Programme and presentations
Day 1
Introduction to the workshop - Sarah Moore
ESF and its interdisciplinary initiatives - Eva Hoogland
Welcome to King’s College London and introduction to the theme: Two perspectives on collaboration between the life sciences and social sciences - Nikolas Rose and Robert Plomin
Policies and practices of interdisciplinary research - Sabine Maasen
Discussant - Christian Pohl
Towards a philosophy of interdisciplinarity? - Jan C. Schmidt
Case study 1. Oxytocin modulates human cognition and behaviour in conflict and cooperation - Carsten De Dreu
Case study 2. Integrating epigenetic epidemiology into studies of mental illness - Jonathan Mill
Case study 3. The Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (SSGAC) – Pilot Project on Educational Attainment - Philipp Koellinger
Plenary discussion: False starts, failures and rivalry between disciplines
Chair: Adrian Alsop (ESRC)
Discussant - Nine Challenges in integrating life science expertise with population-oriented social science Jeremy Freese
Comment - Zsofia Viranyi
Day 2
Case-study 5. The Whitehall II study: a successful interdisciplinary paradigm? - Eric Brunner
Case-study 6. Religious prayers in a neurocognitive framework - Andreas Roepstorff
Panel discussion: ‘Whatever works?’ Good practice in collaboration between the life sciences and the social sciences
Moderator: Rifka Weehuizen
Panel: Jeremy Freese, Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Robert Plomin, Matti Sintonen
Conclusions of the workshop: Insights and recommendations - Des Fitzgerald and Nikolas Rose
