Slides from the ALISS summer conference: Social policy in a time of coalition
Sage (the parent of Social Science Space) and Surviving Society’s collaborative podcast series, Social Science for Social Justice, has returned for a […]
It is a truism that academia is in crisis, in the UK as much as in many other countries around the world. […]
How is class defined these these days – asking specifically about Britain here but the question certainly resonates globally – and when […]
In recent years there has been an increased focus on how research papers and supplemental data can be preserved openly. Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley and Fiona Marshall argue equal attention should also be paid to curating communication outputs aimed at engaging non-academic audiences. Michael Burawoy, whose embrace of public sociology and the public at work lead him to describe his influential academic niche as “industrial […] To address research credibility issues, we must reform the role of metrics, rankings, and incentives in universities. In recent years there has been an increased focus on how research papers and supplemental data can be preserved openly. Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley and Fiona Marshall argue equal attention should also be paid to curating communication outputs aimed at engaging non-academic audiences. A new people has emerged in the digital age, that of ‘internet famous’ celebrities. And that new people has a class of […] Xenotransplantation is a fascinating subject – for obvious reasons, as it involves transplanting organs or other body parts across species boundaries (in […]
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Long-Term Impact Requires Archiving Research Communication
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Michael Burawoy, 1947-2025: Patron Saint of Public Sociology
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How Research Credibility Suffers in a Quantified Society
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Crystal Abidin on Influencers
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The Mystery of Xenotransplantation for Social Sciences
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