So-called “positionality statements” are a threat to scientific inquiry. A foundational principle of truth-seeking is the norm of universalism: the concept that work must be judged on its own merits. ...

P ositionality statements, in which scholars declare identity categories to which they belong and indicate how such categories might bias their research, have become commonplace in the social sciences ...

On November 26, a roundtable discussion titled There’s No View from Nowhere: Embracing Positionality in Research, hosted by the CSLP, brought PhD and MA students for an in-depth conversation about the ...

The benefits of scientific collaboration are too often skewed towards wealthier countries. Bioethicists and others present guidance on how stakeholders such as researchers can change this. James V.

Research statements are a frequent component of the academic job market application portfolio and one of the more field-specific documents. In a research statement, you are explaining to the search ...

The director of the US National Institutes of Health outlined on Friday a “unified strategy” to align the agency’s priorities and funding, a move he said was meant to offer clarification following ...

The research statement that you include in your promotion and tenure dossier is one of the most important documents of your scholarly career—and one you’ll have little experience writing or even ...