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• MOVIN’ ON UP: A Social Mobility Comic

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/16/movin-on-up-a-social-mobility-comic/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2025 The research of Anthony Miro Born expressed in the form of a comic to communicate easily complex ideas to a wider audience.

• New Athena SWAN awards for University of Leicester recognise continued commitment to gender equality

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/25-new-athena-swan-awards

  First institutional Athena SWAN Silver Award and two new departmental Bronze awards for Leicester

• Where is the Best Place to Grow old?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/09/25/where-is-the-best-place-to-grow-old/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2015 Find out by consulting the Global Agewatch Index 2015 from HelpAge International which ranks 96 nations .

• Report on the World Social Situation digitised

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/07/08/report-on-the-world-social-situation-digitised/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 8, 2019 The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has recently digitised back runs of the  Report on the World Social Situation (RWSS) published between 1952 to 1993.

• University building to be named after first female professor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/university-building-to-be-named-after-first-female-professor

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has announced that a building at the University is to be named after its first female professor.

• IZA Discussion Papers

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/02/iza-discussion-papers/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 2, 2013 http://www.iza.

• Portal to the work of intergovernmental bodies

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/26/portal-to-the-work-of-intergovernmental-bodies/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2024 Created by the UN Department General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), this resource will provide access to documents, agendas, resolutions and conferences for major UN...

• Brookings Institution regulatory tracker

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/02/28/brookings-institution-regulatory-tracker/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 28, 2025 The regulatory tracker enables researchers to track regulatory changes in the second Trump administration. It is possible to sign up to regular email newsletters.

• Iraq, Syria and the Middle East

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/iraq-syria-and-the-middle-east/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Iraq Syria and the Middle East: an essay by Tony Blair Read the essay from Former British Prime minister on his official website to find out what he thinks Western governments should do.

• University of Leicester shortlisted for four Higher Education ‘Oscars’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/the-awards-shortlisting

  The University of Leicester has been nominated for four Times Higher Education Awards.