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Leicester-led review shows around one in three hospital infections involve antimicrobial resistance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/antimicrobial-resistance-amr-leicester-hospital-infections
A University of Leicester-led study shows that in hospital settings antimicrobial resistance is common and independently associated with a higher risk of death.
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Does racial discrimination occur in British Universities?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/21/does-racial-discrimination-occur-in-british-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2015 Two recent reports have raised disturbing questions Exploring ethnic inequalities in admission to Russell Group universities. Boliver, V.
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USA Primaries – Useful resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/26/usa-primaries-useful-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 26, 2016 What is a primary? find out with this handy guide to the US electoral system from Vote Smart.
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Do graduates earn more?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/09/25/do-graduates-earn-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2015 Latest analysis from researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Harvard University and the University of Cambridge found that generally they did even during the latest...
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European Elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/27/european-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2014 L’histoire des élections européennes (1952-2014) If you are interested in the history of the European Parliament, CVCE has compiled a selection of...
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How can social media be used in emergencies?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/22/how-can-social-media-be-used-in-emergencies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2014 The Communication and Complex Emergencies Project is a collaboration between the University of Adelaide’s Applied Communication Collaborative Research Unit (ACCRU) and the Australian...
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UK Election Polls
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/15/uk-election-polls/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2015 Why were the general election polls wrong? Now the election votes have been counted, commentators are asking why many of the polls were wrong.
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Other useful Cold War websites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/12/other-useful-cold-war-websites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 12, 2016 Other useful Cold War websites with primary source documents include: Cold war origin documents from the Wilson Center Digital Archive .
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Responsible Finance in Wales
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/responsible-finance-in-wales/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 Launch of Responsible Finance A body which represents responsible finance lenders in the UK. It is the new name for the Community Development Finance Association.
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Hate crimes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/hate-crimes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 MIC launches database of transgender murders A key initiative has recently been unveiled in tracking this underreported crime.