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Will people in the UK live shorter lives?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/03/will-people-in-the-uk-live-shorter-lives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 3, 2018 This week the newspapers reported that life expectancy is falling or stalled in the UK for the first time since records began, but what are the facts on this? Here are some useful...
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Will people need cash in the future?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/08/will-people-need-cash-in-the-future/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2019 This week the Access to Cash report was published. This independent survey found that the many people in the UK, primarily the poor, continue to rely heavily on cash.
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Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/22/higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2019 Alternative pathways into higher education is an extensive free list curated by Newcastle University Australia It includes sections on widening participation and social justice.
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Sites for Pride Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/28/sites-for-pride-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 28, 2021 Europeana LGBT Plus now has a page of great historic LGBT resources from Europe’s national and libraries and museums.
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Works of Christine de Pizan
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/14/works-of-christine-de-pizan/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2025 “As one of the first and most prolific women of letters [ Christine de Pizan ] is often viewed as one of the pivotal writers of late medieval Europe.
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International Debt Statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/international-debt-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 International Debt Statistics 2014 Just launched by the World Bank, this new publication replaces the previous Global Development Finance, Volume II (1997 to 2009) and the earlier World...
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Stop violence against women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/12/stop-violence-against-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 12, 2016 The 16 days of activism campaign ended on 10 th December. But the release this week of the Femicide census by Womens Aid shows why it is still necessary.
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Kenya and gay rights
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/01/kenya-and-gay-rights/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2019 The Kenyan Penal code currently criminalises same sex relations in sections 162 and 165. A penalty can be 14 years in prison.
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Socialist and Communist Pamphlets Digital Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/03/socialist-and-communist-pamphlets-digital-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2017 The Socialist and Communist Pamphlets digital collection New in 2017 from the University of Houston, the collection includes 40 socialist, communist, and anarchist pamphlets from a...
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World Press Freedom Day; 3rd May
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/03/world-press-freedom-day-3rd-may/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2019 The UNESCO official website 2019 focuses on the role of the media in the fight against misinformation.