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New Economics Foundation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/02/23/new-economics-foundation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2012 http://neweconomics.org/ Aims to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environmental and social issues.
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1 million visits to UK Food Banks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/27/1-million-visits-to-uk-food-banks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2015 Trussell Trust has just released the shocking figures that in the last year more than 1 million allocations of food were made by the charity.
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Free to view LGBTQIA+ books
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/19/free-to-view-lgbtqia-books/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2023 The publisher Taylor and Francis have made a collection of LBGTQIA-related books free to view for pride month.
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Are Students addicted to their Mobile Phones?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/are-students-addicted-to-their-mobile-phones/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 Read this interesting exploratory paper. Hooked on Smartphones: An Exploratory Study on Smartphone Overuse among College Students by Uichin Lee et al.
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Right to education: global database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/10/07/right-to-education-global-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2014 Right to education global database New from UNESCO a gateway to information on legal and civil rights relating to education worldwide.
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How to improve social mobility in higher education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/how-to-improve-social-mobility-in-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 The report published this week by an advisory group of Universities UK has recommendations which include improving advice given to students and enhancing school/university collaborations.
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Senate regulation 6: Regulations governing taught postgraduate programmes of study: Award (6.74-6.94)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-6/sr6-part-6-award
Learn more about awards regulations in Senate Regulation 6.
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Conference Report: Forced Labour, Confinement and Represssion: European, Imperial and Post-Colonial
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/02/09/conference-report-forced-labour-confinement-and-represssion-european-imperial-and-post-colonial-perspectives/
Posted by Katy Roscoe in Carceral Archipelago on February 9, 2017 Two weeks ago, a joint workshop on ‘Forced labour, confinement and repression: European, Imperial and Post-Colonial Perspectives’ was hosted by The Carceral Archipelago project and The Stanley Burton...
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I’m an Engineer! I’m a Scientist!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/30/im-an-engineer-im-a-scientist/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 November 2020 PhD student Sam Frampton explains this excellent chance to engage with school students online, answer questions, and win money for outreach.
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First-ever University Challenge champs aim to bring trophy back to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/university-challenge
A team of University of Leicester students will be bidding to bring the BBC University Challenge trophy back to the East Midlands for the first time since 1963.