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World Press Freedom day is celebrated annually on the 3rd May
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/04/world-press-freedom-day-is-celebrated-annually-on-the-3rd-may/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 4, 2018 2018 is the 25 th anniversary and the focus is upon the rule of law. Find out more about the events on the UNESCO official website.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/148/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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The case for ‘remain’ in the EU referendum – my view as the director of a €1.5 million European fund
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/06/13/the-case-for-remain-in-the-eu-referendum-my-view-as-the-director-of-a-e1-5-million-european-funded-research-project-in-history/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 13, 2016 At the end of last week, thirteen Nobel prize-winning scientists wrote a letter to the right leaning newspaper The Daily Telegraph , urging Britain to vote ‘remain’ in the forthcoming European Union (EU)...
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Finding Dolly Shepherd in Historical Directories
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/07/finding-dolly-shepherd-in-historical-directories/
Guest blog post on Edwardian Lady Parachutist Dolly Shepherd, by Debra Wallace
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The Science of Reading to be explored in Professorial Inaugural Lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-science-of-reading-to-be-explored-in-professorial-inaugural-lecture
A free public lecture hosted by the University of Leicester will provide an insight into how the brain learns to read and how reading behaviour changes with age on Thursday 16 March.
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Collections Management of the Championships
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/work-placement/collections-management-of-the-championships
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Solaris Sun Museum Studies
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How well do we manage our financial lives?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/23/how-well-do-we-manage-our-financial-lives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2017 Interesting findings on high levels of debt and vulnerability and lack of financial knowledge among the British adult population in the first Financial Lives Survey 2017 released by...
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State of Bitcoin 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/16/state-of-bitcoin-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 16, 2015 The latest report from Coin Desk stated that in 2014 Bloomberg regarded Bitcoin as the worst performing currency.
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International Day to End Violence Against Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/international-day-to-end-violence-against-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 Marked by the UN on 25th November. This year Orange used a social media campaign for publicity. S hocking statistics from UNWomen show why this day is necessary.
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Advertising labels of fruit and vegetables
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/04/advertising-labels-of-fruit-and-vegetables/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2021 From The Lug and Can Label Collection , which is part of the UC Davis library’s Archives and Special Collections.