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“Millennials will spend £53,000 on rent before age of 30”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/millennials-will-spend-53000-on-rent-before-age-of-30/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 …according to a new report by the Resolution foundation . See also some interesting comment on declining home ownership and living standards for the young from the Guardian.
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Race hate crime increasing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/race-hate-crime-increasing/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 The Community Security Trust is a charity that acts to support the Jewish community by campaigning against racism . It collects regular data on anti-semitism.
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Tax havens- find out where they are located!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/28/tax-havens-find-out-where-they-are-located/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 28, 2017 If you have some spare cash to hide away try consulting this useful site created by the CORPNET group at the University of Amsterdam .
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New resources on women’s suffrage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/new-resources-on-womens-suffrage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 A new teaching resource Endell Street – Women’s Military Hospital Project , focuses on the changing role of women from the 1900s to 1920, with a particular emphasis on women’s...
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World Autism awareness week
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/08/world-autism-awareness-week/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2019 World Autism awareness week The United Nations has also designated 2nd April World Autism Day. Read the original resolution and get facts from the website.
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Online newspaper archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/online-newspaper-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 A really useful listing from Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR) blog which draws together in one place an A-Z listing of links to news resources that can be difficult to...
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Chinese Language day – April 20th
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/20/chinese-language-day-april-20th/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2018 April 20th is designated by the United Nations as Chinese Language day it seeks to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity.
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/24/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-claims-of-asylum-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 24, 2017 SOGICA is a research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) that explores the social and legal experiences of asylum seekers across Europe claiming international...
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Egyptian protests digital archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/egyptian-protests-digital-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 Recently, Mosireen launched its Internet “resistance archive,” 858 The collection includes footage shot during the revolution by both members and non-members from 18 days in...
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The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/02/the-journal-of-learning-and-teaching-in-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2018 A new open-access journal produced by Leicester Learning Institute – The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (JLTHE) – was launched this week.