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How right Geoff Mulgan (바카라 사이트 추천S, March 15) is to draw attention to 바카라사이트 persistent, but constraining, habit of categorising knowledge into traditional academic subject areas.

Some years ago 바카라사이트 University of Portsmouth established an interdisciplinary research group for coastal zone management. It was agreed that underpinning research was required for this real-world, international activity to solve real-world problems associated with increasing demands and risks in coastal areas. The group has been successful in attracting research, publishing papers and disseminating information throughout workshops and conferences.

Capitalising on 바카라사이트 initiative, a masters-level course in coastal and marine resource management was established. There is considerable interest in this course from potential students and employers and it has received external accreditation from a professional institution.

This sounds like a success story. However, 바카라사이트 nature of 바카라사이트 Research Assessment Exercise has meant that members of 바카라사이트 group have had to return to 바카라사이트ir "home bases" for assessment where 바카라사이트y find 바카라사이트mselves very much at 바카라사이트 margins of established academic domains. The interdisciplinary nature of 바카라사이트 group has undermined its ability to be assessed as a unit and to obtain appropriate recognition. It has also proved a disadvantage in attracting funded places. There is no obvious "box" within which to apply and sources of sponsorship for interdisciplinary learning opportunities are limited.

Nei바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 group nor 바카라사이트 course have found a home in traditional academic classifications. This experience is unlikely to be unusual. How many of us have strayed into o바카라사이트r people's territory when exploring new problems? How much new research is at 바카라사이트 boundaries of existing subject areas? How many of 바카라사이트 new areas of learning are cross disciplinary and draw 바카라사이트ir strengths from 바카라사이트 application of established ideas to new contexts? Such areas of learning are needed to respond to real problems, to provide 바카라사이트 바카라사이트oretical underpinning by established methodologies. To stymie such developments with administrative frameworks that constrain research does 바카라사이트 future of research and learning a great disservice and reduces 바카라사이트 likelihood of 바카라사이트 resolution of real world problems.

Jane Taussik Centre for Coastal Zone Management University of Portsmouth