LSE Impact https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences Understanding impact and practice in academic research Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:51:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk/blogs.dir/9/files/2019/02/LSE_Linked_In_Logo_400x400_DR_e0112b.jpg LSE Impact https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences 32 32 64384046 DPhil, PhD by Publication, Professional Doctorate, what’s the difference? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/01/dphil-phd-by-publication-professional-doctorate-whats-the-difference/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/01/dphil-phd-by-publication-professional-doctorate-whats-the-difference/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:51:44 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56631 DPhil, PhD by Publication, Professional Doctorate, are all doctorates. What makes them different?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/01/dphil-phd-by-publication-professional-doctorate-whats-the-difference/feed/ 0 56631 Practitioner-researchers in social care and social work – hope for the future or promises unfulfilled? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/30/practitioner-researchers-in-social-care-and-social-work-hope-for-the-future-or-promises-unfulfilled/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/30/practitioner-researchers-in-social-care-and-social-work-hope-for-the-future-or-promises-unfulfilled/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:25 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56604 As investment in research capacity building for those who work in social care and social work increases, Hannah Kendrick, Sharon Paul and Juliette Malley discuss areas of potential, whilst setting out challenges in navigating a complex landscape, differential access to training, and organisational conditions that may inhibit practitioner-researcher roles from flourishing. Social care and social … Continued

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/30/practitioner-researchers-in-social-care-and-social-work-hope-for-the-future-or-promises-unfulfilled/feed/ 0 56604 Seeing like an evaluation system – How governance limits research assessment reforms https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/28/seeing-like-an-evaluation-system-how-governance-limits-research-assessment-reforms/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/28/seeing-like-an-evaluation-system-how-governance-limits-research-assessment-reforms/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:55:06 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56620 As the movement for researcher assessment reform gathers pace, how transferable are reform frameworks developed in the west to other kinds of research systems?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/28/seeing-like-an-evaluation-system-how-governance-limits-research-assessment-reforms/feed/ 1 56620 Universities need to adapt to a world in which knowledge is no longer scarce https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/24/universities-need-to-adapt-to-a-world-in-which-knowledge-is-no-longer-scarce/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/24/universities-need-to-adapt-to-a-world-in-which-knowledge-is-no-longer-scarce/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:05:54 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56597 If AI is making access to knowledge is less scarce, what role to do universities have in delivering it?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/24/universities-need-to-adapt-to-a-world-in-which-knowledge-is-no-longer-scarce/feed/ 0 56597 Economics journals are governed by a shrinking elite https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/23/economics-journals-are-governed-by-a-shrinking-elite/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/23/economics-journals-are-governed-by-a-shrinking-elite/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:01:22 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56586 Journal growth in economics has stalled, member turnover has collapsed, and boards have become stable and insular. Does a lack of diversity hold the field back?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/23/economics-journals-are-governed-by-a-shrinking-elite/feed/ 0 56586 The visibility problem in academic policy engagement https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/15/the-visibility-problem-in-academic-policy-engagement/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/15/the-visibility-problem-in-academic-policy-engagement/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:45:17 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56570 Opportunities to engage research with policy can be hard to find. Treating them as data can reveal inequalities and lead to more equitable outcomes.

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/15/the-visibility-problem-in-academic-policy-engagement/feed/ 0 56570 Access to AI deepens cultural divides in higher education https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/11/access-to-ai-deepens-cultural-divides-in-higher-education/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/11/access-to-ai-deepens-cultural-divides-in-higher-education/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:08:29 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56559 To its promoters, AI is presented as a great equaliser and a way of selling “knowledge on tap”. However, as the gap between access to free versions and the latest models widens, Rituparna Patgiri considers how new biases become embedded in existing systems of inequality and how a distinct form of “AI capital” emerges in academic settings. … Continued

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/11/access-to-ai-deepens-cultural-divides-in-higher-education/feed/ 0 56559 Are librarian jobs with AI in the title anything new? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/09/are-librarian-jobs-with-ai-in-the-title-anything-new/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/09/are-librarian-jobs-with-ai-in-the-title-anything-new/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:59:15 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56546 New jobs are being advertised in the scholarly communications sector focused on developing AI research tools, but do they require librarians to have new skills?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/09/are-librarian-jobs-with-ai-in-the-title-anything-new/feed/ 0 56546 Can changing the way we talk about impact make research more impactful? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/07/can-changing-the-way-we-talk-about-impact-make-research-more-impactful/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/07/can-changing-the-way-we-talk-about-impact-make-research-more-impactful/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:30:02 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56531 The way we talk about research impact, reflects assumptions about the processes underpinning it. Could changing this language make research more impactful?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/07/can-changing-the-way-we-talk-about-impact-make-research-more-impactful/feed/ 0 56531 Underfunding and a reliance on metrics make Pakistani research less relevant https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/04/underfunding-and-a-reliance-on-metrics-make-pakistani-research-less-relevant/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/09/04/underfunding-and-a-reliance-on-metrics-make-pakistani-research-less-relevant/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:02:30 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56520 Research institutions in Pakistan face reduced funding & bibliometric management, could redesigning higher education around national challenges be a solution?

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