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Hate crimes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/hate-crimes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 MIC launches database of transgender murders A key initiative has recently been unveiled in tracking this underreported crime.
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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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Homophobia- the facts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/26/homophobia-the-facts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015 According to ILGA in 2014 there were still 78 nations where same sex sexual acts between adults in private were illegal . This compared to 113 UN nations where they were legal.
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A Cross-country Database of Fiscal Space
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/11/a-cross-country-database-of-fiscal-space/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 11, 2017 New for economic and economic historian researchers from the World Bank: a database of fiscal data which can be downloaded in Excel or Stat format.
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Are young people the ‘new poor?’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/13/are-young-people-the-new-poor/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2015 The latest LSE research has revealed that despite better qualifications, young people in their 20s have suffered a higher percentage of falling wages than older generations.
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Euro debt crisis
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/16/euro-debt-crisis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2012 Recently Pew Global Attitudes report stated that it has rocked European unity The Guardian datablog has produced some excellent charts with facts and figures on financial data.
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Hello world!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2019/01/10/hello-world/
Posted by lb471 in teachingR on January 10, 2019 Welcome to staffblogs.le.ac.uk Sites . This is your first post.
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About
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/about/
The Carceral Archipelago is a €1.5m European Research Council funded project, running from 2013-18. Directed by Professor Clare Anderson, a team of researchers and postgraduate students are working on a global history of penal colonies, 1415-1960.
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Extended induction teaching resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/09/18/extended-induction-teaching-resources/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 18, 2019 In recent weeks, we’ve been compiling some teaching resources and activities designed to help introduce new students to certain aspects of higher education study.
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Recipe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/20/recipe/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2016 As the BBC launch the demise of their online recipe website admin public outcry d iscover how the Web Archive is conserving the site forever.