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‘Women still under-represented in UK HE management positions’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/04/women-still-under-represented-in-uk-he-management-positions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 4, 2016 The latest report from the non profit organisation Women Count indexes the representation of women as governors, Chairs and Vice-Chancellors in each of the 166 HEIs in the UK that...
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UN envoy says austerity has inflicted misery on UK citizens
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/30/un-envoy-says-austerity-has-inflicted-misery-on-uk-citizens/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2018 Last week comments from Sir Philip Alston UN Envoy on Poverty about inequality in the UK were widely reported.
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Women in the 2019 Indian elections – are they the silent majority?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/17/women-in-the-2019-indian-elections-are-they-the-silent-majority/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2019 According to the Times of India women are likely to be the silent ‘majority’ as female turnout is predicted to be higher than men’s.
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Autograph Letter Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/autograph-letter-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 The LSE digital library is releasing its autograph letter collection online. The collection contains over 5,000 letters dating from 1851 to 1975.
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The returns to undergraduate degrees by socio-economic group and ethnicity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/29/the-returns-to-undergraduate-degrees-by-socio-economic-group-and-ethnicity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 29, 2021 Published this week by IFS this report considers evidence on the potential benefits of a degree by studying earnings of recent graduates in a range of subject areas.
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Encountering the Classical World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar7053
Module code: AR7053 How did ancient social systems work? How can we investigate identities and individuals in the classical world? How have modern assumptions and expectations shaped our interpretations of the classical past? Understanding ancient societies...
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Evidence Based Practice 3
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ph3003
Module code: PH3003 (double module) You're coming to the end of your undergraduate study here at Leicester. The evidence-based practice dissertation gives you the chance to put all your learning into practice and undertake a substantive piece of research.
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Watch an interview with Sir David Attenborough about his father and association with Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/watch-an-interview-with-sir-david-attenborough-about-his-father-and-association-with-leicester
Sir David Attenborough opened a new £1.5million fully-inclusive gallery wing of the Attenborough Arts Centre on Friday 29 January.
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Cultures of the Caribbean past and present in podcast
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/cultures-of-the-caribbean-past-and-present-in-podcast
A Leicester archaeologist has launched a new podcast that explores the fascinating history of the Caribbean Islands as told through its objects.
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The Dickens Code
https://le.ac.uk/dickens-code
This project focuses on the shorthand used by Dickens, which was unique to him and is yet to be completely understood. 'The Dickens Code' project will begin in March 2021 as part of English research at the University of Leicester.