About the Project

In 2018, the University of Warwick launched its institutional strategy, ‘Excellence with Purpose’ with interdisciplinarity viewed as essential to meet the grand challenges of 21st-century society. The Interdisciplinary Learning Circle (WIHEA-ILC) in 2018 led a project reviewing interdisciplinary teaching and learning based on ITLR 2017 data. This WIHEA ILC Project proposes to review the findings of ITLR 2023 in order to longitudinally map progress from 2017, as well as creating an interdisciplinary network (IN) and re-launching the Interdisciplinary Student Hub (IHS), a website with examples of good interdisciplinary practice.

Project Aims

The project proposes to undertake a review of progress made with the University’s Education Strategy relating to interdisciplinary teaching and learning through:

• A longitudinal study of interdisciplinary teaching and learning using data from departmental submissions to the ITLR 2017 and the ITLR 2023; which will highlight the areas the University has made progress on and other areas where there is still an identifiable gap from 2017 to 2023.
• Undertaking qualitative interviews with departments to gain further information on their current approach to interdisciplinary teaching.
• Undertaking qualitative interviews with student focus groups to gain information on their understanding of interdisciplinarity and their awareness of current opportunities.

In addition, the project will progress the following:

• The creation of a network of staff interested in interdisciplinary teaching and learning.
• The updating of the Student Interdisciplinary Hub and the launching of the Staff Interdisciplinary Hub.

Project Team

Lead: Catherine Hale (WMS)

Lead: Joanne Wale (IATL)