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Why the Social Sciences matter now more than ever? On the 10th anniversary of #SocialScienceMatters, ten of our authors reflect on why social science research is essential for understanding our complex world and addressing urgent challenges. bit.ly/49EflAN. #SocSky #AcademicSky #ResearchPublishing
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'The question is not whether SSRIs are universally good or bad, but how best to support maternal mental health.' It’s not whether SSRIs are good or bad, but how to best support maternal mental health during pregnancy. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4qo1DY5. #MedSky #HealthSky
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'The question is not whether SSRIs are universally good or bad, but how best to support maternal mental health.' It’s not whether SSRIs are good or bad, but how to best support maternal mental health during pregnancy. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4qo1DY5. #MedSky #HealthSky
'The Palgrave Handbook of Internationalization of Language Education' provides a systematic overview of language education from the perspective of #Internationalization. bit.ly/3Y9LLfD #EduSky
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December 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'The Palgrave Handbook of Internationalization of Language Education' provides a systematic overview of language education from the perspective of #Internationalization. bit.ly/3Y9LLfD #EduSky
#AcademicSky #LanguageSky
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🔍 Behind the Paper: 'People-First Liver Charter: insights from the Global Think-tank on Steatotic Liver Disease.' This blog introduces the People-First Liver Charter, a global effort to replace stigma with person-centred language in liver health care.🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4aTFUTa. #MedSky
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'People-First Liver Charter: insights from the Global Think-tank on Steatotic Liver Disease.' This blog introduces the People-First Liver Charter, a global effort to replace stigma with person-centred language in liver health care.🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4aTFUTa. #MedSky
We wish all our colleagues, authors, editors, reviewers, customers, and followers around the globe every #happiness for this Holiday Season and throughout the upcoming year! 🌟 #HolidaySeason #HSS
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We wish all our colleagues, authors, editors, reviewers, customers, and followers around the globe every #happiness for this Holiday Season and throughout the upcoming year! 🌟 #HolidaySeason #HSS
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Introducing: Social Science Matters.' Social Science Matters is a campaign from the team at Palgrave Macmillan that aims to increase the visibility and impact of the social sciences. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4j19nwo. #BookSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Introducing: Social Science Matters.' Social Science Matters is a campaign from the team at Palgrave Macmillan that aims to increase the visibility and impact of the social sciences. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4j19nwo. #BookSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
🌍 'Critical Strategies for Ecological Architectures' addresses the alarming state of the planet and considers a potential new role for architecture in the #Anthropocene. bit.ly/4sgJzAT #ResearchPublishing #BookSky
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌍 'Critical Strategies for Ecological Architectures' addresses the alarming state of the planet and considers a potential new role for architecture in the #Anthropocene. bit.ly/4sgJzAT #ResearchPublishing #BookSky
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Who Guards the Guardians of Public Safety?
Read this Social Science Matter blog by Louise Westmarland, author of Police Ethics: Cop Culture, Corruption and the Blue Code of Silence: spklr.io/63328BQnka
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Read this Social Science Matter blog by Louise Westmarland, author of Police Ethics: Cop Culture, Corruption and the Blue Code of Silence: spklr.io/63328BQnka
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December 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Who Guards the Guardians of Public Safety?
Read this Social Science Matter blog by Louise Westmarland, author of Police Ethics: Cop Culture, Corruption and the Blue Code of Silence: spklr.io/63328BQnka
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Read this Social Science Matter blog by Louise Westmarland, author of Police Ethics: Cop Culture, Corruption and the Blue Code of Silence: spklr.io/63328BQnka
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🔍 Behind the Paper: 'A new face for the first human ancestor to venture out of Africa.' Study reveals a primitive facial morphology alongside a classic Homo erectus braincase—offering new clues about early human evolution from Africa. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/44Brsve. #AnthroSky #AcademicSky
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'A new face for the first human ancestor to venture out of Africa.' Study reveals a primitive facial morphology alongside a classic Homo erectus braincase—offering new clues about early human evolution from Africa. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/44Brsve. #AnthroSky #AcademicSky
