The university hospital also hosts the technical faculty's department of biomedical engineering, an expanding interdisciplinary field with close ties to industry.
This has changed significantly as the number of researchers and time pressure has increased, as research has become international and interdisciplinary, as there are tight ties between academia, private industry, and governmental research agencies, and as there is an experienced increase in pressure for publications and achieving grants.
Since marine biotech is a highly interdisciplinary field that is closely tied with the booming biotech industry, young scientists may find the research area a tempting stepping stone for their careers.
For an interdisciplinary research group such as ours, close ties to other departments and international collaborations are essential.
Given the rapidly-increasing needs for interdisciplinary studies and cross-field collaboration, closer ties among young investigators will help to promote the relationships among different types of institutions.
Probably a tie among: introductory physics; an interdisciplinary course on the art and literature of the 16th century; and a seminar, with Steve Gillon, on race in America.
Ando says that the increase covers new schemes to encourage interdisciplinary research and to help young researchers forge ties with researchers around the world.
CRAFTS involves Action Research Teams ARTSS) which tie student public work projects to interdisciplinary study.
The paper is an attempt to tie together main biogeophysical and social science projects under the auspice of interdisciplinary sustainability science development.
Hence "interdisciplinary studies".
