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Global Peace Index 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/global-peace-index-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Global Peace Index 2014 released This is compiled by The Institute for Peace and Economics and ranks 162 nations according to levels of peacefulness.
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Global Governance Monitor Tool
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/12/global-governance-monitor-tool/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2014 Global Governance Monitor Tool from the Council on Foreign Relations. …aims to monitor how the international community is doing in dealing with security threats.
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A global project to help those suffering from chronic lung disease could help millions, say experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/recharge
University of Leicester experts leading a global project to help patients with lung disease believe that millions of people could benefit from their research
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Global Voices Online
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/17/global-voices-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2011 http://globalvoicesonline.org/ has many citizen journalism postings from around the world there is a special section for the Egyptian protests http://globalvoicesonline.
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Occupational Psychology MSc, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/occupational-psychology-msc-dl/2026
This is for you if... you want a sound knowledge and understanding of how psychology can be applied in an occupational context.
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Global voices advocacy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/08/global-voices-advocacy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2013 A report on the internet firewall in China. Surveys the 2013 battle between Chinese netizens and China’s Great Firewall: http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.
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Cities of the Global South
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy3412
Module code: GY3412 For the first time in human history, more than half of the world’s population now live in cities, including more than one billion people in the self-built urban peripheries of the Global South.
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Cities of the Global South
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy3412
Module code: GY3412 For the first time in human history, more than half of the world’s population now live in cities, including more than one billion people in the self-built urban peripheries of the Global South.
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International Education MA, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/international-education-ma-dl/2025
This is for you if... you are an educational professional wanting to improve your understanding of contemporary educational issues.
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Global Terrorism database updated
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/global-terrorism-database-updated/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 The total number of terrorist attacks and total deaths due to terrorist attacks worldwide decreased by 12% in 2015, according to the latest annual update of the Global Terrorism...