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

Host university
Nantes Université
Teacher, lecturer
Sophie PARDO, Stéphane TIRARD
Topic
Transversal
Target group
PhD candidates / students
Teaching format
On Campus
Teaching language
English
Dates
14–15 January 2027
Academic year
2026-2027
ECTS
–

Application

Application deadline: 04/10/2026

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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 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.

More precisely, participants are expected to:

  • Get a framework and definitions of interdisciplinarity;
  • Discuss interdisciplinarity;
  • Understand how the interdisciplinary approach can be an asset in research;
  • Learn about the methodology of interdisciplinary work.

This course is opened to doctoral students from all disciplines / fields of study and all doctoral schools. Since 2024, the ELIT research network has organised training courses on the theme of interdisciplinarity, in French. Since 2026, ELIT offers its course to doctoral students from EUniWell and the COFUND Breath programme English.

Schedule

Day 1, 14 January 2027

09:15-12:30: 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

13:30-15:00: 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

15:15-17:15: Practical session in groups: Mock response to a call for proposals

  • Beginning of group work

 

Day 2, 15 January 2027

9:15-12:30: Practical session in groups: Mock response to a call for proposals

  • Continuation of group work

13:30-15:30: Feedback and closing session

Requirements

This course is designed for PhD students in all fields of study. English (level B2) required.