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Living Black at University
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/02/07/living-black-at-university/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2022 UNITE union reveals Black students experiences with university housing 54% of Black students surveyed reported having been the victim of some form of racism in their...
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The value of Libraries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/23/the-value-of-libraries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2015 Neil Gaiman writes for the Guardian about the value of libraries for children and adults alike http://www.theguardian.
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QS University Rankings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/10/qs-university-rankings/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2021 The latest QS university rankings have been published. Leicester is at #242. There are 51 subject rankings for 2021. You should consult the methodology on how they are compiled.
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Sketch Engine
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/24/sketch-engine/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2012 We now have a new subscription to Sketch Engine.
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Global Teacher Status Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/global-teacher-status-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 Global Teacher Status Index A new study out this week ranks the status of teachers in various countries.
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Free speech at UK universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/02/23/free-speech-at-uk-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2021 Read the government paper that was released this week and responses from: Office of the Independent Adjudicator WonkHE Universities UK NUS UCU Russell Group Posted in Criminology ,...
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UK and Chinese universities join forces to offer clinical and healthcare courses in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/china
Two universities have strengthened their links by launching the first Joint Education Institute (JEI) in central and western China to offer both British and Chinese degrees with a strong clinical focus.
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Wider determinants of Health Tool launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/10/wider-determinants-of-health-tool-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2017 A great new tool for Public Health England which uses official data to explore the social and economic and environmental factors which impact on the health of the English population.
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Social media and universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/07/social-media-and-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 7, 2014 Social Media: When Should the University Intervene? An interesting article from Australia currently available free of charge from the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management.
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Monitoring and Impact Assessment of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/11/monitoring-and-impact-assessment-of-unilateral-coercive-measures-on-the-enjoyment-of-human-rights/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2024 A UN online Tool to monitor the negative impact of sanctions imposed on a country on human rights i that country.