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What do social science graduates do?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/01/what-do-social-science-graduates-do/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2013 A report by the Campaign for Social Science, October 2013 http://campaignforsocialscience.org.
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Historical American Newspapers – a reminder
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/historical-american-newspapers-a-reminder/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 The Chronicling America database from the Library of Congress provides access to more that 8.1 million newspapers 1836-1922.
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Culture of bullying for UK black academics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/02/08/culture-of-bullying-for-uk-black-academics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2019 …according to a recent survey by UCU union. There are only 25 black female professors in the UK. 0.1 % of the total percentage.
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Gender, race and money in politics database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/12/gender-race-and-money-in-politics-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 12, 2019 The Center for Responsive Politics has just released a new database which enables researchers to explore the interaction between gender and race in US campaign funding.
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LGBT History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/02/07/lgbt-history-month-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2020 LGBT history month (February) is a good time to revisit these free British Library resources: LGBTQ histories on the British Library website explores the development of LGBTQ...
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Social Mobility Barometer, 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/social-mobility-barometer-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 The latest annual report from the UK Social Mobility Commission is a poll of what the public think about equality and social mobility.
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Visualizing the Virus
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/07/26/visualizing-the-virus/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2021 An international digital project led by Dr Sria Chatterjee and made possible by a grant from DARIAH EU and support from the Institute of Experimental Design and Media, FHNW.
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Pay and Progression of Women of Colour Literature Review
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/09/20/pay-and-progression-of-women-of-colour-literature-review/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2021 The Fawcett Society has recently launched a project to review employment and career progression of BAME women in the UK.
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Getty Images: Black History and Culture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/07/29/getty-images-black-history-and-culture/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 29, 2022 Black History and Culture Collection – Getty Images Getty images is developing a database relating to photographic images of the black experience in the USA...
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Dialect and Heritage project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/dialect-and-heritage-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 Dialect and Heritage project This project from the University of Leeds in partnership with local museums aims to update the original 1951 survey of dialects which surveyed mainly older...