Tag: Interdisciplinary

Diversity in Ecology, Guest post

Rainbow Research: Learning to be interdisciplinary: queer(ing) practice beyond binaries

The Rainbow Research series returns to the British Ecological Society to celebrate Pride month 2022! These special posts promote visibility and share stories from STEM researchers who belong to the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Each post is connected to one of the themes represented by the colours in the Progress Pride flag (Daniel Quasar 2018). In this post, Ash Brockwell shares his story of Transgender Pride and working in interdisciplinary … Continue reading Rainbow Research: Learning to be interdisciplinary: queer(ing) practice beyond binaries

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Understanding ecosystem function (and each other)

Proponents of interdisciplinary work can range from grant reviewers to department chairs, but what goes into this type of collaboration? Alva Curtsdotter (ecologist) and Amanda Laubmeier (mathematician) talk about the process behind their recent paper on dynamic food web modelling. Alva: There has for some time now been an increasing interest in using dynamic food web models in ecosystem function research. These mathematical models describe … Continue reading Understanding ecosystem function (and each other)

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