Researchers who focus on one specialty are more likely to rise through the academic ranks, even though wicked societal ...

“Exploration, people and impact”: These three words propel Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics according to the organization’s Director of Operations ...

Everyone in academe, especially administrators, seems to love it when faculty members engage in interdisciplinary projects. We praise it at every turn. But that said, interdisciplinary collaborations ...

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 ...

The Complexity Science Hub (CSH), an innovative Vienna-based research center established in 2015, just launched a rebranding initiative, highlighting a novel approach to research that focuses more on ...

Over 400 young researchers from 57 countries are attending the Global Young Scientists Summit for the first time. Read more ...

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) and New Frontiers Grant partners—the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and the School of Education—announced planning ...

In a rapidly changing global society, we are confronted with challenges both old and new. Pandemics now spread more quickly. Climate change and environmental degradation resulting from human behavior ...

Working at the interface of multiple disciplines on critical societal problems is a test for experienced researchers and novices alike. Nature Index spoke to three researchers about how to make it ...

A new Schiller Institute study shows researchers who have been awarded funding for interdisciplinary projects identify stronger with core values of collaboration, curiosity, and intellectual humility ...

Times Higher Education global rankings for interdisciplinary science list Duke at No. 6 On November 20, the Times Higher Education’s 2026 Interdisciplinary Science Rankings placed Duke at No. 6 out of ...