Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Applicant Window Closing for New Head of ESRC
The window closes Friday for applicants hoping to replace Paul Boyle as chief executive of Britain’s Economic and Social Research Council, according […]
Publication Ethics and Biomedical Imperialism
Applying ethics to social science research can raise as many issues as it answers. A new set of guidelines on which Robert DIngwall consulted gives clarity in some cases like manipulation of images and duplicate publication but leaves some other controversies unsettled.
How to Present Data Effectively: An Example
This how-to by information designer Stephanie Evergreen first appeared at SAGE Connection. *** Why even present data at all? Why bother to […]
How to Live Tweet at an Academic Event
This how-to by SAGE PR and Public Affairs Manager Camille Gamboa first appeared at SAGE Connection. *** With a brand new year […]
9 Basics for Anyone Submitting to a Scholarly Journal
Leah Fargotstein, a social science journals editor at SAGE, recently sat on a panel where she was asked some basic, yet essential […]
6 Reasons Why Researchers (of Any Age) Should Get Tweeting
This post by SAGE’s Camille Gamboa first appeared at SAGE Connection under the title, “6 Reasons why researchers (of any age) should […]
What I Say When My Colleagues Ask Me If They Should Be On Twitter
Quite frequently nowadays, other professors ask me if they should be on Twitter, reports Hope Jahren, a scientist, blogger and not-so-secret agent for social media. “This is kind of sad,” I think to myself, “How did we get to the point where I’m giving computer advice?” I’ve decided to generously make my opinions available.
A Postdoc’s Lament: Creativity and Innovation in Academic Sphere
How does the experience of impermanent, precarious employment on the margins of academia affect young scholars’ ability to engage in creative labor? Is such creative labor still possible?
