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Interdisciplinary researchers are trained to conduct work that crosses between fields. PixelsEffect/E+ via Getty Images

Research institutions tout the value of scholarship that crosses disciplines – but academia pushes interdisciplinary researchers out

Researchers who focus on one specialty are more likely to rise through the academic ranks, even though wicked societal problems require crosscutting work to solve.
In Canada, urban studies is just over 50 years old. In this respect, the field is still in the process of defining itself. (Shutterstock)

Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different

Urban studies is a relatively new academic field of study. This raises the question of what the field actually is.
Conference attendees, from top left: Sir Syed Sultan Ahmed, Mahatma Gandhi, Sir Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, Sarojini Naidu, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Radhabai Subbarayan, Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Dr BS Moonje, Jahan Ara Shahnawaz, J Ramsay MacDonald, Sir Jai Singh Prabhakar, Maharaja of Alwar. Indian Round Table Conference,1930-31; Derso and Kelen Collection, MC205, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Cocktails, curry and afternoon tea: inside the 1930s London conference that brought Gandhi to Buckingham Palace

Britain wanted to showcase its imperial power to the world, through official business in ancient palaces and socialising in the dazzling West End.
Readers reports, scripts and selected photographs. From top left Garland Anderson, Una Marson and Isabel Cooley who appeared in the ethnic Players Theatre Guild productions of Anna Lucasta. Alamy/Fair Use/Creative Commons

How British theatre censorship laws have inadvertently created a rich archive of Black history

Theatre censorship laws stifled Black playwrights for more than 200 years – here’s what we found in the archive.
Innovative ideas spring from many sources, research finds. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images

Nobel prizes most often go to researchers who defy specialization – winners are creative thinkers who synthesize innovations from varied fields and even hobbies

Some of the most innovative people in the world earn Nobel Prizes. Scholars of creativity identify what they have in common and what regular people can learn and emulate from their examples.

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