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Postgraduate Researcher Careers: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 8
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/page/8/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Bank of Mum and Dad fund 25% of Mortgages
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/06/bank-of-mum-and-dad-fund-25-of-mortgages/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2016 According to the latest research report from Legal and General and Centre for Economics and Business research (CEBR) in 2016 the high cost of housing means that 25% of all mortgage...
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Stop and Search
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/31/stop-and-search/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2013 A new report – a joint project by StopWatch and the Open Society Justice Initiative with the support of the Runnymede trust includes case studies of the harm done to individuals and...
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International students aid UK economic growth
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/26/international-students-aid-uk-economic-growth/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015 According to the latest report from London First , foreign students in London add a total of £2.3 billion to the economy. However many find current immigration rules onerous.
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Six Day War Declassified Files.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/26/six-day-war-declassified-files/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2017 The Israel State Archives has released a number of key documents on the Six Day War also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War, which was fought between June 5 and...
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Social media and health
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/22/social-media-and-health/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 22, 2017 The most recent study by Royal Society for Public Health found in a survey of social media that Instagram was recorded as having the most negative impact on the mental well being of young...
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Education in emergencies and humanitarian crises
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/education-in-emergencies-and-humanitarian-crises/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 Education Cluster (UNICEF / Save the Children) A joint initiative from UNICEF and Save the children which aims to assist professionals working on subjects relating to the role and...
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Politwoops and other Twitter-related sites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/10/politwoops-and-other-twitter-related-sites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2013 Politwoops: (deleted tweets from politicians ) enables keyword searching for deleted tweets. It is offered in a number of countries.
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Say my name right
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/04/say-my-name-right/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2022 Say my Name Right is a shareable resource developed by Dr Hannah Deakin-Smith and Dr Jane Pilcher of Nottingham Trent University.
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British Council film collection online: British Social History
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/25/british-council-film-collection-now-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 25, 2012 http://film.britishcouncil.org/british-council-film-collection Free access to a historic archive of 120 films made during the 1940s which focussed upon how Britain lived and worked.