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Social mobility and child poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/social-mobility-and-child-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 The Social Mobility and Child Poverty (SMCP) Commission releases major report .
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Sue Townsend events
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/09/27/sue-townsend-bike-tour/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 27, 2022 Adrian Mole To mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and 3/4, an exhibition from the Sue Townsend Archive is currently on display...
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Inequalities in the Twenty-First Century
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/17/inequalities-in-the-twenty-first-century/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2019 IFS launch the Inequalities in the Twenty-First Century Deaton Review This review will involve experts from a range of disciplines including Sociology, Demography, Epidemiology,...
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100 Voices that made the BBC – Elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/20/100-voices-that-made-the-bbc-election/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2015 A significant new audio and visual archive of historic election coverage released as part of a research project by the BBC and University of Sussex.
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Politwoops and other Twitter-related sites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/10/politwoops-and-other-twitter-related-sites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2013 Politwoops: (deleted tweets from politicians ) enables keyword searching for deleted tweets. It is offered in a number of countries.
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Anti-corruption
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/07/anti-corruption/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2014 EU launches major anti corruption report This surveys the situation in each of the member states, allowing cross country comparisons.
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Leicester academics explore possible BAME and COVID-19 link
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/bame-covid-bmj
In a new paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), academics at the University of Leicester highlighted possible reasons why people from BAME backgrounds may have a higher incidence and severity of COVID-19.
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Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/big-bang
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviours originated around 650 million years ago.
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Researchers recognised for public engagement skills
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/researchers-recognised-for-public-engagement-skills
Winners of a competition that challenged our researchers to summarise their research in a mere three minutes have been announced.
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Exploring the hidden world of eighteenth-century male bodies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/exploring-the-hidden-world-of-eighteenth-century-male-bodies
Dr Sarah Goldsmith from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has been selected as a ‘New Generation Thinker’ for 2018 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the BBC, where she will be gaining skills in disseminating research...