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Are today’s twenty something’s better off than in the past?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/17/are-todays-twenty-somethings-better-off-than-in-the-past/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 17, 2018 Not according to this report from the Intergenerational Foundation Think tank It compared economic wellbeing, relationships, health, personal environment and a sense of belonging from...
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Expanded Hansard coverage for UK Parliament website
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/09/03/expanded-hansard-coverage-for-uk-parliament-website/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 3, 2018 A new redesigned site now offers 200 years of parliamentary debates from the main UK website . You can quickly search by Members, debates and petitions.
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1.1 million abusive tweets sent to women in 2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/04/1-1-million-abusive-tweets-sent-to-women-in-2017/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2019 …according to large-scale research undertaken by Amnesty International and Element AI , a global artificial intelligence software product company.
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Inspiring Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/20/inspiring-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 20, 2015 Royal Holloway College launched the Inspiring Women campaign to salute and celebrate the achievements of women.
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Facebook launches Notify News App
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/20/facebook-launches-notify-news-app/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2015 As a dedicated app for iOS, it’s designed to be a central hub for alerts from a variety of partners, including BuzzFeed, CNN, Washington Post, Vogue and the Weather Channel.
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Examining UK government performance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/01/examining-uk-government-performance/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2015 Just released from the Institute for Government the Annual Whitehall Monitor 2015 .
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UK/EU renegotiation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/ukeu-renegotiation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 Read the full text of David Cameron’s statement to parliament on the UK government website and the proposals sent by the European Council Parliament TV has a recording of the debate...
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Paris Agreement 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/03/paris-agreement-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2016 The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Family Online Safety Grid Directory update
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/family-online-safety-grid-directory-update/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 Global Resource & Information Directory (GRID ) was first launched in 2010 by the Family Online Safety Institute in partnership with UNICEF.
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Modern slavery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/11/modern-slavery/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 11, 2017 The commercial company Maplethrorpe have just released their 2017 modern slavery index . You can view a summary on their website.