TD Week
April 28 - May 2, 2025
Join us for the first annual Transdisciplinary (TD) Week! Hosted by the Institutes for Transdisciplinary Scholarship and in partnership with colleagues across campus, both emerging and existing transdisciplinary scholars are invited to attend.
About the week
Hosted by the Institutes for Transdisciplinary Scholarship (ITS), a connection point on campus, TD Week is a chance to connect with partners on and off campus to showcase existing td work, educate about td work, network and engage.
Dates: Monday, April 28 - Friday, May 2, 2025
Format: In-person, virtual and hybrid options
Please register for the individual sessions you wish to attend.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Transdisciplinary scholarship is directed towards a complex issue or problem, most often one with a social dimension. Because of the complexity of the issue or problem, it is best addressed by teams of researchers from multiple disciplines. To address the social dimension of the question, transdisciplinary scholarship incorporates knowledges from outside the university, through theoretical or creative approaches to societal issues, and ideally by including societal actors who are implicated in the issue or problem in question.
Working definition from the Calgary Institute for the Humanities (2024)
Register for a session below!
Event schedule
Please note: all times listed below are in Mountain Time (MT).
| Monday, April 28 | Tuesday, April 29 | Wednesday, April 30 | Thursday, May 1 | Friday, May 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morning 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Virtual: Opening Remarks and the Role of TD in Current Events. Register to attend. | Hybrid: On Campus Resources for Building Partnerships. Register to attend. | Hybrid: Risk Management and Research Security. Register to attend. | Hybrid: Research Data Management, Open Science and Indigenous Data Sovereignty. Register to attend. | In-Person: How to Write a TD Grant. Register to attend. |
Afternoon 1 - 3 p.m. | Virtual: Impact Assessment. Register to attend. | In-Person: Meaningful and Respectful Community Engagement. Register to attend. | In-Person: TD PURE Student Presentations and FGS Graduate Program Presentation. Register to attend. | Hybrid: Intellectual Property and (Social) Innovation. Register to attend. | In-Person: Networking and Poster Display. Register to attend. |
More information about the sessions
Format: Virtual
Location: Zoom
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join us for TD Week opening remarks by Dr. Steven Bryant, Inaugural Academic Lead, Transdisciplinary Scholarship, and an engaging conversation on the importance of transdisciplinary engagements in the context of democracy and the Canadian Federal Election.
Format: Virtual
Location: Zoom
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Join us to learn about impact assessment, exploring how to communicate the impact generated through transdisciplinary work, different approaches needed for academia and community engagement, and what is currently possible within UCalgary.
Format: Hybrid
Location: HNSC 128
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
To start off our Community Engagement day, we are joined by Knowledge to Impact, Indigenous Research Support Team, Industry Partnerships, and Community Engagement. Get to know their teams, the resources they provide and how they can help you build successful partnerships!
Format: Hybrid
Location: HNSC 128
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Join us to hear from UCalgary faculty members and their community partner as they reflect on their relationship and share how they nurture it. It can be a challenging relationship, yet incredibly rewarding!
Format: Hybrid
Location: HNSC 128
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join us to learn about risk management and research security. This informative session will explore legal contracts, protecting your research, and how to use responsible and trustworthy AI in your work.
Format: In-Person
Location: HNSC 128
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Join us to hear from undergraduate research students about their projects and where it's taking them. Members from the Faculty of Graduate Studies will also join us to share about the new transdisciplinary graduate programs.
Format: Hybrid
Location: HNSC 128
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join us for an informative session on Research Data Management, Open Science, and Indigenous Data Sovereignty, with Ottilia Berze, Dr. Michael Hart, and Dr. Tyler Williamson as moderator.
Format: Hybrid
Location: HNSC 128
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Interested in learning more about intellectual property? Join us to learn about considerations, while focusing on different types of innovation that can stem from doing transdisciplinary work.
Format: In-Person
Location: HNSC 128
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Learn how to find funding for your transdisciplinary project from successful transdisciplinary scholars and grant applicants, including key aspects that will distinguish you from others and how to approach TD grants.
Format: In-Person
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Drop-in to this networking and poster session to learn from and interact with research projects on campus from both students and academics from different faculties.
