Aik Saath facilitated a well-attended roundtable at the Seeds of Change Conference 2019. Entitled “Don’t diss my discipline – Synergising techos and 'people' people”, this explored the challenges inherent in designing and managing projects that straddle biophysical and social research. Discussions revealed some principles of good practice in planting rigorous R4D in the fertile ground between the biophysical and social disciplines, captured in the report.