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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/10/16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 10, 2018 This is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls.
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Well-being of the aged
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/06/10/wellbeing-of-the-aged/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2014 The Global Agewatch Index From HelpAge International ranks nations worldwide on their environment for older persons.
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What is the future of news?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/06/what-is-the-future-of-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 6, 2015 A new report from the BBC considers how the growth of the Internet is changing the way we access news.
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Holocaust Memorial day 2018: power of words
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/26/holocaust-memorial-day-2018-power-of-words/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 26, 2018 27th January marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
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International Day of the Girl – 11th October
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/16/international-day-of-the-girl-11th-october/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2018 Girls ‘banned from using mobile phones’ in many nations Shocking findings from a global survey released on the International Day of the Girl.
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Global cost of dementia set to reach US $1 trillion by 2018…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/global-cost-of-dementia-set-to-reach-us-1-trillion-by-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 …according to the latest annual World Alzheimer report 2015 . It also includes literature reviews on the societal impact of dementia and evidence that its rate is increasing.
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What do students think of their courses?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/10/what-do-students-think-of-their-courses/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2016 Find out by downloading the 2016 Student academic experience survey from Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the Higher Education Academy.
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Media in the Age of Cybersurveillance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/20/media-in-the-age-of-cybersurveillance/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2015 What is the nature, extent and impact of Internet surveillance on journalism? This question is considered in a new report Watching the watchdogs just released by CIMA (Center for...
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Can social media predict election results?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/26/can-social-media-predict-election-results/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015 A recent SSRN paper from Cardiff University developed a model using Twitter and considers how it could be applied to the UK 2015 general election.
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Levels of support for the EU
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/levels-of-support-for-the-eu/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 This week saw the launch of a new group Conservatives for Britain which will lobby for withdrawal from the EU if renegotiation does not secure a better relationship.