Research

Informant Confidentiality in the Corporate University
International Debate
January 30, 2012

Informant Confidentiality in the Corporate University

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Work Worth Doing
Business and Management INK
January 8, 2012

Work Worth Doing

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Analyzing Culture with Google Books: Is It Social Science?
Interdisciplinarity
January 4, 2012

Analyzing Culture with Google Books: Is It Social Science?

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Summary: Social Science and the Census
International Debate
December 14, 2011

Summary: Social Science and the Census

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How far should we go?

How far should we go?

This summer, I have been reading one of the most impressive ethnographies that I have seen for a long time: Playing on […]

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“Twitterology: a new science?”

“Twitterology: a new science?”

Ben Zimmer writes in the New York Times about Twitter’s appeal to social scientists who are looking for real-time language data and […]

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Digital research ethics – some considerations …

Digital research ethics – some considerations …

There are a number of different ways in which social media can be used in academic research and researcher development. Different applications […]

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Following the Riots: Research Priorities

Following the Riots: Research Priorities

During and following the Academy’s conference on the Riots of summer 2011, the speakers were all asked for their thoughts on where […]

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What’s happened to sabbatical leave for academics?

What’s happened to sabbatical leave for academics?

This was originally published on the Guardian Higher Education Network blog. By Tamson Pietsch In 1931 Arthur Currie, the principal of McGill […]

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Boredom can fuel hostility toward outsiders

Boredom can fuel hostility toward outsiders

In a recent article in Miller-McCune Magazine, Tom Jacobs discusses new research that explains how feelings of boredom can both strengthen solidarity […]

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Bad data or no data leads to policy blind spots…

Bad data or no data leads to policy blind spots…

Over the last decade the hallowed principle of ‘evidence-based policy-making’ has become cliché in government and policy circles in the UK, and […]

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Song Lyrics, Twitter Help Chart Public Mood

Song Lyrics, Twitter Help Chart Public Mood

Michael Haederle describes a new research method to work out the mood of a group of people. Social scientists seeking to assess the […]

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