Tag Archives: impact

Inklings: Why I Jumped Off The Ivory Tower

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Keith Brown

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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Assessing impact » Testing hypotheses…

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Britt Holbrook

Steven Hill (@stevenhill), Head of Research Policy at the Higher Education Funding Council for England, responds to a recent publication by Steven Hrotic and me here: Assessing impact » Testing hypotheses…. Here is the original publication, which is available open … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Britt Holbrook

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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56 Indicators of Impact

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Keith Brown

In 2011, several core members of the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity (CSID) at the University of North Texas held a meeting during which we imagined different ways to indicate the impact of our activities. We scribbled them on … Continue reading →

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Attack on science, or a wakeup call? FY 2013 NSF Political Science Research Funding Eliminated by House

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Britt Holbrook

FY 2013 NSF Political Science Research Funding Eliminated by House. How should political scientists respond to such an apparent attack from Congress? Let me present two options: (a) the typical appeal to the fact that these grants all went through … Continue reading →

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