Archives for 2021

HEPI Report Examines Conversation Universities Should Have With Media
Communication
February 18, 2021

HEPI Report Examines Conversation Universities Should Have With Media

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World Anthropology Day: What Anthropology Can Teach Us During COVID-19?
Industry
February 18, 2021

World Anthropology Day: What Anthropology Can Teach Us During COVID-19?

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The Comfort of Strangers
Insights
February 17, 2021

The Comfort of Strangers

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Consumption Does Not Equate to Happiness
Public Engagement
February 17, 2021

Consumption Does Not Equate to Happiness

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Video: Inequality During COVID-19

Video: Inequality During COVID-19

“COVID has put a magnifying glass on existing inequalities,” says Jolanda Jetten, a professor of social psychology at the University of Queensland, “and it’s clear that the degree of suffering is unfairly on the shoulders of the poorer groups in societies, and also the poorest countries in this world.”

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Webinar: Research Ethics in Practice

Webinar: Research Ethics in Practice

Ethical research involves much more than a pre-study review or forms to explain how the study adheres to the institution’s rules about […]

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UK’s Academy of Social Sciences Names 37 Fellows for Spring 2021

UK’s Academy of Social Sciences Names 37 Fellows for Spring 2021

Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences has named 37 individuals in its spring 2021 cohort of fellows. New fellows are recognized, after an independent peer review process, for the excellence and impact of their work and their wider contributions to the social sciences for public benefit.

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‘Suck it Up’ is Not The Right Answer to an Avalanche of Rejection

‘Suck it Up’ is Not The Right Answer to an Avalanche of Rejection

Persistent rejection by academic arbiters – whether journals, grant makers or employers – is problematic, and focusing on the individual academic is not the whole solution

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Behind the Scenes: ‘The Golden Age of Social Science’

Behind the Scenes: ‘The Golden Age of Social Science’

Some of the most challenging problems facing our world, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, require not just one field of expertise but […]

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2021: From Scholars to Disposable Labor in the Brave New World of Academic Capitalism

2021: From Scholars to Disposable Labor in the Brave New World of Academic Capitalism

In terms of the organization of academic labor, higher education is ever more sharply divided between, on the one hand, an advantaged minority in full-time, long-term employment and, on the other hand, academia’s reserve army of labor.

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Video: Leadership During COVID-19

Video: Leadership During COVID-19

One of the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, argues social psychologist S. Alex Haslam, are many traditional views of leadership. In this […]

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Asking Questions, Analyzing Outcomes: Alondra Nelson and the Betterment of Society

Asking Questions, Analyzing Outcomes: Alondra Nelson and the Betterment of Society

A look at the career of Alonda Nelson, who is now essentially the national adviser for social and behavioral sciences in the United States.

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