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Read Compelling Studies from Award-Winning ‘AERA Open’

By Brooke Stanley | Published: February 15, 2019

In honor of AERA Open being named “Best New Journal in Social Sciences” in the 2019 Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence, or PROSE,...

Also posted in Bookshelf, Communication, Open Access | Tagged AERA, PROSE Awards | Leave a comment

The Loneliness of the Long-Suffering Researcher

By Olivier Sibai, Bernardo Figueiredo and Marcia Christina Ferreira | Published: January 30, 2019

Isolation Game Characters Loneliness Isolated

Isolation and loneliness, as opposed to solitude, seem to the be the lot of many midern researchers. Research shows that 40 percent of academics, and...

Also posted in Career, Higher Education Reform | Tagged Isolation, Loneliness, The Conversation | Leave a comment

VR: The Future of Experimental Social Research?

By Daniela Duca | Published: January 17, 2019

Virtual Reality technology is opening previously locked doors to researchers in the social sciences. But how viable is it really as a research tool? We...

Also posted in Innovation, Resources | Tagged Development Research, Experiments, Virtual Reality | Leave a comment

Here Is the Science Behind Scheduling Social Media

By Vamsi K. Kanuri, Yixing Chen and Shrihari (Hari) Sridhar Shrihari (Hari) Sridhar | Published: January 14, 2019

Bringing science to science communications: Social media post scheduling long has been an art, not a science. A new study reveals the impact of time...

Also posted in Impact, Public Engagement | Tagged Journal of Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing | Leave a comment

LSE 2018 Round-Up on Connecting Research With Policy

By LSE Impact | Published: December 29, 2018

LSE takes us through a round-up of all their top articles relating to Research and Policy connectivity. Explore a variety of 2018 articles on engagement,...

Also posted in Public Policy | Tagged LSE Impact, Research Policy, Round-up | Leave a comment

The A to Z: Tips for Writing an Impact Case Study

By Sally Brown | Published: December 27, 2018

With submission to REF 2021 now less than two years away, university staff and academics are stepping up work to present their best examples of...

Also posted in News, Recognition, Tools | Tagged Case Study, REF | 1 Response

Social Science and Inoculation Against Vaccination Myths

By Matthew Motta, Dominik Stecula and Kathryn Haglin | Published: December 12, 2018

Figuring out how public health professionals can most effectively combat misinformation about the flu vaccine is a critically important question for public health research. Looking...

Also posted in Public Policy | Tagged Vaccination | Leave a comment

Learning to Use fMRI in Organizational Research

By Ewa Miendlarzewska, Michael Kometer and Kerstin Preuschoff | Published: October 24, 2018

The authors of a new paper on neurofinance -- a relatively new area of research that strives to understand financial decision making by combining insights...

Also posted in Bookshelf | Tagged fMRI, Nueroeconomics | Leave a comment

Andrew Leigh on Randomistas

By Social Science Bites | Published: October 1, 2018

When Angus Deaton crafted the term 'randomista' to denigrate the rampant use of randomized controlled trials in development economics, Angus Leigh saw an opportunity to...

Also posted in Public Policy, Social Science Bites | Tagged Andrew Leigh, Angus Deaton, Randomised Controlled Trial, Randomista | Leave a comment

APS Panel: Connecting Behavioral Scientists and Tech

By Social Science Space | Published: September 14, 2018

What exactly does the tech industry want from social and behavioral scientists? That was the focus of a SAGE Publishing-sponsored panel at the annual meeting...

Also posted in Impact, Videos | Tagged APS, Psychology, Silicon Valley, Technology | Leave a comment

Survey: Peer Reviewed Valued – If Someone Else Does It

By Tom Culley | Published: September 13, 2018

During this Peer Review Week 2018, Tom Culley shares findings from the new Publons “Global State of Peer Review” report. As demands on the peer review system...

Also posted in International Debate | Tagged Peer Review, Publons | Leave a comment

How to Annoy Your Survey Participants in Six Easy Steps

By Vince Filak | Published: August 22, 2018

Journalism professor Vince Filak opted to be a nice guy and answer a quick survey from a university he'd once attended. 'I’m not sure how...

Also posted in Communication, Tools | Tagged survey, Tips | Leave a comment

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Read Compelling Studies from Award-Winning ‘AERA Open’

The Loneliness of the Long-Suffering Researcher

VR: The Future of Experimental Social Research?

Here Is the Science Behind Scheduling Social Media

LSE 2018 Round-Up on Connecting Research With Policy

The A to Z: Tips for Writing an Impact Case Study

Social Science and Inoculation Against Vaccination Myths

Learning to Use fMRI in Organizational Research

Andrew Leigh on Randomistas

APS Panel: Connecting Behavioral Scientists and Tech

Survey: Peer Reviewed Valued – If Someone Else Does It

How to Annoy Your Survey Participants in Six Easy Steps

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