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• King’s Birthday Honour recognises researcher’s dedication to saving peatlands

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/kings-birthday-honour-recognises-researchers-dedication-saving-peatlands

  A University of Leicester geographer who has dedicated her career to preserving the world’s peatlands has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

• Fighting gender injustice in a changing world

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/fighting-gender-injustice-in-a-changing-world

  Tickets have now sold out, but the event will be live streamed on the University’s Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.

• New approach to coronavirus testing could curb spread of virus

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/28-coronavirus-masks

  Coronavirus masks man in white coat in a lab holding a mask|A new approach to testing for coronavirus (COVID19) is to be trialled by researchers here at the University of Leicester, which could determine whether a person is infectious or not – even before symptoms are present.

• What is the current state of the Internet?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/04/what-is-the-current-state-of-the-internet/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2019 Find out in the latest annual report on the global rate of connection from the ITU. This year’s theme is Broadband as Foundation for Sustainable Development.

• Migration Data Portal

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/22/migration-data-portal/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2018 The Portal was launched in December 2017 by IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) , with the support of the  Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

• World Day of Social Justice: migrant labour resources

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/world-day-of-social-justice-migrant-labour-resources/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 Last month (20th February) was World Day of social Justice . The 2018 theme was workers on the Move.

• Citizen journalism websites

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/19/citizen-journalism-websites/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 19, 2013 Guardian Witness https://witness.guardian.co.uk/  A new site for citizens to share news photos and views.

• Are the rich getting richer?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/26/are-the-rich-getting-richer/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 26, 2015 According to Oxfam in research timed for the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos , in 2014, the richest 1% owned 48% of global wealth.

• MyWorld Survey

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/15/myworld-survey/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 15, 2013 A major global survey for citizens launched by the United Nations and partners.

• Arabic

  https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/arabic

  Study Arabic courses for all levels at The University of Leicester