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The eternal hunt for funding is the bane of modern research, especially when your research subject is politically sensitive. Garen Wintemute found a way–sadly not one that the average academic can copy–around that: He paid for his gun research himself.
In the April issue of Family Business Review, Trish Reay, an associate professor at the University of Alberta School of […]
Reports of their death have been exaggerated: a look at the literature finds academic papers are not as uncited as recent reports would have you believe, but don’t start celebrating over the genuine figures.
The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The article linked […]
The following article is drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The article linked […]
Anyone under the impression that universities are the dominant suppliers to the United Kingdom government of commissioned research, advice, and knowledge, think again. Open data on government spending shows the relative dominance of other suppliers and mediators of knowledge to government – not least the private sector and think tanks. Simon Bastow presents some preliminary government-wide data.
Oliver Burkeman explores human nature, violence, feminism and religion with one of the world’s most controversial cognitive scientists. Can he dent Steven Pinker’s optimism?
Christopher Scanlon, an associate dean at La Trobe University, argues that evolutionary psychologists’ efforts to determine if people are ‘wired for happiness’ are faces some tall obstacles if they want their work to be considered scientific..
The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. All the articles […]
The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. All the articles […]
In a study drawn from the world of book awards, two academics suggest that overt and high-profile recognition can reduce the public’s perception of a winning work.
From Martin Luther King to black political participation to race relations to teaching African American students, here are some academic papers from the ‘Journal of Black Studies’ that provide a scholarly snapshot of different aspects of black history and current issues in black studies.
