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Breaking silos: Shaping the future of interdisciplinary research (Part One) – Maria McPhillips

11 December, 2025

Interdisciplinary research (IDR) is no longer a buzzword – it’s a necessity. As global challenges grow more complex, universities are rethinking how they foster collaboration across disciplines. In the first part of a mini-series of Insights articles on interdisciplinary research, we spoke to Dr Maria McPhillips to find out about how interdisciplinarity is enabled across the University of Glasgow (UofG).

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RMA Spotlight: Mary Muers

30 October, 2025

We turn the RMA Spotlight on Mary Muers, Research Culture Facilitator at the University of Oxford, following her career journey to an exciting role with plenty of scope for thinking creatively and collaborating with colleagues.

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Unpacking SHAPE research careers

12 September, 2024

A new British Academy project aims to unpack what research careers and being a researcher can look like, with a specific focus on SHAPE (social sciences, humanities and arts for people and economy) disciplines.

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The Researchers at Risk Fellowships are a “win-win” for fellows and their host university

1 August, 2024

Financial constraints and changes in the UK’s immigration policy have been major challenges for Universities of Sanctuary. These challenges, however, are offset by the considerable benefits that the widening of access to UK universities through sanctuary initiatives can bring, including the building of networks, collaborations and engagement that might never have happened without them.

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The Joy Of Six

1 July, 2024

Sometimes it feels as if we don’t even have time to breathe. With the huge expansion in the remit and range of research management, and the subsequent increase in our workloads, finding time to take on any additional tasks feels insurmountable. So why add to your in-tray by agreeing to write for ARMA Insights? For me, I think there are six potential benefits.

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