{"id":1034,"date":"2024-02-28T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darylilbury.com\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:51:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:51:39","slug":"respecting-unity-and-diversity-towards-effective-multidisciplinary-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darylilbury.com\/?p=1034","title":{"rendered":"Respecting unity and diversity: Towards effective multidisciplinary research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To those in the corporate sector, academia may not seem a particularly competitive environment. The truth is that in academia, highly prized resources such as funding are coveted, and hierarchies exist, determined mainly by academic output with the eye on cementing scholarly authority and academia\u2019s version of job security: tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, at the same time, academia\u2019s strength lies in collaboration. This is especially true when we look to academics for guidance in addressing the world\u2019s most complex societal, environmental, and public health challenges, such as poverty, climate change, and obesity. Such insight is impossible without multidisciplinary collaboration that requires significant knowledge sharing by researchers. Collaborations can last years, demanding significant time\u00a0and input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read the rest of this article, complete with additional feature content, on the Research Features website<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"> <\/mark><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfeatures.com\/respecting-unity-diversity-effective-multidisciplinary-research\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/researchoutreach.org\/articles\/fame-green-revolution-conventional-biodiesel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/mark><\/a>. (Opens in new tab)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To those in the corporate sector, academia may not seem a particularly competitive environment. 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