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Should sexist adverts be banned?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/16/should-sexist-adverts-be-banned/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2019 This week the first prosecutions were made against adverts considered sexist by the new ASA code on gender stereotyping.
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Global Parents Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/06/04/global-parents-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2020 The First of June is designated by th e United Nations as Global Parents day s o here are some quick research links: Are parents becoming older? Yes in the UK according...
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Young people are less likely to own their own home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/16/young-people-are-less-likely-to-own-their-own-home/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 16, 2018 According to the latest analysis from IFS: ‘In 1995–96, 65% of those aged 25–34 with incomes in the middle 20% for their age owned their own home.
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Human Trafficking
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/human-trafficking-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 30th July was World Day Against Trafficking in Persons . The official UN website provides background on the need for the day and related United Nations publications.
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Attitudes to Convict Ancestry: Documentary Review
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/12/02/convict-ancestry-documentary/
Posted by Katy Roscoe in Carceral Archipelago on December 2, 2016 In this blog post I review the documentary ‘A Secret History of my Family: Gadbury Sisters’ , which aired in 2016, and discuss how it reflects changing attitudes to convict ancestry amongst British and...
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Are we powerless to develop student staff partnerships?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/02/04/are-we-powerless-to-develop-student-staff-partnerships/
Power dynamics in student staff partnerships.
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40 years ago: Philip Larkin opens new University library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/25/40-years-ago-philip-larkin-opens-new-university-library/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on September 25, 2015 Philip Larkin unveils plaque opening the new University Library.
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GradeMark rubrics – what are they and how can you use them?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/03/01/grademark-rubrics-what-are-they-and-how-can-you-use-them/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on March 1, 2017 What is a rubric? A rubric is a set of marking criteria that can be used to make marking easier and more consistent.
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Research, Space, and Distance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/07/16/research-space-and-distance/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on July 16, 2015 In June I attended a research seminar at which Professor Joanna Story, Principal Investigator of the Leverhulme Trust funded project, The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain: Evidence,...
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Glowing Jupiter Awaits Juno University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/29/glowing-jupiter-awaits-juno/
Press release on spectacular new infrared images of Jupiter from the Leicester team.