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Sustainable Development Goals game
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/05/sustainable-development-goals-game/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 5, 2017 The United Nations have created a special board game (based on Snakes and Ladders) to teach children about 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Bloomberg: Credit Default Swaps
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/26/bloomberg-credit-default-swaps/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2013 Since the European Union ban on naked sovereign CDS in November, the volume of sovereign CDS trades has plummeted while the volume on financials CDS has increased, according to DTCC data.
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Early-Career Researchers: your views are needed
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/30/early-career-researchers-your-views-are-needed/
Posted by William Farrell in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 30, 2015 The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) want to find out more about the issues facing early-career social scientists.
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Face to face with Waugh: John Freeman (1915-2014)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/01/29/face-to-face-with-waugh-john-freeman-1915-2014/
Posted by Roger Irwin in Waugh and Words on January 29, 2015 On 20 December last year John Freeman – soldier, Labour politician and television interviewer – died aged 99.
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University library feeds more than the mind thanks to free veg seed giveaway
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/university-leicester-seed-library-free-veg-giveaway
The University of Leicester’s growing reputation has been bolstered with a scheme which allows its library members to take out seeds, as well as books.
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Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/17/
Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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Arch Street Prison: A Prison without Convicts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/09/10/arch-street-prison-a-prison-without-convicts/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on September 10, 2015 By Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan.
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Report on the World Social Situation digitised
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/07/08/report-on-the-world-social-situation-digitised/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 8, 2019 The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has recently digitised back runs of the Report on the World Social Situation (RWSS) published between 1952 to 1993.
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International Equal Pay Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/25/international-equal-pay-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2020 18th September is designated International Equal pay day Some key documents are: Human Rights Council resolution on Equal Pay (2019) ILO Centenary...
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Tour du dopage: How do doping cyclists legitimate their cheating?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/07/01/tour-du-dopage-how-do-doping-cyclists-legitimate-their-cheating/
Posted by csmith in School of Business Blog on July 1, 2015 With the Tour de France about to get under way, Charlotte Smith , Lecturer in Management at the School, considers the tension between sporting success and good sportsmanship Whether your interests are in sport or in...