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  • Employers who underpay workers

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/17/employers-who-underpay-workers/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 17, 2017 The UK government has released a list of 350 employers who failed to the minimum wage . The page also has facts on the key industrial sectors concerned.

  • The World Wealth and Income Database

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/22/the-world-wealth-income-database/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2018 Launched in 2017 as a single point of access for statistics on global inequality data , t his great site is managed by an international consortium of economists including Thomas...

  • University pledges to offer a hundred Sanctuary Awards to displaced people worldwide

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/distance-learning

    Read more about University of Leicester offering one hundred distance learning scholarships to displaced people across the world.

  • Country Reports on Terrorism 2015

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/10/country-reports-on-terrorism-2015/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2016 Just released by the US state Department, these annual reports have regional and country reports as well as essays reviewing global trends, terrorism safe havens and terrorist organisations.

  • Bedroom tax

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/22/bedroom-tax/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2015 The Final Report from the Evaluation of the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (often referred to as the ‘bedroom tax’) carried out jointly by CCHPR and Ipsos Mori, has been published.

  • Cybersecurity and privacy of data

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/16/cybersecurity-and-privacy-of-data/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2015 The Culture, Media and Sport Committee have launched an inquiry into cyber security following the recent cyber-attack of TalkTalk’s website.

  • The State of Broadband 2015

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/05/the-state-of-broadband-2015/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2015 Latest annual report from  (ITU/ UNESCO) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development shows that 57% of the world have no broadband access.

  • 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...

  • The most violent cities (Latin America, UK and Global)

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/10/the-most-violent-cities-latin-america-uk-and-global/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2017 Chioda, Laura. 2017. Stop the Violence in Latin America : A Look at Prevention from Cradle to Adulthood. Latin American Development Forum;. Washington, DC: World Bank.

  • Are bankers dishonest?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/are-bankers-dishonest/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 According to a study published in Nature, the banking culture encourages dishonesty. Research from YouGov has shown that since the recession public trust in banking has declined.

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