Horizons Institute

One of our first programmes of work set out to help researchers explore "What Comes After the UN sustainability Goals (SDGs)?" As part of this work, we offered funding and some support for researchers who wanted to deliver activities around Culture (the missing pillar), Rethinking Global Governance, Collaborative Solutions to Global Health, the Decolonising Agenda 2030, and Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Transformative Technology. A diverse set of wonderful, innovative and engaging activities were surfaced through this programme. One of them, The Big Decolonisation Dialogue, is a project run by a group of PhD students at University of Leeds to explore some of the key issues around decolonisation - through which they have hosted a conference session and developed their own podcast. If you'd like to take a listen to the podcast (now on episode 7 and discussing decolonising #ClimateChange) you can find the link below 👇

It is one month until #WorldFoodDay 2024, where many of us will be sharing research being developed to address some of the complex issues surrounding our global food systems. It is something we, alongside Leeds Faculty for Biological Sciences, Global Food and Environment Institute, University of Leeds, Priestley Centre for Climate Futures and University of Leeds Sustainability Service (among others) highlight every year on October 16. So, if you're interested in food systems, please feel free to follow our fellow University of Leeds faculties, institutes and centres for lots of insights from our research community in the lead-up to the day itself. And if you want a little insight into the kind of research we support in this area, feel free to take a look at last year's blog highlighting food-related projects from our research community 👇 https://lnkd.in/eK-nkXs9 #FoodSystems #WorldFoodDay #TheRightToFood #Research #Interdisciplinary #Food #GlobalHealth

Moving between industry and academia can provide a wealth of insights for researchers who want to collaborate across sectors, which is why last year we asked Mark Sumner and Gustav Markkula to share some of their experiences of working in this cross-sectoral space. You can find out more about what they shared in this blog-post, based on our #InsightSeries session back in October: https://lnkd.in/eYcNja56 #Academia #Industry #Collaboration #Interdisciplinary

How can creative methods and cultural organisations help reframe ageing, develop connections for older people, and support healthier ageing? How can digital and healthcare technology help people age well, while ensuring older people aren't digitally excluded? How can society and social provisions develop further understanding of the challenges of ageing to support people as they age? Yesterday saw an array of speakers at the Reimagine Ageing Showcase cover these broad areas of research, sparking conversations and connections throughout the day (and we hope beyond too). Below you can find a few of the photos from the day, and if you want to find out more about the network, please visit their website: https://lnkd.in/eJDiB-cC Also, if you, or someone you know, is interested in doing a PhD in the area of age-related research, Reimagine Ageing has four opportunities available. For more information on these, visit their dedicated webpage: https://lnkd.in/exX4W37r #Ageing #Research #Interdisciplinary #DigitalInclusion #CreativeAgeing #CreativeIndustries #ArtsAndCulture #SocialCare #GeriatricMedicine Marian Lunah Sommer Maria Kapsali Sarah Astill Kate Kellett

If you’re at Crucible at Queen's University Belfast with Samantha Aspinall today, feel free to connect with us - we’d love to hear from more researchers in the interdisciplinary space 👋

It's the start of a new academic year, so lots of you may be considering taking on a new learning and development opportunity. Most #HigherEducation institutions will offer some kind of mentoring scheme, but what are the benefits, and how to these mentoring relationships work? Earlier this year, our Institute Manager Lauren wrote a blog post sharing some insights into what we've found through running the Horizons Institute mentoring scheme, as well as a series of reflections from both our mentors and mentees. Take a look to find out more 👇 and if you're thinking of starting mentoring, or becoming a mentee, let us know about your thoughts in the comments. https://lnkd.in/e-QD8BFZ

Fantastic opportunity from Reimagine Ageing for anyone looking to do a PhD researching experiences of ageing 👇

How do we redesign the places we live to support a more sustainable way of life, and to promote more equitable and thriving communities? Remaking Places held four Rethinking events over the course of this year, where participants from multiple disciplines and sectors came together to share their knowledge, expertise and curiosity to discuss how we can re-make our approach to the places we live. Whether you made it along to one of these sessions, or missed the opportunity so far, you can read more about the discussions in this series of four blog posts: https://lnkd.in/eyK4rzEd #Sustainability #Community #Equity #Remaking #Rethinking #Redesigning #Interdisciplinary #ResearchNetwork #Research Katy Wright Paul Chatterton Alex De Little Helen Graham Dave Riley

It's the start of a new academic year, and with it comes new Challenge Networks, a new Crucible cohort, and lots of opportunities to support novel and exciting interdisciplinary research. And this year, we want to work with even more researchers and research-aligned professionals across #HigherEducation, so we've asked Dan Waters from Adarak to help us put together some introductory videos. In these videos, the team will talk about what we do, why we do it, and share how we can help you, and your institution, develop your interdisciplinary research skills. These will be coming to a [small] screen near you this Autumn, but in the meantime, you can find out more about out work from our 🌐 Website: https://lnkd.in/e8RUDeEq 🔵 BlueSky: https://lnkd.in/ePeR8xXw Or you can sign up for our 📰 newsletter: https://lnkd.in/epawe9Cc #GetInTouch #Interdisciplinary #Research #ResearchSupport #InterdisciplinaryResearch

We know lots of you have been busy, or taking a well-earned break, over the summer - so in case you missed it here's a fantastic blog post written by students Rishabh Bezbaruah and Annalisa Mack about their work on the global Social Justice Jam 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_3N6kqC #Collaboration #Interdisciplinary #Coproduction #SDGs #SustainableDevelopment #Pretoria #Leeds