A study into gender balances of interdisciplinary research teams shows that the presence of women is beneficial up to a point. Elisabeth Browning suggests ways funders and institutions can encourage ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about psychology and education research and policy. This article is more than 5 years old. In “The illustrated guide to a ...

Duke offers a broad array of pathways across disciplines and schools for students, including interdisciplinary courses and ...

Compostable electronics, bacterial communication and forced-migration prediction. These seemingly unrelated research topics have underlying similarities: they are all examples of solution-oriented ...

In the world of research, collaboration across disciplines is not a novel idea for achieving scientific discovery. It is the norm. Research projects are very complex, so scientific teams must be ...

Pune: Marking a significant step in strengthening higher education and research infrastructure, DES Pune University will inaugurate a building for its school of science and mathematics along with two ...

Interdisciplinary work is considered crucial by scientists, policymakers and funders — but how widespread is it really, and what impact does it have? Scholars say that the concept is complex to define ...

Understanding and solving environmental challenges increasingly requires a combination of expertise from across multiple disciplines. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program ...

A new book argues for less focus on structures and funding for interdisciplinarity, and more on the everyday highs and lows of collaboration. Interdisciplinarity is everywhere. From research funders ...

Discovery Park District is sparking a revolution in Purdue’s approach to tackling global challenges, reinventing how research is done at a major university. Pictured at sunrise are some of its key ...

Bringing together great academic minds and diverse perspectives from different disciplines can transform university research. A recent project at Durham University called “Hearing the Voice” ...