In the digital age, leadership matters more than ever. 'Data Science MBA'—by @coad.bsky.social—just published in @springer.springernature.com. Discusses the skills of a data scientist & how digital transformation leads to new concerns surrounding ethics. bit.ly/4s28asS #BookSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In the digital age, leadership matters more than ever. 'Data Science MBA'—by @coad.bsky.social—just published in @springer.springernature.com. Discusses the skills of a data scientist & how digital transformation leads to new concerns surrounding ethics. bit.ly/4s28asS #BookSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'AI vs. the Olympiad: Can Multimodal LLMs Truly 'See' Chemistry?' Using chemistry Olympiad exams as a real-world benchmark, we study how these models reason over diagrams, tables, and text, and where their limitations still lie. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4qlGLAH. #EduSky
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'AI vs. the Olympiad: Can Multimodal LLMs Truly 'See' Chemistry?' Using chemistry Olympiad exams as a real-world benchmark, we study how these models reason over diagrams, tables, and text, and where their limitations still lie. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4qlGLAH. #EduSky
🧠📈 How can computational models help decode interoception in #MentalHealth? This chapter explores how sensing the body’s internal signals links to psychiatric disorders— how computational psychiatry may unlock new treatment targets. bit.ly/4p8wjLE @rssmith.bsky.social @mpwpaulus.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🧠📈 How can computational models help decode interoception in #MentalHealth? This chapter explores how sensing the body’s internal signals links to psychiatric disorders— how computational psychiatry may unlock new treatment targets. bit.ly/4p8wjLE @rssmith.bsky.social @mpwpaulus.bsky.social
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Beyond the Mechanistic: Restoring the 'Human' in STEM Education.' 👩🔬 Our new article introduces an engineering-based approach that nurtures both ethical and aesthetic insights. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/44uNTlI. #PhilSky #EducationalResearch @springer.springernature.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Beyond the Mechanistic: Restoring the 'Human' in STEM Education.' 👩🔬 Our new article introduces an engineering-based approach that nurtures both ethical and aesthetic insights. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/44uNTlI. #PhilSky #EducationalResearch @springer.springernature.com
'Artificial Intelligence and Education in the Global South', an #OpenAccess book, examines the dynamic intersection of #AI and #education in the Global South, where resource constraints and demographic trends create unique challenges and opportunities. bit.ly/44tMPyz #BookSky #AcademicSky
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'Artificial Intelligence and Education in the Global South', an #OpenAccess book, examines the dynamic intersection of #AI and #education in the Global South, where resource constraints and demographic trends create unique challenges and opportunities. bit.ly/44tMPyz #BookSky #AcademicSky
Today, we celebrate #InternationalMigrantsDay by featuring our @springernature.com books that deepen understanding of #migration through ethics, transnational lives, global politics, and social impact. Browse here for more titles in this field: bit.ly/3MzJqrS. #BookSky #MigrationResearch
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Today, we celebrate #InternationalMigrantsDay by featuring our @springernature.com books that deepen understanding of #migration through ethics, transnational lives, global politics, and social impact. Browse here for more titles in this field: bit.ly/3MzJqrS. #BookSky #MigrationResearch
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Digital Giants’ Dirty Secret: How Antitrust Laws Are Cooling the Planet.' Digital giants are often perceived as low-carbon innovators, yet their massive data centers rival the aviation industry in emissions. 🔗 bit.ly/3MCDlLh. #LawSky @springer.springernature.com
Digital Giants’ Dirty Secret: How Antitrust Laws Are Cooling the Planet
Digital giants are often perceived as low-carbon innovators, yet their massive data centers rival the aviation industry in emissions. We reveals a surprising solution: antitrust law. By curbing unethical competition, regulators can drive digital firms and their supply chains toward sustainability.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Digital Giants’ Dirty Secret: How Antitrust Laws Are Cooling the Planet.' Digital giants are often perceived as low-carbon innovators, yet their massive data centers rival the aviation industry in emissions. 🔗 bit.ly/3MCDlLh. #LawSky @springer.springernature.com
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Vagus nerve stimulation improves insomnia in breast cancer.' 🖥️ Insomnia and fatigue are common in cancer patients, especially breast cancer, impacting recovery, mental health, and quality of life. 🔗Read here: bit.ly/4oS1j2D. 🧠📈 #CanSky #ReserachPublishing
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Vagus nerve stimulation improves insomnia in breast cancer.' 🖥️ Insomnia and fatigue are common in cancer patients, especially breast cancer, impacting recovery, mental health, and quality of life. 🔗Read here: bit.ly/4oS1j2D. 🧠📈 #CanSky #ReserachPublishing
'Why the Social Sciences Matter: More Than Ever'—edited by Jonathan Michie and @profcarycooper.bsky.social—explores the defining challenges of our time, from #ClimateChange and inequality to migration and global conflict. bit.ly/4rRObwZ #SocSci #MigrationResearch #ResearchPublishing #BookSky
