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• The Right to be Heard Framework: A learning companion

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/18/the-right-to-be-heard-framework-a-learning-companion/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 18, 2012 An online guide from Oxfam intended for development workers.  The right to be heard framework aims to help poor people be heard by politicians.

• Where is the riskiest place to live?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/03/where-is-the-riskiest-place-to-live/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2016 Download the latest world ranking from United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security.  It considers risk from extreme natural events and ranks 117 nations.

• Space Park Leicester celebrates World Space Week with exclusive art exhibition by Matt Turner

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/matt-turner-spl

  A relaxed, self-led workshop on Tuesday 8 October will encourage visitors to create their own still-life drawings, using iconic Space Park Leicester exhibits such as the MIRI Model, Envisat, MeteoSat, Gaia, and "For Harmony and Wonder" as reference points

• Does the UK have a digital skills crisis?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/17/does-the-uk-have-a-digital-skills-crisis/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2016 According to the latest report by the Science and Technology select committee   the ‘ evidence is clear that the UK faces a digital skills crisis’. ‘…up to 12.

• Open the Door: social science research for development and a sustainable future

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/22/open-the-door-social-science-research-for-development-and-a-sustainable-future/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2015 New publication from the European Commission .  Download the full text in PDF from the website.

• Internet access around the world. Who’s connected?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/20/internet-access-around-the-world-whos-connected/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 20, 2015 The ITU provides free access to some data on Internet access worldwide. It gives the figures.

• Consumer behaviour in the UK (Black Friday/Christmas)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/consumer-behaviour-in-the-uk/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 PWC retail outlook has predictions for the UK economy It also has the results of a recent survey on predicted shopping/ consumer behaviour for Black Friday in 2017.

• What is the world’s most influential think tank?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/02/what-is-the-worlds-most-influential-think-tank/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2015 Find out by checking the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report released by the University of Pennsylvania .

• Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/19/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Film highlights Leicester’s major role in uncovering space’s secrets

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/space-legacy-video

  Space Park Leicester has released an updated version of its compelling short film ‘Leicester’s journey through space’ which tracks the city’s evolution as an internationally recognised space hub from the 1960s through to the present day.