Research

The Risks Of Using Research-Based Evidence In Policymaking
Research
December 6, 2023

The Risks Of Using Research-Based Evidence In Policymaking

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Surveys Provide Insight Into Three Factors That Encourage Open Data and Science
Research
September 19, 2023

Surveys Provide Insight Into Three Factors That Encourage Open Data and Science

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Unskilled But Aware: Rethinking The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Science & Social Science
June 15, 2023

Unskilled But Aware: Rethinking The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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Five Ways Altmetrics Are Useful For Academics
Impact
June 12, 2023

Five Ways Altmetrics Are Useful For Academics

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Psychotherapy

How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Psychotherapy

Machine learning tools like chatbots and virtual assistants can emulate the work of psychologists and psychotherapists and are even helping to address people’s basic therapeutic needs.

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Steps To Effectively Conduct Interdisciplinary Research

Steps To Effectively Conduct Interdisciplinary Research

Reflecting on their work on the recent BIAS project, the authors traced some of the challenges we faced carrying out interdisciplinary research and the strategies we developed to mitigate them.

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Is Wikipedia A Good Academic Resource?

Is Wikipedia A Good Academic Resource?

As research and instruction librarians, we know people have concerns about using Wikipedia in academic work. And yet, in interacting with undergraduate and graduate students doing various kinds of research, we also see how Wikipedia can be an important source for background information, topic development and locating further information.

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Opening The Black Box Of Benefits Management In The Context Of Projects

Opening The Black Box Of Benefits Management In The Context Of Projects

The main goal of our study was, hence, to complement the current technical knowledge on benefits management with an in-depth understanding of the social practices that constitute benefits management.

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What Are The Causes And Cures Of Poor Megaproject Performance?

What Are The Causes And Cures Of Poor Megaproject Performance?

What is missing in current research and practice is an understanding of megaprojects as a complete production system—from planning through design, manufacturing, and
construction, to integration and handover to operations. Thinking about megaprojects as
production systems may help us understand how the different dimensions—the six themes
identified in our research—work together to achieve a project’s goals and deliver valuable
outcomes.

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Study Highlights Policy Options For Monitoring Academic Freedom Across The European Union

Study Highlights Policy Options For Monitoring Academic Freedom Across The European Union

A study published this month, “How Academic Freedom Is Monitored,” aims to assist STOA in the creation of its monitoring platform. The study, authored by Gergely Kováts and Zoltán Rónay of the European Parliamentary Research Service, reviews the existing approaches used to monitor academic freedom and presents new policy options.

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John Hattie on the Factors That Influence Learning In Schools

John Hattie on the Factors That Influence Learning In Schools

In 2008, I published my book Visible Learning, which aimed to explain what works best to help student learning. At the time, others claimed it was the world’s largest evidence-based study into the factors that improve learning.

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Destructive Leadership and Interdisciplinary Research: Amusing or Bemusing?

Destructive Leadership and Interdisciplinary Research: Amusing or Bemusing?

Jeremy Mackey, an associate professor of management at Auburn University, discusses the importance of interdisciplinary research and answers questions about the paper, “Musing about Interdisciplinary Research: Is Interdisciplinary Research Amusing or Bemusing?”

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