Interdisciplinary practices in research
Understand how the interdisciplinary approach can be an asset in research and learn about the methodology of interdisciplinary work.
General Information
Application
Applications closed. Application deadline was 03/10/2025 .
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Course description
Since its creation in 2022, the ELIT research network (for ELaborating InTerdisciplinarity with SSH) has been an incubator of projects to think, understand and articulate interdisciplinary interactions around the issues of Future Health and Future Industry. Its scope includes all social sciences and humanities in Nantes related to Health and/or Industries for the future. The network also promotes dialogue between the social sciences and humanities and the engineering and health sciences.
Since 2024, the ELIT research network organised training course on the theme of interdisciplinarity, in French. A significant part of the course is dedicated to practical work, in groups. This course is opened to doctoral students from all disciplines / fields of study and all doctoral schools. About 20 students took part to each sessions. In 2026, ELIT aims to open its course to doctoral students from the COFUND Breath and from EUniWell, by offering an English session.
Schedule
Day 1 : February 5, 2026
9h15-12h30 (3h15) : Introduction: What is interdisciplinarity?
Presentation and tour de table
Framing and definitions
Discussion on the practice of interdisciplinarity within the various research units and universities
13h30-15h00 (1h30) : The realities of interdisciplinary work
Testimony of an interdisciplinary project or experience
Overview of the call for proposals/projects and journals where it is possible to publish interdisciplinary papers
15h15 – 17h15 (2h) Practical session in groups: Mock response to a call for proposals
Beginning of group work
Day 2 : February 6, 2026
9h15-12h30 (3h15) Practical session in groups: Mock response to a call for proposals
Continuation of group work
13h30 – 15h30 (2h) Feedback and closing session
Requirements
Be a PhD student
