Bridging disciplinary boundaries in academic science

21 November 2024
Washington, DC

Times Higher Education held the inaugural THE Interdisciplinary Science Forum in Washington DC on 21 November. Hosted in association with Schmidt Science Fellows, the forum focused on fostering and rewarding interdisciplinary science research within the higher education ecosystem to offer innovative and inclusive solutions to our most pressing challenges today.

The forum convened scientific leaders, university and academic senior administrators, institute directors, funders and policymakers from across the globe to discuss and debate how we can best organise and support academic science through an interdisciplinary lens to advance scientific discovery.

Agenda themes:

Demystifying interdisciplinary science research
Innovative models for structuring universities and institutes to foster interdisciplinary research
Strategies for developing career paths, recognition and reward systems that encourage interdisciplinary achievements
Methods for defining, measuring and rewarding interdisciplinarity in scientific research
Metrics for evaluating interdisciplinary investment, support and success

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