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Provoked by Boredom: Experiences from Youth Confinement
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January 8, 2013

Provoked by Boredom: Experiences from Youth Confinement

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OA and the UK Humanities & Social Sciences
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January 4, 2013

OA and the UK Humanities & Social Sciences

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And Then There Were No Books
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December 23, 2012

And Then There Were No Books

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Navigating the Global Tsunami of Elections in a “Non-Polar” World
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December 19, 2012

Navigating the Global Tsunami of Elections in a “Non-Polar” World

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Weekly Overview of Social Science News

Weekly Overview of Social Science News

Ideologues vs. Science, young people on the search for soul mates, the decline of religion and more in your Weekly Overview of Social Science News

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Bridging Theory with Practice:Qualitative Research to Aid Fire & Rescue

Bridging Theory with Practice:Qualitative Research to Aid Fire & Rescue

Research, and especially qualitative research, is fairly new to fire and rescue services. Historically, quantitative analysis has been prioritised, however qualitative research can help understand why fires occur, and social services are finally starting to notice.

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Implementing Finch Conference

Implementing Finch Conference

A two-day conference organised by the Academy of Social Sciences looked at the implementation of the recommendations of the Finch Review for Open Access publishing in the UK.

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Are You a Viking? University, Masculinity and the Language of Violence

Are You a Viking? University, Masculinity and the Language of Violence

The academic world today is in the process of being colonised by the values, mindset, and operational principles of business.

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Sir Jimmy Savile’s Crimes

Sir Jimmy Savile’s Crimes

The English in full moral panic are never an edifying spectacle. The Jimmy Savile affair is no exception, as self-appointed experts on child abuse, BBC-bashing tabloids and ambulance-chasing lawyers have piled into the fray.

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Big Data: Benefit to Society, or Drowning in a Data Deluge?

Big Data: Benefit to Society, or Drowning in a Data Deluge?

With larger data sets offering researchers the potential to look at more subtle interactions, big data is becoming increasingly valuable to social sciences, yet challenges remain.

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Showmanship and The Entrepreneurial University

Showmanship and The Entrepreneurial University

The dominance of form over substance in the academic labour market has become so unforgiving that small flaws may invalidate a candidate´s presentation of self. You certainly can do the job, but you just don´t look the part.

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How to Improve Your CV and Get a Great Job

How to Improve Your CV and Get a Great Job

The unsettling truth about the Academic job market.

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