The number of organizations joining socialsciencespace as partners is growing. Recent partners include the European Science Foundation and the Canadian Federation for […]
A new study of children diagnosed with autism in the US has found that socioeconomic inequalities in who is diagnosed with autism […]
The Guardian Higher Education Network has been created to bring together the latest insight, comment, advice and best practice for professionals working […]
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has proposed a number of reforms to the MCAT – the standardized test taken by […]
188 academics, mainly from the UK, have signed a letter published in today’s Observer newspaper, on the decision by the Arts and […]
A column by Tom Sutcliffe in today’s Independent addresses the question of academic freedom posed by reports that the Arts and Humanities […]
An article this week in Canada’s ‘Globe and Mail’ by Mel Cappe, president of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, sets out […]
The General Social Survey is second only to the US Census in being the most frequently analyzed source of social science information […]
Christopher Jencks, known for his novel and inventive opinions on hot topic issues like income inequality, homelessness, and racial gaps in standardized […]
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 […]
Are you a researcher with an idea that could help solve one of today’s most pressing problems? A conference in Dubai this […]
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 […]
