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Ethnicity Facts and Figures website launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/16/ethnicity-facts-and-figures-website-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2017 This week a ground breaking site was launched by the UK government which provides facts and figures on race and ethnicity in the UK.
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Emma Parker
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/author/emma_parker/
Emma Parker is an Associate Professor in English at the University of Leicester. She researches gender and sexuality in postwar and contemporary literature.
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The Campaign for Social Science
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/01/21/the-campaign-for-social-science/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 21, 2011 http://www.campaignforsocialscience.org.uk/ A campaign to fight for the future of social science in the UK was launched yesterday (20th January) at the House of Lords.
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The Riots Communities and Victims Panel: Interim report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/12/02/the-riots-communities-and-victims-panel-interim-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 2, 2011 Following the riots that occurred in towns and cities across England between 6 and 10 August 2011, the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition established...
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Sweatshops
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/17/sweatshops/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2013 Following the recent tragedy in Bangladesh- would you pay more for ethical production? Depressingly, a H uff/Post YouGov poll of American shoppers found little awareness about the...
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Digital Technology and Older people
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/21/digital-technology-and-older-people/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2015 A recent government report What are the likely changes in society and technology which will impact upon the ability of older adults to maintain social (extra-familial) networks of...
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Bishopsgate Institute Library and Archive: new online exhibitions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/10/05/bishopsgate-institute-library-and-archive-new-online-exhibitions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2012 http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/ Since 2010 the London based Bishopsgate Institute has been digitizing some of its major archival collections.
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Internet privacy and freedom of expression
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/23/internet-privacy-and-freedom-of-expression/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 23, 2012 http://www.unesco.
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Flooding
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/03/flooding/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 3, 2012 The Global Risk data platform is a multiple agencies (partners include UNEP) effort to share spatial data information on global risk from natural hazards this includes floods,...
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Homelessness
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/29/homelessness/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 29, 2016 Councils struggling to cope with homeless people.