How do the words interdisciplinary or trans-disciplinary feel? They can both give rise to confusion, resistance, wonder, but then are often abandoned. After all, what do they have to do with ...

Such is the success of collaborative research in our universities that it is now almost second nature for specialists from different disciplines to choose to work together. Cross-disciplinary ...

A quiet but significant shift is underway in higher education. Across universities, traditional single-discipline degrees are giving way to more flexible, blended programmes. Interdisciplinary courses ...

According to global startup databases, majority of high-growth startups are founded by teams with diverse academic backgrounds, rather than single-discipline experts. The World Economic Forum ...

A recent study reveals how undergraduate students engage with interdisciplinary learning throughout their college careers and beyond -- and how universities should respond to support such learning. A ...

During my fifth year of teaching, my principal asked me to move from the 8th grade to the 6th grade. I suddenly became more aware of the range of students within a middle school: Some students still ...

Picture this: It’s your first day as a graduate student instructor. You’re armed with a stack of syllabi, a mind full of academic theories and the unshakable feeling that you might be in way over your ...

Elena Riva and Wiki Jeglinska explain how academics can work with students to co-create well-being modules that span multiple disciplines and support students’ self-care, drawing on their own ...

The challenges facing the world today are more complex than ever, and their solutions are often beyond the scope of any one academic field. The innovations and new technologies we need are ...

Today, interdisciplinary learning and exchange are more important than ever in addressing increasingly complex environmental, social, and urban challenges. Each summer, the University of California, ...