Interdisciplinary Research

Interdisciplinary Research

Success Measures

IPB has been promoting transdisciplinary research since the last few years marked with the establishment of the Center for Transdisciplinary and Sustainability Science in 2018. Transdisciplinary goes beyond interdisciplinary, and both require collaboration across disciplines. 

Internally, IPB has determined interdisciplinary research as a key performance, and delivered particular tasks to the Directorate of Research and Innovation to facilitate collaborative research across disciplines, to the Directorate of Strategic Studies and Academic Reputation to increase the number of interdisciplinary publications, as well as to the Directorate of Global Connectivity to increase the number of international research consortia. 

Several measures of interdisciplinary research success determined by IPB University, including: 

(1) number of publications

IPB regularly monitors its publication performance, particularly that involving international partners and their relevance to SDGs through external and internal platforms, namely: SINTA, a national platform provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education, Scopus  and more detail information is gained from Scival , SIPPM – an internal platform that provide information about performance of faculty members in research and community empowerment, and SIPAKARIL – an internal platform that provides data about publication performance of individual faculty members. 

(2) number of citations  

IPB University tracks the number of citations resulting from interdisciplinary research collaborations from SCOPUS, SCIVAL, and SINTA and is analyzed by the Directorate of Strategy and Academic Reputation Studies. We also assess the sustainability of research collaborations and its distribution based on the regions or countries indicated by the International Research Network (IRN) Index as shown at our national platform https://sinta.kemdikbud.go.id/wcu/overview3.

(3) number of new international research consortia; 

The Directorate of Global Connectivity is responsible for managing data of international research consortia. This data is reported to SIMAKER – an internal platform to report university achievement at this indicator. List of active consortia can be seen in this link: https://global.ipb.ac.id/research-consortia/.

(4) number of competitive grants for interdisciplinary research received by the faculty members;

The type of grants includes the one provided by the Indonesian Ministry, G to G matching fund scheme, the university and other international funds. In 2023, IPB had more than 600 research topics funded by various research schemes as mentioned earlier.  The list of research topics, principle researchers and type of funding schemes can be seen in this link: https://dri.ipb.ac.id/riset-skematik-ipb-yang-dikelola-dri-tahun-2023/. Interdisciplinary research were funded under various schemes, including: BPDPKS (page 1), National Competitive Applied Research – PTKN, Pendanaan Riset dan Inovasi untuk Indonesia Maju – RIIM by BRIN (page 14-15), Action Research (page 19), RISPRO LPDP (page 19-20), RKI PTNBH (page 20), UKICIS (page 20-21).

(5) number of innovations and patents

Resulted from the interdisciplinary research collaboration. Since December 2020, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education launched Kedaireka Program, namely matching fund program that link academia and industry to promote downstreaming research outputs and innovation produced by universities. IPB actively participates in this program and has received the highest number of grants. Reports of Kedaireka Program by IPB and  posters of individual projects funded can be seen at this link: https://stp.ipb.ac.id/program-matching-fund-kedaireka-ipb-tahun-2023/.

(6) number of policy recommendations

(Policy briefs) produced by research teams including those related to interdisciplinary science research. In 2022, IPB established an online platform to publish policy briefs produced by its faculty members (https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/agro-maritim/issue/archive). This platform serves as a medium to disseminate knowledge resulting from research to a wider audience and is expected to create impact on societal changes. 

Physical Facilities

Our facilities that support interdisciplinary research include laboratories, field laboratories and stations, teaching factories, and libraries. These facilities are located in several campus areas and provide shared laboratory space, equipment/instruments, meeting rooms, and office space to support collaborative research projects. Some are managed by the university, some others by faculties and research centers.

1. Laboratories
  1. Advanced research laboratory (Laboratorium Riset Unggulan)
  2. Integrated laboratory (Laboratorium Terpadu)
  3. Laboratory of SEAFAST
  4. Tropical Biopharmaca Research Center (Biofarmaka) 
  5. Surfactant Bioenergy Research Center (SBRC) 
  6. Primates Research Center (Pusat Studi Satwa Primata) has several laboratories, including: Microbiology & Immunology Laboratory, pathology laboratory, animal research laboratory, biotechnology laboratory, animal conservation laboratory, breeding laboratory.
  7. ProLing Laboratory (Laboratorium Produktivitas dan Lingkungan Perairan) 
  8. Climate Station
  9. Instrumentation Workshop
  10. Computer Laboratory
2. Field Laboratories and Research Station

a. Agriculture and Plantations:

