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How one woman’s app is changing political communication
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/11/how-one-womans-app-is-changing-political-communication/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 11, 2016 Pia Mancini from Argentina is developing IT tools that can empower communities to get involved in politics worldwide in this recent Guardian newspaper article.
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Who are the UK’s top 100 LGBT Employers?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/31/who-are-the-uks-top-100-lgbt-employers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 31, 2019 Stonewall has just released its ranking of the best places to work . View the full list and methodology via the website.
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Watching Syria’s war: New York Times project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/08/17/watching-syrias-war-new-york-times-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 17, 2012 http://projects.nytimes.com/watching-syrias-war is focusing on videos and films from Syria uploaded to the Internet during the conflict.
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Facebook scandal and its effects in Southeast Asia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/facebook-scandal-and-its-effects-in-southeast-asia
Dr Athina Karatzogianni from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology recently appeared on BBC World News discussing the recent Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal.
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Developmental genetics for schools and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/developmental/developmental-schools-colleges
Details on developmental genetics for students in schools or colleges, provided by The University of Leicester.
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Emoji is the fastest growing language
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/emoji-is-the-fastest-growing-language/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Emoji’s are ‘pictographs. Originally used in Japanese electronic messages, many characters have now been incorporated into Unicode and the launch of Emoj.li.
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Social Media and Sexism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/16/social-media-and-sexism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2014 This week a report published by Demos discussed the extent of misogyny on Twitter . You can read the full text on the website.
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Fiendish Friday Quiz #5: Answers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/05/23/quiz5answers/
Answers to a fifth Evelyn Waugh quiz, taken From the Evelyn Waugh Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 2
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Keeping calm during exam season
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/keeping-calm-during-exam-season
The Students’ Union are laying on a full programme of exciting events for the upcoming weeks to help students stay calm and relaxed as exam season approaches.
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