International Debate

Who benefits from benefits?
International Debate
May 19, 2011

Who benefits from benefits?

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Understanding why refugees in London work in the ‘informal economy’
International Debate
May 17, 2011

Understanding why refugees in London work in the ‘informal economy’

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“Don’t look to the Ivy League”
Academic Funding
May 16, 2011

“Don’t look to the Ivy League”

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Happiness and productivity at work
International Debate
May 16, 2011

Happiness and productivity at work

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An outbreak of common sense at the UK Department of Health?

An outbreak of common sense at the UK Department of Health?

GAfREC, the guidance document for UK NHS RECs, has just been updated. Until now all research within the NHS has required REC […]

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The impact of cuts on creativity

The impact of cuts on creativity

Can creativity flourish at a time when government funding for arts and humanities is being cut? That was the question under discussion […]

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Festival of Social Science – celebration of social science research in the UK

Festival of Social Science – celebration of social science research in the UK

Now in its ninth year, the Festival of Social Science has become an annual event in the calendar of many academics.  Amy […]

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Being professional about ‘impact’

Being professional about ‘impact’

Every now and again I see someone argue that the models for public engagement and impact built for natural sciences are all […]

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John Urry and Chris Rojek: “British Sociology since 1945″

John Urry and Chris Rojek: “British Sociology since 1945″

Recorded at the British Sociological Association annual conference 2011, sponsored by SAGE. In this interview with Professor John Urry, Professor Chris Rojek […]

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The mental roots of racial prejudice

The mental roots of racial prejudice

Italian researchers find social conservatives tend to attribute more negative qualities to members of a minority group regardless of race, religion or […]

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Has the internet enabled a new type of sex offender?

Has the internet enabled a new type of sex offender?

The nature of internet-based sex offenses is examined in a recent study by Peter Briggs, Walter T. Simon and Stacey Simonsen, published […]

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Can a single case be used to test theory?

Can a single case be used to test theory?

This post is by Richard Nielsen on the Social Science Statistics Blog, hosted by the Institute for Quantitative Science at Harvard University. Every so often, […]

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