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, 21 August, 2024

How to create a start-up dynamic in academia

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Innovation hubs have sparked ideas, fostered partnerships and raised funding for the software industry. Let’s use the same model to create groundbreaking educational programmes
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 15 August, 2024

How Mozart and the arts can help students feel less awkward

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Music and dance give the post-Covid cohort low-stress opportunities to face each other in potentially antagonising – even agonising – set-ups. Here’s how a multisensory curriculum helps students combat feelings of isolation and impostor syndrome
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 12 April, 2024

Harnessing the humanities for transformative tech leadership

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Amid a growing awareness that humanities students and faculty need data literacy, Rishi Jaitly, a longstanding champion of the humanities in technology, explains why data and technology leaders also need an education in the liberal arts
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4minutes
Interdisciplinary learning and research