February 2023

Welcome to the Social & Behavioral Science Monthly Roundup, brought to you by Social Science Space. Each month we’ll bring you a selection of resources of interest across the social and behavioral science (SBS) community. Have news you'd like considered for future newsletters from your part of the SBS world? Send suggestions to PR@sagepub.co.uk.

Articles of Interest

• Podcast: “David Dunning on the Dunning-Kruger Effect” from Social Science Space
• “Why Would Anyone Want to Be a Journal Editor?” from Inside Higher Ed
• SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 12: “Interview with SSP President Miranda Walker” from The Scholarly Kitchen
• “Teaching Approaches to Visualizing Data” from Methodspace
• “AI Paper Mills and Image Generation Require a Co-ordinated Response from Academic Publishers” from LSE Impact Blog
• “More Than Just a Safe Space” from Inside Higher Ed
• “Taliban’s Ban on Education for Afghan Women and Girls Will Have Potentially Disastrous Consequences, Say U.S. National Academies Presidents” from National Academies
• “Researchers Engaging with Policy Should Take into Account Policymakers’ Varied Perceptions of Evidence” from LSE Impact Blog
• “Thoughts on AI’s Impact on Scholarly Communications? An Interview with ChatGPT” from The Scholarly Kitchen
• “A Conversation with Nasser Fakouhi on the Social Sciences in Iran” from Social Science Space
• “Academic Freedom vs. Rights of Muslim Students” from Inside Higher Ed
• “The More Inclusion We Have in Science, the Better Outcomes We’ll Get.” from Issues in Science and Technology
• “Can Research Be Both Impactful and Neutral?” from LSE Impact Blog

Insights

• “Research Shows that Early Retirement can Accelerate Cognitive Decline from Newswise
• “New SAGE White Paper Argues Business Schools Should ‘Hack the Status Quo’ in Business Research” from Sage Publishing
• “Why We Need Better Data on Faculty Diversity” from Inside Higher Ed
• “The Biggest Challenges Facing Higher Education Are Those of Student Belonging. EdTech Can Help.” from Behavioral Scientist

Awards & Funding Opportunities

• “Dunning and Kruger Given 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology” from Social Science Space

General News

• Inside Higher Ed reports on the Academic Freedom Alliance’s statement against bans of “divisive concepts” in higher education.
• UK Universities Launch Advancing Capacity for Climate and Environment Social Sciences (ACCESS) Leadership College
• The Social Science Research Council celebrates 100 years of social and behavioral science.
• The Consortium of Social Science Associations analyzes the final fiscal year 2023 appropriations for U.S. science agencies
• Engage with us from SAGE Publishing
• "Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities" from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Job Openings

• Democracy International is seeking a remote social and behavioral sciences consultant.
• NYU is seeking an assistant professor in the department of social and behavioral sciences.
• University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer Institute is seeking a full-time director of psychology

Events

• Watch 'Remodeling the Ivory Tower: Social Science for Social Justice' - an Online Panel Discussion and Book Series Launch from SAGE Publishing from Social Science Space (Pre-recorded video)
• Congress 2023 of the Humanities and Social Sciences (May 27-June 2, Toronto, Ontario, and virtual)
• International Conference On Economics, Business And Social Sciences 2023 (March 11-12, Singapore, and virtual)
• Women in Social & Behavioral Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (March 8, Washington DC, London, and virtual)

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