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The impact of online misinformation on U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/05/04/the-impact-of-online-misinformation-on-u-s-covid-19-vaccinations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 4, 2021 Paper from arxiv with the following findings: consistently, negative opinions toward vaccines are correlated with misinformation.
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gesisDataSearch: a Data Discovery Index for the Social Sciences
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/20/gesisdatasearch-a-data-discovery-index-for-the-social-sciences/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2018 Now in beta, a new tool which will enable researchers to quickly identify high quality social and economic datasets.
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/film/study/research-degrees
Film Studies at the University of Leicester has a proud reputation for research. Find out more about our research specialities, the support available, and things to think about when formulating your application.
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Archaeology professor’s book inspired by the tragic loss of her husband
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/tarlow
An expert in death, Archaeology Professor Sarah Tarlow, found nothing could prepare her for the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband.
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How do the media create and spreads stories?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/08/how-do-the-media-create-and-spreads-stories/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2017 An interesting open-source site is M edia Cloud. This is a joint project by the MIT Center for Civic Media and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
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The Global Conflict Risk Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/the-global-conflict-risk-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 This useful free source has been developed by the Joint Research Centre in cooperation with the Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Mediation Instruments Division...
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Representations of Jamaican Organised Crime
https://le.ac.uk/dons-yardies-posses/events/workshop-1
Get more information on the Representations of Jamaican Organised Crime workshop, held for the Dons, Yardies and Posses: Representations of Jamaican Organised Crime' project.
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Did the polls get the referendum results right?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/24/did-the-polls-get-the-referendum-results-right/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2016 Here are some useful starting points for tracing the polls. Remember to check the methodology used.
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Peace Activism in the UK during the Cold War
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/22/peace-activism-in-the-uk-during-the-cold-war/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2019 A new online resource based upon the archives of CND held in the LSE Library.
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Black & Gay, Back in the Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/01/black-gay-back-in-the-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2021 Black & Gay, Back in the Day is an LGBT Plus photographic archive made available via Instagram. It is maintained by Marc Thompson Director http://thelovetank.