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#MeToo: Tackling Harassment in Academic Publishing

By Mollie Broad | Published: October 8, 2018

The #MeToo movement has slowly spread across to other sectors as people begin to come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment and bullying....

Also posted in Career | Tagged #MeToo, Academic Publishing, sexual harassment | Leave a comment

Open Peer Review Not Always Welcomed With Open Arms

By Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva | Published: September 24, 2018

It's hoped open peer review could improve the speed and quality of reviews, but, not all academics are comfortable with open peer review and remain...

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

Collaboration Imbues SSRC’s ‘To Secure Knowledge’ Report

By Social Science Space | Published: September 19, 2018

In launching its first-ever task force report on Monday, the 95-year-old Social Science Research Council made clear it gets by with a little help from...

Also posted in Announcements, Bookshelf, Higher Education Reform, Impact, News, Research Ethics | Tagged SSRC, To Secure Knowledge | Leave a comment

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

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#MeToo: Tackling Harassment in Academic Publishing

Open Peer Review Not Always Welcomed With Open Arms

Collaboration Imbues SSRC’s ‘To Secure Knowledge’ Report

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

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

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