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 […]
What Pieces Most Engaged Social Science Space Visitors in 2021?
The interests of the readers of Social Science Space in 2021 hewed closely to the interests of larger society last year – […]
Survey: Mental Health a Key Concern Among American University Leaders
What are the most pressing issues on the minds of college and university presidents? In short, students, whether it’s students’ mental health or the number of them attending school.
Diversity in the U.S. Government: Let’s Look at the Economists
A report from the Brookings Institution finds, at least in the case of economists, the U.S. government is roughly at the same place as academe when it comes to diversity.
Report Aims to Solidify Importance of Humanities, Social Science To Canada
“In times of crisis, the humanities and social sciences inform and guide our response — raising awareness of the issues, analyzing options and helping shape public policy,” according to a new report by Canada’s Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Ithaka Report Asks How Universities Can Better Support Big Data Research
A new report on supporting the big data infrastructure needs of universities offers a variety of real-world recommendations for improving the research environment.
Deborah Lupton Looks at Why More People Don’t Exit Facebook
Given the issues that swirling around Facebook – and here’s a handy list of 16 of them – you might wonder why […]
Does the Business Model for Academic Publishing Promote Scholarly Progress?
The the latest Questions & Unanswers About Social Innovation seminar series put on by the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation examined if the business model of academic publishing helps or hinders scholarly progress.
Wikipedia as Science Communication: A Step-by-Step Guide
Wikipedia provides one of the most straightforward and effective means to share knowledge and to leverage research findings towards societal impact. So here’s how to use it.
