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How to Have the Best Possible Student-Supervisor Meeting

By Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa | Published: May 23, 2018

Drawing on their new SAGE book for students and academics “How to be a Happy Academic,” Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa share strategies for successful...

Also posted in Higher Education Reform, News | Tagged Happy Academic, Tips | Leave a comment

Storytelling Boosts Learning in the College Classroom

By Brooke Stanley | Published: May 10, 2018

College professors are always looking for ways to help their students feel more engaged and invested in course material. Storytelling gives context to facts and...

Also posted in Bookshelf | Tagged Infographic, Storytelling | Leave a comment

Women in Academia: Tips From Your Peers

By SAGE | Published: April 26, 2018

For Academic Book Week, SAGE Publishing, the parent of Social Science Space, asked some of its authors and editors for their top tips for women...

Also posted in Career | Tagged Academic Books, Gender Gap, Women | Leave a comment

How to Get Most from an Academic Conference- A Checklist

By Marta Teperek | Published: March 19, 2018

Going to an academic conference is an exciting opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and exchange stimulating ideas. However, to make the most of a...

Also posted in Career, Tools | Tagged Academic Conferences | Leave a comment

First, Do No Harm: Five Tips for Collaborating With Government and Development Orgs

By Susan Dodsworth and Nic Cheeseman | Published: February 19, 2018

The appeal of collaborating with a government agency, or an organization funded by one, seems obvious. In practice, however, it’s not always easy to make...

Posted in Tips | Tagged Collaboration, LSE Impact | Leave a comment

Storify is Dead. Responsible Data Stewardship Must Live

By Ian Milligan | Published: February 9, 2018

Storify is dead The service, which let you take social media content like Twitter and Facebook posts and aggregate them together into stories, announced that...

Also posted in Communication | Tagged Storify | Leave a comment

Share Your Research on a Blog

By Janet Salmons | Published: November 22, 2017

How can researchers provide information about their studies in ways that would be useful and interesting to prospective and current research participants? With that question...

Also posted in Communication | Tagged ACWRIMO, Blogging | 2 Responses

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

By Gerry Czerniawski | Published: November 10, 2017

It’s not easy being an early career researcher! Establishing your professional identity, developing your independence as a researcher, teaching, competing for grants, coping with increasing...

Also posted in Career, Videos | Tagged BERA | Leave a comment

12 Tips for Writing A Peer Review

By Jo Wilkinson | Published: November 8, 2017

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...

Posted in Tips | Tagged Peer Review, Publons | Leave a comment

Tips for Writing Case Studies

By Noah Barsky | Published: February 10, 2017

Ed. note – This post is drawn from two articles that originally appeared at SAGE Connection. Textbook examples certify learning. Cases educate. Textbook learning is...

Also posted in Teaching | Tagged Case Study | Leave a comment

Research > Publication > Impact (You Might Need a Strategy for That)

By Janet Salmons | Published: January 4, 2017

A publication strategy should include carefully-defined goals, a purposeful timeline, and actionable steps for proposing and writing the kinds of pieces large or small that...

Posted in Tips | Tagged Academic Publishing, Publication Concerns, Publication Strategy | Leave a comment

Archived Webinar: Survey Tips for Librarians

By SAGE | Published: November 22, 2016

Earlier this month, SAGE Publishing — the parent of Social Science Space — held the webinar Survey Tips for Librarians with survey research expert and University...

Also posted in Career | Tagged Librarians, Surveys | Leave a comment

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How to Have the Best Possible Student-Supervisor Meeting

Storytelling Boosts Learning in the College Classroom

Women in Academia: Tips From Your Peers

How to Get Most from an Academic Conference- A Checklist

First, Do No Harm: Five Tips for Collaborating With Government and Development Orgs

Storify is Dead. Responsible Data Stewardship Must Live

Share Your Research on a Blog

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

12 Tips for Writing A Peer Review

Tips for Writing Case Studies

Research > Publication > Impact (You Might Need a Strategy for That)

Archived Webinar: Survey Tips for Librarians

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