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  • 17th Century Adventures in Travel Writing

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/01/07/17th-century-adventures-in-travel-writing/

    Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on January 7, 2015 In 1627, at the age of only 21, Sir Thomas Herbert travelled to Persia and India as a low-ranking member of Charles I’s embassy to Shah Abbas I.

  • Understanding Society – new website

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/04/understanding-society-new-website/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 4, 2013 UK Household Longitudinal Study has launched its new website: https://www.understandingsociety.ac.

  • Disability and employment

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/22/disability-and-employment/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2024 Trade Board records can give us a rare glimpse into the experiences and treatment of individual workers with disabilities or chronic illness in the early 20th century.

  • ‘Women who become mothers before 33 earn 15% less’…

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/18/women-who-become-mothers-before-33-earn-15-less/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2016 …than other UK women who do not become mothers according to a report released by the TUC. Statistics are based on  IPPR  research.

  • The Independent Commission on Fees Report 2014

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/19/the-independent-commission-on-fees-report-2014/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 19, 2014 http://www.independentcommissionfees.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ICoF-Report-Aug-2014.

  • Women in the 2019 Indian elections – are they the silent majority?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/17/women-in-the-2019-indian-elections-are-they-the-silent-majority/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2019 According to the  Times of India  women are likely to be the silent ‘majority’ as female turnout is predicted to be higher than men’s.

  • 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.

  • Are Britons suffering too much stress?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/27/are-britons-suffering-too-much-stress/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2016 Certainly this month examinations cause anxiety for many!  The ONS released some shocking statistics which showed a rise in student suicides in England and Wales 2014.

  • Gender equality data

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/08/03/gender-equality-data/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 3, 2012 World Bank:   http://datatopics.worldbank.org/gender/ United Nations Commission for Europe statistics database: section on men and women in Europe http://www.unece.

  • Education data

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/07/education-data/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2014 New World Bank educational data website: Systems Approach for Better Education Results or SABER …collects data on education systems worldwide using evidence based frameworks.

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