Last year, I had the honour of giving the Doug Altman Memorial Lecture at the Peer Review Congress in Chicago. As long ago as 1994, Doug famously wrote, ‘we need less research, better research, and research done for the right reasons’ (Altman, 1994). And so, I took as my theme, Does the Journal Article have […]

14.00-15.00 Edinburgh local time – Zoom Webinar  (Register via Eventbrite here) Journey into Heritage   Vicky Webster Associate, Historic Building Consultant Levrant Vicky will present her journey into heritage consultancy, explaining how her academic background at Edinburgh and professional experience across the UK has shaped her approach. She will showcase key projects, including the preparation of a conservation […]

Oct 6, 2021

The Spring Canvas UK User Group was hosted at ARU Peterborough — a brand‑new institution, opened in 2022, set up to boost local skills and employability through career‑focused education. The university was created to tackle a long‑standing skills shortage in the area, with Peterborough sitting in the bottom 10% nationally for degree‑level qualifications. Their aim […]

This page contains a brief quantitative summary of the signatories on the Open Letter to the LSA Regarding Steven Pinker (TOL) and the letter by Jacobson, Partee and Pesetsky (PPJ). In total, 623 TOL signatures were analyzed. We provide a few notes on our methodology, but would like to first emphasize that this discussion is […]

This week, I first determined the name for the exhibition: “”. The name uses the metaphor of an “invisible cloak” to represent the hidden and overlooked intangible spatial boundaries within the city, and “wander” is used to echo the bus tour and casual visiting style of the exhibition. Meanwhile, I made a rough estimate of […]