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Category Archives: Research Ethics
Mar 15 2013
High-impact journals: where newsworthiness trumps methodology
Comments OffCriticism continues to mount against high impact factor journals with a new study suggesting a preference for publishing front-page, “sexy” science has been at the expense of methodological rigour. Dorothy Bishop confirms these findings in her assessment of a recent paper published on dyslexia and fears that if the … Continue reading
Posted by: March 15, 2013
Tagged with: impact factor
Mar 13 2013
Overly Honest Social Science? The value of acknowledging bias, subjectivity and the messiness of research
1 CommentThe popular Twitter hashtag #overlyhonestmethods reveals the widespread interest in methodological reflexivity. Jen Tarr reflects on the overt critique of scientific objectivity and argues good social scientific practice should be about acknowledging the weaknesses of methods to improve practice and to … Continue reading
Posted by: March 13, 2013
Feb 12 2013
Participant confidentiality and open access to research data
1 CommentWhile protecting human subjects’ confidentiality is a long-standing practice in the social sciences, new types of digital datasets present new challenges. Tensions between privacy and openness were explored in the recent International Digital Curation Conference. Limor Peer reflects on the session she … Continue reading
Posted by: February 12, 2013
Tagged with: confidentiality, data sharing, research methods
Sep 24 2012
How can universities support local disadvantaged communities?
3 CommentsPublic engagement remains one of the most tangible ways universities can demonstrate their impact. Fred Robinson finds that in a time of stretched resources, universities can play a much greater role in engaging with local disadvantaged communities, producing a wide-range … Continue reading
Posted by: September 24, 2012
Tagged with: impact, research projects, resources, University
Jun 13 2012
Getting attention is the name of the game: How the publication pressure crowds out focusing on policy
2 CommentsWe academics might love to be on the receiving end of applause from our peers but the singular focus on publications as the sole measuring rod of academic quality is deeply misguided. Harry van Dalen writes that our best minds … Continue reading
Posted by: June 13, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, citations, impact, journals, public engagement
Jun 1 2012
Transforming knowledge into economic resources is the only way that universities will pursue commitments to research and development
Comments OffUniversities must build on knowledge exchange relationships with the private sector if they are to secure financial resources. This does not mean to convert the university into a business but, writes Antonio Moneo, a fully-fledged economic actor in the most … Continue reading
Posted by: June 1, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, government, impact, Knowledge transfer
Feb 8 2012
Safeguarding research ethics must be key to our work, particularly when we aim to create external impacts on politics and society
3 CommentsThe recent court case involving Boston College researchers illustrates the flimsiness of assurances of anonymity given by academic researchers. In its aftermath, Jen Tarr writes that we must consider the possible applications of our research from an early stage and be open … Continue reading
Posted by: February 8, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, impact, Research ethics
