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 […]
CASBS Announces 2019-20 Fellows
The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University has announced its 2019-20 fellows class of 37 scholars. […]
Trump Administration Requests 12 Percent Cut to NSF Budget
The two federal agencies that spend the most on making grants to social and behavioral science research in the United States, both have their budgets shaved by an eighth in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal released by the Trump administration earlier this month. But the move is more symbolic than substantive.
How Google Scholar Judges Research
Louis Coiffait’s third article in his series on impact looks at the system of citation metrics, in particular Google Scholar.
Bridging Research and Policy: Alan Krueger, 1960-2019
Princeton economist Alan Krueger, who The New York Times described as “help[ing] lead economics toward a more scientific approach to research and policymaking” in his repeated stints in the public sector, has died at age 58.
At a Glance: The UK’s Twin-track Approach to Measuring Impact
In his second article in a series on impact, Louis Coiffait looks at how REF and KEF treat impact in the UK.
The Risks of Doing Research That Has Impact
David Canter considers the emotional and physical challenges of field research and the limits of conventional ethical approval.
Looking at Plan S From Down Under
Plan S focuses on making all publicly funded research immediately fully and freely available by open access publication. If Australia does not adopt Plan S, the authors argue, it could potentially restrict collaboration, publishing, and funding opportunities with research bodies who subscribe to this ambitious movement.
VR in Social Science Research: Future or Fad?
In February SAGE Ocean ran an enthralling event experience. Three panelists, two hosts and about 20 attendees all put their headsets on from their labs, offices and homes to join a virtual classroom decorated with trees, a castle, a slightly scary tiger and a hippo, to talk about the future of VR in social science research.
