[ RESEARCH COMMUNITY ] June 2, 2022
Member collaboration and early-career researchers
Discover a way to cherry pick and organize the ideas that will have the biggest impact for your community – all whilst helping develop a continuous research cycle.
What is interdisciplinary collaboration, and does it really matter for the success of a person’s career or the future of a discipline?
Our answer on all fronts is yes. Interdisciplinary collaboration is a top priority for sponsors, academic institutions, industry partners, and even governments. But it can feel overwhelming. How do you find those people? How do you share information when specialized language and jargon can make understanding different disciplines difficult? Where does this collaboration happen, and how can societies or publishers enable members to share effectively?
That’s a lot of questions. And while not every question about interdisciplinary collaboration has an answer, we’ve got some ideas.
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Demonstrate the value and importance of interdisciplinary collaboration:
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Create opportunities for members to network with those in other organizations:
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Explore the possibilities of interdisciplinary themed conferences:
We know that conferences are one of the most powerful opportunities for collaboration in the research industry. However, this is still limited to a relatively small number of people, i.e., only the representatives that happen to attend that particular conference or seminar. An interdisciplinary approach would dictate that conference materials should be shared much more widely to accelerate progress across fields. Making the information and knowledge available digitally ensures that it reaches a more diverse and global audience.
Early career researchers are the future of science, and the good news is that they are ready and able to tackle the complex challenges of today’s world. We just need to create opportunities for them to connect, engage with the latest research, and meet their future collaborators as quickly and efficiently as possible.