Experiments in interdisciplinary capacity-building: The successes and challenges of large-scale interdisciplinary investments

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Lyall, Catherine ^a   Fletcher, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Interdisciplinarity; Research policy

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84882985151     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scs113     Document Type: Article

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