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Skin swabs could detect COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/skin-swabs
COVID-19 could be detected through non-invasive skin swab samples, new research published by the Universities of Leicester, Surrey and Manchester has revealed today.
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University of Leicester rises to five-year high in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/the-world-rankings-2023
The University of Leicester has been ranked among the top 200 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, and reached its highest position since 2018.
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Peacekeeping Resource Hub
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/24/peacekeeping-resource-hub/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 24, 2023 The official UN website on peacekeeping now has an improved design.
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Chinese investment in Latin America
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/04/11/chinese-investment-in-latin-america/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2017 Free access to this detailed database from Inter-American Dialogue’s China and Latin America program and Boston University’s Global Economic Governance Initiative...
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Security: Latin America and Caribbean
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/11/security-latin-america-and-caribbean/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2014 iGarapé Citizen Security Database This database maps security in 18 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean for the period 1999-2013.
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Media Use in the Middle East
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/26/media-use-in-the-middle-east/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2013 …from Northwestern University in Qatar http://menamediasurvey.northwestern.edu/ Major 8 nation survey on media use.
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Zapaday
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/06/01/zapaday/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 1, 2012 http://www.zapaday.com/home/ has launched a news service that publishes breaking future news headlines.
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World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/08/17/worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 17, 2012 http://www.pewforum.org/Muslim/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-executive-summary.
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New interactive guide to humanitarian financing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/01/new-interactive-guide-to-humanitarian-financing/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 1, 2013 http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/data-guides/humanitarian-aid-network Based on the Global Humanitarian Assistance reports http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.
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New labour standards database from ILO
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/02/24/new-labour-standards-database-from-ilo/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 24, 2012 http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/ NORMEX information System on International Labour Standards.