January 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

• Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences launches Big Think podcast series
• Podcast: Claudia Goldin on the gender pay gap from Social Science Space
• Library associations share community response to White House memorandum on public-access to research from the Association of Research Libraries
• Watch The Video: Daniel Larremore Gives 2022 Alan T. Waterman Award Distinguished Lecture from Social Science Space
• Why social science? Because it’s the most reliable way to understand the public’s point of view from Why Social Science? from the Consortium of Social science Associations
• Higher ed data should be trans inclusive from Inside Higher Ed
• Co-producing critique and the impact of collective knowledge from LSE Impact Blog
• Student storytelling needs multimodality: creating authentic spaces for students to story their lives from Methodspace
• To understand the impact of government policies we need a long-term evaluation culture from LSE Impact Blog
• Watch The video: Improving academic-government collaboration in evidence-based policymaking from Social Science Space
• Innovations in COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing from SAGE Perspectives
• Adding equity to transformative agreements and journal subscriptions –The Read & Let Read model from LSE Impact Blog

Insights

• Study: How "me time" affects social interactions from Newswise
• Study: Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire from Newswise

Awards & Funding Opportunities

• European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities 2022-2023 from The European University Association
• Social Sciences Outstanding Mentor Award from The Council on Undergraduate Research

General News

• Social Science Space reports on recommendations for data instruction in the social sciences.
• AM, a SAGE company, announces a new agreement with premier library consortium, the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA).
• SAGE Publishing expands free-to-read research collection on structural racism and police violence.
• Social Science Space reports on the NSF announcement for the Analytics for Equality Initiative.

Job Openings

• Concordia College is seeking a full-time assistant professor in social psychology (Open until filled)
• The College of Humanities and social sciences at Sam Houston State University is seeking a full-time lecturer of political science (Open until filled)
• Benedict College is seeking a full-time dean of communication, arts, and social sciences

Events

• International Library Leaders Programme (July 12-19, British Library, London)
• 10th International Conference on Education and Education of Social Sciences (January 23-25, Istanbul, Turkey, and virtual)
• 5th International Conference on Future of Social Sciences and Humanities (February 3-5, Rome, Italy)

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