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Governments more likely to be responsive when strong public opposition is voiced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/governments-more-likely-to-be-responsive-when-strong-public-opposition-is-voiced
Governments often ignore public opposition to their policies but they are far less likely to do so when public opinion is strongly and consistently expressed through surveys and on the streets, says a University of Leicester Politics expert.
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Genetics PhD students photograph wins University competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/genetics-phd-students-photograph-wins-university-competition
Shane Hussey, a PhD student in the Department of Genetics, has won the Graduate School’s second PhDepictions photography competition. The runner-up prize went to Joe Emmings of the Department of Geology.
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University conference celebrates publication of The Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/university-conference-celebrates-publication-of-the-selected-works-of-margaret-oliphant
A conference on the works of Victorian novelist Margaret Oliphant, featuring literary experts from the UK, US and New Zealand hosted by the university’s Victorian Studies Centre will celebrate the publication of The Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant, a 25 volume series...
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How do you win the research game? Hide the results you don’t like!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/01/22/how-do-you-win-the-research-game-hide-the-results-you-dont-like/
Posted by Simon Lilley in School of Business Blog on January 22, 2015 Head of School, Professor Simon Lilley and Director of Research, Professor Martin Parker , discuss the problems of comparing apples, pears and potatoes, in the ranking of business and management research.
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Human Development Report 2025: A matter of choice: people and possibilities in the age of Artificial
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/16/human-development-report-2025-a-matter-of-choice-people-and-possibilities-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2025 Human development progress is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown according to the 2025 Human Development Report released on 6 May 2025 by the United Nations Development Programme.
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Republican nomination delegate calculator
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/06/republican-nomination-delegate-calculator/
Posted by William Farrell in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 6, 2016 The New York Times have created a delegate calculator for the battle to be the Republican presidential candidate.
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AI and news media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/06/14/ai-and-news-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 14, 2024 What does the public in 6 countries think of AI usage in the news? Reuters Institute for Journalism has surveyed awareness and use of generative AI by members of the public in six...
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Government Defence Anti-corruption Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/06/government-defence-anti-corruption-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 6, 2015 New from Transparency International an international ranking of governments worldwide whose defence policy expenditure is at high risk from corruption.
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Cuts and austerity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/06/cuts-and-austerity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 6, 2015 What do the British public think of the cuts and austerity policy? Latest research from IPSO Mori shows 43% think public services are worse than 5 years ago but only 23% say they have...
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Secrets of the Museum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/19/secrets-of-the-museum/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 19, 2024 The BBC recently repeated the 2021 series of Secrets of the Museum, a behind-the-scenes look at the work of the conservators and curators at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.