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Death Sentences in 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/death-sentence-in-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 Amnesty International publishes its latest annual report and statistical data on the death penalty worldwide in 2014 .
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Dr. Jenny Carter is the 2021 Caroline Herschel Lectureship Winner
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/25/dr-jenny-carter-is-the-2021-caroline-herschel-lectureship-winner/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 June 2021 Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Carter of Leicester’s Planetary Science Group on being awarded the prestigious 2021 Caroline Herschel Lectureship by the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals, 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/30/atlas-of-sustainable-development-goals-2020/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2020 The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals, 2020 is based upon The World Bank’s World Development Indicators database, as well as from a wide variety of other...
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Human Development Report 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/19/human-development-report-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 19, 2014 Human Development Report 2014 published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) puts people at the centre of measuring development- looking at the...
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Global humanitarian overview 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/12/10/global-humanitarian-overview-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 10, 2021 Ocha-coordinated review which examines global and regional trends highlighting achievements and priorities for the coming year.
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State of Global Peace 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/03/state-of-global-peace-2020/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2020 The Institute of Economics and Peace has just released its latest annual report ranking nations and regions in terms of peacefulness.
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Bloomberg: Tracking Emerging-Market Holdings of U.S. Debt
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/24/bloomberg-tracking-emerging-market-holdings-of-u-s-debt/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 24, 2013 Portfolio outflows from emerging markets sparked a sell-off in currencies from India’s rupee to Brazil’s real.
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Global Peace Index 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/global-peace-index-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Global Peace Index 2014 released This is compiled by The Institute for Peace and Economics and ranks 162 nations according to levels of peacefulness.
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Physics and Astronomy June 2021 Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/07/01/physics-and-astronomy-june-2021-digest/
With exams now behind us, and hopefully a pleasant summer ahead, the Physics Community Team want to share some of the recent highlights from the news blog in May and June 2021.
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Freedom in the world, 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/freedom-in-the-world-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 The latest annual report from Freedom House which maps trends in democracy worldwide. This year it has materials on the impact of the pandemic on democracy.