Looking for something to read? Here’s a quick look at what other people are reading on the Impact Blog. This page shows a continually updated list of the past week’s 20 most popular blog posts by readership. We know readership statistics aren’t everything, but it’s a useful place to start!
- How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists
- What is the role of the social sciences in the response to COVID-19? 4 priorities for shaping the post-pandemic world
- New AI tools that can write student essays require educators to rethink teaching and assessment
- Common policy problems and what researchers can do about them
- How to design an award-winning conference poster
- Who, What, Where, When, Why: Using the 5 Ws to communicate your research
- 8 common problems with literature reviews and how to fix them
- Despite concerns, COVID-19 shows how social media has become an essential tool in the democratisation of knowledge
- The focus on misinformation leads to a profound misunderstanding of why people believe and act on bad information
- What or where is the ‘Global South’? A social science perspective
- Social science at the crossroads: the history of political science in the USA and the evolution of social impact.
- An introvert’s guide to academic networking and hybrid events
- The Absurdity of University Rankings
- Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: Which is best for me?
- What are the most-cited publications in the social sciences (according to Google Scholar)?
- How to write a killer conference abstract: The first step towards an engaging presentation.
- 10 Chrome extensions to help manage references, notes, citations and capture information.
- The ResearchGate Score: a good example of a bad metric
- Book Review: How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil
- Mastering the art of the narrative: using stories to shape public policy
