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Should Universities Be Parents?

By Robert Dingwall | Published: April 17, 2018

Increasingly, says Robert Dingwall, UK universities are taking a more paternal role in the lives of their students, taking -- or perhaps resuming -- more...

Also posted in Public Policy, Teaching | Tagged binge drinking, in loco parentis, mental health, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, Student Experience, student poverty, student welfare | Leave a comment

The Gender Pay Gap Persists at Canadian Universities

By Megan Frederickson | Published: April 5, 2018

There is still a gender pay gap at nearly all Canadian universities, with especially big gaps at Canada’s 15 research-intensive universities, Megan Frederickson shows. It's...

Also posted in Early Career, News | Tagged Academic Pay, Canada, Gender Gap, Pay Disparity, The Conversation | Leave a comment

A Cry From Canada: Freedom of Expression Under Attack at Our Universities

By SAGE | Published: February 14, 2018

The former president of the University of Saskatchewan argues that freedom of expression is under attack in Canada's universities through an accumulation of episodes that...

Also posted in Public Policy | Tagged Academic Freedom, Canada, Freedom of Expression | Leave a comment

Scientists in Need of Arts Training

By Richard Lachman | Published: January 19, 2018

How can universities train our scientists, technologists and engineers to engage with society rather than perform as cogs in the engine of economic development? Author...

Also posted in Interdisciplinarity | Tagged Arts and Culture, STEM, STEM subjects, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Academics: The Belaboured Profession

By Daniel Nehring | Published: January 12, 2018

With the exception of star academics and leading figures of the United Kingdom's academic establishment, lecturers today are held in little regard, argues our Daniel...

Posted in Higher Education Reform | Tagged Corporatization, Teaching Excellence Framework | Leave a comment

Social Science Space 2017 Round Up

By Philip Patino | Published: January 10, 2018

Last year Social Science Space presented more than 200 articles on the impact, infrastructure and industry surrounding social and behavioral science and research. Looking back...

Also posted in Academic Funding, Brexit, Interdisciplinarity, News, Research, Science & Social Science | Tagged Border Criminology, Fake News, Poverty | Leave a comment

Jo Boaler on Fear of Mathematics

By Social Science Bites | Published: January 2, 2018

There's a lot of myths that get in the way of learning maths, says Stanford University's Jo Boaler, and her research not only topples conventional...

Also posted in Research, Social Science Bites | Tagged Education, Jo Boaler, Mathematics, Teaching Math Phobia | Leave a comment

Tinkering With Symptoms: Why Britain’s Debate About Vice Chancellors’ Salaries Is Misguided

By Daniel Nehring | Published: December 13, 2017

The last few weeks have seen a growing public debate about the pay packages of Britain's academic CEOs. The vice chancellors at a number of...

Also posted in Academic Funding | Tagged Academic Pay, Corporatization | Leave a comment

Do Journal Rankings Give Short Shrift to the South?

By Diego Chavarro and Ismael Ràfols | Published: October 31, 2017

Many research evaluation systems continue to take a narrow view of excellence, judging the value of work based on the journal in which it is...

Also posted in Communication | Tagged DORA, Leiden Statement, Publication Concerns | Leave a comment

Arts Degrees – Why Bother?

By Ashley Frawley and Daniel Nehring | Published: October 11, 2017

Increasingly, write Ashley Frawley and Daniel Nehring, the waning societal valuation of the arts and social sciences is seen in these terms—if their value to...

Also posted in Interdisciplinarity | Tagged Arts and Humanities, Humanities | Leave a comment

Peer Review: The ‘Least Worst’ Barrier to Bad Science

By Brenda Wingfield | Published: September 26, 2017

Having worked in academia for the past 30 years and currently serving as vice president of the Academy of Science of South Africa, Brenda Wingfield...

Posted in Higher Education Reform | Tagged Peer Review, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Is Academe Now Privileging Click-bait Over Rigor?

By Portia Roelofs and Max Gallien | Published: September 25, 2017

Portia Roelofs and Max Gallien cite Bruce Gilley's defense of colonialism paper published earlier this month to illustrate how deliberately provocative articles have the capacity to hack academia,...

Also posted in Impact | Tagged Altmetrics, Bruce Gilley, Clickbait, Impact Agenda, LSE Impact | Leave a comment

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- Sander van der Linden on Viral Altruism March 1, 2018
- Melinda Mills on Sociogenomics February 1, 2018
- Jo Boaler on Fear of Mathematics January 2, 2018

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Higher Education Reform

Should Universities Be Parents?

The Gender Pay Gap Persists at Canadian Universities

A Cry From Canada: Freedom of Expression Under Attack at Our Universities

Scientists in Need of Arts Training

Academics: The Belaboured Profession

Social Science Space 2017 Round Up

Jo Boaler on Fear of Mathematics

Tinkering With Symptoms: Why Britain’s Debate About Vice Chancellors’ Salaries Is Misguided

Do Journal Rankings Give Short Shrift to the South?

Arts Degrees – Why Bother?

Peer Review: The ‘Least Worst’ Barrier to Bad Science

Is Academe Now Privileging Click-bait Over Rigor?

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