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Expert panel visiting Leicester to take Brexit questions - spaces still available
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/expert-panel-visiting-leicester-to-take-brexit-questions
Yesterday (17 January), Prime Minister Theresa May gave a highly anticipated speech on Brexit in which she said the UK "cannot possibly" remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean "not leaving the EU at all".
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Offshore leaks database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/13/offshore-leaks-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 13, 2016 A new enhanced website launched this week by the International Committee of Investigative Journalists which contains all the resources from the Panama Papers tax-avoidance scandal...
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The ‘Measuring the Information Society Report’ 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/06/the-measuring-the-information-society-report-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 6, 2016 This major report published by the International Telecommunications Union captures the level of ICT developments in 175 economies worldwide and compares progress since the year 2014.
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Bloomberg: Credit Default Swaps
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/26/bloomberg-credit-default-swaps/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2013 Since the European Union ban on naked sovereign CDS in November, the volume of sovereign CDS trades has plummeted while the volume on financials CDS has increased, according to DTCC data.
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Bloomberg: WAAC
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/09/bloomberg-waac/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 9, 2013 One of the most popular Bloomberg functions in corporate evaluation and investment banking is WACC – Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
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Webcultures archive launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/23/webcultures-archive-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 23, 2017 The project is part of the American Folklife Center, established by Congress to document traditional cultural forms and practices.
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Opportunity Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/16/opportunity-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2025 A map and report released this week by the Sutton trust which explores social mobility in relationship to background and geographical location. alongside it is an interactive map .
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The City accommodation
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/accommodation/city-living
All our properties in The City accommodation are purpose-built blocks within ten minutes’ walk of campus. They’re convenient for the city centre and railway station too, as well as for facilities such as the Library and the Danielle Brown Sports Centre.
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Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/eg1102
Module code: EG1102 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer is a module for engineering students, which focuses on energy, heat and work interactions and heat transfer.
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Strategy in the Modern World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pl7591
Module code: PL7591 This module provides you with a comprehensive introduction to debates about the threat, use and management of military force in international relations.