Marga Torre

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Associate Professor of Sociology & Director of the Master’s Degree in Computational Social Science at University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) #work #gender #inequality #computationalsocialscience
Websitehttps://margatorre.com/
Master in CSShttps://www.uc3m.es/master/computational-social-science
Twitter@marga_tf
Marga TorreOct 20, 2023
Esteban MoroOct 20, 2023
📢I'm recruiting **fully-funded PhD students** to join me in my new group, Social Urban Networks Lab, at the Network Science Institute, under the PhD program in Network Science. Join me! Application deadline is **Dec 1st**. Please RT! More information at http://estebanmoro.org

Marga TorreSep 19, 2023
Klaus PforrSep 19, 2023
For once a little self promotion. The paper together with @jascha_draeger and @nrmllr on flexible nonlinear effects modelling with the application of wealth has finally been published https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v10-19-534/ #sociology @sociology #wealth #GeneralizedAdditiveModels
Marga TorreSep 17, 2023
Show threadrenebekkersSep 17, 2023
@mtorre thanks for sharing! The differences in journal policies seem to align with author behavior and attitudes in this recent paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41111-1
Congratulations on your program, by the way. I'd love to read more about it
Survey of open science practices and attitudes in the social sciences - Nature Communications

Open science practices are becoming more common in the social sciences, but there is limited data on their popularity and prevalence. Here, using survey data, the authors provide evidence that levels of adoption are relatively high and underestimated by many in the field.

Nature
Marga TorreSep 17, 2023
Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of our Master in Computational Social Sciences at UC3M. Truly honored to have Mercè Crosas, Head of CSS at Barcelona Supercomputing Center, as our guest speaker presenting 'Building a CSS Program with Openness and Reproducibility in Mind'
Show threadMarga TorreSep 17, 2023
I continue to think about this chart on Data policies in top Social Science journals. Data is from 2019 but reveals intriguing discipline differences. Worth checking if they persist. Preprint available at https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/9h7ay/
Marga TorreSep 4, 2023
Björn BrembsSep 4, 2023
"female researchers appear to contribute more to the public good of #openscience, while their male colleagues focus on private reputation"
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048733323001580
Marga TorreSep 2, 2023
miranda_lubbersSep 1, 2023
I don’t know if anyone of #IAS Linköping is (still) on Mastodon to promote this, but their online seminar program for fall is stellar. So here it is:
Marga TorreAug 31, 2023
The European University Institute (EUI) opens a call for Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science. Excellent working environment and working conditions. This is a fantastic opportunity for those in the field. The deadline is September 14th. https://www.eui.eu/Documents/ServicesAdmin/AcademicService/JobOpportunities/2023/2023-SPS1-2-Info.pdf
Marga TorreAug 29, 2023
Show threadchrisbailAug 29, 2023
Finally, if you are a funder, or know of any funders who may be interested in supporting our program, please send them my way (link below) as I continue to search for partners to help sustain this remarkable community that so many people have created. https://www.chrisbail.net/
Social Media | Chrisbail.net

Social Media | Chrisbail.net Duke Professor, Author, and Director of the Polarization Lab (new technology to make social media less polarizing).

Chris Bail
Marga TorreAug 29, 2023
chrisbailAug 29, 2023
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