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Racially inclusive curriculum has positive impact on student experience, University of Leicester study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/race-report
A University of Leicester study has shown how a more racially inclusive curriculum can have a positive impact on the relatability and relevance of course content for students’, and especially for students of colour.
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Contents of display case draw
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-5/
8. Beeswax, barley and maize were all used in the processes of creating a manuscript. A feather quill and reed pen were used to put ink on the parchment. An example of quarter sawn book board is also shown.
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Embed a YouTube video in Blackboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/27/embed-a-youtube-video-in-blackboard/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 27, 2016 Adding YouTube videos to your Blackboard course is a good way to provide engaging content.
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Is there an Alpha male culture in the British Finance industry?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/22/is-there-an-alpha-male-culture-in-the-british-finance-industry/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 22, 2018 According to the latest report released this we e k by the Treasury Committee, there is.
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Gender Gap report 2018
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/26/gender-gap-report-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2018 The latest annual report compiled from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) has just been released by the Office for National Statistics.
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The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/27/the-glaad-studio-responsibility-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 27, 2020 How good is the representation of LGBTQ characters in major Hollywood films? Find out in the latest annual report from GLAAD which maps eight major motion picture...
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Ill Effects
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/ill-effects/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 A bi-weekly research-informed series on media “influences” hosted by academics Ben Litherland and Richard McCulloch.
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Media History Digital Library has expanded
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/04/media-history-digital-library-has-expanded/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2022 This free online resource, led by Eric Hoyt and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research p rovides free access to thousands of pages of old magazines and journals covering...
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Where is the best place to be a woman?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/15/where-is-the-best-place-to-be-a-woman/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2014 According to the 2014 Global Gender Gap report issued by the World Economic Forum – Iceland is top of the rankings.
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Art under attack 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/17/art-under-attack-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 17, 2017 Censorship and Attacks on Artistic Freedom in 2016 . The annual report b y Freemuse based on 78 countries recorded 1,028 attacks on artists and violations of their rights in 2016.