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Nationality, Identity and Belonging:
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/nationality-identity-and-belonging/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 An Oral History of the ‘Windrush Generation’ and their Relationship to the British State, 1948-2018 This is an ongoing University of London project which contains interviews that...
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National AIDS Memorial Digital collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/12/13/national-aids-memorial-digital-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2024 Recently released by the Library of Congress this website provides images of the quilt created to commemorate American lives lost as well as thousands of digital letters and photos...
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Radio: BBC sound effects database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/radio-bbc-sound-effects-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 Explore BBC sound effects database as used in radio broadcasts. Sounds are arranged thematically and each record includes technical and copyright/ licensing conditions.
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Russell Lee coal mining exhibits
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/02/07/russell-lee-coal-mining-exhibits/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2025 From the US National archives historic photographs of working lives in the USA.
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Women in Diplomacy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/02/07/women-in-diplomacy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2025 A London School of Economics and Political Science project which aims to discuss the under-representation of women worldwide in senior diplomatic positions.
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Bosses’ high pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/01/13/bosses-high-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 13, 2025 FTSE 100 bosses earnt more money in the first 3 days than an average worker in a year. Get the facts on how this was calculated from the High Pay Centre .
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End of Term web archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/02/28/end-of-term-web-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 28, 2025 The End of Term Web Archive is a project which saves U.S. Government websites at the end of presidential administrations.
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Many access news on smartphones
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/20/many-access-news-on-smartphones/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2016 According to a number of recent research studies many people are now using their smartphones. A report from the Knight Foundation recently found that , 89% of the U.S.
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Study sheds light on the genetics of stopping smoking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/study-genetics-stopping-smoking
The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester.
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Sakura celebration: Students plant ‘symbol of Japan’ on Leicester campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/cherry-blossom
The tree planting was lent special significance in the University’s Centenary year, as Leicester’s first international student, Tamotsu Shishikura, came to the University College from Tokyo to study English between 1922 and 1924.