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What are the financial returns from a postgraduate degree?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/25/what-are-the-financial-returns-from-a-postgraduate-degree/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2020 This IFS report looks at which degrees bring the most financial rewards and considers the impact of the family background.
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Inspiring Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/20/inspiring-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 20, 2015 Royal Holloway College launched the Inspiring Women campaign to salute and celebrate the achievements of women.
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Global Gender Gap Report 2022
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/07/29/global-gender-gap-report-2022/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 29, 2022 Global Gender Gap Report 2022 | World Economic Forum (weforum.org) Get information on the trends from 2020. The report records that it will take another 132 years to close the gap.
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IFS: government hits students, graduates and universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/02/23/ifs-government-hits-students-graduates-and-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2022 According to the latest IFS report “The government is quietly tightening the financial screws on students, graduates and universities.
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The World of Walton Burrell: photographer, traveller and deaf pioneer
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/05/24/the-world-of-walton-burrell-photographer-traveller-and-deaf-pioneer/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2024 The World of Walton Burrell : photographer, traveller and deaf pioneer. An online exhibition maintained by by Suffolk archives, about the Victorian trailblazer.
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World University rankings: what is their worth?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/19/world-university-rankings-what-is-their-worth/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2020 Interesting findings from an ARMA committee investigating some of the most well known and influential rankings of universities: ARWU , THE WR , QS, ...
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The Graduate Gender Pay Gap
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/16/the-graduate-gender-pay-gap/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2020 The graduate gender pay gap report from Hepi .
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Black students and access to HE
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/12/16/black-students-and-access-to-he/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2022 78% of universities are less likely to make Black students an offer to study than other similar applicants, according to the Ethnic Representation Index (ERI) launched by University...
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Parentview
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/24/parentview/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 24, 2011 Parentview http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/ A new citizen focused initiative launched by the UK Ofsted body which is giving parents the right to comment on their child’s school.
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Do homes near top performing schools cost more?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/24/do-homes-near-top-performing-schools-cost-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2017 Yes according to a report released by the Department of Education this week which makes interesting reading.