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• Online newspaper archives

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/online-newspaper-archives/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 A really useful listing from Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR) blog which draws together in one place an A-Z listing of links to news resources that can be difficult to...

• Chinese Language day – April 20th

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/20/chinese-language-day-april-20th/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2018 April 20th is designated by the United Nations as Chinese Language day it seeks to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity.

• Political Risk

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/political-risk/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Aon Political Risk Map 2014   Just released, a new map which  covers 163 nations.  Free registration required.

• Students and immigration

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/09/01/students-and-immigration/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 1, 2014 Foreign students and Immigration: Should they be counted in net figures?  The debate continues.

• Thomas Piketty and Capital in the Twenty-First Century

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/09/thomas-piketty-and-capital-in-the-twenty-first-century/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 9, 2015 The author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century  (2013) was in the news over xmas as he rejected an honour from the French government, Here are some free resources which will...

• Egyptian protests digital archive

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/egyptian-protests-digital-archive/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 Recently, Mosireen launched its Internet “resistance archive,”  858 The collection includes footage shot during the revolution by both members and non-members from 18 days in...

• The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/02/the-journal-of-learning-and-teaching-in-higher-education/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2018 A new open-access journal produced by Leicester Learning Institute – The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (JLTHE) – was launched this week.

• Radiotopia launched

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/14/radiotopia-launched/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 14, 2014 PRX have launched Radiotopia: http://www.radiotopia.fm/  a new podcast network with support from the Knight Foundation.

• UK Child Poverty

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/06/04/uk-child-poverty/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2014 Save the children Fund report on UK Child Poverty The new report  A Fair start for every child: Why we must act now to tackle child poverty in the UK   forecasts shocking rates...

• Paternity Leave

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/paternity-leave/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014  Do Fathers Want Shared Paternity Leave?   Interesting story this week from the BBC that fewer than 1 in 50 fathers are taking the new extra paternity leave.