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Road Map for enhancing the Student digital experience
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/24/road-map-for-enhancing-the-student-digital-experience/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2019 Released by JISC this week and based on extensive user research is the latest version of this road map which signposts the best route to creating a future digitally-inclusive...
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24% of students from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds have experience racial harassment in UK universitie
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/25/24-of-students-from-ethnic-minority-backgrounds-have-experience-racial-harassment-in-uk-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2019 Shocking new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission has these findings. Get the methodology and facts by downloading the report.
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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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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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Disabled Students Commission annual report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/25/disabled-students-commission-annual-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2021 Information on issues faced by British disabled students during the pandemic; information on the support received and the challenges ahead.
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Black Mothers in the Forefront: Struggles and Resistance in the 1970s
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/27/black-mothers-in-the-forefront-struggles-and-resistance-in-the-1970s/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 27, 2023 A n online exhibition from the Black Cultural Archives Images and oral histories which focus on activism by black mothers in the UK in the 1970s.
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Oor Willy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/10/15/oor-willy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 15, 2014 Oor Willy, Your Willy, A’body’s Willy The National Library of Scotland has launched the Oor Wullie’s guide website for children.
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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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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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UNESCO open data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/unesco-open-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 UNESCO has created a new portal with data on annual expenditure and ongoing projects since 2014. It includes donor, regional and theme based information.