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Hacking the academy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/23/hacking-the-academy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 23, 2011 http://www.digitalculture.org/hacking-the-academy/ Access the full text of a new book released by MPublishing, the publishing division of the University of Michigan Library.
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Bloomberg: Mergers and acquisitions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/08/21/bloomberg-mergers-and-acquisitions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2013 Starboard Value LP is urging Smithfield Foods Inc. to consider alternatives to the company’s pending $4.7 billion acquisition by Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.
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Bloomberg: Tracking Emerging-Market Holdings of U.S. Debt
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/24/bloomberg-tracking-emerging-market-holdings-of-u-s-debt/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 24, 2013 Portfolio outflows from emerging markets sparked a sell-off in currencies from India’s rupee to Brazil’s real.
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Bloomberg: currency
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/08/bloomberg-currency/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 8, 2013 Implied volatility in some major currency pairs has fallen below realized volatility. The dollar-yen 6-month realized versus implied spread was the widest in four years on Sept. 26.
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Black students and access to HE
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/12/16/black-students-and-access-to-he/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2022 78% of universities are less likely to make Black students an offer to study than other similar applicants, according to the Ethnic Representation Index (ERI) launched by University...
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2016 Global Food Security Index findings report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/24/2016-global-food-security-index-findings-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2016 This is the fifth edition of an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) study, commissioned by DuPont, w hich covers issues of affordability, availability and quality of food across 113...
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PhD students and mental health
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/18/phd-students-and-mental-health/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2021 A s hocking report from Times Higher of a study showing doctoral students at high risk of suicide due to stress.
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The World of RePEc
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/24/the-world-of-repec/
Posted by William Farrell in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 24, 2017 A new paper explores the world of RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) the major database of economics papers.
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Economic Wellbeing Explorer
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/economic-wellbeing-explorer/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 This new data resource has been recently launched by Smart Data Foundry.
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AGORA (AI GOvernance and Regulatory Archive)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/01/13/agora-ai-governance-and-regulatory-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 13, 2025 ETO AGORA (AI GOvernance and Regulatory Archive) Maintained by the Emerging Technology Observatory (ETO (a project of the Center for Security and Emerging...