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Women’s rights in the Arab world
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/15/womens-rights-in-the-arab-world/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2013 Women’s rights in the Arab world. Thomson Reuters Foundation has published its third annual poll of gender experts, focusing on women’s rights in Arab League states.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/01/30/international-encyclopedia-of-the-social-behavioral-sciences/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 30, 2012 We now have access to the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Over 4,000 articles from leading authors in your field.
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Operating Department Practice Offer Holder Day
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/offer-holders/odp
Explore ODP at the University of Leicester. Learn more about the course, see our superb facilities and chat with our staff and students.
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Central Italian Sculpture of the Sixteenth Century
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha3409
Module code: HA3409 This module studies the sculpture of Michelangelo and his contemporaries; assumptions about sculpture in theory, the intellectual and social context, stylistic development and iconography will be addressed.
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The UK’s humanitarian aid cuts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/the-uks-humanitarian-aid-cuts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 There have been proposed cuts to the UK aid budget. For some background and reactions to the proposed cuts see these useful resources: The 0.
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Where does the UK rank on Digital Development?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/where-does-the-uk-rank-on-digital-development/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 Download the Digital index from Barclays to find out more.
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In Safe Hands: The Battle for Midwifery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/16/the-battle-for-midwifery-royal-college-of-surgeons-of-edinburgh-digital-exhibition/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2025 This digital exhibition from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh explores the story of midwifery and obstetrics through the centuries, with particular emphasis on the increasing...
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The UK Insecure Work Index 2024
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/the-uk-insecure-work-index-2024/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 The latest annual index from the Work Foundation shows that, in 2023, an estimated 6.8 million people (21.4%) were in severely insecure work, an increase of 500,000 from 2022.
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The Changing Wealth of Nations 1995-2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/09/the-changing-wealth-of-nations-1995-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2018 This book from the World Bank tracks the wealth of 141 countries between 1995 and 2014.
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The English Country House and its Landscapes
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha7503
Module code: HA7503 There is a tendency to separate the study of garden history from its architectural context. However, building and landscaping schemes were often contemporary and complementary, with innumerable connections made between house and grounds.