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Getty Images: Black History and Culture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/07/29/getty-images-black-history-and-culture/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 29, 2022 Black History and Culture Collection – Getty Images Getty images is developing a database relating to photographic images of the black experience in the USA...
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Informal sector indicators
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/01/12/informal-sector-indicators/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2024 ILO informal sector indicators are being developed. See more here . Also now available, the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROFILES) database.
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Sarah Tarlow
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/author/sat12/
Sarah Tarlow is Professor of Historical Archaeology at the University of Leicester and PI on the Wellcome-funded research programme 'Harnessing the Power of the Criminal Corpse'
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MOVIN’ ON UP: A Social Mobility Comic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/16/movin-on-up-a-social-mobility-comic/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2025 The research of Anthony Miro Born expressed in the form of a comic to communicate easily complex ideas to a wider audience.
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Keeping it Simples
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2020/05/20/keeping-it-simples/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on May 20, 2020 I am sure I have quoted Alexander Orlov, the world’s most famous Meerkat, on this blog before. Quoted his passion for things ‘simples’. Cutting out the complexity.
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Net Children Go Mobile Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/01/net-children-go-mobile-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 1, 2013 http://www.netchildrengomobile.eu/ A new project funded by the Safer Internet Programme of the European Commission has been launched.
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Syria’s internet blackout
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/18/syrias-internet-blackout/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 18, 2012 Google launches speak to tweet service because of Syria’s internet blackout, a good example of the use of social media to provide crisis communications.
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Bloomberg: Macroeconomic data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/22/bloomberg-macroeconomic-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 22, 2013 The U.K. economy grew 0.3 percent in the first quarter, avoiding a triple dip recession. Bloomberg functions show much of the recovery comes from the services industry.
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University of Leicester is now a supporter of DOAJ
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2022/12/02/university-of-leicester-is-now-a-supporter-of-doaj/
The University of Leicester is now an official supporter of the Directory Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
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Kae Tempest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/30/kae-tempest/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2023 Documentary about trans rapper, playwright, novelist and poet Kae Tempest. Follows them on their rap tour but also as they transition. Only available to watch in the UK.