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ISTE Annual Conference Update
The week of 5th July saw The University of Bath hosting the virtual 28th ISTE International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering. Fifty-eight papers were presented with authors coming from twenty-four different countries. We are delighted to announce that TE2022 will be...
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New research: Helping Manufacturing Companies Respond to Change
Under the direction of Professor Linda Newnes, the University of Bath has been awarded £523K by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for research which will help manufacturing companies respond to change. If not dealt with quickly changes...
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PhD Studentship available - Why trans-disciplinary working is necessary and how to facilitate it
The University of Surrey are offering a PhD Studentship for research into transdisciplinary working within an engineering business context. Contributing to a research collaboration between Surrey, Bristol and Bath Universities, the funded project-led studentship examines what transdisciplinary (TD) working means within an...
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Publication: Mapping the Competencies of Design Engineers Against the Jantsch’s Hierarchical System
Abstract. Presented in this paper are the results of a systematic literature review to identify the competencies required by design engineers to work in increasingly complex societal projects. These competencies are then mapped against the four levels of a hierarchical...
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TE2021 – Conference Website Now Live
If the events of 2020 have taught us anything it is that changes within a system will cause disruptions and that these disruptions can have a major impact on society. But it is not only abrupt events such as global...
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Research: Transdisciplinary Skills - PhD Research Project
Engineering products are becoming increasingly complex. More than ever their success will be dependent on understanding the context in which the innovation will operate. That is, engineering design needs to take a transdisciplinary approach. But what are the skills required...
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