Archives for 2017

Science’s Uphill Journey Out of Its Credibility Crisis
Research Ethics
November 14, 2017

Science’s Uphill Journey Out of Its Credibility Crisis

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Book Review: A Survival Kit for Doctoral Students and Their Supervisors
Bookshelf
November 10, 2017

Book Review: A Survival Kit for Doctoral Students and Their Supervisors

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20 Tips for the Three(!) Careers of the Early Career Researcher
Videos
November 10, 2017

20 Tips for the Three(!) Careers of the Early Career Researcher

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Washington and Social Science: Bills on Evidence-Based Policy, Peer-Review
Academic Funding
November 8, 2017

Washington and Social Science: Bills on Evidence-Based Policy, Peer-Review

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12 Tips for Writing A Peer Review

12 Tips for Writing A Peer Review

If you’ve never done a peer review before, the process might seem a little daunting. In this post from Publons, peer-review experts were asked for the advice on how best to proceed, and their top 12 tips are presented here.

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Canadian Policymakers, Please Follow Naylor Recommendations You Asked For

Canadian Policymakers, Please Follow Naylor Recommendations You Asked For

It is time, argues Andrew Craig, for the Canadian government to demonstrate they are moving ahead with all recommendations from the Naylor report — Canada’s Fundamental science review — to return balance and support Canadian science in all its wonderful diversity.

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Brexit McCarthyism, Universities PLC and the Erosion of Academic Freedom in the UK

Brexit McCarthyism, Universities PLC and the Erosion of Academic Freedom in the UK

Last week the UK academic world was abuzz about Chris Heaton- Harris’ letter on Brexit. This week it’s not. This lack of lasting public interest in threats to academic freedom is lamentable even as the corporatization of the nation’s universities is the biggest threat facing academic life and flies completely under the public’s radar, argues Daniel Nehring.

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FABBS Honors Six Impactful Early Career Scientists

FABBS Honors Six Impactful Early Career Scientists

The Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences has named six winners of its 2017 Early Career Impact Award. The award goes to early career scientists of FABBS member societies who have made major contributions to the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior, and who are within the 10 years of having received their PhD.

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A Personal History of ‘Human Relations,’ With Chocolate

A Personal History of ‘Human Relations,’ With Chocolate

‘Henry Riley: A Personal History of Human Relations’ frames the seven decades of The Tavistock Institute’s journal ‘Human Relations’ against key moments in one man’s ordinary life and how those moments are reflected through seminal articles published in the journal.

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House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith Will Not Seek Re-election

House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith Will Not Seek Re-election

Republican Congressman Lamar Smith, chairman of the House of Representatives science committee since 2013 and a burr in the side of countless social and climate scientists, will not seek re-election in 2018.

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Do Universities Emphasize STEM Too Much?

Do Universities Emphasize STEM Too Much?

STEM programs are critical components of universities’ curricular and research missions, but so, too, notes Paul Axelrod, are the liberal arts. And these programs should not be marginalized in market-driven, academic prioritization schemes.

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Horowitz Foundation Marks 20th Year of Social Science Grants

Horowitz Foundation Marks 20th Year of Social Science Grants

This marks the 20th year that the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy has been passing out grants to social scientists, and the deadline to apply for this year’s round of $7,500 grants is December 1.

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