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Women in politics 2017 infographic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/24/women-in-politics-2017-infographic/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2017 Really great A3 size visual mapping created by the IPU which clearly shows on a worldwide map statistics and ranking on women’s political leadership and parliamentary representation.
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Global attacks on the press
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/27/global-attacks-on-the-press/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2018 This week Freedom House Reports released Attacks on the Record – the state of world press freedom 2017/18.
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Glossary of UN terms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/glossary-of-un-terms/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 For those who find the abbreviations used by the UN and its agencies difficult to understand t ry the latest free app which covers common acronyms and a glossary of terms.
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Debt
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/25/debt/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2021 Dragged down by debt: Joseph Rowntree foundation This new research highlights that low-income households, who have borne the financial brunt of the pandemic so far, are also being...
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Corporate social responsibility and education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/16/corporate-social-responsibility-and-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 16, 2015 Which businesses give to education projects? The Varkey Foundation has just released the Global Corporate Education index which examines contributions made by...
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UNESCO open data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/unesco-open-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 UNESCO has created a new portal with data on annual expenditure and ongoing projects since 2014. It includes donor, regional and theme based information.
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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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Latest Brexit debate in Hansard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/12/latest-brexit-debate-in-hansard/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 12, 2016 On 7th December UK parliament debated the government’s strategy on Brexit. Read the Hansard entry and consult related documents on the UK parliament website .
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Global Teacher Status Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/global-teacher-status-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 Global Teacher Status Index A new study out this week ranks the status of teachers in various countries.
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Catalan Elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/05/catalan-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2015 Get links to resources covering the results and their implication for any possible independence from this elections blog.