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• The Merchant of Venice 1936

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/19/the-merchant-of-venice-1936/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 19, 2023 A new adaptation of the Shakespeare play transported, along with a female Shylock, to London’s East End, 1936.

• Engaging the digital generation in democracy: new insights presented by Leicester experts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/digigen-conference

  Research by University of Leicester explores how a digitally-literate younger generation becomes involved in politics through digital technology.

• What does your vice–chancellor earn?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/what-does-your-vice-chancellor-earn/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 How do pay and perks compare at the UK top universities?  Find out in the annual report from UCU union Transparency at the top?   This was published as part of its...

• Poverty in the UK

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/poverty-in-the-uk-2/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 4.5 million people are more than 50% below the poverty line, and 7 million people are living in persistent poverty in the UK.

• Ethnic Minority staff are paid less

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/30/ethnic-minority-staff-are-paid-less/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2018 Shocking findings from UCEA  the Universities and Colleges Employers Association  in their latest report released this week.

• How can you measure happiness?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/20/how-can-you-measure-happiness/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 20, 2019 The  OECD has discussed methodology  (in terms of OECD nations) in a number of its reports.

• A new Regional Gender Equality Monitor

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/29/a-new-regional-gender-equality-monitor/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 29, 2019 A new index which focuses specifically on female disadvantage and achievement at a regional level within the European Union.

• Does racial discrimination occur in British Universities?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/21/does-racial-discrimination-occur-in-british-universities/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2015 Two recent reports have raised disturbing questions Exploring ethnic inequalities in admission to Russell Group universities. Boliver, V.

• Does the UK have a digital skills crisis?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/17/does-the-uk-have-a-digital-skills-crisis/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2016 According to the latest report by the Science and Technology select committee   the ‘ evidence is clear that the UK faces a digital skills crisis’. ‘…up to 12.

• Inequality in the UK

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/05/inequality-in-the-uk/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 5, 2017 Is London the most socially mobile place in the UK?  See the latest report from the Social Mobility Commission.