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New project to collect evidence of modern slavery among adult websites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/modern-slavery-adult-websites
Adult service websites and their users have a key role to play in preventing modern slavery, according to a leading criminologist from the University of Leicester.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/digital-culture/people
Institute Directors Professor Ross Parry, Institute Director Dr Sarah Jane Fox, Associate Director for Projects Dr Idil Osman, Associate Director for Partnerships Professor Hongji Yang, Associate Director for Innovation Advisory Board Becky Kobberod,...
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Research Observatories
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/digital-culture/research-observatory
Digital Culture Research Observatories is a Global Network for Advancing Innovation, Cultural and Creative Industries Research
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Violence against women and girls
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/09/violence-against-women-and-girls/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 9, 2018 #HerStoryOurStory – a joint campaign which aims to raise awareness of the prevalence and impact of violence against women and girls, has been launched jointly by the UN and EU The...
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Dun and Bradstreet book collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/dun-and-bradstreet-book-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 Library of Congress Dun and Bradstreet digital book collection Online volumes have been expanded to cover most of 1859 to 1879 and 1900 to 1924.
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Rapping the News
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/13/rapping-the-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2015 Rap News Plus from the official Vietnamese News Agency produces short rap videos aimed at young people from 15 to 25, news topics covered have included the Snowden leaks, European...
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More than one billion women lack legal protection against domestic sexual violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/16/more-than-one-billion-women-lack-legal-protection-against-domestic-sexual-violence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 16, 2018 According to new research from the World Bank Global and Regional Trends in Women’s legal protection against domestic violence and sexual harassment.
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Modern slavery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/11/modern-slavery/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 11, 2017 The commercial company Maplethrorpe have just released their 2017 modern slavery index . You can view a summary on their website.
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Violence against women journalists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/violence-against-women-journalists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Violence and Harassment against Women in the News Media International News Safety Institute and the International Women’s Media Foundation have just launched the first international...
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Violence against older people
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/16/violence-against-older-people/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 16, 2017 15th June has been designated by the United Nations as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to increase knowledge and work to eliminate abuse and violence against older people worldwide.