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Is working overtime bad for you? Some interesting evidence from Higher education.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/24/is-working-overtime-bad-for-you-some-interesting-evidence-from-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2019 This article mentioned in the Times Higher last week had the headline Do some overtime (but not too much) It is based on this article: Fontinha, R., Easton, S., & Van Laar, D.
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49% of adults in the UK use social media for news
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/49-of-adults-in-the-uk-use-social-media-for-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Fascinating fact from the Latest Ofcom news consumption in the UK annual report. Yet only 37% trust social media. Get the full facts by downloading the report from the website.
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Time and Tide: Connections and Legacies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/13/time-and-tide-connections-and-legacies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2020 A resource created to commemorate the centenary of this key magazine which is crucial for understanding the development of feminism and women’s rights in the UK.
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Happiness (and the effects of Covid-19 on it)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/22/happiness-and-the-effects-of-covid-19-on-it/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2021 The World Happiness Report is a survey of the state of global happiness that ranks over 150 countries by how happy their citizens feel themselves to be.
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Has the Gender pay gap worsened?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/12/has-the-gender-pay-gap-worsened/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 12, 2019 Though things are slowly improving at the University of Leicester , the media has reported that gap in wages between men and women is widening.
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MOnetary ValuE of health at older ages (MOVE) Simulator
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/01/13/monetary-value-of-health-at-older-ages-move-simulator/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 13, 2025 Developed by the WHO Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit, the MOVE simulator allows a user to estimate the value of changes in health status for an individual or a population...
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Changes to the Doctoral College Reading Room
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/07/31/changes-to-the-doctoral-college-reading-room/
The Library seeks feedback from research students on changes to the Doctoral College Reading Room.
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Monitoring and Impact Assessment of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/11/monitoring-and-impact-assessment-of-unilateral-coercive-measures-on-the-enjoyment-of-human-rights/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2024 A UN online Tool to monitor the negative impact of sanctions imposed on a country on human rights i that country.
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The Languages Gateway
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/14/the-languages-gateway/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2025 Officially launched at a recent University of London event, this portal is supported by a group of leading organisations in the field of languages, skills and education: The British...
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Social Media and the Olympics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/22/social-media-and-the-olympics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2016 A great example of the use of Instagram to highlight street art in Rio.