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The 3rd Annual Digital Health Promotion Executive Leadership Summit came to a close after three days of presentations by some of the leading researchers, thought leaders and innovators who are working in the digital space. There were several important highlights of the virtual Summit.
Read MoreAlthough digital strategists from government, academia, and industry are collaborating to improve access to accurate COVID-19 information on social media, citizens in a democratic society need guidance today on sorting out fact from fiction.
Read MoreWe asked this question ourselves many times, as we worked as front line medics, psychological support staff and leaders in the heart of the outbreak in London. We shared what we learned in our recent article “Mental health care for medical staff and affiliated healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic”
Read MoreEffectively strategizing B - Schools is important because their graduates serve as business practitioners and shall be responsible towards social and economic development of the country. Currently, approximately 89 percent of B-School in India are private (self-financed) and receive no aid from the government. In this challenging environment, this becomes very important for a B - School to utilize each resource not only to save their own business also to balance the concept of business and society.
Read MoreWhen COVID-19 came around, an obvious joke went around in academic circles: PhD students are already isolated, so nothing will change for them. But nothing could be further than the truth. COVID-19 lockdown and university closures mean a big aggravation to the isolation already experienced by researchers.
Read MoreIt’s a Wednesday morning, and I grab a seat, preparing myself for the SOPHE (Society for Public Health Education) Annual Conference’s Opening Plenary session. But something is different. I’m wearing gym shorts and my favorite public health t-shirt, which is not my usual conference attire.
Read MoreWhat is the best way to publish my research on COVID-19? How can I continue my PhD research while off campus? Where can I learn more about virtual teaching and learning solutions?
Read MoreAs we commemorate the "Ethics Awareness Month," I thought it best to reflect on COVID-19 and highlight some of the ethical challenges that might need attention. With its origins in China, the virus has spread to 170 countries and territories, leaving more than 8,000 dead. It has been declared a public health emergency of international concern and there are no signs of a cure at the moment.
Read MoreAs a PhD candidate, conference attendance is a daunting rite of passage and choosing the right presentation mode can be tricky. Many opt for poster presentations as their first conference experience, but are they really worth it?
Read MoreThe Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University and SAGE Publishing now are accepting nominations for the 2020 SAGE-CASBS Award.
Read MoreWorld Cancer Day is a day to inspire change, mobilize people to take action, and create a world without cancer. This includes an emphasis on personal commitment and the power of individual action. Social media is one such avenue to achieve this.
Read MoreAs a researcher, especially as part of a community here at the University of Sussex, I know from experience and from conversations with fellow researchers that one of the biggest challenges we face is not one that is external but one that comes from within: Imposter Syndrome.
Read MoreVascular Medicine journal (Impact Factor: 2.786) enters its 25th year of publication with a series of changes to rejuvenate its leadership team including expansion of the Vascular Medicine Editorial Board to include 11 new members (88 total) and provide expanded multispecialty perspective and more diversified experience in vascular medicine research.
Read MoreInterdisciplinarity is often applied in subjects where the traditional disciplinary structure of research institutions is not the most complete way to answer their questions – for example, women’s studies or ethnic studies. It can also be applied to complex subjects that can only be understood by combining the perspectives of two or more fields – think of globalization issues or climate change.
Read MoreLike most developing countries, due to historical and economic reasons, the development of mental health services in China, especially in rural areas, has lagged behind other medical disciplines.
Read MoreThe Research Hive is a space dedicated to researchers in the University of Sussex Library. SAGE Publishing have kindly made a gift to support the Research Hive and the Library’s innovative work in engaging with the research community at Sussex. Each year three doctoral researchers are appointed as Research Hive Scholars to develop a programme of support activities and events for researchers.
Read MoreSAGE’s Therapeutic Advances series of clinical journals was launched in 2008, with the aim of providing clinicians and medical researchers a platform to publish their findings in a free-to-read format, thereby offering universal access to the latest information in the field.
Read MoreAdvance: a SAGE preprints community celebrated its one year anniversary on August 31st. Since its launch, Advance has accumulated over 300 preprints, featuring research all across the humanities and social sciences. Preprints, as you may know, are early versions of a scholarly paper that haven’t been peer-reviewed. In honor of this special occasion, we would like to highlight three papers of interest that have been posted on SAGE’s own preprint server.
Read MoreCode has become an integral part of the scientific publishing process, but what happens to it once an article is published? The answer is often “not much.” This is a problem for reproducibility: it can be impossible to replicate a study if you can’t run it in the same way as the original.
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