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Migrant Rights Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/04/21/migrant-rights-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 21, 2023 Created by the Migrants Rights Initiative , the database maps indicators for protection of migrant rights in 65 nations worldwide. See how your country compares.
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Coronations through history
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/05/coronations-through-history/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 5, 2023 The National Archives has a mini coronations website which includes images of seals, phots and discussions of government documents.
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Work and pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/work-and-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 Find out how pay compares in different sectors using this quiz from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
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Hate crime statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/04/hate-crime-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2013 FBI latest figures for 2011 Compare with the UK latest figures . Projects and action plans to combat hate crime can also be found on the Home office website .
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QS University Rankings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/10/qs-university-rankings/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2021 The latest QS university rankings have been published. Leicester is at #242. There are 51 subject rankings for 2021. You should consult the methodology on how they are compiled.
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Conflict Trends Update and Global Peace Index Launch 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/conflict-trends-update-and-global-peace-index-launch-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 The latest report published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Find out which nation is graded as the most peaceful. Full methodology provided on the website.
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Global humanitarian overview 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/12/10/global-humanitarian-overview-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 10, 2021 Ocha-coordinated review which examines global and regional trends highlighting achievements and priorities for the coming year.
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The Giant Bible of Mainz
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/the-giant-bible-of-mainz/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 The Giant Bible of Mainz Digitized by the Library of Congress Famous for being one of the last handwritten by a scribe in 1450s.
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Tax
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/20/tax/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 20, 2015 In its most recent report Americans for Tax Fairness referred to a ‘Whopper of a tax Dodge’ alleging that Burger King owes $117 million in tax to the US government.
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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.