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 […]
Online vs. Online On Campus — What’s the Difference?
The line between studying online and studying on campus is increasingly blurry, argues tech thinker David Glance.
Can Political Scientists Keep Reporters Honest?
Might adding some working political scientists into legacy media outlets help curb the use of misleading headlines and made-up trend stories in scoop-hungry news coverage?
How Are Editorial Boards Comprised for Marketing Journals?
Becoming a member of an editorial board can be a paramount step in the life of an academic. Scholars are able to […]
University Students and Leaders Don’t Always Look Like UK Population
New analysis of the ethnic diversity of both university students and the academics in charge of their education has revealed wide disparities in ethnic representation compared to UK population averages.
The Thankless Burden of the Public Intellectual
Scholars are increasingly expected to consider the wider public, but with little to negative promotion incentive. Christopher Meyers finds much of what academics do does not fit into the standard boxes of teaching, scholarship and service. Is it time to replace these categories with a single holistic and qualitative standard?
How the Internet Has Changed Our Travel Habits
The World Wide Web celebrated its 25th birthday this year, leaving us to reminisce about what life was like before it. But just […]
New Leader Named for Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship, a Social Science Space partner that advocates for freedom of expression and against censorship throughout the world, has appointed […]
In Canada, We Like OA But We Don’t Like Its Cost
Although four out of five Canadian researchers surveyed say they like the idea of open access, the cost of serving that principle turns many of them off.
