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Translating Research to Policy: Improving Justice for Women and Girls

By Brooke Stanley | Published: November 18, 2018

A number of scholars drawn from American Society of Criminology's Division on Women and Crime presented their evidence-based suggestions for the improvement of existing policies...

Also posted in International Debates, Public Policy, Videos | Tagged Criminology, Feminist Criminology | Leave a comment

New Report Packages Themes from Evidence Week

By Social Science Space | Published: November 12, 2018

"The question we must therefore ask is: are we all really working to the best available picture of what is going on in the world?”...

Also posted in Public Policy | Tagged Evidence Week, Evidence-Based Policy, Sense about Science | Leave a comment

Campaign for Social Science Report Argues for International Staff Safety Net

By Social Science Space | Published: November 7, 2018

Three out of every 10 academics working in UK universities, finds a new report from the Campaign for Social Science, are nationals or originally from...

Also posted in Brexit, International Debates, Public Policy | Tagged Campaign for Social Science, International Staff | Leave a comment

Learning to Use fMRI in Organizational Research

By Ewa Miendlarzewska, Michael Kometer and Kerstin Preuschoff | Published: October 24, 2018

The authors of a new paper on neurofinance -- a relatively new area of research that strives to understand financial decision making by combining insights...

Also posted in Research | Tagged fMRI, Nueroeconomics | Leave a comment

Microsite Offers Look at Artificial Intelligence

By SAGE | Published: October 16, 2018

In the latest of its monthly series of interdisciplinary microsites addressing important public issues, SAGE Publishing is offering free access to a suite academic articles that focus...

Also posted in Research | Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Microsite | Leave a comment

Book Review: How to be a Happy Academic

By Eddy Li | Published: September 20, 2018

In 'How to be a Happy Academic: A Guide to Being Effective in Research, Writing and Teaching,' Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa aim to support fellow academic workers at all...

Also posted in Career, Higher Education Reform | Tagged Book Review, Happy Academic | Leave a comment

What Can I Do With a Sociology Degree?

By Brooke Stanley | Published: September 20, 2018

“Our goal is to pique students’ curiosity about the social world—and then to give them the academic tools to understand that world, analyze it, and...

Also posted in Career, Tips | Tagged Infographic, Sociology | Leave a comment

Collaboration Imbues SSRC’s ‘To Secure Knowledge’ Report

By Social Science Space | Published: September 19, 2018

In launching its first-ever task force report on Monday, the 95-year-old Social Science Research Council made clear it gets by with a little help from...

Also posted in Announcements, Higher Education Reform, Impact, International Debates, News, Research Ethics | Tagged SSRC, To Secure Knowledge | Leave a comment

Microsite Offers Research on Big Data Research

By SAGE | Published: August 21, 2018

In the latest of its monthly series of interdisciplinary microsites addressing important public issues, SAGE Publishing is offering free access to a suite academic articles...

Also posted in Research | Tagged Big Data, Microsite | Leave a comment

Why and How to Conduct a Literature Review

By Brooke Stanley | Published: July 11, 2018

“Why you or other researchers need a literature review is rarely discussed, or when it is, it is quickly glossed over. With a full understanding...

Also posted in Career, Tips | Tagged Literature Review | Leave a comment

10 Reasons to Study Statistics

By Brooke Stanley | Published: May 24, 2018

Professor of sociology and criminal justice, Ronet D. Bachman uses statistics and research methods to investigate topics in the fields of criminology and criminal justice....

Also posted in Tips | Tagged Infographic, Statistics | Leave a comment

The Value of Big Data Creation

By SAGE | Published: May 12, 2018

How do firms transform big data and why do firms differ in their abilities to create value from big data? in a research article that...

Also posted in Communication, Impact, Research | Tagged Big Data, Resource Management, Strategic Organization | Leave a comment

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