Interdisciplinary learning and research

Find out how to work across multiple academic disciplines in higher education, in order to pool expertise and develop novel skillsets and solutions to complex problems. These guides offer insight on how to break down disciplinary boundaries in university teaching and research to seek greater understanding.

By Laura.Duckett, 17 February, 2025

How can we assess interdisciplinarity?

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Effectively assessing interdisciplinarity involves encouraging students to ask the right questions and critically evaluating the quality of the knowledge created, explains Simon Scott

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 14 February, 2025

Tips for designing interprofessional education courses in healthcare

Adapting to and collaborating with other professionals is essential in medicine. Here’s how to nurture an interdisciplinary mindset from the very start

By Eliza.Compton, 14 February, 2025

Active, flipped, micro, virtual learning: a toolbox for interdisciplinary teaching

Young engineers need interdisciplinary skills more than ever to communicate science clearly, both to inform the public and to protect shared resources such as the environment. Here are lessons from a cross-course project

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 10 February, 2025

What a transdisciplinary lens brings to university teaching

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Why is it important to integrate knowledge and methodologies across disciplines? Catherine Amelink has recommendations to encourage the student engagement needed to address complex, weighty problems

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 7 February, 2025

Campus webinar: How to boost the public perception of higher education

Hear how universities can demonstrate the value of their research, teaching and social impact beyond academia, from senior leaders at Campus+ partner institutions in the US and Canada

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60minutes

By kiera.obrien, 20 January, 2025

How strategic sustainability can foster innovation

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Sustainability is much more than a set of policies or practices. Here’s how it can be a transformational strategy for achieving a university’s mission

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 10 January, 2025

A four-step process to transform everyone into a fact-checker

The 4-Check strategy can help combat misinformation in the digital age. Here’s how to use it

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 9 January, 2025

Campus talks: social artist Helen Storey on working on the boundary of fashion and science

The UNHCR’s first designer-in-residence Helen Storey talks about why she has donated her creative archive to the University of the Arts London, and how the arts can help people connect with issues such as climate change and the refugee crisis

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45minutes

By kiera.obrien, 8 January, 2025

Five actions to drive your career forward in the third space

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Third spaces professionals can often find themselves excluded from traditional academic promotion or career development opportunities. Here’s how to carve your own path

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3minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 3 January, 2025

What is interdisciplinarity in teaching and how can we make it work?

Advice on embedding proper interdisciplinarity into university teaching

Loy Hui Chieh explains what true interdisciplinarity is and how to successfully embed it into university courses

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4minutes

Interdisciplinary learning and research