Letters on Interdisziplinarity

The Letters on Interdisciplinarity invite reflection and dialogue across disciplinary boundaries. As a publication of the Andrea von Braun Foundation, they share the Foundation’s core mission: to foster mutual inspiration and exchange among the humanities, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, the arts, crafts, traditional knowledge, and other forms of expertise. At the heart of this endeavor lies the development and implementation of new interdisciplinary approaches that emerge from genuine encounters between different ways of thinking and working.

The Foundation is guided by the conviction that the most significant and innovative developments occur not within the center of established disciplines, but at their margins — in the spaces where fields overlap, intersect, and challenge one another. Creating the conditions for such encounters and making their outcomes tangible is the Foundation’s primary goal.

In terms of content, the journal is built around the publication of so-called learning papers. These reflective field reports are an integral part of the Foundation’s funding requirements. Upon completion of a funded project, fellows are asked to analyze and document its interdisciplinary dimensions: What new perspectives emerged? What challenges arose? Which methods proved fruitful?

Until the end of 2025, the learning papers were grouped under broad thematic frameworks and published semiannually as issues of Briefe zur Interdisziplinarität (Letters on Interdisciplinarity). Beginning in 2026, the learning papers are published on a rolling basis exclusively online. In both formats, the Foundation seeks to share the distinctive interdisciplinary experiences of its fellows with relevant organizations and interested individuals alike — as inspiration, as practical insight, and as an invitation to further dialogue.