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Surveillance Industry Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/12/surveillance-industry-index-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 12, 2016 Just launched by Privacy International and Transparency Toolkit this new tool aims to track the development of the global surveillance industry.
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Primero: New Humanitarian open source software
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/03/primero-new-humanitarian-open-source-software/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2017 A potentially life–saving service which aims to provide free access to software and tracking devices for case workers protecting women and children in disaster or conflict zones.
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‘More than 40% of girls are sexting’ (NSPCC)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/13/more-than-40-of-girls-are-sexting-nspcc/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2015 Sexting is common amongst girls, according to a new report from the NSPCC .
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Israel Elections 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/13/israel-elections-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2015 Elections are due to take place on 17th March. The Israel Democracy Institute website is a good starting point for background information on the electoral process.
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European Parliament Research Service (EPRS)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/03/european-parliament-research-service-eprs/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2016 The EPRS produces research documents to inform MEPs preparing for votes in the European Parliament.
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Bloomberg: Quantitative Easing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/31/bloomberg-quantitative-easing/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2013 U.K. CPI dropped to a seven-month low last month, driven by lower energy prices. April’s 2.4 percent was less than economists’ median forecast of 2.6 percent.
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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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English language requirements
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/entry-reqs/eng-lang-reqs
In addition to the academic entry requirements to study for a research degree at Leicester, you will also need to satisfy the English language entry requirements.
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How students engage with the news
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/26/how-students-engage-with-the-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2018 A report from the US based Project information literacy which has implications for librarians and educators concerned with information literacy and the fight against fake news.
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Internet access around the world. Who’s connected?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/20/internet-access-around-the-world-whos-connected/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 20, 2015 The ITU provides free access to some data on Internet access worldwide. It gives the figures.