A space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social and behavioral scientists
While the dominant model of open access using article processing charges lowers financial barriers for readers, it has erected a new paywall at the other end of the pipeline, blocking access to publication for less-privileged authors.
This compilation of podcast series covers a host of topics and focus on specific subjects that pertain to the social […]
Have you ever taken a look at some new research and felt — or perhaps known — that the researchers […]
Ellen Hutti and Jenine Harris have quantified the extent to which female authors are represented in assigned course readings. In this blog post, they emphasize that more equal exposure to experts with whom they can identify will better serve our students and foster the growth, diversity and potential of this future workforce. They also present one repository currently being built for readings by underrepresented authors that are Black, Indigenous or people of color.
Free webinar: Having conversations about race in the classroom Professor of criminal justice Stephanie A. Jirard offers suggestions on how […]
Professor Roger Hood CBE, QC (Hon), PhD, DCL, LLD (Hon), FBA, known for his immense contributions to the international discipline […]
From scholarly article to practical guides, from textbooks to media, from weighty tomes to tweets, researchers and academic writers have […]
The social sciences have a crucial role to play in the COVID-19 recovery, and in addressing many other challenges society […]
COVID-19 has led to new ways of working which have transformed research practices. This has created opportunities for research cultures to be more inclusive and accessible- especially to those for whom the university is a barrier. However, post-pandemic, research cultures also need to change. In this post, Stuart Read, Anne Parfitt and Tanvir Bush outline three provocations that researchers can ask as part of an inclusive research practice.
Since it started in 2011, Academic Writing Month has seen a growth of workshops and initiatives aimed at helping researchers […]
The latest American election made it evident that polls faltered, overall. And that misstep promises to resonate through the field of survey research.
Social sciences, humanities and the arts can help us in our endeavors, which is why we, along with the British Academy and others, have recently launched SHAPE: Social sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy
