The right narratives can ignite social change. The wrong ones can lead us astray. Policymakers must harness the power of storytelling to address today’s big issues. Prof Paul Dolan Strategy& Middle East blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview…

💥New: If ‘academic X’ is sinking, where are research organisations going? 🧑‍💻Andy Tattersall #AcademicSocialMedia #AcademicChatter #HigherEducation wp.me/p4m9em-dbL

👀ICYMI: Nicki Lisa Cole (Know Center) explores the evidence base for the impact of open science. #OpenScience #OpenResearch wp.me/p4m9em-daO

✍️"the model tells journalists to do a better job of explaining the process of science to the public, instead of just its product – knowledge" #SciComm wp.me/p4m9em-dbs

✍️"Only peer evaluation is fully community-controlled and independent" #PeerReview wp.me/p4m9em-dbT

✍️ Simon Kerridge argues that the most recent delay may herald an even more distant future for open access books. #OAbooks wp.me/p4m9em-dbC

The British Library hack is a warning for all academic libraries #Libraries wp.me/p4m9em-cVd

🥳Pleased to announce the LSE Impact Blog has been awarded the Media and Communications in Regional Studies award from Regional Studies Association, it's been a pleasure to share their work on HEIs & Growth, Research Culture & Peer Review over the years. We look forward to many more collaborations 🍾

🗣️"In short, and as predicted, the platform has become more divisive" #HigherEducation wp.me/p4m9em-dbL

We’ll miss it when it’s gone… I’ve always found academic Twitter to be excellent: smart people who know their subjects, delighted to communicate knowledge, respectful of everyone. The space is becoming darker, but there it is: as archaeologists can tell you, all things end…

Does learning the lessons of the past count as impact? The case of sociologists’ wives #Sociology wp.me/p4m9em-d86

Almost a century after its creation, The Women’s Library continues to shape how we think about women in society #Libraries wp.me/p4m9em-cWd

🗃️From the archive: Requiem for a Tweet – Is there a future for the academic social capital held on the platform? wp.me/p4m9em-bYC

✍️"What is most striking from the accounts that have appeared away from X since Musk’s takeover, is that the majority are inactive." #PhDchat wp.me/p4m9em-dbL

Citation counts reinforce the influence of highly cited papers and nudge us towards undervaluing those with fewer.   #ScholComm wp.me/p4m9em-brV

What associated country status means for UK social sciences and humanities researchers #HorizonEurope #SocialScience wp.me/p4m9em-d3b

✍️"Using scientometrics alone for assessments at lower levels of granularity, i.e., for ~ individuals, including consequential purposes such as allocating rewards (funding, jobs), is highly problematic." #ResearchAssessment wp.me/p4m9em-dbT

There are four schools of thought on reforming peer review – can they co-exist? #PeerReview wp.me/p4m9em-bxo

Want to make your research credible online? Image matters #AcWri wp.me/p4m9em-boa

Connecting research to policy is complex, unpredictable and time consuming - so should we expect academics to do it on their own? #ResearchImpact wp.me/p4m9em-bce