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Survey: Peer Reviewed Valued – If Someone Else Does It

By Tom Culley | Published: September 13, 2018

During this Peer Review Week 2018, Tom Culley shares findings from the new Publons “Global State of Peer Review” report. As demands on the peer review system...

Also posted in Research | Tagged Peer Review, Publons | Leave a comment

Crowd-Sourcing As a Complement to Peer Review

By Social Science Space | Published: September 13, 2018

A new process developed by Princeton's Matthew Salganik for reviewing academic manuscripts allows the world at large to examine and weigh in on a book...

Also posted in Higher Education Reform | Tagged Matthew Salganik, Open Review, Peer Review, QASS | Leave a comment

How Will Universities Cope With Brexit Britain’s Resurgent Nationalism?

By Daniel Nehring | Published: September 6, 2018

As Brexit Britain appears headed straight for a chaotic exit from the European Union, its universities are raising questions about their future with growing alarm....

Also posted in Brexit, Higher Education Reform | Tagged Brexit, Nationalism | Leave a comment

Diane Reay on Education and Class

By Social Science Bites | Published: September 4, 2018

One thing has become clear to sociologist Diane Reay across her research - “It’s primarily working-class children who turn out to be losers in the...

Also posted in Impact, Social Science Bites | Tagged Class, Education, Inequality, Sociology | Leave a comment

Africa Takes Steps in Using Evidence to Inform Policy

By Ruth Stewart | Published: August 20, 2018

Africa has a real challenge when it comes to using academic research and evidence to design policies. "The problem is twofold," says author Ruth Stewart,...

Also posted in Public Policy | Tagged Evidence-Based Policy, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Why the Chinese Government Should Read Herbert Spencer

By Robert Dingwall | Published: August 3, 2018

Herbert Spencer's examination of 'militant' societies, argues our Robert Dingwall, proves to be a cautionary tale for the present Chinese government and its attempts to...

Also posted in News, Public Policy | Tagged China, Herbert Spencer, social credit, Sociology | Leave a comment

SciFoo18: The Joys of the Unstructured

By Ziyad Marar | Published: June 28, 2018

SAGE's Ziyad Marar describes his recent time at the 2018 SciFoo and some of his impressions mingling with its 330 assembled scientists, technologists, writers and...

Also posted in Communication, Interdisciplinarity | Tagged SciFoo | Leave a comment

Who Might Address Research Candidates’ Off-the-Charts Stress?

By Karen Barry | Published: June 26, 2018

Graduate research candidates are the powerhouse of research in universities, yet many have reported feelings of isolation, burnout, and career uncertainty. Karen Barry reports on a study...

Also posted in Higher Education Reform, Research | Tagged Graduate Students, mental health, stress | Leave a comment

Building a Foundation on Solid Evidence

By Ziyad Marar | Published: June 11, 2018

Ziyad Marar, the president of global publishing for SAGE, explains how SAGE's values and its mission "to build bridges to knowledge" overlap with the intent...

Also posted in Announcements | Tagged Evidence Week, Evidence-Based Policy, Sense about Science | Leave a comment

The US Professoriat and the Limits of Free Speech

By Frank LoMonte and David Jadon | Published: May 9, 2018

Researches at the University of Florida’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information have studied the rights of public employees when they speak with the news...

Also posted in Communication | Tagged Academic Freedom, free speech, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Humans Broke the Internet. Understanding Them Better Might Help Fix It

By Timo Hannay | Published: April 20, 2018

This stark contrast between the internet's light and dark sides has become a defining characteristic of the digital age, writes Timo Hannay founder SchoolDash, but...

Also posted in Communication | Tagged Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, internet, SSRC, Timo Hannay | 1 Response

Facebook, SSRC Bravely Reinvigorate Research Collaboration

By Francie Diep | Published: April 20, 2018

We spoke with social-science ethicists about how well Facebook's initiative appears to protect users' privacy. They're skeptical, but still eager to see Facebook data...

Also posted in Announcements, Communication, News | Tagged Facebook, Gary King, SSRC | Leave a comment

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- Diane Reay on Education and Class September 4, 2018
- Mahzarin Banaji on Implicit Bias August 2, 2018
- Richard Wilkinson on How Inequality is Bad July 3, 2018
- Celia Heyes on Cognitive Gadgets June 1, 2018

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International Debates

Survey: Peer Reviewed Valued – If Someone Else Does It

Crowd-Sourcing As a Complement to Peer Review

How Will Universities Cope With Brexit Britain’s Resurgent Nationalism?

Diane Reay on Education and Class

Africa Takes Steps in Using Evidence to Inform Policy

Why the Chinese Government Should Read Herbert Spencer

SciFoo18: The Joys of the Unstructured

Who Might Address Research Candidates’ Off-the-Charts Stress?

Building a Foundation on Solid Evidence

The US Professoriat and the Limits of Free Speech

Humans Broke the Internet. Understanding Them Better Might Help Fix It

Facebook, SSRC Bravely Reinvigorate Research Collaboration

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