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Goal 5: Gender Equality
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/gender-equality
The fifth Sustainable Development Goal is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
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Leicester Law School hosts distinguished African lawyer and diplomat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/namira-negm-visit
Ambassador Dr Namira Negm, the current Director of the African Migration Observatory, recently visited the University of Leicester and learned about the impact that law researchers and students are making
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Red squirrel and human leprosy link found at English medieval archaeological site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/squirrel
New evidence from medieval archaeological sites shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) strains also responsible for leprosy in humans.
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Distance Learning Events
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/distance-learning/distance-learning-events
As a distance learning student at the School of Business you will have the opportunity to participate in the annual Leicester Masterclass - a week long residential that takes place at Brookfield.
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World Autism awareness week
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/08/world-autism-awareness-week/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2019 World Autism awareness week The United Nations has also designated 2nd April World Autism Day. Read the original resolution and get facts from the website.
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Women in the 2019 Indian elections – are they the silent majority?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/17/women-in-the-2019-indian-elections-are-they-the-silent-majority/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2019 According to the Times of India women are likely to be the silent ‘majority’ as female turnout is predicted to be higher than men’s.
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Students and immigration
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/09/01/students-and-immigration/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 1, 2014 Foreign students and Immigration: Should they be counted in net figures? The debate continues.
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World Giving Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/12/09/world-giving-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 9, 2013 World Giving Index. Charities Aid Foundation launches latest annual report on charitable giving worldwide.
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The UK housing market
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/08/the-uk-housing-market/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2017 The Legal and General reported that from its findings in 2016 the bank of mum and dad was involved in 25% of all property transactions.
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Nielsen social media report 2012
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/18/nielsen-social-media-report-2012/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 18, 2012 Nielsen social media report 2012 , subtitled social media comes of age, focuses mainly on the USA & has good graphics showing total time spent and the most...