Seven recommendations for scientists, universities, and funders to embrace interdisciplinarity : Practical guidelines to enabling interdisciplinarity

Daniël Paul van Helden; Diane Levine; Eric Guiry; Natalie Darko; Charlotte King; Zahir Hussain; Mukund Janardhanan; Sarah Inskip; Himanshu Kaul

doi:10.1038/s44319-024-00173-y

Seven recommendations for scientists, universities, and funders to embrace interdisciplinarity : Practical guidelines to enabling interdisciplinarity

EMBO Rep. 2024 Jul;25(7):2832-2836. doi: 10.1038/s44319-024-00173-y. Epub 2024 Jun 18.

Authors

Daniël Paul van Helden¹, Diane Levine^{2

3}, Eric Guiry¹, Natalie Darko², Charlotte King⁴, Zahir Hussain⁵, Mukund Janardhanan⁶, Sarah Inskip¹, Himanshu Kaul^{7

8}

Affiliations

¹ School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
² School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
³ Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁴ The Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁵ School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁶ Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
⁷ School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. himanshu.kaul@leicester.ac.uk.
⁸ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. himanshu.kaul@leicester.ac.uk.

Abstract

Successful interdisciplinary research requires proactive efforts by researchers, institutions, funders, and publishers. This article offers practical recommendations at each decision-making level to holistically enhance interdisciplinarity.

MeSH terms

Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Interdisciplinary Research
Research Personnel*
Universities

Abstract

MeSH terms

Grants and funding