Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
New Dataset Collects Instances of ‘Contentious Politics’ Around the World
The European Research Center is funding the Global Contentious Politics Dataset, or GLOCON, a state-of-the-art automated database curating information on political events — including confrontations, political turbulence, strikes, rallies, and protests
Matchmaking Research to Policy: Introducing Britain’s Areas of Research Interest Database
Kathryn Oliver discusses the recent launch of the United Kingdom’s Areas of Research Interest Database. A new tool that promises to provide a mechanism to link researchers, funders and policymakers more effectively collaboratively and transparently.
How ChatGPT Could Transform Higher Education
ChatGPT is by no means a perfect accessory for the modern academic – but it might just get there.
An Introvert’s Guide to Academic Networking and Hybrid Events
As academic conferences and events re-emerge after a period of COVID-19 induced absence, Mark Carrigan, takes stock of the new post-pandemic world of academic meetings and provides four strategies for how academics can productively navigate and build networks in a world of hybrid interactions.
Banning Books Threatens the Freedom to Read
Banned Books Week is an annual event, typically held the last week of September, celebrating the freedom to read. The celebration sponsored […]
A How-To: Funding Opportunities for Minority-Serving Institutions at the NSF
The U.S. National Science Foundation has many programs designed to support researchers at minority-serving institutions and broaden participation of outstanding researchers from across a diverse group of regions, institutions and demographic groups. Here’s some tips on accessing those options.
A Micro Syllabus on Asian American Experiences and Politics
Un-modeling the ‘model minority’ — a term often used to describe Asian American populations in the United States — is a crucial […]
Status List of 2021 Social and Behavioral Science Conferences
Amid the ongoing pandemic, venues and events around the world are slowly reopening while others continue to remain online. Conferences in the […]
