Should supervisors be training PhD students on impact?
PhD candidates need to be able to communicate their research to diverse audiences and be prepared for careers outside of Higher Education.
LSE Impact Blog
statcheck – a spellchecker for statistics
A study has revealed a high prevalence of inconsistencies in reported statistical test results. Such inconsistencies make results unreliable, as they become “irreproducible”, and ultimately affect the level of trust…
The A to Z of writing an impact case study
Blog from Sally Brown for the LSE Impact Blog, a useful A to Z; from understanding your impact aim, all the way through to capturing the zeitgeist in readiness for 2021.
The case against Revise and Resubmit
Professor Christine Williams discusses the potential benefits and drawbacks of abolishing the dreaded revise and resubmit, over and over again.
The State of Open Data 2019 – What are the key issues in open data for researchers?
Mark Hahnel for the LSE Impact Blog presents findings from the largest continuous survey of academic attitudes to open data, has it inadvertently fed the publish or perish culture?
The Unintended Consequences of the pandemic on Non-COVID-19 Research Activities
This post examines which researchers have been most affected by this shift in research prioritise and how it has impacted different types of university
Tips for negotiating the peer-reviewed journal publication process as an early-career researcher
Advice on navigating the journal submission and publication process as ECRs
Using mobile applications for social science research
This post from the LSE Impact blog discusses the use of mobile phone applications as a research method in the social sciences. Reflecting on their own use of apps to study fear of crime, and providing four key points to consider when seeking to use apps in your projects.
What 40k job adverts say about academic career progression
A study of over 40k academic job ads highlights how the skills required for progression differ over career stage & geography – shared from LSE Impact Blog
Why don’t we account for luck in research careers?
Success in academia popularly linked to hard work. However, a study of how academics describe their careers suggests luck plays a significant role.