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New call for Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) in 2023

Published: 21 February 2023

The NJ Faculty Board has decided to continue to support the Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) initiative and the further development of IDA. A new call for the project period 2023-2024 will be announced in March. Here are the important dates.

  • 15 March: Call for IDA 2023-2024 opens
  • 1 June: Last day for application
  • 20 June: Official decision from the selection group to be announced
  • 5 Sep: Festive closing ceremony for IDA 2022-2023 and open workshop  at SLU
  • 25 Oct: Start for IDA 2023-2024
  • 30 June 2024: End of project period for IDA 2023-2024
  • Beginning of 2nd semester: Festive closing ceremony for IDA 2023-2024 and open workshop at SLU

In April and May there will be opportunities for Q&A sessions about IDA 2023-2024, match making events and inspiration webinars.

More information on the webinars can be found here.

Facts:

The Interdisciplinary Academy at SLU, initiated by SLU Future Food in 2022, is financed by the NJ faculty and SLU Future Food. The aim is to build a long-term organisation for the development of cross-disciplinary research at SLU. Inspiration has been drawn from the Pufendorf Institute at Lund University. 

The NJ Faculty's strategy for 2021–2025 states that cross-disciplinary approaches should be part of the work to contribute to the transition to a sustainable society. The strategy states that the faculty will "strengthen the ability to process research questions from a cross-disciplinary perspective" and to "facilitate cross-disciplinary research collaborations between different departments ".

SLU Future Food is a platform that stimulates and develops cross-disciplinary research and collaborations for economically, ecologically and socially sustainable food systems.