Td Summer School
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Transdisciplinary Research at the Science | Society Interface
Since 2012, Leuphana University Lüneburg has offered the Td Summer School: Transdisciplinary Research at the Science | Society Interface. Designed for scientists and practitioners from Civil Society Organizaions (the administrative and economic sector, among others), Td Summer School is conceptualized as a space for mutual learning to enable collaboration, knowledge integration and transformation in-between established societal fields.
Leuphana offers a 5-day intensive training and a 2-3 day special training in transdisciplinary research. The Td Summer School prepares researchers and practitioners for joint research on societal needs. The courses provide both theoretical and methodological foundations, as well as experience in designing and implementing transdisciplinary research processes.
A special focus of the Td Summer School is on broadening the participants’ disciplinary and interdisciplinary research towards a transdisciplinary approach, and on enabling practitioners to expand their role in contributing to transdisciplinary research. Bringing together scientists, practitioners and policy makers, the Td Summer School allows participants to experience multiple perspectives and a joint elaboration of roles, tasks and responsibilities in cooperative research and the transformation of societal needs.
Objectives
Understanding the emergence of transdisciplinary research in the context of societal changes
- Getting familiar with different transdisciplinary research methodologies and process designs
- Gaining skills in inter- and transdisciplinary research methods: mutual learning and knowledge integration methods, methods of boundary work, validation and assessments
- Exploring how to broaden the participants’ disciplinary and interdisciplinary research by adopting principles of transdisciplinary research
- Identifying different functions of transdisciplinary processes and respective roles of involved parties
Contact
Apl. Prof. Dr. Ulli Vilsmaier
Universitätsallee 1, C40.528
21335 Lüneburg
Fon +49.4131.677-2295
Trainers
A detailed list of the entire training team can be found here.
Reviews
Events
Td Summer School 2020
Td Summer School 2020, Baku (Azerbaijan): This year's Td Summer School was going to be hosted by Azerbaijan University in June, 2020. However, due to the ongoing "Covid-19 Crisis" it had to be postponed. You can keep yourself updated on the website by following this link.