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• Does going to college pay?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/16/does-going-to-college-pay/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2020 Update from IFS on the impact of college graduation on earnings in the UK.

• University students and mental health

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/university-students-and-mental-health/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 UCAS has published a report, Starting the Conversation, which explores mental ill health in university applications.

• UK slips in gender equality rankings

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/uk-slips-in-gender-equality-rankings/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 Released this week by the World Economic Forum.  The latest gender gap report which rates nations according to disparity between the sexes  in health, education and work.

• Harry Potter: a history of Magic launched

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/3453/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 Based on the popular British Library exhibition and a new online exhibition from Google Arts and Culture.   It includes the early manuscripts and sketches of author J.K.

• Who’s downloading pirated papers?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/06/whos-downloading-pirated-papers/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2016 Fascinating article from Science magazine which concludes that students and researchers from around the world are. It focuses upon downloads from SCI-HUB.

• The Covid decade: Understanding the long-term societal impact

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/29/the-covid-decade-understanding-the-long-term-societal-impact/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 29, 2021 The British Academy published  a report this week into the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on British society.

• Write an essay, get a kitten!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/write-an-essay-get-a-kitten/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 Originally compiled to assist students with dyslexia and special needs, AbilityNet’s great blog posting has tips on apps for motivation and focus when studying which will help everyone.

• Subject choice leads to gender pay gap?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/11/subject-choice-leads-to-gender-pay-gap/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 11, 2021 Gender differences in subject choice leads to gender pay gap immediately after graduation.

• African American Student Project

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/07/29/african-american-student-project/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 29, 2022 Database – African American Student Project  University of Michigan resource covering 1853-1970 which documents and maps black students enrolled at the university.

• Demos Integration Hub

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/29/demos-integration-hub/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 29, 2015 Think-tank Demos has created a special mapping integration area   which is examining evidence of racial and ethnic integration/segregation in Britain today.