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Death of a Poet: Seamus Heaney University of Leicester staff blogs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/09/30/death-of-a-poet-seamus-heaney/
Posted by Gordon Campbell in School of English Blog on September 30, 2013 In recent weeks there has been a torrent of tributes to Seamus Heaney, many written by people who claimed friendship with Heaney.
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How one woman’s app is changing political communication
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/11/how-one-womans-app-is-changing-political-communication/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 11, 2016 Pia Mancini from Argentina is developing IT tools that can empower communities to get involved in politics worldwide in this recent Guardian newspaper article.
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British Council film collection online: British Social History
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/25/british-council-film-collection-now-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 25, 2012 http://film.britishcouncil.org/british-council-film-collection Free access to a historic archive of 120 films made during the 1940s which focussed upon how Britain lived and worked.
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What makes cities competitive?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/08/what-makes-cities-competitive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 8, 2016 Find out by downloading a recent working paper from the World Bank – Kilroy, A.F.L., Mukim, M., Negri, S. (2015) Competitive cities for jobs and growth : what, who, and how .
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FGM
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/13/fgm/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2015 Last week the UK’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM) failed amid controversy. A cademics discuss whether the case should have been bought at all.
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Is social care in crisis?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/11/is-social-care-in-crisis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2016 PSA Commission on Care Report Towards a New Deal for Care and Carers was launched last week.
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American Presidential Nominations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/09/07/american-presidential-nominations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 7, 2012 The American presidency project http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/nomination.php has a database of presidential nomination acceptance speeches from 1880 onwards.
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Crime statistics: India
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/04/crime-statistics-india/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2013 Following the depressing news of the rape case in India , the National Crime records Bureau India has official crime statistics. Search the website by keyword to find some materials.
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Social media and health
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/22/social-media-and-health/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 22, 2017 The most recent study by Royal Society for Public Health found in a survey of social media that Instagram was recorded as having the most negative impact on the mental well being of young...
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Amplifying women’s voices: A Gender Balance Guide For Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/05/26/amplifying-womens-voices-a-gender-balance-guide-for-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2020 A useful guide from WAN-IFRA and Women in the news It aims to educate news rooms on gender stereotypes in the media and how to avoid them.