Interdisciplinarity

Solving the world’s complex problems will be so much harder if higher education is confined to disciplinary silos. Universities must encourage work across departments to develop creative and innovative answers to global challenges.

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Solving the world’s complex problems will be so much harder if higher education is confined to disciplinary silos. Universities must encourage work across departments to develop creative and innovative answers to global challenges.
By ashton.wenborn, 17 March, 2026
At the University of Colorado Boulder, building world-class interdisciplinary research starts with time, institutional scaffolding and rethinking academic incentives
By ashton.wenborn, 11 March, 2026
For the Brazilian agriculture system, interdisciplinary collaboration presents quantum technologies that could help feed the world’s growing population
By Eliza.Compton, 16 December, 2025
The arts and humanities are often dismissed as an unaffordable luxury, when these disciplines underpin vital human skills. This collection explores how arts and humanities can be harnessed for the benefit of all – students, universities and wider society
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By Laura.Duckett, 10 December, 2025
How to integrate science, technology, engineering, arts, humanities and mathematics to create interdisciplinary programmes that build skills and address real-world problems