Hello! I'm looking for examples of successful partnerships involving researchers from a broad range of disciplines working together to do one or more of the following:
- Establish a new interdisciplinary field. Example: the Microbiome for the Built Environment Network (https://microBE.net)
- Define a research agenda. Example: Frumpkin et. al. (2017). Nature contact and human health: A research agenda. Environmental Health Perspectives, 125(7), 075001.
Article Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda
- Establish common definitions for key terms. Example: Del Giudice et. al. (2018). What Is Stress? A Systems Perspective. Integrative and comparative biology, 58(6), 1019-1032.
Article What Is Stress? A Systems Perspective
- Accelerate the accumulation of generalizable findings. Example: The Psychological Science Accelerator. (https://psysciacc.org)
The above are some of the best examples I'm aware of in that they are all aiming for goals that will benefit multiple disciplines.
What other examples are you aware of that belong in this ambitious category?
I'm looking for models and best practices to emulate in future projects related to the influence of time spent in the outdoors and green/blue spaces on human health and well-being.
Many thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Catherine Baumgartner
I'm not sure this will help with future projects related to the influence of time spent in the outdoors and green/blue spaces on human health and well-being. I work in the field of pharmaceutical research and development, and I can attest that it is an excellent example of interdisciplinary collaborative and/or translational research. It takes many people working in many specialties to discover a drug candidate, then take it through preclinical development, clinical development, and manufacturing.
Good Day, Catherine. Have you considered the transdiscipline of Informing Science. It explores how best to inform clients using information technology. The evolving transdiscipline involves various reference disciplines including psychology, computer science, evolutionary biology, and linguistics. Disciplines that use Informing Science are diverse: included are education, government, business, public relations, and dozens more. The essence of the Informing Science philosophy is the transfer of knowledge from one field to another: breaking down disciplinary boundaries that hinder the flow of knowledge.
Taken from (open access): Cohen, E. (2009). A philosophy of informing science. Informing Science: the International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline, 12, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.28945/425
More also on: https://www.informingscience.org
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