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Why understanding can’t be bought or sold
Academic Funding
February 28, 2011

Why understanding can’t be bought or sold

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Solving the social sciences’ hard problems
Communication
February 27, 2011

Solving the social sciences’ hard problems

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21st Century Challenges: Persistent Poverty in Britain
Impact
February 26, 2011

21st Century Challenges: Persistent Poverty in Britain

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Social research and public accountability
Academic Funding
February 26, 2011

Social research and public accountability

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I gave it a nudge but it won’t budge

I gave it a nudge but it won’t budge

New research suggests the superficial appeal of governing by light touch founders in the health arena where so many ‘unhealthy nudges’ are […]

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The truth about bonuses

The truth about bonuses

New research from economists at the University of Nottingham suggests that incentive payments in the form of cash bonuses don’t work. Experts […]

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Absurd decisions by ethics committees

Absurd decisions by ethics committees

This blog has been created to offer social scientists the opportunity to hold IRBs and University Research Ethics committees accountable for their […]

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Science + wordplay = good times

Science + wordplay = good times

In a recent blog on the Wall Street Journal site, Christopher Shea says: Scientists and social scientists may not always produce lively prose, but […]

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Freedom to conduct research, write and share ideas: response to recent attacks

Freedom to conduct research, write and share ideas: response to recent attacks

A statement has been issued by a  number of scholarly associations in the US supporting the right of academics to carry out […]

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Modelling the role of social science research within commissions

Modelling the role of social science research within commissions

Public and private institutions regularly establish commissions to report, generally publicly, on a wide range of subjects. These commissions potentially provide an […]

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Has Valentine’s Day become post-racial?

Has Valentine’s Day become post-racial?

New research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that when it comes to dating, cyberspace is as segregated as the real […]

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Crime and Punishment in the 21st Century

Crime and Punishment in the 21st Century

The third event in the Myths and Realities joint series last year at the British Library attracted a large audience to hear Professors Mike […]

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