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 […]
Measuring Impact Via Influence, Not Bank Balance
A new project from the British Academy sets down the calculator in the latest attempt to tot up the value of the social sciences and humanities.
How Social Sciences are Converging with STEM
Much less is known about the development of the social sciences as a complete discipline group than about the science, technology, engineering and mathematics discipline group. Patrick Dunleavy, Simon Bastow and Jane Tinkler set out some key findings from their new book, “The Impacts of the Social Sciences,” identifying five key trends that are causing the old social sciences versus physical science divide to dissolve.
‘We should encourage social science growth’ says David Willetts
SAGE was delighted earlier this week, to be both a part of and sponsor for the Academy of Social Sciences inaugural lecture, which was this year given by the Rt Hon David Willetts MP.
Why We Should Be Optimistic About the Future
It’s true that our natural environment is in peril and our planet is running out of resources. But however bleak things may […]
Why Social Science Research Matters
Michael Lubell, accomplished professor of physics, explains why the social sciences are critical to the advance of science and technology, and explains why we need to protect the social sciences from political attempts to de-fund them.
Why We Have Launched Social Science Space
Why We Launched Social Science Space Across the world in the media, in policy and government discussions, and in our daily lives, […]
Attacks on US Funding of Social Science Will Continue to Intensify
Recent events in Congress suggest the attacks on funding will not only continue but will intensify. It is also worth remembering that these attacks are just the latest in a long standing effort by conservatives to eliminate funding for social science.
James Wilsdon Appointed Chair of Campaign for Social Science
The Campaign for Social Science has appointed Professor James Wilsdon, an expert in science policy, to be its new Chair from 1 September 2013.
