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With only one week to go until our webinar discussing the contemporary relevance of the social sciences, there’s still time to register. To mark the launch of our forthcoming report, the webinar, chaired by the Academy’s President, Will Hutton FAcSS, will see our speakers reflect on the essential role played by the social sciences in harnessing the key opportunities and mitigating the many and varied challenges we face in our contemporary human world. Our speakers are: • Professor Linda Bauld FAcSS (Chief Social Policy Adviser, Scottish Government) • Michael Davis (Chief Executive, National Centre for Social Research) • Gavin Kelly (Chief Executive, Nuffield Foundation) • Professor Rosie McEachan (Director, Born In Bradford research programme) Following contributions from each of our speakers, there will be an opportunity for attendees to engage in a Q&A. Event details: 📅 12 November 2025 ⏰ 12.30pm-2pm 💻 Online Register now➡️ https://lnkd.in/etQyeTZQ

New Sage white paper: AI and the Future of Pedagogy Access the full paper: https://lnkd.in/eUeyndFF "Treat AI not as a shortcut but as a context and catalyst for deeper learning." In this latest white paper, tech philosopher and Sage author Tom Chatfield explores how education can respond to the rise of AI. He argues that technology should enhance core human learning skills and offers practical recommendations for integrating AI into teaching, learning, and assessment.

The Sage Policy Profiles contest is live. Share your most surprising policy citation for your chance to win: https://bit.ly/47i7KVG This November, we’re inviting you to share the unexpected ways your research has been impacting policy for a chance to win a $500 Amazon gift card. How to enter: 🔹Register for Sage Policy Profiles (our free, browser-based tool) 🔹Find your most surprising policy citation 🔹Submit via our contest form by Nov 30. An independent company, Sage is dedicated to the long-term goal of broadening how we define research impact — from scholarly metrics to real-world influence. #SagePolicyProfiles #PoweredByOvertonData Overton

“Kids, by the time they approach elementary school, are asking up to 200 ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions a day. Within a year or two...they’re down to two or three, often none.” Developmental psychologist Frank Keil discusses causal thinking on a new episode of the Social Science Bites podcast: https://lnkd.in/ejaHU-Dv

How is AI changing higher education? Join our roundtable Q&A with students, professors, administrators, and a legal expert as we discuss the impact of AI on classrooms, coursework, and degree programs. Educators, students, policymakers, and tech enthusiasts are all welcome to be part of this conversation about the future of higher education. Register: https://lnkd.in/d9uZaV4A

AI can generate information, but it can’t guarantee truth. That’s why public-good curators - librarians, editors, research integrity officers, and journalists - are more vital than ever. Proud to contribute to “The People’s Case for Curators”, a new guide from Sense about Science and Sage Publishing, calling for greater recognition of those who safeguard trustworthy knowledge. 🔗https://lnkd.in/gmxuHS3d

🎓 Call for Submissions: Organization Studies (OS) & Sage Student Paper Impact Award 2026 🌍   Are you a postgraduate student (Master’s or Doctoral) whose research is making a real difference to society? The Organization Studies (OS) & Sage Student Paper Impact Award celebrates outstanding student work that creates meaningful societal, environmental, or policy impact.   🏆 Award Details Prize: USD $1,000 Winner announced: At the EGOS Colloquium 2026 Winner featured: On the OS website & YouTube channel   📅 Submission deadline: 15 December 2025 Eligible papers must be based on a postgraduate dissertation or Master’s thesis (completed within the past 24 months) and presented at a conference or workshop in the previous academic year.   💡 What We Mean by “Societal Impact” For the purpose of the Organization Studies & Sage Student Paper Impact Award, societal impact is defined as a beneficial, demonstrable, material, and substantive effect generated by the research reported in the paper on the wider society and the environment with the ultimate goal of creating a better world.    📄 How to Apply Students may self-nominate or be nominated. Each submission must include: The paper with a clear indication of the author(s)’ name(s), order, and affiliation(s); A 1,000-word ‘impact narrative’ providing evidence of the research’s societal effect (e.g. testimonials, policy papers, impact activities, use of the research findings by practitioners and/or policy-makers).   🔍 Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of Organization Studies Editors-in-Chief, editorial board members, Sage representatives, and practitioners.   👉 Learn more and submit your nomination here: https://lnkd.in/dG2ktseP

Public-good curators, such as librarians, editors, research integrity officers, and specialist journalists, play a vital role in ensuring access to trustworthy knowledge. But their work is increasingly unsupported contributing to increased distrust in science. Our new guide in partnership with Sense about Science advocates for the role of information curators: https://lnkd.in/e-nRH3Mu The guide aims to make the work of these curators and the standards they follow more visible, respected, and protected so society can continue to rely on them. Contributors to the guide include Leo Lo, Elisabeth Bik, Louis Coiffait-Gunn, and many more. We urge organizations and individuals to champion curators, share their stories, and use #PublicGoodCuration to build a public voice for good curation. 

Meet our chair: The Academy’s President Will Hutton will be chairing our forthcoming webinar to mark the launch of our forthcoming report, The contemporary relevance of the social sciences. Will is a political economist, author, columnist and President of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is an associate with the London School of Economics Centre for Economic Performance, a non-executive director of the Satellite Applications Catapult, co-chair of the Purposeful Company, an associate of the Oxford Martin School, and writes a regular column for The Observer. He was principal of Hertford College, University of Oxford from 2011 to 2020, and has authored many bestselling books including the acclaimed The State We’re In (1995). Our forthcoming webinar will see an expert panel of speakers reflect on the essential role played by the social sciences in harnessing the key opportunities and mitigating the many and varied challenges we face in our contemporary human world. Our speakers are: ➡️ Professor Linda Bauld FAcSS (Chief Social Policy Adviser, Scottish Government) ➡️ Michael Davis (Chief Executive, National Centre for Social Research) ➡️ Gavin Kelly (Chief Executive, Nuffield Foundation) ➡️ Professor Rosie McEachan (Director, Born In Bradford research programme) Following contributions from each of our speakers, there will be an opportunity for attendees to engage in a Q&A. Event details: 📅 12 November 2025 ⏰ 12.30pm-2pm 💻 Online Register now➡️ https://lnkd.in/etQyeTZQ