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DTSTART:20181023T133000Z
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SUMMARY:Tricks of the Trade: A Talk on the Value of Interdisciplinary Res
 earch - Sir Alan Wilson\, The Alan Turing Institute
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DESCRIPTION:Calling all PhD students!  We are delighted to host a visit b
 y Sir Alan Wilson of the Alan Turing Institute on 23 October 2018. Sir A
 lan will be giving insights into the importance of inter-disciplinary re
 search based on his experiences of working in the social and physical sc
 iences. \n\nAll are welcome.  \n\nAbstract:\nHow many good research idea
 s come from being able to trawl across a wide range of reading\, studyin
 g and recombining of sources?  Quite a lot according to eminent scholar 
 and geographer \nSir Alan Wilson.  Drawing on the experience from his ow
 n long career in working across the physical and social sciences he will
  explain why researchers of all ages\, but particularly those starting o
 ut in their careers\, need to keep in mind the value of inter-disciplina
 ry research.  Using the idea of ‘combinatorial evolution’ from the work 
 of Brian Arthur and Ross Ashby’s ‘Design for a brain’ he will show how s
 cholarly innovation and discovery often emerges from unexpected sources\
 ; and building blocks at the basis of many breakthroughs in science come
  through venturing into and working with other disciplines. \n
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:A113\, Samuel Alexander Building
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