Climate‐change impacts are among the most serious and complex challenges facing
society, affecting both natural and social systems. Addressing these requires a new …

Increasingly, research is moving towards more interdisciplinary endeavours. Effective
collaboration between people from different disciplines is necessary to maximize the …

The continued gender imbalance in senior positions in higher education is a problem that
persists despite decades of feminist research and publications in the area, as well as …

The achievement of academic excellence is inherently competitive. Deliberate government
policies, globalisation and changes in communication technologies mean that …

Various multiple-disciplinary terms and concepts (although most commonly
“interdisciplinarity,” which is used herein) are used to frame education, scholarship …

Despite the long-standing calls for increased levels of interdisciplinary research as a way to
address society's grand challenges, most science is still disciplinary. To understand the slow …

Some studies have shown that women undertake interdisciplinary research more than men,
whereas other studies have shown no difference by gender. Women have also been shown …

Interdisciplinary research is a driving force of transformative and innovative science, yet it
remains unclear how early-career scientists pursue interdisciplinary research paths …

University-based research is an inherently future-oriented activity and plays a unique role in
shaping futures in diverse domains. Despite the push for academic research to demonstrate …

Regional hydrogeology is becoming increasingly important, but at the same time,
scientifically sound, universal solutions to typical problems encountered on the regional …