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• Will people in the UK live shorter lives?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/03/will-people-in-the-uk-live-shorter-lives/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 3, 2018 This week the newspapers reported that life expectancy is falling or stalled in the UK for the first time since records began, but what are the facts on this? Here are some useful...

• Who were the first students of the University of Leicester?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/10/13/who-were-our-first-students/

  A blog post discussing the early students of the University of Leicester.

• Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK and EU, 2005-20

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/18/poverty-and-social-exclusion-in-the-uk-and-eu-2005-20/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2013 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/household-income/poverty-and-social-exclusion-in-the-uk-and-eu/2005-2011/rpt–poverty-and-social-exclusion.

• Will people need cash in the future?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/08/will-people-need-cash-in-the-future/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2019 This week the Access to Cash report  was published. This independent survey found that the many people in the UK, primarily the poor, continue to rely heavily on cash.

• Digital Technology and Older people

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/21/digital-technology-and-older-people/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2015 A recent government report What are the likely changes in society and technology which will impact upon the ability of older adults to maintain social (extra-familial) networks of...

• Security in Transition

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/02/24/security-in-transition/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 24, 2012 http://www.securityintransition.org/   Security in Transition is a 5-year-research programme based at the London School of Economics, funded by the European Research Council.

• Socially purposeful organisations

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/socially-purposeful-organisations

  RCMG has powerfully shaped the way we understand the social roles, potentials and responsibilities of museums, galleries and heritage sites.

• Ethnicity Facts and Figures website launched

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/16/ethnicity-facts-and-figures-website-launched/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2017 This week a ground breaking site was  launched by the UK government which provides facts and figures on race and ethnicity in the UK.

• A’ level results, HE and social mobility

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/18/a-level-results-he-and-social-mobility/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 18, 2017   How do this year’s A’ level results compare?  For official statistics see the Department of Education official data. from 2003 onwards.

• International Labour Organisation publications

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/12/21/ilo-publications/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 21, 2011 Resource guides produced by the ILO Library in Geneva provide guidance and direct links to key documents statistics and websites. http://www.ilo.