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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Interdisciplinary researchers are trained to conduct work that crosses between fields. PixelsEffect/E+ via Getty Images The most ...

The cross-cutting nature of Purdue University’s research institutes and centers make them inherently interdisciplinary and provides a critical contribution to the excellence of Purdue’s academic ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bottom-up approach could establish shared values, objectives, risk appetites and publication strategies as ways to mitigate challenges that hinder effective progress of interdisciplinary teams ...

Interdisciplinarity is a buzzword in academic research and education, but few universities are able to pay more than lip service to this concept. Indeed, the very nature of academia resists ...

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