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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.
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gesisDataSearch: a Data Discovery Index for the Social Sciences
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/20/gesisdatasearch-a-data-discovery-index-for-the-social-sciences/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2018 Now in beta, a new tool which will enable researchers to quickly identify high quality social and economic datasets.
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International Religious Freedom Report 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/22/international-religious-freedom-report-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2016 Published annually by the US State Department it measures commitment to allow individuals to practice individual religious beliefs in countries worldwide.
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Zero hour contracts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/zero-hour-contracts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 The UK Office for National Statistics has just released some initial data on the number of individuals employed on zero hours contracts.
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Large corporations and tax
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/20/large-corporations-and-tax/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 20, 2012 L arge corporations and tax. Here are some a starting points for research. HM Revenue website has the official regulations and forms.
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Women work for free for 100 minutes per day…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/women-work-for-free-for-100-minutes-per-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 ccording to the National Management Salary Survey published by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and salary specialist XpertHR.
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Do Middle Eastern men support Gender equality?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/26/do-middle-eastern-men-support-gender-equality/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2017 Download the results from The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES).
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Study heralds intensive exercise with intervals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-heralds-intensive-exercise-with-intervals
Short bursts of intensive exercise provide a more “time-efficient” and realistic way of preventing, delaying and managing Type 2 diabetes and also losing weight, a study by our University and the NIHR Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical...
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The forerunners of Leicester City FC
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/06/the-forerunners-of-leicester-city-fc/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 6, 2016 My original intention to write a blog post to mark the 2016 Euros in June has been completely hijacked by Leicester City’s truly amazing performance in the Premier League this season – especially when I...
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Are local councils broke?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/31/are-local-councils-broke/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2019 According to the County Councils Network Independent review of local government spending need and funding, an independent analysis of councils’ financial sustainability up to 2025...