to inform current and future activities. The size and shape of feasibility studies is schematic. For clarity, some feedback channels are omitted. .
Anston
Baumann
Chemistry
YSBL
van der Woude
Thomas-OatesDavies
BiologyHYMS
CII
Graham Twarock
Maitland
Maths
YCCSA
Routledge
Thomas
Caves
Brzozowski
Green
SouthgateGibson
Physics
Bowles
Kleanthous
Vann
Kullberg
Duckett
Cussens
Comp Sci
Smith D
Potts
Kaye
Taylor
Timmis
Coles
Electronics
Hubbard
Wood
Walton
Barilla Pitchford
Franks
Mountford
Duhme-Klair
WilsonSmith DF
StepneyMurshudov
Signoret
Pryor
Wilkinson
Moir
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indicative lifecycle of a bid
! opportunity identified (and circulated) # Broadcast + targeted invitations
! Meetings (with homework!) # Initial info/scoping
! Gauge interest; align/distinguish initiatives
# Definition ! concept exploration; structuring
# Development (iterated)
! Comment and Review ! Hosted on Wiki 25
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importance of proposals
! proper “carrot” for time/energy ! opportunity for serious engagement
# interactions - gain links - widen network # build trust, identify expertise # rallying (and halo) effect
! great training # early stage researchers # neo-interdisciplinarians
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lessons
! acknowledge role and necessity of failure
! (recover,) reflect, regroup, recycle
its where the thinking gets done
(when else?)
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(summer) studentships
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features
! 10 week internships ! 2nd year UG students (+ 6th former!) ! interdisciplinary project / supervision ! cohort approach - colocated ! training programme
# STH # Seminars / Workshops
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lessons
! pair of hands for feasibility studies ! glue to bind new collaborative links ! high quality research from UG students ! bolsters research community ! ambassadors for programme
training the next generation of interdisciplinary researchers….
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venture fund
! flexible resources ! light-touch application ! peer review with feedback ! focus on interdisciplinarity / new
collaborations ! flexible remit
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lessons
! need to encourage applications ! transition from small bids to larger
feasibility studies ! need buy-in from colleagues for
secondment of RAs, RS etc. ! important mechanism to support future
proposals
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BTG has helped us: ! Strengthen, extend interdisciplinary community
# New disciplines # New staff
! Develop interdisciplinary culture # New ways of interacting # New patterns of working
! Progress our research # New avenues, projects # New grants, opportunities
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advice to the new BTG’ers
Be bold Be creative Be prepared to fail Take time to reflect Adapt Evolve Nurture Enjoy
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Q?
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