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Work of peace: 75 years of the United Nations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/12/work-of-peace-75-years-of-the-united-nations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 12, 2020 A new online exhibit created by the Department of Peace and Peace Building Affairs.
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RISE – Research Institute for Social Mobility and Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/19/rise-research-institute-for-social-mobility-and-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2020 This week saw the launch of RISE a new think tank, part funded by the University of Bolton which will conduct research into areas of education and social mobility policy...
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Freedom in the world, 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/freedom-in-the-world-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 The latest annual report from Freedom House which maps trends in democracy worldwide. This year it has materials on the impact of the pandemic on democracy.
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Human Development Report 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/19/human-development-report-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 19, 2014 Human Development Report 2014 published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) puts people at the centre of measuring development- looking at the...
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The Hologic Global Women’s Health Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/08/10/the-hologic-global-womens-health-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 10, 2021 Aims to be the first globally comparative study of women’s health. It is based on Gallup world poll data.
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Wellbeing among children and young people
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/11/wellbeing-among-children-and-young-people/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 11, 2021 Measures bank for Children and Young Peoples Wellbeing What Works Centre for Wellbeing has a developed a metrics framework to measure the subjective wellbeing of children and...
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African American Student Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/07/29/african-american-student-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 29, 2022 Database – African American Student Project University of Michigan resource covering 1853-1970 which documents and maps black students enrolled at the university.
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AI
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/02/ai/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 2, 2023 AI resource center A new website created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology & called the Trustworthy & Responsible Artificial Intelligence Resource Center will...
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Be my best self
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/16/be-my-best-self/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 16, 2023 Be My Best Self is a tool developed by Dolphin which aims to help individuals reflect on and understand their accessibility needs.
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Black Britain on Film Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/18/black-britain-on-film-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2019 Free via the BFI player this collection of films celebrates the Black presence in Britain.