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Future Africa Transdisciplinary (TD) Dialogue
August 28 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 pm
The University of Pretoria’s Future Africa (FA) is pleased to invite you to join the latest Transdisciplinary (TD) Dialogue, titled: The Transformative Impact of Transdisciplinarity on Research.
Date: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Time: 09:30 am to 10:30 am SAST
Venue: Online on Zoom
RSVP Link: https://bit.ly/4do9GxE
For more information, please contact Dr Hester du Plessis at hester.duplessis@up.ac.za
This TD Dialogue aims to build a common understanding of how transdisciplinary research can drive significant transformation. The dialogue will focus on the philosophical discourse surrounding the transcendence of diverse, co-created knowledge. It will explore the necessary transgressions required to address complex local and global challenges effectively.
Join us for an engaging discussion featuring our guest speaker Professor Matthias Kaiser in conversation with Dr Neeraj Mistry, Deputy Director at Future Africa, both live from the AFINO Conference in Oslo, Norway.
Speaker
Professor Matthias Kaiser is Professor Emeritus at the Center for the Study of the Sciences and Humanities (SVT) at the University of Bergen, and Prof. II (10%) at the NTNU in Trondheim, an affiliated Fellow at the Koi Tū: Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland, and Editor-in-Chief of the Springer journal Food Ethics. Presently he is a Senior Researcher at NORSUS: Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research. His areas of expertise include philosophy of science (Dr.phil.), ethics of science, food ethics, technology assessment and science-for-policy. His topics of interest include but are not restricted to aquaculture, seafood and food ethics, value studies, the precautionary principle, uncertainty & complexity, practical ethics, integrity in science, and public participation. Matthias Kaiser has more than 170 publications, and Google Scholar (10.01.2024) cites him with 2759 citations, h-index of 29 and i10-index of 59. He has extensive expertise and experience in methods of practical ethics and qualitative and quantitative research methods in social science. He has documented skills in project leadership and advice for inter- and transdisciplinary research.
This conversation will be broadly informed by the International Science Council’s 2023 report, Looking at the Future of Transdisciplinary Research.