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• Women and art in London

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/14/women-and-art-in-london/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2025 A project undertaken by Jeremy Smith and Charlotte Hopkins at The London Archives has revealed new information on women artists and publishers in practising in London during 1600s – 1800s.

• Temporary Trade Barriers Database (World Bank) updated

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/temporary-trade-barriers-database-world-bank-updated/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 This database  collects information on the use of temporary trade barriers by 30 countries from the 1980s- 2024. Includes information and downloadable files on anti-dumping measures.

• Global policing Database

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/23/global-policing-database/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2024 Global Policing Database Created by researchers at the University of Queensland, this free searchable resource indexes case studies of evaluations of what works in policing tactics.

• Women are more fairly funded in the social sciences

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/women-are-more-fairly-funded-in-the-social-sciences

  Accounting for academic position, women are as successful as men at winning grants from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and they receive grants that are actually slightly larger than those won by men.

• Transcranial Ultrasound

  https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/imaging/chiasm/transcranial-ultrasound

  A major cause of stroke comes from embolic debris (thrombus, bubbles and pieces of plaque) that travel through the cerebral circulation and become lodged in arteries supplying the brain.

• How to write on brand

  https://le.ac.uk/guidelines/how-to-write-on-brand

  Our tone of voice Everything we write and say shows the world who we are.

• Significant boost for pioneering instrument to study molecules in exquisite detail

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/significant-boost-for-pioneering-instrument-to-study-molecules-in-exquisite-detail

  An innovative instrument which can improve our understanding of the structure and behaviour of molecules will receive a significant upgrade thanks to investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

• Geophysics

  https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/geophysics

  Find out more about Geophysics at the University of Leicester.

• Big data

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/10/big-data/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 10, 2014 Accessing and Using Big Data to Advance Social Science Knowledge A useful project to follow  from the Oxford Internet Institute. Running 2012-14.

• International Security Studies MA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/international-security-ma/2026

  Whether they're political, economic, religious or environmental, international security issues can stem from all corners of society. You’ll learn what these key issues are, but more importantly, how to tackle them head-on.