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Is UK Higher Education Sustainable?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/21/is-uk-higher-education-sustainable/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2014 This question was considered by the Higher Education Commission who found the answer far from clear. Read their discussion of future options.
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UK household spending
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/08/uk-household-spending/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 8, 2014 How much do UK Households spend? Find the latest annual data on trends in food, entertainment, housing and fuel from the ONS.
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Index of Economic Freedom 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/06/index-of-economic-freedom-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 6, 2015 From the Heritage foundation/ Wall Street Journal – an annual ranking of economic policy/ regulation in nations worldwide. The index equates ‘ freedom’ with economic prosperity.
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How to improve social mobility in higher education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/how-to-improve-social-mobility-in-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 The report published this week by an advisory group of Universities UK has recommendations which include improving advice given to students and enhancing school/university collaborations.
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U.S. Security-Related Agreements in Force 1955-2012
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/26/u-s-security-related-agreements-in-force-1955-2012/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 26, 2015 New from Rand: a database covering treaties relating to all aspects of military and defence matters.
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Women in politics 2017 infographic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/24/women-in-politics-2017-infographic/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2017 Really great A3 size visual mapping created by the IPU which clearly shows on a worldwide map statistics and ranking on women’s political leadership and parliamentary representation.
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Scottish independence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/10/07/scottish-independence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2014 Scottish independence referendum collection Details about this project from the National Library of Scotland which will include a webarchive .
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Robert MacFarlane
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/07/26/4585/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2021 Robert Macfarlane, scientist and writer, has been on Desert Island Discs.
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Poor UK managers are rewarded with bonuses
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/poor-uk-managers-are-rewarded-with-bonuses/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 According to the National Management Salary Survey from CMI , 45% of under-performing managers received a bonus. The average is over £8,000 .
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To celebrate Gay Pride
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/06/11/to-celebrate-gay-pride/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 11, 2019 The Virtually Queer online oral history archive . This small collection showcases films originally shown at Our Naked Skin, at The Salisbury Arts Centre in 2018.