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'Why the Social Sciences Matter: More Than Ever'—edited by Jonathan Michie and @profcarycooper.bsky.social—explores the defining challenges of our time, from #ClimateChange and inequality to migration and global conflict. bit.ly/4rRObwZ #SocSci #MigrationResearch #ResearchPublishing #BookSky
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Assessing technological and sustainable performance in maritime transport through the SFA metafrontier framework.' 🦑 This study evaluates port efficiency relative to both group-specific and global best-practice frontiers.🔗Read here: bit.ly/4rS69zi. #AcademicSky
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Assessing technological and sustainable performance in maritime transport through the SFA metafrontier framework.' 🦑 This study evaluates port efficiency relative to both group-specific and global best-practice frontiers.🔗Read here: bit.ly/4rS69zi. #AcademicSky
Das Buch „Radikalisierung und politische Gewalt: Ursachen, Dynamiken und Präventionsansätze“ von Dr. Linda Schlegel wurde mit dem Promotionspreis für Demokratieforschung des Hessischen Ministeriums ausgezeichnet. bit.ly/4iZOrG1 #Demokratie #Forschung #Auszeichnung #BookSky
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Das Buch „Radikalisierung und politische Gewalt: Ursachen, Dynamiken und Präventionsansätze“ von Dr. Linda Schlegel wurde mit dem Promotionspreis für Demokratieforschung des Hessischen Ministeriums ausgezeichnet. bit.ly/4iZOrG1 #Demokratie #Forschung #Auszeichnung #BookSky
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Beyond the Kahoot! Music: Are We Enhancing Learning or Just Entertaining Students?' Audience Response Systems like Kahoot! have turned university classrooms into vibrant game shows, effectively waking up disengaged students. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4oSBmjo. #MusicSky
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Beyond the Kahoot! Music: Are We Enhancing Learning or Just Entertaining Students?' Audience Response Systems like Kahoot! have turned university classrooms into vibrant game shows, effectively waking up disengaged students. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4oSBmjo. #MusicSky
A mixed-methods study using a #HumanRight-based approach shows increasing methamphetamine addiction among youth in Peshawar, Pakistan. 🏛️ Findings reveal overlapping personal, social, and economic drivers, calling for rights-based policy, prevention, and rehabilitation. bit.ly/44hof3S
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A mixed-methods study using a #HumanRight-based approach shows increasing methamphetamine addiction among youth in Peshawar, Pakistan. 🏛️ Findings reveal overlapping personal, social, and economic drivers, calling for rights-based policy, prevention, and rehabilitation. bit.ly/44hof3S
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Join Senior Editor of Nature Briefing, Flora Graham and Nigel Topping, Chair of the UK Climate Change Committee in this special episode of in Conversation, marking ten years since the signing of the Paris Agreement.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/1QB4T0gW-FQ
@thecccuk.bsky.social @nature.com
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/1QB4T0gW-FQ
@thecccuk.bsky.social @nature.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Join Senior Editor of Nature Briefing, Flora Graham and Nigel Topping, Chair of the UK Climate Change Committee in this special episode of in Conversation, marking ten years since the signing of the Paris Agreement.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/1QB4T0gW-FQ
@thecccuk.bsky.social @nature.com
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/1QB4T0gW-FQ
@thecccuk.bsky.social @nature.com
Holiday Sale is here! 🎁 Looking for inspiration this season? Explore our Humanities and Social Sciences collection—now with fixed prices on books and eBooks! ⬇️ #sociology
Holiday Sale is here now! Order selected @springernature.com's hardcover, softcover, and eBooks for £/$/€23.99. Hurry, the sale lasts until 31st December. bit.ly/3Mo5J3L #HolidaySale #BookSky #AcademicSky
December 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Holiday Sale is here! 🎁 Looking for inspiration this season? Explore our Humanities and Social Sciences collection—now with fixed prices on books and eBooks! ⬇️ #sociology
🤸 Just published in #SocSciMatters: South Asian Women Transforming Sport in Oceania. #Arts-based research reveals how they resist these constraints and claim their right to play, by Rohini Balram, author of 'Young Indo-Fijian Women Breaking Barriers in Fijian Sporting Spaces.' bit.ly/48Jw03F
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🤸 Just published in #SocSciMatters: South Asian Women Transforming Sport in Oceania. #Arts-based research reveals how they resist these constraints and claim their right to play, by Rohini Balram, author of 'Young Indo-Fijian Women Breaking Barriers in Fijian Sporting Spaces.' bit.ly/48Jw03F
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Low Earth orbit space telescopes are getting blocked by internet satellites.' 🔭 Space-telescopes like Hubble or SPHEREx will see how their images get contaminated by reflections from internet satellite constellations.🔗Read here: bit.ly/4aDayA3. @asborlaff.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Low Earth orbit space telescopes are getting blocked by internet satellites.' 🔭 Space-telescopes like Hubble or SPHEREx will see how their images get contaminated by reflections from internet satellite constellations.🔗Read here: bit.ly/4aDayA3. @asborlaff.bsky.social