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 […]
Karin Barber on Verbal Arts
In this Social Science Bites podcast, social anthropologist Karin Barber offers a specific case study of the application of the verbal arts by examining in depth some of the genres common in the Yoruba-speaking areas of Western Africa.
Watch the Webinar: Academic Publishing and a Quest for Diversity
An insightful webinar hosted by Research Information took place on November 29, focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in academic publishing. […]
How Metrics Affect Peer Review for Academic Jobs and Grants
The aim of peer review for research grants and academic hiring boards is to provide expert independent judgement on the quality of research proposals and candidates. Based on findings from a recent survey, Liv Langfeldt, Dag W. Aksnes and Ingvild Reymert, find metrics continue to play a significant role in shaping these decisions, especially for reviewers who are highly ranked themselves.
Webinar: Braving the Storm – How Climate Change Will Affect How and Where We Live
How will climate change affect where – and how – we live? Join an expert panel of demographers as they give a […]
Webinar: Mental Health in a Global Pandemic – Lessons Learned from Psychological Science
The many impacts the pandemic has had on children, adolescents, and adults, including those diagnosed with a mental illness before the pandemic […]
COVID-19, Face Masks and Research Integrity
Robert Dingwall asks if claims about the effectiveness of face masks in stopping COVID consistent with current standards of research integrity.
UK’s Academy of Social Sciences Names 75 Fellows for Autumn 2021
Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences has named 75 social scientists from the academic, public, private and third sectors as Fellows of the […]
As the Science Shifts So Should Rational Behavior
Everyone – from ordinary citizens to journalists reporting on big issues and researchers trying to communicate their findings – should accept that science changes, and behave accordingly
