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Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC)
October 2016
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UCCRI has grown from this......
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To this......
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Our Vision To create an interdisciplinary environment for research on biodiversity conservation and the social context within which humans engage with nature
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Mutual learning and collaboration among diverse stakeholders
Our Values Mutual learning and collaboration among diverse stakeholders Understand and respect other disciplines and their methodologies Learning from other visions of reality to inform our own scientific understanding
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Key Strategic Goals Improve Understanding Foster Collaboration
Create Future Researcher Leaders High Quality Environment Pathways to Impact
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Four Key Areas of Research
Knowledge and expertise Conservation across protected and productive landscapes Biodiversity in the future earth The values of nature
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How do we implement interdisciplinarity into an academic environment?
UCCRI Conservation Network UCCRI Annual Early Career Programme UCCRI Management Committee Interdisciplinary Research Centres/ Strategic Research Initiatives Outputs Environment Impact Programme Activities Supporting postdocs and graduates Income/ Research Collaborations and Public Engagement
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Collaborate and Capacity Build at the same time
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Early Career Programme October 2016
Career Support Ecological Ethics Early career Talks Effective Communications Funding Support Enterprise Interdisciplinary Workshops Open Research Leadership and Collaboration Skills Impact Research and Professional Development Social Sciences in Conservation Understanding Policy and Decision Making
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Arts and Humanities – communicating and raising awareness
Both scientist and artist work with a common aim – to be heard and understood. Whether it is data or a painting, a GIS map or a poem, they are there because they are the result of someone wishing to communicate. Leverhulme Artist in Residence: Toby Smith
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