LSE Impact https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences Understanding impact and practice in academic research Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:45:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 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 Better teaching can alleviate mathematics anxiety https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/11/03/better-teaching-can-alleviate-mathematics-anxiety/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/11/03/better-teaching-can-alleviate-mathematics-anxiety/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:30:29 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56825 Being anxious about mathematics is a common feeling in higher education. Can addressing emotional and affective responses to mathematics improve teaching?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/11/03/better-teaching-can-alleviate-mathematics-anxiety/feed/ 0 56825 What editorial mutinies reveal about the architecture of academic prestige https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/11/02/what-editorial-mutinies-reveal-about-the-architecture-of-academic-prestige/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/11/02/what-editorial-mutinies-reveal-about-the-architecture-of-academic-prestige/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:01:24 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56816 Several major editorial boards have left journals to found competitors. A comparative analysis shows how journal value is tied to & separable from these titles.

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/11/02/what-editorial-mutinies-reveal-about-the-architecture-of-academic-prestige/feed/ 0 56816 Conflict of interest notices do not protect scientific writing from corporate interests https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/30/conflict-of-interest-notices-do-not-protect-scientific-writing-from-corporate-interests/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/30/conflict-of-interest-notices-do-not-protect-scientific-writing-from-corporate-interests/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:00:13 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56806 Researchers are increasingly required to demonstrate the societal relevance of their work, often through collaboration with industry. Conflict of interest statements are meant to highlight corporate interests in research. The release of an archive of a US court case offers a unique peek into how one company influenced a paper to promote opioid use. Maud … Continued

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/30/conflict-of-interest-notices-do-not-protect-scientific-writing-from-corporate-interests/feed/ 0 56806 What 4,200 data points reveal about US government interference in research https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/28/what-4200-data-points-reveal-about-us-government-interference-in-research/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/28/what-4200-data-points-reveal-about-us-government-interference-in-research/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:00:32 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56799 US federal actions affecting research can look like isolated administrative decisions. A new report shows how they form a consistent and concerted pattern.

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/28/what-4200-data-points-reveal-about-us-government-interference-in-research/feed/ 1 56799 Afterlives, endy moments and entangled temporalities – How to end participatory research projects better https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/27/afterlives-endy-moments-and-entangled-temporalities-how-to-end-participatory-research-projects-better/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/27/afterlives-endy-moments-and-entangled-temporalities-how-to-end-participatory-research-projects-better/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:30:13 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56788 By their nature, participatory research projects rarely just come to an end. Are there ways in which all in involved can find closure?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/27/afterlives-endy-moments-and-entangled-temporalities-how-to-end-participatory-research-projects-better/feed/ 4 56788 Clique or journal community – Where does accountability lie in editorial decision making? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/26/clique-or-journal-community-where-does-accountability-lie-in-editorial-decision-making/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/26/clique-or-journal-community-where-does-accountability-lie-in-editorial-decision-making/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:00:29 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56779 Academic journals comprise close communities of scholars working on related subjects. This presents many potential conflicts of interest - can they be resolved?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/26/clique-or-journal-community-where-does-accountability-lie-in-editorial-decision-making/feed/ 0 56779 How one writer’s dilemma led to an international movement https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/23/how-one-writers-dilemma-led-to-an-international-movement/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/23/how-one-writers-dilemma-led-to-an-international-movement/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:00:49 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56771 Writing groups modelled on the Shut up and write format have had a big impact on universities and have been carefully studied. However their wider development and impact is less well understood. Jason Murphy and Tyler Shores present a new project aimed at exploring and sharing the many benefits of writing together.    It’s 2007. … Continued

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/23/how-one-writers-dilemma-led-to-an-international-movement/feed/ 2 56771 Will a M-index to measure academic mentorship create more problems than it solves? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/22/will-a-m-index-to-measure-academic-mentorship-create-more-problems-than-it-solves/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/22/will-a-m-index-to-measure-academic-mentorship-create-more-problems-than-it-solves/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:03:26 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56761 Can academic mentorship be measured? Or will efforts, like a proposed M-Index, lead to further gamification of teaching and learning in postgraduate education?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/22/will-a-m-index-to-measure-academic-mentorship-create-more-problems-than-it-solves/feed/ 0 56761 From print to digital and back again – Why the cost of academic books keeps changing https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/21/from-print-to-digital-and-back-again-why-the-cost-of-academic-books-keeps-changing/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/21/from-print-to-digital-and-back-again-why-the-cost-of-academic-books-keeps-changing/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:30 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56753 The cost of academic books has changed in recent years and asks. Is it possible for long-form academic books to be sustainable and affordable?

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]]> https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/21/from-print-to-digital-and-back-again-why-the-cost-of-academic-books-keeps-changing/feed/ 0 56753 Causal overclaiming is common, rising over time, and difficult to avoid https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/20/causal-overclaiming-is-common-rising-over-time-and-difficult-to-avoid/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/10/20/causal-overclaiming-is-common-rising-over-time-and-difficult-to-avoid/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:01:29 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/?p=56739 Academic scholarship is meant to proportion claims to evidence, yet scholars can and do oversell their findings. Is it possible for authors and journals change?

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