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Well-being of the aged
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/06/10/wellbeing-of-the-aged/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2014 The Global Agewatch Index From HelpAge International ranks nations worldwide on their environment for older persons.
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Ageing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/16/centre-for-ageing-better/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2020 Centre for Ageing Better, Community of Practice Resource Library A lottery funded evidence based research organisation.
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Poverty in Europe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/04/poverty-in-europe/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 4, 2014 Poverty Reduction in Europe: Social Policy and Innovation (ImPRovE) Useful project which is focusing upon social policy and poverty in Europe.
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Academic year: 2019-2020
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/19-20
Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events, held in 2019-2020.
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Paternity Leave
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/paternity-leave/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Do Fathers Want Shared Paternity Leave? Interesting story this week from the BBC that fewer than 1 in 50 fathers are taking the new extra paternity leave.
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Gender dynamics within the UN Security Council
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/09/20/gender-dynamics-within-the-un-security-council/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2024 The UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library has completed a project to provide statistical data on the gender composition of the UN Security Council from 1946 onward.
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Moon may have influenced Stonehenge builders says English Heritage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/moon-stonehenge
Lunar standstill in 2024 offers rare opportunity to investigate. English Heritage teams up with leading astronomical experts in UK, including the University of Leicester, and USA
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/07/13/lesbian-herstory-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2021 Lesbian Herstory Archives: https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/ “The Lesbian Herstory Archives exists to gather, preserve and provide access to records of Lesbian lives and activities.
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Homophobia- the facts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/26/homophobia-the-facts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015 According to ILGA in 2014 there were still 78 nations where same sex sexual acts between adults in private were illegal . This compared to 113 UN nations where they were legal.
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Hunger
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/15/hunger/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2014 Hunger in Britain today The conclusion of The report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquir y into Hunger in the United Kingdom was published this week.