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Poverty in the UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/poverty-in-the-uk-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 4.5 million people are more than 50% below the poverty line, and 7 million people are living in persistent poverty in the UK.
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Introducing the Library’s Inclusive Collections Group
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/03/13/introducing-the-librarys-inclusive-collections-group/
Posted by khn5 in Library and Learning Services on March 13, 2023 The University is working to develop a more inclusive curriculum, to make our teaching more inclusive and more responsive to our diverse student body.
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Congressional Reports Service website launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/05/congressional-reports-service-website-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2018 Recently launched, an official website which provides free access to non-confidential briefing papers and reports supplied to members of the US Congress.
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Living wage level raised
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/06/living-wage-level-raised/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 6, 2015 The level of the living wage was raised by 40p an hour this week to £8.25.
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Universal credit – does anyone benefit?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/universal-credit-does-anyone-benefit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 IFS has conducted an economic analysis into the impact finding tha t it ‘will tend to weaken the incentive for single parents to be in work, and to strengthen the incentive for...
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International students benefit the economy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/12/international-students-benefit-the-economy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2018 The ‘gross benefits are, on average, £87,000 for each EU student and £102,000 for each non-EU student according to the latest research published this week by The Higher...
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Will you be worse off than your parents?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/22/will-you-be-worse-off-than-your-parents/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2016 Get some recent data from the latest inter-generational fairness Index published by the Inter-generational Foundation.
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UNESCO world-wide education data enhanced
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/14/unesco-world-wide-education-data-enhanced/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 14, 2017 The UNESCO Institute of statistics have release more data via their dedicated Institute of Statistics data website . Select education from the themes on the left of the screen.
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Where does the UK rank on Digital Development?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/where-does-the-uk-rank-on-digital-development/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 Download the Digital index from Barclays to find out more.
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Where do rich people live? Are they getting wealthier?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/25/where-do-rich-people-live-are-they-getting-wealthier/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 25, 2016 Get the latest data in the 2016 Global Wealth Report from the Credit Suisse Research Institute.