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University of Leicester Staff blogs School of English PhD funding success in the School of English
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/06/26/phd-funding-success-in-the-school-of-english/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on June 26, 2014 Many new PhD projects will begin in the School next year, and the following students have been successful in obtaining full or partial funding.
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Bias, Bullsh*t and Lies: Audience Perspectives on Low Trust in the Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/15/bias-bullsht-and-lies-audience-perspectives-on-low-trust-in-the-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2017 The latest report from the Reuters Institute , University of Oxford, focuses on the readers perspective on fake news.
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Women in the 2019 Indian elections – are they the silent majority?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/17/women-in-the-2019-indian-elections-are-they-the-silent-majority/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2019 According to the Times of India women are likely to be the silent ‘majority’ as female turnout is predicted to be higher than men’s.
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ACCESS BROADBAND Dashboard (US)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/22/access-broadband-dashboard-us/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2023 The U.S. Census Bureau, in partnership with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), has launched a data dashboard.
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Ukraine Conflict Monitor/ACLED Conflict Alert System
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/22/ukraine-conflict-monitor-acled-conflict-alert-system/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2023 Ukraine Conflict Monitor has been expanded and updated by ACLED.
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New resources on women’s suffrage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/new-resources-on-womens-suffrage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 A new teaching resource Endell Street – Women’s Military Hospital Project , focuses on the changing role of women from the 1900s to 1920, with a particular emphasis on women’s...
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Food and water
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/16/the-cost-of-a-plate-of-food-2020-wfp/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2020 The Cost of a Plate of Food 2020 (WFP) A basic meal is far beyond the reach of millions of people in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic joins existing food shortages and hunger according...
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The #MeToo Asia Thinking Aloud Series
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/21/the-metoo-asia-thinking-aloud-series/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 21, 2020 Available via Youtube This series explores the way that #MeToo Movement was translated and transformed in China, India, Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
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US Elections 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/02/us-elections-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2016 Political Bots: are they manipulating the USA Presidential elections? An interesting project on digital politics and algorithms which is considering how the use of automated...
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Six Day War Declassified Files.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/26/six-day-war-declassified-files/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2017 The Israel State Archives has released a number of key documents on the Six Day War also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War, which was fought between June 5 and...