Coaching scientists to play well together

Science Daily  July 18, 2019
When scientists from different disciplines collaborate — as is increasingly necessary to confront the complexity of challenging research problems — interpersonal tussles often arise. A free online training tool developed by researchers at Northwestern University called teamscience.net has proven to develop skills to work with other scientists outside their own discipline. Scientists who completed the program’s modules — called COALESCE — significantly boosted their knowledge about team science and increased their self-confidence about being able to successfully work in scientific teams…read more.