Author: Social Science Space

NSF Looks Headed for a Half-Billion Dollar Haircut
Investment
March 6, 2024

NSF Looks Headed for a Half-Billion Dollar Haircut

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Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024: Pioneering Psychologist and First Director of OBSSR
Impact
March 4, 2024

Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024: Pioneering Psychologist and First Director of OBSSR

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New Feminist Newsletter The Evidence Makes Research on Gender Inequality Widely Accessible
Impact
March 4, 2024

New Feminist Newsletter The Evidence Makes Research on Gender Inequality Widely Accessible

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Economist Kaye Husbands Fealing to Lead NSF’s Social Science Directorate
Announcements
February 29, 2024

Economist Kaye Husbands Fealing to Lead NSF’s Social Science Directorate

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Webinar: Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT)

Webinar: Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT)

Ensuring responsibility in the design and development in technologies is of growing concern, especially in a world filled to the brim with […]

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Gabe Miller Leaving CFHSS for Universities Canada

Gabe Miller Leaving CFHSS for Universities Canada

Gabriel Miller, currently the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, has been named the president and chief executive officer of Universities Canada effective March 18.

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New Report Finds Social Science Key Ingredient in Innovation Recipe

New Report Finds Social Science Key Ingredient in Innovation Recipe

A new report from Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences argues that the key to success for physical science and technology research is a healthy helping of relevant social science.

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Workshop: Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations

Workshop: Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private and nonprofit organizations that provide advice on some of the world’s greatest […]

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The Silver Lining in Bulk Retractions

The Silver Lining in Bulk Retractions

This is the opening from a longer post by Adya Misra, the research integrity and inclusion manager at Social Science Space’s parent, Sage. The full post, which addresses the hows and the whys of bulk retractions in Sage’s academic journals, appears at Retraction Watch.

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Berggruen Philosophy Prize Awarded to Sociologist Patricia Hill Collins

Berggruen Philosophy Prize Awarded to Sociologist Patricia Hill Collins

Patricia Hill Collins, a sociologist and social theorist whose work helped set the stage for theoretical examinations of intersectionality, especially for African-American women, was awarded the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture

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Political Studies Association Annual Lecture Offers Insight into UK 2024 General Election

Political Studies Association Annual Lecture Offers Insight into UK 2024 General Election

Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at the University of Sheffield, and Sir John Curtice, senior research fellow at the National Centre for Social Research and professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde, plan to delve deep into the upcoming UK general election at the Political Studies Association’s annual lecture.

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Harvard’s Claudia Goldin Receives Nobel for Work on Gender Labor Gap

Harvard’s Claudia Goldin Receives Nobel for Work on Gender Labor Gap

Economic historian and labor economist Claudia Goldin on Monday received the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023, commonly known as the Nobel in economics. The citation from the Nobel Committee cited Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labor market outcomes.”

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