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 ...

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 ...

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

Officials announced the strategic framework’s Interdisciplinary Research Ecosystem Working Group identified the GW Trustworthy AI Initiative as a model for the University to follow when fostering ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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” ...

The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) at the University of Colorado Boulder provides a world-class, interdisciplinary research and educational environment to examine the dynamical, ...