Macquarie University’s research ambitions are grounded in achieving world-changing impact today and leading the breakthroughs of tomorrow. Macquarie University’s research ambition is unapologetically global: to deliver world-leading research with world-changing impact. Central to this ambition is our recognition that how research is conducted is every bit as important as where it is done. In an era defined by complexity, uncertainty and global interdependence, meaningful solutions no longer arise from single sets of knowledge or isolated excellence. Instead, they emerge from consilience: the purposeful integration of diverse ways of knowing, spanning science, engineering, medicine, humanities and social sciences (see Breakout Box below) Drawing on Edward O. Wilson’s use of consilience as the ‘jumping together’ of knowledge across domains, consilience is not simply more collaboration or alignment by design alone.  It is the capacity of individuals, groups, and organisations to surface shared problems, integrate diverse perspectives, coordinate effectively, and generate outcomes that exceed the sum of individual contributions. Consilience depends on people and culture as much as on structures and incentives. It depends on shared language and …