Watch the recent, thought-provoking webinar focusing on the integration of generative AI tools within academic settings.  The engaging guest speakers, Dr Leo Lo and Dr Tom Chatfield, delved into the significance of AI literacy for researchers, educators and students, as well as discussing best practices and ethical considerations.

Guest post from Christopher Lamont and Mieczyslaw P Boduszynski , authors of Research Methods in Politics and International Relations, on the importance of methodology in PIR research.

The recently published, Sage’s Independence with Impact Report 2024 reaffirms its commitment to research integrity. As concerns around fraudulent research and AI misuse grow, Sage has strengthened its safeguards to maintain the credibility of academic publishing.

Access new webinar on conducting research with historically marginalized communities, featuring Dr. Shotonda S. Jones (St. Bonaventure University) and Dr. Shantoyia (Toy) Jones (Xavier University of Louisiana).

Explore new free content in Sage’s Doing Research Online collection. This meaningfully curated resource features expert insights, practical case studies, videos, datasets and how-to guides, alongside hands-on strategies for conducting robust online research.

The new AI tools for conducting a literature review provide a remarkable resource both for professional researchers and students. They can rapidly scan millions of papers, provide digests and summaries in seconds, link cognate literature, and even draw maps of the literature showing how one piece relates to another.

Explore new free webinar series with subject specific guidance on writing manuscripts, getting published and peer reviewing.

Dr James Abdey discusses the importance of statistical literacy and applications of methodologies to assist researchers in understanding their data and presenting their results clearly, objectively, and with confidence.

Dissemination of research findings is a key part of every researcher’s journey, and this insightful webinar will empower you to make informed decisions to maximize the impact of your scholarly work.

Sample a selection of the most helpful methods videos and guides published in 2024 on the Sage Research Methods online platform with free access.

Join us in welcoming our new Community Manager, Kasia Figiel!

Responsible Conduct of Research program from Epigeum offers vital training for maintaining integrity at every stage of the research lifecycle. In this blog, Professor Nicholas Steneck shares his experience of updating the course to reflect the evolving US research landscape.

Explore our roundup of the Gorilla’s 2024 webinar series to discover invaluable insights on online experimental research. Topics range from setting up experiments to teaching research methods and leveraging advanced tools for creating simulations and multiplayer games.

Watch this recent webinar on Research Impact. Dr Tamika Heiden and Dr Josh Gladden discuss how they have encountered and promoted research impact within their fields, focusing on strategies for bridging academic and societal impact.  

Gorilla has announced the opening of applications for their 2024 Multiplayer Grant, reflecting on the success of the Spring Grant. Winning projects showcased Gorilla’s tools, driving forward psychological and behavioral research.

In the fourth post of our Using Codebooks in Qualitative Research series, authors, Angie Sibley-White & Gisela Oliveira (Senior Lecturers in Education at De Montfort University), explore how codebooks benefit solo researchers. Beyond team projects, codebooks enhance research rigor, facilitate reflexivity, and support early theorization, making them invaluable tools for independent qualitative researchers.

In the third post of our Using Codebooks in Qualitative Research series, Angie Sibley-White (Senior Lecturer in Education at De Montfort University), reflects on her experience using a codebook during her PhD research. She shares insights on how a codebook can help novice researchers navigate complex data analysis, ensuring rigor, transparency, and consistency.

Introducing the Teaching category winner for the 2024 Concept Grants from Sage: The Media Education Research Lab (MERL) at UC Berkeley develops tools and methods to teach students how to critically assess diversity in film and television, promoting media literacy and nuanced analysis.

Introducing the Doing Research category winner for the 2024 Concept Grants from Sage: Y: The Home of LLMs is a versatile digital twin platform that simulates social media dynamics using LLMs, allowing researchers to explore and test social scenarios with realistic, customizable synthetic data.

Introducing the Learning category winner for the 2024 Concept Grants from Sage: educate_R suite simplifies advanced data analysis for social science students and researchers, offering intuitive tools like Data Distillery for data cleaning and visualization.