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 […]
Should PhD Students Be Trained to Make an Impact?
In addition to thesis writing, PhD candidates in SHAPE subjects are expected to be able to communicate their research to diverse audiences […]
Journalism vs. Ethnography: Checking the Facts
While journalism might at times be seen as a sort of ‘ethnography lite,’ when it comes to checking out the field reporter’s facts it’s much more of a heavy hitter.
Roger Hood, 1936-2020: Compassionate Criminologist Dedicated to Justice
Professor Roger Hood CBE, QC (Hon), PhD, DCL, LLD (Hon), FBA, known for his immense contributions to the international discipline of criminology, […]
Watch the Webinar: Publishing Trends and Academic Writers
From scholarly article to practical guides, from textbooks to media, from weighty tomes to tweets, researchers and academic writers have many options […]
Marketing Opportunities and the Commercialization of Social Sciences
The social sciences have a crucial role to play in the COVID-19 recovery, and in addressing many other challenges society faces. However, […]
How Can We Ensure Our Research is Inclusive?
COVID-19 has led to new ways of working which have transformed research practices. This has created opportunities for research cultures to be more inclusive and accessible- especially to those for whom the university is a barrier. However, post-pandemic, research cultures also need to change. In this post, Stuart Read, Anne Parfitt and Tanvir Bush outline three provocations that researchers can ask as part of an inclusive research practice.
How to Run an Academic Writing Retreat
Since it started in 2011, Academic Writing Month has seen a growth of workshops and initiatives aimed at helping researchers to prioritise […]
We Must Talk About Polling: A Quick Q&A with W. Joseph Campbell
W. Joseph Campbell is an authority on the history of presidential polling, and in that story, as well as his recent book, “Lost in a Gallup: Polling Failure in Presidential Elections,” he details just how polls and pollsters – and those who put their faith in them – have misread public opinion when it comes to elections.
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