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How one woman’s app is changing political communication
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/11/how-one-womans-app-is-changing-political-communication/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 11, 2016 Pia Mancini from Argentina is developing IT tools that can empower communities to get involved in politics worldwide in this recent Guardian newspaper article.
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New corporate governance reforms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/09/04/new-corporate-governance-reforms/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 4, 2017 This week the UK government introduced a series of measures to regulate corporate governance. The aim of these is to increase trust.
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Consumer behaviour in the UK (Black Friday/Christmas)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/consumer-behaviour-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 PWC retail outlook has predictions for the UK economy It also has the results of a recent survey on predicted shopping/ consumer behaviour for Black Friday in 2017.
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World Economic Forum Transformation Maps
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/world-economic-forum-transformation-maps/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 First created in 2015 to map and visualize complex changes associated with globalisation, these resources are now freely available to the public. Over 120 issues are covered.
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Atlas of Economic Complexity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/07/01/atlas-of-economic-complexity-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 1, 2022 A resource from Harvard University which maps accurate real data on global trade worldwide enabling great data visualizations.
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Women, Medellin, Colombia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/22/women-medellin-colombia/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2023 Dr Sonja Marzi has launched the website of her project ‘ Futuros urbanos desde las mujeres ’.
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Diaspora Mapping Toolkit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/5106/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 Diaspora Mapping Toolkit Created by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), this toolkit sets out practical guidance on how to map diasporas in different settings.
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Direction of AI Innovation in the UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/direction-of-ai-innovation-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 This report from Institute for Public Policy Research outlines the AI innovation landscape in the UK to determine which type of AI deployment is and is not currently taking place.
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How the BBC is using WhatsApp
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/07/how-the-bbc-is-using-whatsapp/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 7, 2015 A really interesting case study and webinar made available by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers which discusses use of social media by the BBC World Service to...
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Vacant properties
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/09/vacant-properties/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 9, 2017 Who owns property and leaves it empty? Recently the Grenfell tower tragedy has exposed the scandal of unoccupied foreign owner property in the UK.