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A universe of opportunity showcased at GREAT Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/a-universe-of-opportunity-showcased-at-great-festival-1
We brought a small taste of Leicester to Hong Kong in March and opened up a whole universe of opportunity for Asia’s education and business community.
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Dr Rachel Winter has won the Royal College of Psychiatrists Higher Psychiatric Trainee of the Year Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rachel-winter
Dr Rachel Winter, honorary consultant in old age psychiatry at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and associate professor in empathic healthcare and medical education at University of Leicester, has won the Royal College of Psychiatrists Higher Psychiatric Trainee of the...
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Are children in the UK exposed to online pornography?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/17/are-children-in-the-uk-exposed-to-online-pornography/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2016 And if so, what impact does it have on their lives and relationships? The NSPCC and the Children’s Commissioner asked Middlesex University to conduct a study.
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Identities: Understanding Islam in a Cross-Cultural Context
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/identities-understanding-islam-in-a-cross-cultural-context/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 Useful online project and exhibition space created in collaboration by the Museum of History and Holocaust Education (Kennesaw State University) and the Ben M’Sik Community Museum...
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Black History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/black-history-month-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 Essential Guide to Black British History A handy guide produced by BBC History Extra magazine which is designed to interest the general reader.
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The World Bank Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/30/the-world-bank-socio-economic-database-for-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2012 http://sedlac.econo.unlp.edu.ar/eng/statistics.php Maintained by CEDLAS (Universidad Nacional de La Plata) http://cedlas.econo.unlp.edu.
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Seven Days of Social Sciences Research
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/04/27/seven-days-of-social-sciences-research/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2012 http://www.esrc.ac.uk/publications/multimedia/seven-days/?dm_i=XZA,S380,4OC413,2A2UK,1 New feature on the ESRC website.
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Equal pay day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/09/equal-pay-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 9, 2012 A report from the Fawcett society claims a backward step for women in closing the gender pay gap in the UK. See other campaign material on their website for more reports and statistics.
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16 days of action to eliminate violence against women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/03/16-days-of-action-to-eliminate-violence-against-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 3, 2012 From the 25th November to 10th December activists across the world are taking part in the 16 days of action against gender violence as part of the International Day for the...
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MyWorld Survey
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/15/myworld-survey/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 15, 2013 A major global survey for citizens launched by the United Nations and partners.