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British Academy Elects a Full Slate of New Fellows

By British Academy | Published: July 21, 2014

The British Academy last week elected a full slate of distinguished UK academics from 19 universities as fellows for 2014. The 42 new fellows span the full range of the British Academy’s subject areas across the humanities and social sciences, from history to psychology, economics to law, literature to philosophy and languages to archaeology. These […]

Posted in Early Career, Recognition | Also tagged Fellowships | Leave a comment

OA in Britain: We Have a Rule, Now Let’s Get Some Data

By Michael Todd, Social Science Space editor | Published: April 22, 2014

The landscape for open access in Britain's social science and humanities fields is very different and very similar to the better studied STEM fields, a new report from the British Academy finds.

Posted in Open Access | Also tagged Gold OA, Green OA, Humanities | Leave a comment

Please Take A More Open View Of Openness

By Ben Johnson | Published: April 18, 2014

Ben Johnson posits that frequently asked questions concerning open access implementation for particular disciplines arise from an incomplete conception of the nature of openness that neglects one vital component: connection.

Posted in Impact, Open Access | Also tagged HEFCE | Leave a comment

Measuring Impact Via Influence, Not Bank Balance

By Michael Todd, Social Science Space editor | Published: February 14, 2014

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.

Nigel Vincent reflects on the Open Access monograph challenge

By British Academy | Published: July 5, 2013

Monographs are an intrinsically important mode of academic production and must not be sacrificed on the altar of open access, argues Nigel Vincent in Debating Open Access, a new publication from the British Academy.

Posted in Open Access, Public Policy | Also tagged Monographs, Nigel Vincent, Publishing | Leave a comment

Using Quantitative Skills in Business

By British Academy | Published: May 1, 2013

Quantitative Skills (QS) can make you highly employable across many industries. Find out from these two entrepreneurs how their QS helped them succeed in the private sector.

Posted in Early Career, Research | Also tagged Business, Early Career, James Daunt, Joe Twyman, PhD skills, Statistics | 1 Comment

Big Data: Benefit to Society, or Drowning in a Data Deluge?

By SAGE | Published: November 12, 2012

With larger data sets offering researchers the potential to look at more subtle interactions, big data is becoming increasingly valuable to social sciences, yet challenges remain.

Have the Social Sciences Failed Us?

By andrewgamble | Published: May 22, 2012

On 16 April, Aditya Chakrabortty wrote an article for the Guardian's Comment is Free, arguing that social scientists have failed to step up and offer alternatives in the wake of the economic crisis. Here, Andrew Gamble FBA responds.

My Social Science Career: Special Edition with Milena Zic-Fuchs

By Social Science Space | Published: May 14, 2012

An open letter was published online calling for social science and humanities research to be integrated into the new European Framework. Professor Milena Zic-Fuchs spoke to socialsciencespace about the reasons for the open letter and the reaction that it has received.

Social scientists’ role in strengthening trust in scientific evidence

By SAGE | Published: November 9, 2011

Originally posted to the SAGE Connection blog Last week was the ESRC’s annual festival of social science. This is the third year that SAGE has participated in a joint event with the British Academy, and forms part of our ongoing mission to champion the value and relevance of the social sciences. As Global Publishing Director […]

Time to concentrate?

By Dominic Abrams | Published: March 24, 2011

UK Government and research funding agencies are pursuing a strategy of focusing and concentrating the funding of social science research into a smaller number of key universities, research groups, themes or programmes. This concentration is reflected either explicitly or implicitly in the Delivery Plans of the different research councils. The principle guiding the strategy is […]

SAGE and the British Academy: the Crucial Role of Social Science

By SAGE | Published: December 1, 2010

A debate held in London on 16th March 2010 as part of the ESRC festival of social science. Co-hosted by SAGE and the British Academy, supported by the Times Higher Education Magazine. Researchers, government and policymakers address how social science research can strengthen its involvement in policymaking, increase its impact and combat potential public expenditure […]

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