By John Holmwood. Social scientists are pandering to politicians rather than engaging in proper debate – and it’s the public who lose out. Read more...15 mars 2015
Social scientists shouldn't shy away from political debates
By John Holmwood. Social scientists are pandering to politicians rather than engaging in proper debate – and it’s the public who lose out. Read more...10 tips to help your teaching placement go smoothly
By Tricia Bracher. Teachers share their wisdom on how to make a good impression while on a teaching placement. Read more...Young people 'unlikely to attain wealth of parents' generation' – study
By Peter Walker. London School of Economics-led report says young people have suffered disproportionately big fall in earnings, despite being well qualified. Read more...Unloved and sidelined: why are social sciences neglected by politicians?
By Claire Shaw. Social sciences can help governments address important social and political challenges, but many academics feel their research is ignored. Read more...We are citizens, not mere physical masses of data for harvesting
By . The deal we have struck with the information society over the extent to which our lives are shaped and our privacy invaded requires urgent renegotiation. Read more...Should vice-chancellors’ pay be linked to that of the lowest-paid staff?
By Rebecca Ratcliffe. The Green party has suggested that vice-chancellors’ pay be brought in line with the rest of university staff. Many earn more than £250,000, and the highest paid has a package worth £623,000. Read more...Teaching homeless people gives photography students a new perspective
By Natalie Gil. When university students take on the task of teaching hostel residents to take pictures, both groups are stretched to their limits. Read more...German professor rebuked for rejecting intern over 'India's rape problem'
By Louise Osborne. German ambassador to Delhi writes open letter criticising Leipzig University academic for excluding male Indian applicants over sexual violence in country. Read more...Beach study shows tourists like good weather
By Marc Abrahams. Do not assume that tourists prefer good weather when they visit a beach. A study published in the International Journal of Biometeorology in 2013 challenges that easy-to-make assumption. The researchers gathered evidence – rather than relying on mere guesses and assumptions – as to what kind of weather brings beachgoers to the beach. Read more...Inside the University of Oxford's Museum of Natural History
By . Today’s “Museum Monday” video tags along with several employees at the University of Oxford’s Museum of Natural History, and provides us with a glimpse of the many, varied, roles of a Natural History Museum within its local and scientific communities. Read more...
