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SUMMARY:Interdisciplinarity in Science - Panel debate\, chaired by Quentin
  Cooper\, presenter of BBC Radio 4's weekly science programme\, The Materi
 al World
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DTEND:20080429T183000Z
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CONTACT:Joe Herman
DESCRIPTION:<p>\n      Cambridge University Chemical Society\, in associat
 ion with the Royal Society of Chemistry\, is delighted to present a forum 
 on Interdisciplinarity in Science. \n<br><br>\n	Featuring a diverse panel 
 of leading researchers and government advisors\, we will debate how the in
 creasingly interdisciplinary nature of certain areas of science impacts on
  the potential career paths of young scientists. \n<br><br>\n	Discussion t
 opics will include issues that will be relevant from a careers perspective
 \, such as funding opportunities\, and research impact\, as well as proble
 ms of knowledge management and balance between breadth and depth. We will 
 also examine how interdisciplinarity can shape a scientific education\, pr
 eparing students for research in areas that draw upon many different field
 s. \n      <br>\n<br>\nChairing the debate will be <b>Quentin Cooper</b>\,
 \npresenter of BBC Radio 4's\nweekly science programme\, The Material Worl
 d. <br>\n\n      <br>\n\n      <h1>Panelists:</h1>\n\n      <p>\n\n      \
 n      <ul type="circle">\n<font size="2">\n        <li><b>Prof. John McCa
 rthy</b> - Director of\nthe <a href="http://www.mib.ac.uk">Manchester\nInt
 erdisciplinary Biocentre</a>\n        </li>\n\n        <li><b>Prof. Georgi
 na Born</b> - Professor of\nSociology\, Anthropology and Music in\nCambrid
 ge\, whose recent paper <i>Logics of Interdisciplinarity</i> highlighted r
 esults of an 18-month empirical study of interdisciplinary research across
  different areas of science and engineering.</li>\n\n        <li><b>Dr. Jo
 hn Canning</b> - founder of the <a href="http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwor
 k/networks/itlg">Interdisciplinary\nTeaching and Learning Group</a> at the
  Higher Education Academy\n        </li>\n\n        <li><b>Dr. Ian Gibson\
 , MP</b> - member of the\nDepartment for Innovation\,\nUniversities and Sk
 ills Committee\, and regular contributor to <i>Science\nand Public Affairs
 </i>\, a monthly journal for the <a href="http://www.the-ba.net">British A
 ssociation for the\nAdvancement of Science</a>\n        </li>\n\n        <
 li><b>Prof. Alan Hughes</b> - Director of\nthe <a href="http://www.cbr.cam
 .ac.uk/">Centre for\nBusiness Research</a>\,\nand member of the <a href="h
 ttp://www2.cst.gov.uk/%22">Council\nfor Science and Technology</a>\, the U
 K government's top-level\nindependent advisory body on science and technol
 ogy policy issues.\n        </li>\n\n        <li><b>Duncan Connors</b> - G
 eneral Secretary\nof the <a href="http://www.npc.org.uk/">National\nPostgr
 aduate Committee</a>\n        </li>\n</font>\n      </ul>\n\n      </p>\n\
 n<br>For more information\, and to register\, please visit:\nhttp://www.ch
 emsoc.ch.cam.ac.uk/interdisciplinarity
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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