Importance of interdisciplinary research for knowledge exchange universities 

On June 12th we held a CIMR Debate in Public Policy, which aimed at exploring the Importance of interdisciplinary research for knowledge exchange universities.
Within academic engagement, collaborative research shows a positive relationship with the variety dimension, whereas the impact on contract research can be positive or negative depending on the dimension of IDR being considered. These relationships are conditioned on the “impact focus” internally within the university, as well as in the overall external environment. Interestingly, when the university’s internal and external research environments are more aligned towards research impact, IDR shows an unambiguous positive relationship with both contractual and commercialization channels, specifically when the disparity among disciplines being combined is high.
The event was chaired by Federica Rossi, with presenters Marianna Marra and Abhijit Sengupta; and discussant Daniele Rotolo (University of Sussex).
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