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Is your thesis by publication policy hostile to students? 2024-09-18
Reflecting on writing her own thesis by publication and her work in developing institutional thesis by publication policies Margaret K. Merga highlights how arbitrary article limits and rigid rules around publication can make this doctoral pathway less attractive to students. Like this post? Get all LSE Impact blog posts straight to your inbox in one simple […]
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The value of REF beyond academia – From research to development impact 2024-09-17
The Research Excellence Framework is primarily a mechanism for assessing the quality of research and allocating research funding. However, as Andrea Padilla describes in the context of UK international development, REF outputs and in particularly impact case studies hold value for many actors outside of higher education institutions. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) plays a […]
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How and why do the life sciences cite social sciences? 2024-09-16
Drawing on a bibliometric study, Hongyu Zhou, Lin Zhang and their co-authors explore how and why life sciences researchers cite the social sciences and how this relationship has changed in recent years. Which is more challenging: developing a vaccine for an unforeseen pandemic in under a year, or convincing people to take it? A lesson from COVID-19 is […]
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Making Information Matter: Understanding Surveillance and Making a Difference – review 2024-09-13
In Making Information Matter, Mareile Kaufmann proposes a methodology for studying information practices as a living process, developing her argument through four case studies. Employing a theoretical framework that includes digital criminology, media studies and feminist philosophy, Kaufmann’s complicated picture of how information operates in the real world will be of interest to social scientists and media theorists, writes Sam […]
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