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Crime statistics: India
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/04/crime-statistics-india/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2013 Following the depressing news of the rape case in India , the National Crime records Bureau India has official crime statistics. Search the website by keyword to find some materials.
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Peace
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/07/02/peace/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2012 The Peace Accords Matrix from the Kroc Institute of International peace studies. http://peaceaccords.nd.
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Occupy Wall Street protest site
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/17/occupy-wall-street-protest-site/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2011 http://occupywallst.org/ This website is a good example of the Internet being used to organise protests. The website includes user generated maps, video streams and organisers materials.
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ICAI – Independent commission for aid impact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/13/icai-independent-commission-for-aid-impact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2012 The independent body responsible for the scrutiny of UK aid. A useful starting point for considering effectiveness. Reports from 2011 onwards are online. http://icai.independent.gov.
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The returns to undergraduate degrees by socio-economic group and ethnicity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/29/the-returns-to-undergraduate-degrees-by-socio-economic-group-and-ethnicity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 29, 2021 Published this week by IFS this report considers evidence on the potential benefits of a degree by studying earnings of recent graduates in a range of subject areas.
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12th May 2013 Sol 272
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/12/12th-may-2013-sol-272/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 12, 2013 Here is an image of the drillhole, and the tailings around it, taken by the MAHLI microimager on the robotic arm. In the tailings pile and within the hole (it is 1.
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TV stardom for the worst singer on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/tv-stardom-for-the-worst-singer-on-campus
There are many talented singers at the University of Leicester, from LU Voices to the Chamber Choir to the Band and Gig Society – but Mike Simpson isn’t one of them.
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20th May 2013 Sol 280
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/20/20th-may-2013-sol-280/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 20, 2013 Here is a MAHLI image of our second drill hole at Cumberland. Like the first drill hole it shows the difference between the reddish uppermost surface of Mars and what lies underneath.
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Chinese aid to Africa: what are the facts?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/15/chinese-aid-to-africa-what-are-the-facts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2017 China has become the biggest donor of aid to Africa- read more about the background in this interesting article from the Conversation .
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Women on boards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/28/women-on-boards/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2014 Women on Boards Third Annual Report released This 3 rd annual report into women on boards shows progress in achieving the target of target of 25% of women on all FTSE100...