Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Michael Burawoy, 1947-2025: Patron Saint of Public Sociology
Michael Burawoy, whose embrace of public sociology and the public at work lead him to describe his influential academic niche as “industrial […]
How Research Credibility Suffers in a Quantified Society
To address research credibility issues, we must reform the role of metrics, rankings, and incentives in universities.
Young Scholars Can’t Take the Field in Game of Academic Metrics
Drawing on discussions with academics who have oriented their work around public engagement and social impact, Daniel Pearson suggests these academics present an opportunity to rethink the existing structures of reward and recognition in higher education.
Canada’s Storytellers Challenge Seeks Compelling Narratives About Student Research
“We are, as a species, addicted to story,” says English professor Jonathan Gottschall in his book, The Storytelling Animal. “Even when the […]
Tom Burns, 1959-2024: A Pioneer in Learning Development
Tom Burns, whose combination of play — and plays – with teaching in higher education added a light, collaborative and engaging model […]
Research Assessment, Scientometrics, and Qualitative v. Quantitative Measures
The creation of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) has led to a heated debate on the balance between peer review and evaluative metrics in research assessment regimes. Luciana Balboa, Elizabeth Gadd, Eva Mendez, Janne Pölönen, Karen Stroobants, Erzsebet Toth Cithra and the CoARA Steering Board address these arguments and state CoARA’s commitment to finding ways in which peer review and bibliometrics can be used together responsibly.
Paper to Advance Debate on Dual-Process Theories Genuinely Advanced Debate
Psychologists Jonathan St. B. T. Evans and Keith E. Stanovich have a history of publishing important research papers that resonate for years.
Webinar: Fundamentals of Research Impact
Whether you’re in a research leadership position, working in research development, or a researcher embarking on their project, creating a culture of […]