  • Pasir Sarongge Garden facilitates research on horticulture production, post-harvest including packaging, marketing as well as agro-tourism. 
  • Sabisa Farm facilitates research on horticulture and agribusiness 
  • Agribusiness and Technology Park facilitates research on smart agriculture production, post-harvest and marketing. It is managed by the Directorate of Agromaritime Community Development . It is located next to IPB Darmaga Campus with an area of 6 hectares surrounded by farmers’ settlements and their farming land. 
  • Cikabayan Farm facilitates research on cash crops and fruit production. 
  • IPB Jonggol Innovation Valley has been launched in mid of 2024. It is located in Jonggol, about 50 km from Jakarta with an area of 267 hectares. It serves as the center for research and innovation and their applications in the field of crop and animal production and post-harvest, oil palm plantation and crude palm oil production, crop and animal waste production. Info at: https://stp.ipb.ac.id/ipb-university-kembangkan-ipb-jabar-innovation-valley-di-jonggol/
  • IPB Plant Clinic  

          More information on IPB research stations can be accessed here and https://www.ipb.ac.id/page/facilities/station

b. Aquaculture, Marine and Coastal Management : 

  • Sea Farming in Seribu Island District facilitates research on smart mariculture and marine conservation management. 
  • Fish Ponds facilitate research on fish production, post-harvest as well as, aquatic health.
  • Pelabuhan Ratu Marine Station provides facilities for research on mariculture production.

c. Veterinary, Primate and Biomedicine: 

d. Animal Production

Research facilities on animal sciences are located in the IPB Darmaga Campus (10 hectares) and Jonggol Animal Husbandry Education and Research Unit – UP3J (169 hectares). Research facilities include: 

  • Beef cattle stall
  • Dairy cattle stall 
  • Cattle fattening stall
  • Sheep and lamb cage
  • Cattle and sheep grazing in Jonggol
  • Chicken breeding cage
  • Paranje Broiler cage
  • Broiler Close House
  • Research cages for Poultry, broiler and laying hens 
  • Omega 3 Production House
  • Prospective animals cage
  • Milk Processing Unit
  • Slaughterhouse
  • Compost processing unit
  • Maggot production unit
  • Agrostology laboratory
  • Feed industry laboratory in Jonggol

e. Forestry, Ecotourism and Biodiversity

3. Teaching Factories 

4. Aquatic Center 

It is located at IPB Darmaga Campus (https://g.co/kgs/zYxjYSZ) with an area of 625 meter square. It provides facilities for swimming and diving training as well as aqua robotic experiments.

5. Library  

IPB University has a main library that provides access to various scientific literature, databases, and research resources across multiple disciplines. For more information, please click here.

6. Science and Technopark (STP)

IPB University has incubator and innovation hubs where interdisciplinary research teams can incubate new ideas, develop prototypes, launch startup ventures, and promote their research product. Several facilities are developed under IPB STP, namely: 

  • Start up Center provides co-working spaces and business mentoring for new business entities to become start-ups. Some of the businesses are collaborations between IPB inventors with industry to commercialize and scale up their innovations 
  • Collaborative Research Center provides office and working space for industrial partners, laboratory space for innovative product development (independently or in collaboration with IPB) and meeting/conference or MICE rooms. 
  • Pilot Plant and Teaching Industry for product development of Functional Beverage Line, Beverages, Packaged Drinking Water (AMDK)
  • Halal Business Incubator Building, which is under construction. This facility will function as a center for innovation and halal product business development. Info available at: (https://www.ipb.ac.id/news/index/2024/12/ipb-university-resmikan-fasilitas-unggulan-untuk-dukung-pendidikan-penelitian-dan-inovasi/)

         For more information about IPB STP, please click here (https://stp.ipb.ac.id/). 

 

To enable faculty members and students to access those research facilities, IPB has developed a mobile application named Laboratory Equipment Information System (SOLI Mobile). 

Administrative support

To enhance interdisciplinary research, IPB provides administrative support for all researchers as well as their partners, including: 

  1. Info session on research grants 

     2. Help desk/Pojok Konsultasi Online (POKKI)

Pojok Konsultasi Online (POKKI)  is a grant proposal assistance provided by the Directorate of Research and Innovation (DRI) IPB Universities to interdisciplinary research teams in preparing and submitting grant proposals. This could include providing templates, guidelines, and resources for proposal development, as well as offering feedback and editing support to ensure proposals meet funding agency requirements.

 

 

https://dri.ipb.ac.id/pengumuman-unggah-penelitian-lanjutan-kemendikbudristek-ta-2023/

3. Providing documents required for research grant proposal and project management

IPB Universities provides project management support, including project managers, administrators, and analysts, for interdisciplinary research teams to help coordinate activities, set timelines, and monitor progress toward project goals. 

Special for research funded by Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education Agency (Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education Agency/LPDP),  a staff of the Directorate of Research and Innovation (DRI) is assigned as an analyst.

