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 […]
OA and the Man from Del Monte…
Older readers may recall a series of advertisements on UK TV in the 1980s, featuring the Man from Del Monte. The international […]
Bridging Theory with Practice:Qualitative Research to Aid Fire & Rescue
Research, and especially qualitative research, is fairly new to fire and rescue services. Historically, quantitative analysis has been prioritised, however qualitative research can help understand why fires occur, and social services are finally starting to notice.
Implementing Finch Conference
A two-day conference organised by the Academy of Social Sciences looked at the implementation of the recommendations of the Finch Review for Open Access publishing in the UK.
Sir Jimmy Savile’s Crimes
The English in full moral panic are never an edifying spectacle. The Jimmy Savile affair is no exception, as self-appointed experts on child abuse, BBC-bashing tabloids and ambulance-chasing lawyers have piled into the fray.
Showmanship and The Entrepreneurial University
The dominance of form over substance in the academic labour market has become so unforgiving that small flaws may invalidate a candidate´s presentation of self. You certainly can do the job, but you just don´t look the part.
ESRC Festival of Social Science, and the ‘Big Data’ Debate
This week is the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science, an event that takes place all over the UK where social scientists get […]
“Social Scientists Need to Make a Stronger Case for Their Worth”
Social scientists need to make a strong case for their worth inside and outside of academia.
Health, Engineering, and National Security Experts laud Life-Saving Impact of Social Sciences
A group of scholars and experts who are not traditionally associated with the social sciences were found in one location discussing the important accomplishments of social and behavioral scientists.
