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Leicester alumnus listed as one of the 10 Faces to Watch in 2015
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/leicester-alumnus-listed-as-one-of-10-faces-to-watch-in-2015
27 year-old musician Ben Webb (pictured), an alumnus of the University, has been listed as one of the Independent’s 10 Faces to Watch in 2015, which includes musicians, dancers, and stars of the stage and screen who their critics believe are “rising stars ready to take the...
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Stacy Boldrick
https://le.ac.uk/people/stacy-boldrick
The academic profile of Dr Stacy Boldrick, Associate Professor in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester
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Easter for social scientists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/17/easter-for-social-scientists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2019 Just for fun here are some interesting research related facts on Easter chocolate! This infographic from Statista has some basic facts on who celebrates Easter and what they do.
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Measuring rural poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/measuring-rural-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT) The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has just released this new tool which can be used to measure rural...
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Online fact-checking – a growing trend
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/06/online-fact-checking-a-growing-trend/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 6, 2016 A recent report from the Reuters Institute has traced the rise of political fact-checking sites in Europe. It recorded 113 such groups are active today.
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Work statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/21/work-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2022 The ILO 19th ICLS (WORK) database provides data based on revised statistical standards. The standards have been changed to include factors such as unpaid labour.
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Cornell University Political Americana Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/cornell-university-political-americana-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 Cornell University Political Americana Collection Hundreds of images of political commemorative items from the USA from 1789 to 1980.
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2019 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/08/2019-united-nations-peacekeeping-ministerial-conference/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2019 2019 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference on Uniformed Capabilities, Performance and Protection.
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What will work be like in 2022?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/22/what-will-work-be-like-in-2022/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2014 W hat will work be like in 2022? Research from Price Waterhouse Cooper.
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Smart phone usage USA 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/smart-phone-usage-usa-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 According to the Pew Research Center, nearly two thirds of Americans now depend on their smart phones for daily life. Download the Pew survey results for the full data.