4. Contract service

The Directorate of Research and Innovation provides a help desk for contract arrangement. 

In addition, the International Research Institute also facilitates contract arrangement for international research collaboration.

5. Ethical clearance and research permit

IPB has long established an animal ethics commission and a research ethics committee involving human subjects, which have the task of conducting ethical reviews and providing ethical permits related to the above aspects within the scope of research at IPB. The Directorate of Research and Innovation provides administrative support to help interdisciplinary research teams navigate the ethics approval process and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Procedures of ethical clearance are as follows: 

For international cooperation, ethical clearance and research permit must be processed through BRIN. The Directorate of Global Connectivity provides assistance for international partners to process ethical clearance. Information available at https://global.ipb.ac.id/permits/#1743856966341-7357e828-0850

6. Visa Application

The Directorate of Global Connectivity provides assistance for visa applications. Information available at https://global.ipb.ac.id/permits/#1743856976290-87b8d1c3-b2bb

7. Assistance in filling due diligent

Some funding from international agencies required due diligence to ensure the eligibility of an institution to manage research funds in an accountable manner. The Directorate of Global Connectivity provides necessary data and information as well as assistance for researchers to complete this requirement. 

8. Help desk for financial aspect 

9. Assistance with Material Transfer Agreements (MTA) and import permits for research equipment

10. Information and Help Desk for reporting, monitoring and evaluation. Info available at: https://dri.ipb.ac.id/pengumuman-monitoring-dan-evaluasi-internal-laporan-kemajuan-penelitian-pendanaan-kemendikbudristek-tahun-2023/

11. Assistance for financial audit 

The Directorate of Research and Innovation provide guidance for the researcher in spending the budget in accountable manner to ensure the audit process runs well with good assessment

12. Publication Services

For more information regarding publication services, please contact the Directorate of Strategy and Academic Reputation Studies.

Workshops to support publication in 2023:

IPB University is highly committed to enhance interdisciplinary research, as stated in the Academic Senate Regulation No 36/IT3.SA/P/2020 and Academic Senate Regulation No 10/SA-IPB/P/2016.

Promotion

As a state university, IPB University adopts the tenure and career promotion system set up by the government.  Every lecturer is required to carry out the Tri Dharma of Higher Education which is derived from the state mandate for higher education in Indonesia. The Tri Dharma of Higher Education includes teaching, research and community service. Based on this mandate, the promotion system also contains these three elements. Research has a minimum proportion of 40 percent of the total credit points. Lecturer career levels include prospective lecturer (calon dosen), assistant professor (asisten ahli & lektor), associate professor (lektor kepala), and full professor. Each career level requires particular total credit points. 

Research is an important element in the career system at a university, and the credit point is assessed through publications resulting from research that has been carried out. The assessment of credit point refers to the Operational Guidelines for Credit Point Assessment for Promotion of Lecturer Academic Rank/Position issued by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education in 2019. This operational guideline has been renewed recently through the Decree of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology No. 209 of 2024 concerning Technical Instructions for the Implementation of Professional and Career Development and Guidance Services for Lecturers. 

The scientific publication credit score is determined by the quality of the journal in which the article is published. Journals with international reputation and those with high impact factors will get higher scores. In this regard, interdisciplinary research, especially those resulting from international research collaborations, has a high chance of being published in top journals, resulting in higher credit points for career promotion.  In addition, to be promoted as a professor, a lecturer should demonstrate their record in leading a research team funded by a competitive grant. 

To encourage lecturers’ career promotion, IPB University has a promotion system specifically dedicated to recognizing interdisciplinary research among science disciplines.  

  1. IPB encourages the establishment of research consortiums nationally and internationally. 
  2. Highlighting innovations resulting from interdisciplinary research on the university’s website, in the innovation Gallery, and various exhibitions held or participated by IPB University. 
  3. Providing incentives for publication and citation, particularly for academic staff publishing in journals that span multiple disciplines. 
  4. Providing affirmative research grants for research groups. In this regard, IPB also encourages the establishment of research groups involving researchers from various disciplines, such as  BRAIN, a research group on Blockchain, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence Network.
  5. Giving awards to the most productive departments/faculties and outstanding lecturers, especially those who have produced research and innovation from interdisciplinary work. Categories in IPB Award 2023 related to research and innovation are :
  1. Unit with the Best Research Productivity (national competitive and decentralization research)
  2. Units with the Highest Research Funding
  3. Lecturers with the best publication performance
  4. Unit with Best Publication Performance
  5. Best Inventor
  6. Best Innovator
  7. Unit with the Most Innovation
  8. Best Innovation Partner

Additional information: 

Several government regulations that govern the promotion and functional positions of lecturers: 

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