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Measuring all the Factors around Social Science Impact

By SAGE | Published: February 6, 2019

As part of a larger effort to support social scientists achieve and demonstrate impact, SAGE Publishing brought together 14 individuals who are both passionate about...

Posted in Impact | Tagged Google, Impact Assessment, Institute for Research on Innovation and Science, Project Jupyter | Leave a comment

The Emerging UK Policy Landscape for Researchers

By Louis Coiffait | Published: February 5, 2019

In this first in a series of articles about impact, Louis Coiffait will provide an overview of the current situation for researchers (including social scientists)...

Also posted in Academic Funding, Public Policy | Tagged Comprehensive Spending Review, Research Excellence Framework | Leave a comment

Open Scholarship Means We Must Rethink How to Measure Impact

By Sascha Friesike, Benedikt Fecher and Gert. G. Wagner | Published: January 31, 2019

Sascha Friesike, Benedikt Fecher and Gert. G. Wagner outline three systemic shifts in scholarly communication that render traditional measures of impact outdated and call for...

Posted in Impact | Tagged Impact Assessment, LSE Impact, Open Scholarship | Leave a comment

The Pragmatic Utopian: Erik Olin Wright, 1947-2019

By Social Science Space | Published: January 28, 2019

Sociologist Erik Olin Wright, who died last week at age 71, spent his career trying to imagine practical alternatives to capitalism.

Also posted in Career | Tagged Erik Olin Wright, Marxism, Michael Burawoy, Passings, Sociology | Leave a comment

Rethinking Research Impact in International Development

By Valeria Izzi | Published: January 15, 2019

In addition to the established impact agenda, those doing research for development now also have to contend with the Overseas Development Assistance research agenda. Valeria...

Posted in Impact | Tagged International Development, Research Excellence Framework | Leave a comment

Here Is the Science Behind Scheduling Social Media

By Vamsi K. Kanuri, Yixing Chen and Shrihari (Hari) Sridhar Shrihari (Hari) Sridhar | Published: January 14, 2019

Bringing science to science communications: Social media post scheduling long has been an art, not a science. A new study reveals the impact of time...

Also posted in Public Engagement, Research | Tagged Journal of Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing | Leave a comment

Impact in Action: Denise Baden

By Social Science Space | Published: January 8, 2019

Today Social Science Space completes a series drawn from five winners of Britain's Economic and Social Science Research Council's 2018 Impact Prize to learn how...

Also posted in Career, Recognition | Tagged Cuba, Denise Baden, ESRC | 1 Response

Impact in Action: Kevin Bales

By Social Science Space | Published: January 7, 2019

Kevin Bales' work on modern slavery won his one of Britain's Economic and Social Science Research Council's 2018 Impact Prize. We've asked him how he...

Also posted in Career, Recognition | Tagged ESRC, Kevin Bales, Slavery | Leave a comment

Impact in Action: Abigail Dymond

By Social Science Space | Published: January 4, 2019

New year, new research? Hear from five ESRC Impact Prize winners on how and what real research impact looks like as you set your own...

Also posted in Career, Recognition | Tagged Abigail Dymond, ESRC | Leave a comment

Impact in Action: Matt Flinders

By Social Science Space | Published: January 3, 2019

In the next few days Social Science Space will hear from five winners of Britain's Economic and Social Science Research Council's 2018 Impact Prize to...

Also posted in News, Recognition | Tagged ESRC, Matthew Flinders | Leave a comment

Impact in Action: Brett Heasman

By Social Science Space | Published: January 2, 2019

New year, new research? Hear from five ESRC Impact Prize winners on how and what real research impact looks like as you set your own...

Also posted in Recognition | Tagged Autism, ESRC | Leave a comment

Ebola Response and the Utility of Social Science

By Hana Rohan, Daniel G Bausch and Karl Blanchet | Published: December 19, 2018

The Congo's devastating Ebola outbreak demands that a critical component of that international response should be to rapidly identify and deploy national and international social...

Also posted in News | Tagged Congo, Ebola, PLOS One | Leave a comment

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Impact

Measuring all the Factors around Social Science Impact

The Emerging UK Policy Landscape for Researchers

Open Scholarship Means We Must Rethink How to Measure Impact

The Pragmatic Utopian: Erik Olin Wright, 1947-2019

Rethinking Research Impact in International Development

Here Is the Science Behind Scheduling Social Media

Impact in Action: Denise Baden

Impact in Action: Kevin Bales

Impact in Action: Abigail Dymond

Impact in Action: Matt Flinders

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