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Social Sciences Need a Collective Voice
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September 19, 2013

Social Sciences Need a Collective Voice

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So Much Noise: Are Academics being Over-Branded?
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March 27, 2013

So Much Noise: Are Academics being Over-Branded?

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Making Sense of Crime Trends
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March 15, 2013

Making Sense of Crime Trends

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Some thoughts on attitudes towards foreign students in the UK
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August 30, 2012

Some thoughts on attitudes towards foreign students in the UK

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The Decline of Public Debates About Higher Education in Britain

The Decline of Public Debates About Higher Education in Britain

Just a few years ago, critical voices could still speak through mainstream media to highlight the dangers of the quickly accelerating commercialisation of academia. These commentators have now been pushed to the margins.

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“The author has asked not to be identified in case this further affects his career prospects.”

“The author has asked not to be identified in case this further affects his career prospects.”

Many PhD graduates are forced into the troubled world of unemployment while, at the same time, being denied a public voice. How is it that extremely narrow standards of professional legitimacy are used to judge young scholars who simply cannot meet them?

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Have the Social Sciences Failed Us?

Have the Social Sciences Failed Us?

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.

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What Do Higher Education Consumers Want?

What Do Higher Education Consumers Want?

The Guardian yesterday published a set of worrying facts. Even though consumers of higher education pay almost three times as much in tuition fees than they did six years ago, face-to-face with lecturers in class has barely increased

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Weekly Overview of Social Science News

Weekly Overview of Social Science News

Overcoming physics envy from the New York Times, How belief is the key to dealing with climate change skepticism from the Guardian, and much more in this big edition of Social Science News.

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The Guardian’s Simon Jenkins is completely wrong.

The Guardian’s Simon Jenkins is completely wrong.

A response to Sir Simon Jenkins’ article on the value of public universities.

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