Search

13906 results for: ‘museum studies’

• Sweatshops

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/17/sweatshops/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2013 Following the recent tragedy in Bangladesh- would you pay more for ethical production? Depressingly, a H uff/Post YouGov poll of American shoppers found little awareness about the...

• Internet privacy and freedom of expression

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/23/internet-privacy-and-freedom-of-expression/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 23, 2012 http://www.unesco.

• Community engagement projects

  https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr

  We are proud of our students, proud of our staff, and proud of our city. And we constantly work to make Leicester proud of us. Find out more about how we invest in Leicester.

• Looking at War Memorials

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/05/07/looking-at-war-memorials/

  Posted by Elizabeth Blood in Library Special Collections on May 7, 2020   In October-November 2019, Archives & Special Collections featured an exhibition in the cases outside our reading room, entitled Looking at War Memorials .

• Study suggests hippocampal neuron responses are associated with memory distinctions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/study-suggests-hippocampal-neuron-responses-are-associated-with-memory-distinctions

  The hippocampus is a small region of the brain that forms part of the limbic system and is primarily associated with memory and spatial navigation.

• Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/microplastic-colours

  Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful microplastics released into the environment

• Inequalities in the Twenty-First Century

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/17/inequalities-in-the-twenty-first-century/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2019 IFS launch the Inequalities in the Twenty-First Century Deaton Review   This review will involve experts from a range of disciplines including Sociology, Demography, Epidemiology,...

• University hosts national event celebrating interdisciplinary research and global impact

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/18-rutherford-fellows-event

  The University of Leicester hosted 50 Rutherford Fellows representing 15 countries in an event facilitating interdisciplinary research and enhancing impact.

• Center for Women and Politics, Rutgers University

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/16/center-for-women-and-politics-rutgers-university/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2012 http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/ Great starting point for finding academic information on Gender and the presidential elections.

• Happiness research

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/08/01/happiness-research/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 1, 2011 This week the Office for National Statistics released the results of a public consultation on indicators which the British public feel should be used to measure happiness National...