Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Celebrating Freedom of Expression
UPDATED WITH WINNERS: Various artists and intellectuals have written for Index on Censorship over the years. As the London-based organization hands out its annual Freedom of Expression Awards, here are some quotes from them that we hope inspire you to speak out for those who can’t.
Sharon Witherspoon Joins AcSS as Policy Chief
Sharon Witherspoon, the former director of the Nuffield Foundation and a guiding light of the Q-Step initiative, has been named the acting […]
New Site Wraps Arms Around Interdiscipline of ‘Human Sciences’
While many academic journal websites are mostly repositories for their digital archives, the interdisciplinary journal History of the Human Sciences has unveiled a […]
The Geographer of Space and Power: Doreen Massey, 1944-2016
Doreen Massey’s academic career combined the geographer’s focus on space with an advocate’s focus on inequality and class. Massey died Friday at age 72.
Testing a Hypothesis? Be Upfront About It and Win $1,000
Both researchers and publishers are drawn to interesting results, and at times research bends itself to achieve those results — regardless of what hypothesis was originally under scrutiny. We must hold ourselves accountable to decisions made before seeing the data, argues David Mellor, who introduces a new prize for scholars who preregister their research.
Tell Us What Scholarly Communication Tools You Use, and Why
There has been a surge of new scholarly communication tools in recent years. But how are researchers incorporating these tools into their research workflows? Jeroen Bosman and Bianca Kramer are attempting to answer that question through a global survey that asks researchers what choices they are making and why.
Language Expert Janet Werker Awarded SHHRC Impact Gold
Canada’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council on Monday awarded five academics for their impactful research in a variety of key current issues, including language acquisition, refugees, water policy, homelessness and government surveillance.
Call for Papers: Exploring Journalism as it Recounts 7/7 London Bombings
Authors have until December 1 to submit abstracts for a special issue for Journalism Theory, Practice and Criticism titled, “From aftermath to […]
