A fairer way to fund higher education
Nicholas Barr dispels some common myths about higher education funding and describes the main elements of a funding system based...
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Applications for REF 2028 must contain at least 5% non-traditional materials.
The recent publication of a series of reviews and early decisions for REF2028 highlighted an increased focus on research culture...
Result-Based Management Turns the Humanities into a Monologue
Drawing on a large-scale comparative study by scientists from the UK and Germany on how pressure to publish is felt...
Queering Methodology and Beyond – Reading List
Based on the recommendations of students and scientists, Department of Methodology at the London School of Economics presents ten books...
What is a PhD in Publishing?
PhD by publication, i.e. PhD presented as a dossier of published papers with varying degrees of coherent writing, is an...
Book Reviews OK by Michelle McSweeney
IN FINE, Michelle McSweeney describes the history of the word "OK", from its appearance in the steam-powered printing press to...
Wizards, impostors or irresponsible curators? How consultants shape policy in underfunded international agencies
Consultants play an important role in developing policies and strategies for international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO)....
Just blah blah blah? Finding out why, when and where theory really matters
There is debate in many social science disciplines about whether research and writing is under- or over-theorized. Gorgi Krlev, argues...
Altmetric assessments in political science are gendered – does it matter?
Altmetrics are usually viewed as indicators of online engagement and attention. However, if we take the field of political science...
Although difficult to define, descriptive summaries change the way we think about researcher assessment.
For their proponents, descriptive academic summaries are a way to circumvent aspects of a research assessment culture that is overly...
