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 kiera.obrien, 22 November, 2024

How can we give students the agency to deal with the climate crisis?

Climate impact needs to be the lens through which students view their studies, if we’re going to equip future generations to deal with the coming emergency. Here are the best teaching strategies to do so

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5minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 20 November, 2024

Campus talks: educating our way out of the climate crisis

Two academics share strategies for advancing climate action and boosting sustainability at an institutional and individual level

By Eliza.Compton, 11 November, 2024

The art of change: using creative research methods to solve the plastics crisis

Incorporating theatre, music and the visual arts as research tools complements analytical and qualitative approaches to environmental challenges – and goes beyond public engagement into local and global policymaking

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 11 November, 2024

Embedding the SDGs into curricula via an interdisciplinary approach

Incorporating the SDGs into teaching involves facilitating project collaboration among students from different disciplines. Here are examples of how this can work in practice

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 4 November, 2024

Bridging the SDG awareness gap

Hands high-five in front of a leafy tree

Universities have a critical role to play in increasing awareness of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Here’s how to do it

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6minutes

By kiera.obrien, 24 October, 2024

How to achieve interdisciplinary research? Focus on the people

Two hands fit jigsaw puzzle pieces together

Restructuring research domains around four communities allowed academics to find their natural home, writes Andrew Linn. Here’s how to do it

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 23 October, 2024

A five-step framework to integrate sustainability into higher education

To integrate the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals into curricula, students need to be truly engaged. The five-step SCORE framework could be the answer

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 16 October, 2024

Beyond borders: how to make online global collaborative learning work

As higher education strives to ‘reset’ in the age of AI to become more flexible, interdisciplinary, open, focused on real-world learning and with authentic assessment, curriculum-embedded OGCL is a key path to future-ready graduates

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 12 October, 2024

Leveraging international collaborations to tackle global health challenges

Global health challenges such as cancer demand collective efforts that transcend national boundaries. Eli Vlaisavljevich shares how he leverages international collaborations to produce groundbreaking biomedical work

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 10 October, 2024

Teaming up with students to design sustainability education

Involving students as co-creators and mentors in sustainability courses can help address differences in their understanding as well as issues such as eco-anxiety

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4minutes

Interdisciplinary learning and research