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Knowledge that would not be possible without crossing disciplinary boundaries 

An interdisciplinary research seminar by the LiU Junior Faculty and the Ingemar Ingemarsson Foundation for Interdisciplinarity.

What kind of knowledge becomes possible when researchers move beyond disciplinary boundaries?

The Ingemar Ingemarsson Foundation for Interdisciplinary Research and Junior Faculty invite you to an interdisciplinary research seminar, on 14 October 2026, 13.15-16.00 on Campus Valla, exploring how collaboration across disciplines can generate new questions, methods, and solutions that would not emerge within a single field.

The seminar brings together four speakers whose work spans psychology, mechanics, service innovation, manufacturing, sustainability, healthcare, and innovation ecosystems. Through short presentations and a concluding panel discussion, speakers will reflect on both the opportunities and challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration.

We warmly welcome Linköping University researchers from all disciplines and career stages. 

Programme

13:15-13:40  Welcome and introduction (Hugo Guyader and Sven Stafström)

13:45-14:05  Sarah McIntyre (LiU): "Touch sensation: from experimental psychology to mechanics"
14:05-14:25  Jakob Trischler (Karlstad University): “Co-Design as an Approach to User Involvement in Service Innovation: Reflections on Its Application and Effects Across Contexts”
14:25-14:45  Fika 
14:45-15:05  Marie Jonsson (LiU): “Bridging Industry, Institutes and Academia: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Automation, Materials and Sustainability in Manufacturing”
15:05-15:25  Sarah Lidé (Medicon Village): “The innovation that happens "in between" – crossing disciplines to solve complex health challenges”
15:25-16:00  Panel Q&A

Porträtt av kvinna med brunt axellångt hår. Anna Nilsen
Sarah McIntyre is one of the speakers.

 

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