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 […]
Building Buzz Really Is a Good Career Move
Tweeting and talking to reporters sure must be a good thing for boosting buzz about researchers’ work and then ultimately their careers, right? A new study says absolutely, but it also questions the benefits of some other career-boosting activities.
What is “Double-Loop” Coaching?
In recent years, interest in coaching has grown significantly and a number of techniques have been explored. But what is “double-loop coaching”? Author […]
What Should Universities Make of Online Brand Awareness?
Awareness and prestige of universities is increasingly being driven by their exposure on online platforms. But what does that really mean? Fernando Rosell-Aguilar explores that question.
Book Review: The Unruly PhD
There is a greater world beyond the academia, and that it is OK to pursue alternative paths, Revecca Peabody writes in her new book about negotiating the journey to obtain a PhD and the twisting path to deploy it.
The Scottish Referendum: Social Science and National Identity
As the independence vote moves from all-consuming question to historical incident, what are the lessons that Scottish universities and in particular Scottish social scientists should take away?
Do consumers travel across state lines to avoid taxes?
Excise tax on cigarettes can vary greatly from state to state. According to the National Conference of State Legislature, state tax amounts […]
Whither Small Data?
The rapid growth and impact of big data has led some to ponder whether big data might lead to the demise of small data, noted Rob Kitchin in an excerpt from his new book, The Data Revolution. But that ignores the benefits and beauties that small data deliver.
Former Deputy Takes Over Bureau of Economic Analysis
The former deputy director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis has been named to head the federal organization that produces the benchmark […]
