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Transdisciplinarity: The Politics and Practices of Knowledge Production | The Disorder Of Things

These boundaries that we establish between little pockets of knowledge in the academy are a fiction. Transdisciplinarity, to my mind, is about challenging the fiction of disciplines, about recognizing that knowledge isn’t something that can be carved up into neatly … Continue reading

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Quitting academic jobs: professor Zachary Ernst and other leaving tenure and tenure-track jobs. Why?

Continuing the theme of a reblog we posted yesterday: ..there’s an important way that Ernst’s essay distinguishes itself: Most I Quitters are like me, which is to say failed academics, or like Lord, whose disillusion hit her midway down the … Continue reading

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Inklings: Why I Jumped Off The Ivory Tower

For a long time, I”ve been the uncomfortable owner of a coveted faculty position that I didn’t want. My decision to leave isn\’t really about my department or university in particular, but about a perverse incentive structure that maintains the … Continue reading

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Developing indicators of the impact of scholarly communication is a massive technical challenge – but it’s also much simpler than that | Impact of Social Sciences

Developing indicators of the impact of scholarly communication is a massive technical challenge – but it’s also much simpler than that | Impact of Social Sciences.

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Nigel Warburton’s negative vision of what philosophy isn’t | jbrittholbrook

Does not resisting impact requirements mean you’re not a real philosopher? Nigel Warburton’s negative vision of what philosophy isn’t | jbrittholbrook.  

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On Reinventing the Wheel of Interdisciplinarity

Perhaps! But who wishes to concern himself with such dangerous “Perhapses”!                                                                                                                                             … Continue reading

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Communities of Integration Workshop – Field Philosophy

I’m very pleased to be attending the upcoming workshop at Arizona State on “Communities of Integration” at the invitation of Erik Fisher of STIR fame. You can get a sneak peak at the developing website, including our contribution on Field … Continue reading

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Special issue published in Synthese!

Special issue published in Synthese!.

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Re-engineering Ethics, Kelli Barr and Wenlong Lu « Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective

CSID fellows Kelli Barr and Wenlong Lu just published a thoughtful piece at the Social Epistemology Review & Reply Collective. They consider a recent professional meeting that they attended and the implications of having a diverse crowd of trained experts … Continue reading

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The End of the University as We Know It – Nathan Harden – The American Interest Magazine

In fifty years, if not much sooner, half of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities now operating in the United States will have ceased to exist. The technology driving this change is already at work, and nothing can stop it. … Continue reading

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A new paradigm of scholarly communications is emerging: A report from the Future of Impact conference | Impact of Social Sciences

Policymakers and academics agree that the economic or public impact of research can’t be demonstrated through just citations and bibliometrics yet open access publishing, altmetrics and online methods must be further developed before we can rely on them to prove … Continue reading

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The flipped academic: turning higher education on its head | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional

Alex Bruton, associate professor in innovation and entrepreneurship at Mount Royal University in Canada, thinks so. The ‘flipped academic‘, as he sees it, is an academic who informs first and publishes later, seeking usefulness as well as truth in their … Continue reading

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European Research Council President Helga Nowotny urges support for ‘Horizon 2020′

Here is what Nowotny had to say: “This strong message to the leaders of Europe confirms the importance of the ERC Scientific Council’s strategy to find, fund and empower the best researchers. It is therefore vital that the future EU … Continue reading

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Philosophy and Interdisciplinarity – The Philosophers’ Cocoon

Andreas Wolkenstein asks whether philosophers have anything special to contribute to interdisciplinarity: Philosophy and Interdisciplinarity – The Philosophers’ Cocoon.

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Will the REF disadvantage interdisciplinary research? The inadvertent effects of journal rankings | Impact of Social Sciences

Ismael Rafols uncovers bias against interdisciplinary research and programs. Will the REF disadvantage interdisciplinary research? The inadvertent effects of journal rankings | Impact of Social Sciences.

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RCUK: Benefits of Engagement for Researchers

RCUKBenefitsofPE.pdf application/pdf Object. * Skills development * Career enhancement * Enhancing your research quality and its impact * New research perspectives * Higher personal and institutional profile * Influence and networking opportunities * Forming new collaborations and partnerships * Enjoyment … Continue reading

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Stumbling and Mumbling: What use is academic rigour?

Chris Dillow asks a question near and dear to the hearts of those of us working to have an impact on the world: Stumbling and Mumbling: What use is academic rigour?. What we need, of course, is a different account … Continue reading

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Science in the Open » Blog Archive » 25,000 signatures and still rolling: Implications of the White House petition

  The formula for my happiness: a Yes, a No, a straight line, a goal. –Nietzsche   Cameron Neylon awakens to a nice surprise, takes stock, and wonders: what’s next for Open Access? The really hard work of implementation is … Continue reading

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Open Access Petition — Opening Access to Research or Courting Disaster? UPDATED

Here is the text of the petition: WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Require free access over the Internet to scientific journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research. We believe in the power of the Internet to foster innovation, research, and … Continue reading

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Employers must help universities deliver interdisciplinary skills | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional

Employers must help universities deliver interdisciplinary skills | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional.

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NCSES Trends in Interdisciplinary Dissertation Research: An Analysis of the Survey of Earned Doctorates – US National Science Foundation NSF

Working paper just posted on NSF website: nsf.gov – NCSES Trends in Interdisciplinary Dissertation Research: An Analysis of the Survey of Earned Doctorates – US National Science Foundation NSF. From the conclusion: The analyses contained in this report indicate that … Continue reading

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Heart, Soul, and Social Science

Can the medical profession’s often myopic technophilia be reformed by incorporating cross-cultural, social, and ethical questions into the MCAT? Prof. Piers J. Hale knew something was up when his students at the University of Oklahoma were clamoring this spring to … Continue reading

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Communities can drive corporations away

Maybe we are entering into a new age – a time where we can no longer rely solely in the government to protect us from the big corporations (and perhaps other obstacles). But is this a good or a bad … Continue reading

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Philosophers Put Their Minds to Expanding Their Role in Public Affairs – Faculty – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Yet another article on philosophers making an impact! Nice to see Michael O’Rourke (Idaho), Nancy Tuana (Penn State), Andrew Light (George Mason), and Paul Thompson and Kyle Powys Whyte (Michigan State) all quoted in the article. Martha Nussbaum, on the … Continue reading

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Business education: Field of dreams | The Economist

Harvard Business School (HBS) experimenting with field philosophy: The new practical addition to HBS’s curriculum is known as “FIELD” Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development. via Business education: Field of dreams | The Economist.

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