The U.S. National Science Foundation gives high priority to research that is interdisciplinary — transcending the scope of a single discipline or program. NSF's support of interdisciplinary research ...

Many of today's hottest research areas are at the interface of traditional scientific disciplines. Unfortunately, scientists pursuing such interdisciplinary research in academic settings don't always ...

Interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and multidisciplinary are all nice buzzwords. But talk of “breaking down the barriers” is all too often a cover for breaking down academic disciplines to create ...

A struggle with a definition. Live jazz music crashes through the dark bar as my friend and I discuss what it means to be 'interdisciplinary'. My beer-loosened words are barely audible over the music.