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Young people are less likely to own their own home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/16/young-people-are-less-likely-to-own-their-own-home/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 16, 2018 According to the latest analysis from IFS: ‘In 1995–96, 65% of those aged 25–34 with incomes in the middle 20% for their age owned their own home.
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Research skills training in May and June
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/05/12/research-skills-training-in-may-and-june/
Research skills training being run in May and June 2025 at the University for Leicester for research students and research staff.
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Development data library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/30/development-data-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2018 USAID Library relaunched with enhanced data. This website provides information on projects supported from its funding.
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Ageing in the UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/15/ageing-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 15, 2013 A new report is available from The House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change http://www.parliament.
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Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2011
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/12/02/monitoring-poverty-and-social-exclusion-2011/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 2, 2011 http://www.jrf.org.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: 50 years
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/05/cuban-missile-crisis-50-years/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 5, 2012 To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis http://www.archives.gov/nae/visit/gallery.
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Global Parents Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/06/04/global-parents-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2020 The First of June is designated by th e United Nations as Global Parents day s o here are some quick research links: Are parents becoming older? Yes in the UK according...
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Arab human rights and democracy: useful resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/25/arab-human-rights-and-democracy-useful-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 25, 2013 The Arab Human Development reports http://www.arab-hdr.
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Academics and Leicester sports coaches team up in ERASMUS research project on ethics code for grassroots sport across Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academics-and-leicester-sports-coaches-team-up-in-erasmus-research-project-on-ethics-code-for-grassroots-sport-across-europe
Leicester City Football Club led the way in professional football excellence in England in 2016, but now the public focus has shifted once more to football's problems – the depressing hooliganism stories from Euro 2016.
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Clearing out student accommodation reaps rich rewards for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/12-bhf-collection
A charity scheme that encourages students to donate their unwanted items at the end of term instead of throwing them away, has saved an incredible 39 tonnes of items from being thrown away in Leicester.