Awards for Interdisciplinary Theses

[Call for Proposals] - Published on March 14, 2023 in Doctoral and HDR Programs

The University of Montpellier Doctoral College Thesis Award is intended to recognize three doctoral graduates from the Doctoral College’s Class of 2022 whose research and thesis work have an impact beyond their respective disciplines.

The report will distinguish between the interdisciplinary nature of the project and the work carried out by the doctor.

Multidisciplinarity involves the juxtaposition of disciplinary perspectives, which broadens the scope of knowledge by increasing the number of available data, tools, and methods. Within a multidisciplinary framework, disciplinary boundaries retain their distinctiveness and identity. Interdisciplinarity refers to the interaction and cooperation among multiple disciplines from different fields around shared subjects and projects. Work conducted within an interdisciplinary framework opens up research perspectives for each discipline involved that extend beyond their respective boundaries. Such work combines data, methods, tools, theories, and concepts from different disciplines into a synthesis in which the role of the disciplinary components goes beyond mere juxtaposition.

Keywords: Doctoral School, Thesis Award, Research, University