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Evidence-based policy-making: report by UK parliamentary committee
Featured
July 19, 2011

Evidence-based policy-making: report by UK parliamentary committee

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Supporting Effective Communication and Workflows in Social Science Research
Communication
July 19, 2011

Supporting Effective Communication and Workflows in Social Science Research

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David Brooks on “The Unexamined Society”
Academic Funding
July 12, 2011

David Brooks on “The Unexamined Society”

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Specialisation is back on the HE agenda, but not for the first time
Academic Funding
July 12, 2011

Specialisation is back on the HE agenda, but not for the first time

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Putting vision back into higher education: A response to the Government White Paper

Putting vision back into higher education: A response to the Government White Paper

There is no government mandate for the privatisation of higher education and for the despoiling of the social and cultural value of […]

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Behavioural insights and public policy: MINDSPACE and the ONS wellbeing research agenda

Behavioural insights and public policy: MINDSPACE and the ONS wellbeing research agenda

Behavioural insights and public policy were the themes for a pre-AGM discussion at the Academy of Social Sciences. We invited David Halpern, […]

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Not exactly blogging the SPA conference…….

Not exactly blogging the SPA conference…….

As a freshly established blogger, I had in mind to try my hand at ‘blogging a conference’ (the Social Policy Association Conference, […]

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My social science career: Interview with Russell Schutt

My social science career: Interview with Russell Schutt

As part of a series of occasional interviews with leading social scientists, Russell Schutt talks to socialsciencespace about how he became interested […]

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It’s time for academics to help shape a new system of policy-making

It’s time for academics to help shape a new system of policy-making

Monday 13 June was my evidence day. First, a slot to speak about academia and policy making at the Investigating Academic Impact […]

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Are Facebook, Twitter, fostering civic engagement?

Are Facebook, Twitter, fostering civic engagement?

Emily Badger writes in Miller-McCune Magazine about the link between social media and civic engagement. Since the first days of the Arab […]

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Students as consumers – the impact of individual choice

Students as consumers – the impact of individual choice

The higher education White Paper published this week by the UK government (‘Students at the heart of the system’) will, according to […]

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Making the Case for the Social Sciences no.4: Crime

Making the Case for the Social Sciences no.4: Crime

The Academy of Social Sciences held the launch of the fourth ‘Making the Case for the Social Sciences’ booklet, this time focussed […]

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