Big journals acting as gatekeepers to discoverability
Open access increases the impact of academic research by making it more broadly and easily accessible. But to subscription still hold the key
LSE Impact Blog
Building a culture of research impact
Louise Shaxson writes for the LSE Impact Blog suggesting developing a culture of engagement and collaboration, is just as important to achieving research impact.
Can research ethics courses prevent publication misconduct?
What ethics training or publishing training have you received? This article shared from the LSE Impact blog discusses new mandatory training developed in India
Common barriers to writing and how to overcome them
Writing a thesis can feel overwhelming, we discuss the common reasons why PhD students tend to avoid writing and counter them.
Common barriers to writing and how to overcome them
Writing a thesis can feel overwhelming. Hugh Kearns and Maria Gardiner discuss reasons why PhD students avoid and how to counter them.
Dealing with Rejection in Academia
In this repost from the LSE Impact Blog, Staci Zavattaro, reflects on rejection in academia and gives 6 tips on how to manage the inevitable rejections that are part of academic life.
Defending a PhD thesis – are you ready for the emotions?
Eva Lantsoght, discusses how both PhD students and supervisors can benefit from understanding emotions underlying a PhD defence
Does the REF add any value to UK research?
Shared from the LSE Impact blog Banal-Estanol et al. use a novel method to evaluate UK research performance against that of a US-based counterfactual.
Don’t let your academic career determine your every move
Should early career researchers be expected to relocate regularly in order to land a permanent job? In this post for the LSE Impact Blog, Eva Krockow weighs the benefits of an international career against the costs of constant mobility.
F**k Ups in Social Research: Learning from what goes ‘wrong’
What happens when research goes wrong? How do researchers manage, or fail to manage, & can we learn from ‘failures’? This blog explains
Four principles for practising and evaluating co-production
A new working definition of co-produced research and suggest how different elements of successfully co-produced knowledge can be understood and evaluated.
Gender equity in health research funding
Research shows women continue to face systematic disadvantages in research funding competitions, publishing, hiring, and promotion. In this blog from the LSE, Zena Sharman considers… ‘What do we know, what do we wish we knew, and where do we go from here?’