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Transformations - Our Blog

Loneliness as a critical public health issue

Loneliness is increasingly recognized as a critical public health issue, linked to approximately 100 deaths per hour and equivalent to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. In the UK, one in ten workers often feel lonely at work, and almost half of the workforce experiences loneliness at work some of the time. The IAS Major Project, Arts Engagement and Mental Health at Work, examines how artistic engagement can foster social connection and support mental health among working adults.
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IAS initiatives: Empowering Early Career Researchers in Interdisciplinary Exploration

Dr Margarita Staykova, IAS Co-Director, Faculty of Science, details the ECR initiatives at the IAS
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What does Interdisciplinarity Mean?

Professor Louise Barrett explores the power of interdisciplinary research
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A busy term ahead at the IAS

We have an exciting year of projects ahead of us, and a number of events coming up this term to highlight for you.
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What does Interdisciplinarity mean?

Dr Kateryna Ivashchenko-Stadnik investigates the origins, meaning and applications of interdisciplinarity in academia
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Uncovering Leaders' Identity Processes (After the IAS Fellowship: Research Development Project)

Dr Matt Sjoberg, Management and Marketing, uncovers leaders' identity processes through the use of natural language processing
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Humans, Numbers and now AI (After the IAS Fellowship: Major Research Project)

IAS Christopherson Knott Fellows Dr David Chivers (Economics) and Professor John Paul Gosling (Mathematical Sciences) explore Humans, Numbers and now AI
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Welcome to our Transformations Blog, where we bring together the experiences, thoughts and ideas of many of our IAS community. You will find articles here that share thoughts on the experience of running a major project, or visiting Durham as an IAS Fellow, but also pieces on the nature of interdisciplinary research, or summaries of projects past, or plans for the future.