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How to improve social mobility in higher education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/how-to-improve-social-mobility-in-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 The report published this week by an advisory group of Universities UK has recommendations which include improving advice given to students and enhancing school/university collaborations.
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The Examination
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/18/the-examination/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2023 The Examination, A non-profit news site which has received financial support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Pulitzer Center and aims to provide access to...
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Israel-Gaza Crisis: United Nations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/12/01/israel-gaza-crisis-united-nations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2023 A site created by the United Nations to provide their perspective on the conflict. It includes official UN statements, resolutions and resources on humanitarian aid.
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Eurostat statistics explained
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/08/eurostat-statistics-explained/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 8, 2013 A guide to European statistics from the European Commission: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.
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Corporate social responsibility and education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/16/corporate-social-responsibility-and-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 16, 2015 Which businesses give to education projects? The Varkey Foundation has just released the Global Corporate Education index which examines contributions made by...
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Global attacks on the press
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/27/global-attacks-on-the-press/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2018 This week Freedom House Reports released Attacks on the Record – the state of world press freedom 2017/18.
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Hope Not Hate: the State of Hate in 2019
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/02/22/hope-not-hate-the-state-of-hate-in-2019/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 22, 2019 Annual report from the group which monitors online hate , islamophobia, homophobia and the state of the far right in Britain today.
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How well are companies managing their cybersecurity?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/08/how-well-are-companies-managing-their-cybersecurity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2019 Find out more in this UK government annual assessment of FTSE 350 companies. The a survey assessed awareness of risk, strategies and measures.
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To celebrate Gay Pride
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/06/11/to-celebrate-gay-pride/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 11, 2019 The Virtually Queer online oral history archive . This small collection showcases films originally shown at Our Naked Skin, at The Salisbury Arts Centre in 2018.
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24% of students from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds have experience racial harassment in UK universitie
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/25/24-of-students-from-ethnic-minority-backgrounds-have-experience-racial-harassment-in-uk-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2019 Shocking new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission has these findings. Get the methodology and facts by downloading the report.