LSE Impact Blog

@LSEImpactBlog

A platform for those interested in increasing the impact of academic research. Managing Editor: @MichaelTaster

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 18

💥New: Is there a strain on peer review? – It’s more complicated than you think ✍️@RituDhand #PeerReview #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. The significant growth of academic publishing in recent years has led some to argue the system is reaching a breaking point, but is it this simple?

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 23

💥New: The rise of narrative CVs is changing how academics present themselves, and what counts as value🚀 Judit Varga and Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner @UniLeidenNews explore how this new format is reshaping hiring and #funding decisions ⬇️ #Academia ow.ly/ZoCH50WtROu

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. A new study explores how narrative CVs are reshaping research evaluation and academic representation

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · 24 h

The strain on academic #publishing 😞 ow.ly/nQ1T50Wvbu3

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 25

What is the value of four star REF outputs and impact case studies? 🤩🤩 ow.ly/IiUq50Wvbp6

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. Jon Collett calculates the value of REF outputs and case studies and suggests how universities might use this information to shape submissions for REF 2029.

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 25

How to write a “good” REF Environment Statement ✍️ ow.ly/LBMl50Wvbns

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. Matthew Inglis, Elizabeth Gadd & Elizabeth Stokoe highlight eight qualities of high-scoring environment statements & suggest how they can improve in REF2029.

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 25

How to write a blogpost from your journal article in eleven easy steps. ✍️ ow.ly/mcJY50WvblU

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. You've just published a research article - why should you bother writing a blog post about it? Patrick Dunleavy argues that if you’ve devoted months to writing the paper, dealing with comments, doing...

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 24

Can higher education be a neurodivergent-affirming space without funding? 🤔 ow.ly/SC4250Wuy7e

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. How higher education and other sectors can support research from neurodivergent scholars to develop neurodivergent-affirming spaces.

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 24

From the archive: Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: Which is best for me? 🗃️ ow.ly/Er3750Wuy5V

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. Being able to find, assess and place new research within a field of knowledge, is integral to any research project. For social scientists this process is increasingly likely to take place on Google...

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 24

How to master #data visualisation for impactful storytelling 📊 #Research ow.ly/j3Lv50WuxYl

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. Visualisation turns complex research into stories. From poverty maps to pandemic dashboards, James Abdey explores its power to boost understanding and impact.

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 24

"Reviewers value humility displayed in Narrative CVs, and are wary of self-aggrandisement. But what does humility mean in a hyper-competitive context like academia?" Judit Varga & Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner (@UniLeidenNews) ask in our latest piece ⬇️ ow.ly/1nj950Wuxta

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 23

Why we should foster connection and belonging in neo-liberal academia 🫂 ow.ly/UGIT50WtWx5

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. In a system where academic success is defined by outputs and individual achievement, Rachael Hains-Wesson and Nira Rahman call for a shift towards connection and belonging. They argue that an...

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 23

👀ICYMI: Is the list of Highly Cited Researchers losing credibility? 🤔 ow.ly/CTC250WtWpV

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. For over two decades, the Highly Cited Researchers list has spotlighted global scientific influence. But behind its annual release lies a shifting story, which includes evolving methods, changing...

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 22

“Around 50% of funded research remains unpublished”✍️Ritu Dhand Citation bias leaves valuable lab work unseen, fuelling duplicated effort. PWC estimates €26B lost in Europe alone. Time to rethink what we call ‘quality’. #PeerReview ow.ly/FTb050WtkQH

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 22

How Google Scholar transformed #research "The digitisation brought initially by the launch of Web Of Science has promoted fairness among scientific teams by reducing the importance of authorship order"✍️Kyriakos Drivas #Google #GoogleScholar ow.ly/OlsK50Wt5bU

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. Google Scholar launched in November 2004 with the goal of making it easier to access scientific knowledge. But did it live up to this aim or simply create new problems? Kyriakos Drivas shows that...

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 21

Do Community Notes work? ⁉️ ow.ly/8nwX50Wsyry

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. Tom Stafford assesses the evidence for the effectiveness of community notes as a form of collective intelligence.

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 21

Generative AI should mark the end of a failed war on student academic misconduct 🤔 ow.ly/Zi1Q50Wsyp8

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. As generative AI reveals the limitations of assessments, an obsessive focus on grades is distorting teaching and learning in universities.

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 21

"Academics who are neurodivergent sometimes fear to disclose that identity due to the risk of being misunderstood and mistreated by the organisations where they work" ✍️ @DrHelenKara #Neurodivergence #Inequality ow.ly/biC150Wsy38

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 17

Should we stop using the word “stakeholder” in #research? "the term “stakeholder” is often used as an ambiguous catch-all term"✍️ Caitlin Hafferty, Ursula Pool, & Pedi Obani ❌ ow.ly/fwUj50Wr81x

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. Caitlin Hafferty, Ursula Pool & Pedi Obani argue the colonial connotations & ingrained inequalities of the term stakeholder require scholars to rethink its use.

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 17

Want to make your research credible online? Image matters 🖼️ ow.ly/soIf50Wr7Rg

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. Whether it is via videos, blogs, social media, or mainstream news outlets, research findings are communicated in many formats and media other than the traditional research article. However, especia...

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LSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog · Jul 17

Banning NDAs in universities is only the first step toward a better research culture 🤫 ow.ly/kPs950Wr7NL

LSEImpactBlog's tweet card. The UK government is moving to ban non-disclosure agreements being used to silence employees who have suffered harassment or discrimination. Such a ban has already come into place in higher educati...

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