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Why do some topics benefit from interdisciplinary approaches?

Watch Lucy Atkinson explain how interdisciplinary approaches can maximise public good of sci applications & enable answers to challenging questions.

In this film, Lucy Atkinson explains why an interdisciplinary approach is important for maximising the public good achieved from applications of science and in answering some of the most challenging questions we face.

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  • What do you think about the role of science in making political decisions?
  • What do you think about the role of politics in making scientific decisions?

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