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BBCs science preview of the year 2016 includes Leicester research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/bbcs-science-preview-of-the-year-2016-includes-leicester-research
Research into the Anthropocene has been mentioned in a BBC article covering the big upcoming science stories of 2016. The Anthropocene is a term formulated in 2000 to denote the present age, where humans are dramatically altering many geologically important conditions.
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Global cost of dementia set to reach US $1 trillion by 2018…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/global-cost-of-dementia-set-to-reach-us-1-trillion-by-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 …according to the latest annual World Alzheimer report 2015 . It also includes literature reviews on the societal impact of dementia and evidence that its rate is increasing.
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Can social media predict election results?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/26/can-social-media-predict-election-results/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015 A recent SSRN paper from Cardiff University developed a model using Twitter and considers how it could be applied to the UK 2015 general election.
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Syria digital security monitoring project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/19/syria-digital-security-monitoring-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 19, 2013 http://syria.secdev.com/ Maintained by the SecDev Foundation, a Canadian not-for-profit organization. It aims to provide tools to encourage digital openness in Syria.
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Ruth First papers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/01/ruth-first-papers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2019 This Digital archive was funded by the School of Advanced Study to put online the papers of South African anti-apartheid activist Ruth First who was assassinated in 1982.
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Scandalous man missing in the news
https://le.ac.uk/research/images-of-research/shirley-yang
Shirley Yang, PhD Student has entered a piece entitled 'Scandalous man missing in the news'.
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Security: Latin America and Caribbean
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/11/security-latin-america-and-caribbean/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2014 iGarapé Citizen Security Database This database maps security in 18 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean for the period 1999-2013.
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Approaching the Roman World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ah1701
Module code: AH1701 How did Rome transform from an insignificant city state to become the ruler of the world? What role did gods and heroes play in the development of Roman society? What was the deal with all of the crazy emperors? Everybody knows about the Romans.
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Approaching the Roman World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ah1701
Module code: AH1701 How did Rome transform from an insignificant city state to become the ruler of the world? What role did gods and heroes play in the development of Roman society? What was the deal with all of the crazy emperors? Everybody knows about the Romans.
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Just 2% of school students can critically assess information found online
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/15/just-2-of-school-students-can-critically-assess-information-found-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2019 Latest findings from The second cycle of IEA’s International Computer and Information Literacy Study.