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The Mental Health Care System Needs Urgent Care Itself

By Michael Todd | Published: May 15, 2019

Whatever level of public awareness exists about mental health, it’s probably safe to say that awareness about the system of mental health care is considerably...

Also posted in Bookshelf, International Debate | Tagged Joel Vos, mental health, Mental Health in Crisis | Leave a comment

Monika Krause on Humanitarian Aid

By Social Science Bites | Published: May 1, 2019

Humanitarian aid organizations often find themselves torn by reasonable expectations – to address a pressing crisis and to show that what they are doing is...

Also posted in International Debate, Social Science Bites | Tagged Humanitarian Aid, Monika Krause, NGOs | Leave a comment

The Census Citizenship Question: A Primer

By Jonathan Entin | Published: April 22, 2019

The social science community has a large stake in the accuracy of the U.S. Census for the community's contued research. Here, law professor Jonathan Entin...

Posted in Public Policy | Tagged Census, Citizenship, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Might Campus Free Speech Laws Muzzle Some Speech?

By Neal H. Hutchens | Published: April 15, 2019

Some language in campus speech legislation may be largely symbolic and not change what many colleges are already doing. But, argues Neal Hutchens, some provisions...

Also posted in International Debate | Tagged free speech, Freedom of Expression | Leave a comment

Bridging Research and Policy: Alan Krueger, 1960-2019

By Social Science Space | Published: March 18, 2019

Princeton economist Alan Krueger, who The New York Times described as “help lead economics toward a more scientific approach to research and policymaking” in his...

Also posted in Career, Impact | Tagged Alan Krueger, Passings | Leave a comment

At a Glance: The UK’s Twin-track Approach to Measuring Impact

By Louis Coiffait | Published: March 18, 2019

In his second article in a series on impact, Louis Coiffait looks at how REF and KEF treat impact in the UK.

Also posted in Featured, Impact, International Debate, Research, Science & Social Science | Tagged Impact, kef, REF, Research | Leave a comment

DARPA Aims to Score Social and Behavioral Research

By Social Science Space | Published: March 6, 2019

The U.S. military's innovation incubator, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has signed the Center for Open Science to create a research claims database as...

Also posted in Higher Education Reform, Impact, Innovation | Tagged Center for Open Science, DARPA, Publication Concerns, Replication, Replication Crisis, Reproducibility | Leave a comment

Washington and Social Science: NSF Allocation Above FY18

By Mark Vieth | Published: March 4, 2019

The final agreement ending the most recent U.S. government shutdown provides $8.1 billion for the National Science Foundation, a $301 million increase over the amount...

Also posted in Academic Funding, News | Tagged Immigration, NSF, NSF Funding | Leave a comment

The Emerging UK Policy Landscape for Researchers

By Louis Coiffait | Published: February 5, 2019

In this first in a series of articles about impact, Louis Coiffait will provide an overview of the current situation for researchers (including social scientists)...

Also posted in Academic Funding, Impact | Tagged Comprehensive Spending Review, Research Excellence Framework | Leave a comment

The Trump Administration’s Last Best Chance to Slash Legal Migration

By Donald Kerwin | Published: February 5, 2019

The Center for Migration Studies, has analyzed changes in the immigration rules for 'lawful permanent residents' and found the potential effect on “intending immigrants” would...

Also posted in News | Tagged Immigration | Leave a comment

Les Back on Migrants

By Social Science Bites | Published: February 1, 2019

Reflecting on his new book Migrant City, Goldsmiths sociologist Les Back tells interviewer David Edmonds in this Social Science Bites podcast, co-author and co-researcher Shamser...

Also posted in International Debate, Social Science Bites | Tagged Immigration, Les Back, London, Migrant City | 1 Response

President Signs Bill on Evidence-Based Policy

By Social Science Space | Published: January 23, 2019

In what’s been billed as “the first step in a longer process of ensuring the government is fully invested in using science to improve the...

Posted in Public Policy | Tagged Evidence-Based Policy | Leave a comment

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The Mental Health Care System Needs Urgent Care Itself

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The Census Citizenship Question: A Primer

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Bridging Research and Policy: Alan Krueger, 1960-2019

At a Glance: The UK’s Twin-track Approach to Measuring Impact

DARPA Aims to Score Social and Behavioral Research

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