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Does social class still matter?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/27/does-social-class-still-matter/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 27, 2017 A landmark report on the State of Child Health released by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health found that the UK rated poorly in a comparison health of children in...
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Budget day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/08/budget-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2017 Today (8th March) is budget day- keep up with the news and views – with our selection of academic resources.
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‘Women still under-represented in UK HE management positions’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/04/women-still-under-represented-in-uk-he-management-positions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 4, 2016 The latest report from the non profit organisation Women Count indexes the representation of women as governors, Chairs and Vice-Chancellors in each of the 166 HEIs in the UK that...
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Events in Leicester this October 2017 for Black History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/04/events-in-leicester-this-october-2017-for-black-history-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2017 Phoenix Square marks Black History Month with a series of films programmed by local arts organisation Serendipity, in partnership with the University of Leicester, a one-off...
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Fat Cat salaries: read and weep!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/08/fat-cat-salaries-read-and-weep/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 8, 2016 Fat Cat Tuesday On the 5 th January 2016 top bosses salaries FTSE CEOS will already have exceeded the average annual pay of many workers (£27,645) according to the High Pay...
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African Online Digital Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/20/african-online-digital-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 20, 2015 The African Online Digital Library is a collaborative project between MATRIX, the Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, the African Studies Center, and universities...
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Bias, Bullsh*t and Lies: Audience Perspectives on Low Trust in the Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/15/bias-bullsht-and-lies-audience-perspectives-on-low-trust-in-the-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2017 The latest report from the Reuters Institute , University of Oxford, focuses on the readers perspective on fake news.
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Chinese aid to Africa: what are the facts?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/15/chinese-aid-to-africa-what-are-the-facts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2017 China has become the biggest donor of aid to Africa- read more about the background in this interesting article from the Conversation .
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Demographic data UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/22/demographic-data-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2013 By 2016 most parents will be unmarried Latest birth data from the National office of Statistics sees an increase in children born to unmarried parents.
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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.