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Tag Archives: social science
A celebration of social science in the UK: the ESRC festival of social science
When SAGE was founded, nearly fifty years ago, our founder Sara Miller McCune firmly believed that publishing engaged scholarship could change the way we look at the world. She was – and remains – passionate about the role that research … Continue reading
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Tagged big data, communication, ESRC Festival of Social Science, Policy, social science
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Social Science Bites live!
Last week, we hosted the official launch for Social Science Bites, the new series of podcasts of interviews with leading social scientists which we wrote a brief post about here. The event at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London … Continue reading
Quantitative Skills Conference at the British Academy
I recently attended an excellent conference at the British Academy on Quantitative Skills, with a focus on international comparisons. The main question posed by the conference was, ‘How well trained are UK social science students in quantitative skills?’ The resounding … Continue reading
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Tagged Academia, education, Journalism, Maths, media, reporting, research, social science, statistics
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Sir Roger Jowell 1942-2011
We were very sorry to hear that Sir Roger Jowell passed away over Christmas. Roger was the Founder and Director of the National Centre for Social Research, Britain’s largest social research institute until 2001, and in 2008 was knighted for … Continue reading
50 years of Social Science Information
On Friday 21st October 2011, friends of and contributors to Social Science Information gathered at the Maison Suger in Paris to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the journal. The Journal Editor, Anne Rocha Perazzo, led the proceedings by introducing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anniversary, social science, social science information, societies
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Social scientists’ role in strengthening trust in scientific evidence
Last week was the ESRC’s annual festival of social science. This is the third year that SAGE has participated in a joint event with the British Academy, and forms part of our ongoing mission to champion the value and relevance … Continue reading
Calling for nominations for the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize
One of our partner’s the American Academy of Political and Social Science makes an annual award to recognize the important role of social scientists in the public arena. Here is their call for nominations for next year’s award: The American Academy of … Continue reading
A clarion call for social science: Ziyad Marar in the Guardian
In today’s Guardian newspaper, Ziyad Marar, SAGE’s Global Publishing Director and Deputy MD writes: “We who believe passionately in the value of the social science face what economists call a coordination problem. We need a focal point. In this context … Continue reading
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Tagged news, Policy, social science, socialsciencespace
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Campaign for Social Science
Last week, our Global Publishing Director, Ziyad Marar, launched socialsciencespace (our new network for the discussion of major issues facing the social sciences) at the official launch of the Campaign for Social Science: a major new initiative from the Academy of Social Sciences. … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy of Social Sciences, ACSS, Policy, social science
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SRMO launched
SAGE Research Methods Online was launched to rave reviews at the American Library Association’s Midwinter meeting in San Diego in early January. SRMO provides advanced search and discovery tools to support researchers and students as they explore relevant content across the … Continue reading
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Tagged research methods, SAGE Publications, social science, SRMO
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