Sites dedicated to the transdisciplinary evolution of the university. The aim of transdisciplinarity is to lay bare the nature and characteristics of the flow of information circulating between various branches of knowledge.
CTS is an institute of advanced studies, jointly administrated by Charles University and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague. CTS seeks to bridge the gap between humanities and sciences. www.cts.cuni.cz
Established at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1988 with the mission of furthering the education and understanding of human rights by promoting transdisciplinary human rights education programs. www.stthomasu.ca/research/AHRC/AHRC.HTM
AIS is the professional association for interdisciplinarians, with a certain focus on transdisciplinarity. They sponsor an annual conference, a quaterly newsletter, an annual journal (Issues in Integrative Studies), and publications. www.units.muohio.edu/aisorg
As a transdisciplinary initiative, LWF represents UNESCO's pro-active response to addressing the deep social and political problems that confront humanity as they relate to the role of learning in society. www.unesco.org/education/lwf
Synthesizes work in disciplines including philosophy, literature, anthropology, psychology and psychiatry. Information on publications, conferences, projects and planned research. research.haifa.ac.il/~emotions
Details on this international group of scholars dedicated to interdisciplinary discussion and research. Contains information on membership and journal. www.nd.edu/~incshp
Information about programs addressing topics including terrestrial and marine biological diversity, global climate change, genetic research and ecosystem modeling. www.mnh.si.edu/rc/inter_disc_res_progs.html
UK-based organization for catastrophist information and research, including the role cosmic catastrophes may have played in our history. Online journals, events, message forum and links. www.knowledge.co.uk/sis
Talk at the International Congress " Universities' Responsabilities to Society ", International Association of Universities, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, November 12-14, 1997. In English and Portuguese. nicol.club.fr/ciret/bulletin/b12/b12c8.htm
"This paper carries a message of hope for the future of mankind. I pay the burden of being candid in the message - love is what we need - and didactical in the style - every individual, the simple or the sophisticated intellectual, carries the responsibi nicol.club.fr/ciret/locarno/loca5c10.htm
The International Congress "Which University for Tomorrow? Towards a Transdisciplinary Evolution of the University", Locarno, Switzerland (April 30 - May 2, 1997). In English, French and Spanish. nicol.club.fr/ciret/locarno/loca7en.htm
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