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Tom Jacobs describes a recent study regarding the relationship between social bonds and dehumanization. It was no surprise when a […]
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Tom Jacobs describes a recent study regarding the relationship between social bonds and dehumanization. It was no surprise when a […]
11 years agoThis was originally published on the Guardian Higher Education Network blog. By Paul Wellings At around this time of year, […]
11 years agoThis was originally published on the Guardian Higher Education Network blog. By Patrick McGhee As a busy vice-chancellor I cherish […]
11 years agoDuncan Watts writes in New Scientist that ‘common sense’ can help us make sense of human behaviour – but can […]
11 years agoThe new government’s announcements of forthcoming changes to the workings of British higher education have inspired much debate. The major […]
11 years agoMichael Haederle describes a new research method to work out the mood of a group of people. Social scientists seeking to […]
11 years agoA report published by the UK’s House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-committee on behavioural change policy finds that ‘nudges’ […]
11 years agoThis was originally published on the Guardian Higher Education Network blog. By Tamson Pietsch In June results were released of […]
11 years agoI was going to write about last week’s decision by the UK Information Commissioner to force the University of East […]
11 years agoThere is no government mandate for the privatisation of higher education and for the despoiling of the social and cultural […]
11 years agoBehavioural insights and public policy were the themes for a pre-AGM discussion at the Academy of Social Sciences. We invited […]
11 years agoMonday 13 June was my evidence day. First, a slot to speak about academia and policy making at the Investigating […]
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