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Children, happiness and well-being
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/21/children-happiness-and-well-being/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2015 According to the latest Good Childhood report 2015 published this week by the Children’s Society, children in the UK are unhappy.
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ICT Activity in Europe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/ict-activity-in-europe/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Mapping the European ICT Poles of Excellence: The Atlas of ICT Activity in Europe This new report from the European Commission comprises an empirical ranking of ICT development in EU...
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UK Child Poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/06/04/uk-child-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2014 Save the children Fund report on UK Child Poverty The new report A Fair start for every child: Why we must act now to tackle child poverty in the UK forecasts shocking rates...
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Thomas Piketty and Capital in the Twenty-First Century
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/09/thomas-piketty-and-capital-in-the-twenty-first-century/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 9, 2015 The author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2013) was in the news over xmas as he rejected an honour from the French government, Here are some free resources which will...
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Online newspaper archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/online-newspaper-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 A really useful listing from Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR) blog which draws together in one place an A-Z listing of links to news resources that can be difficult to...
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Brexit Digital Library Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/31/brexit-digital-library-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 31, 2017 With the triggering of Article 50, here is an opportunity to compare the 1975 and 2016 EU referendum campaigns.
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/24/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-claims-of-asylum-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 24, 2017 SOGICA is a research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) that explores the social and legal experiences of asylum seekers across Europe claiming international...
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Egyptian protests digital archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/egyptian-protests-digital-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 Recently, Mosireen launched its Internet “resistance archive,” 858 The collection includes footage shot during the revolution by both members and non-members from 18 days in...
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The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/02/the-journal-of-learning-and-teaching-in-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2018 A new open-access journal produced by Leicester Learning Institute – The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (JLTHE) – was launched this week.
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Do young people trust the news?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/10/do-young-people-trust-the-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2017 Fascinating report from the Knight Foundation which focusses on findings from qualitative research with 52 teenagers and young adults in three U.S.