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  • The Isle of Man study

    https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/related-research/isle-of-man-study

    This University of Leicester-funded study was carried out by Hayley Dunn under the joint supervision of Professor Mark Jobling (Department of Genetics) and Dr Simon James (School of Archaeology) as part of research leading to a PhD degree.

  • 22,000 children aged 10 and 11 are obese

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/01/22000-children-aged-10-and-11-are-obese/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 1, 2018 …according to the latest report from the Local Government Association. The House of Commons also released the report: House of Commons Health Committee Childhood obesity: Time for action.

  • New resources on women’s suffrage

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/new-resources-on-womens-suffrage/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 A new teaching resource Endell Street – Women’s Military Hospital Project , focuses on the changing role of women from the 1900s to 1920, with a particular emphasis on women’s...

  • UN Day of South-South Cooperation

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/14/un-day-of-south-south-cooperation/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 14, 2020 UN Day South South Cooperation  is held on the 12th September.

  • British Council film collection online: British Social History

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/25/british-council-film-collection-now-online/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 25, 2012 http://film.britishcouncil.org/british-council-film-collection Free access to a historic archive of 120 films made during the 1940s which focussed upon how Britain lived and worked.

  • The UK and Migration

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/the-uk-and-migration/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 Impacts of Migration on UK Native Employment: An Analytical Review of the Evidence The Home Office finally released this week the controversial report by Ciaran Devlin and Olivia...

  • Children, happiness and well-being

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/21/children-happiness-and-well-being/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2015 According to the latest Good Childhood report 2015 published this week by the Children’s Society, children in the UK are unhappy.

  • African Online Digital Library

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/20/african-online-digital-library/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 20, 2015 The African Online Digital Library is a collaborative project between MATRIX, the Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, the African Studies Center, and universities...

  • Finding Dolly Shepherd in Historical Directories

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/07/finding-dolly-shepherd-in-historical-directories/

    Guest blog post on Edwardian Lady Parachutist Dolly Shepherd, by Debra Wallace

  • Study sheds light on the genetics of stopping smoking

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/study-genetics-stopping-smoking

    The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester.

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