Regan Gurung, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay psychologist behind the blog ‘Pedagogical Pundit’ and a mass of scholarship on teaching psychology, has been awarded the American Psychological Association Brewer Award for his efforts.

A new report from the Campaign for Social Science argues that behavioral approaches — both at an individual and an institutional level – can and must be part of the attempt to improvement health and the NHS.

‘By looking more closely at how fake news moves and mobilizes people, we can develop a richer picture of not only how much it circulates where, but also why it circulates and how it resonates amongst different publics.’

The only way out of the current state of tension for Indian universities, argues political scientists Aftab Alam, is for the institutions to learn to tolerate everything except intolerance.

Ruben Schneider, who is ethnographically exploring the interactions of ‘global’ conservation alliances and local communities, describes his passion in this essay for the ESRC.

Social Science Works, a new German-based international think tank, launches a product to assist decision makers in evaluating the quality of social science research.

Several winners of an award that recognizes scholar-bloggers in international relations were asked to share their thoughts on blogging and what benefits it has for them and their field.

The Urban Affairs Association will present this year’s Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award to Samuel Myers Jr., an economist who has pioneered methods that prove the pervasiveness of inequality.

In the wake of recent divisive political campaigns, argues Caoimhe Ryan in this essay, it is vital that we not lose sight of important examples of inclusion and support.

Are we paying enough attention to ostensible philanthropy that influences what goes on in British schools? We should, argues Ruth Puttick in this essay.

Howard Silver looks at two distinguished individuals who have toiled for long periods of time in an area that receives attention only from those who understand the importance of data and statistics to the well-being of a democratic state

A new report from Britain’s Campaign for Social Science aims to show how social and behavioral science can be harnessed to both fight existing health problems and develop good habits for the future.