Preparing for an interdisciplinary future: A perspective from early-career researchers

Futures

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-32

  Bridle, Helen ^a   Vrieling, Anton ^b   Cardillo, Monica ^c   Araya, Yoseph ^d   Hinojosa, Leonith ^e  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied research; Collaboration; Communication; Interdisciplinarity; Research career; Transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 84887025929     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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