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Low to middle income working-age households face 3 years of falling or flat incomes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/low-to-middle-income-working-age-households-face-3-years-of-falling-or-flat-incomes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 …according to the latest annual report from the Resolution Foundation.
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Many access news on smartphones
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/20/many-access-news-on-smartphones/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2016 According to a number of recent research studies many people are now using their smartphones. A report from the Knight Foundation recently found that , 89% of the U.S.
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Comparing Gender and Media Equality across the Globe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/12/14/comparing-gender-and-media-equality-across-the-globe/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2020 GEM, a research project led by the University of Gothenberg, has culminated in an open-access book: Comparing Gender and Media Across the Globe : A cross-national study of the...
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Chatham House ‘Best think tank in Western Europe’ 2015…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/19/chatham-house-best-think-tank-in-western-europe-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 19, 2016 …according to the 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report an annual ranking produced by The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Does the UK have a digital skills crisis?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/17/does-the-uk-have-a-digital-skills-crisis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2016 According to the latest report by the Science and Technology select committee the ‘ evidence is clear that the UK faces a digital skills crisis’. ‘…up to 12.
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Urban transformations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/18/urban-transformations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 18, 2016 Get the latest news and research from this ESRC funded network coordinated by the University of Oxford. Key topics include demography, socio cultural change and governance.
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Only 2% of children have the critical literacy skills they need to tell if a news story is real or f
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/22/only-2-of-children-have-the-critical-literacy-skills-they-need-to-tell-if-a-news-story-is-real-or-fake/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 22, 2018 According to the final report from the Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy Skills which was established by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on...
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Human rights day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/human-rights-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 The United Nations observance of this day occurs every 10 th December. The official website has related resolutions and news for 2018.
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UNESCO Open Access Publications
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/24/unesco-open-access-publications/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2013 UNESCO publications on open access Get free access to high quality publications from UNESCO which has a agreed a new open access policy.
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Are the rich getting richer?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/26/are-the-rich-getting-richer/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 26, 2015 According to Oxfam in research timed for the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos , in 2014, the richest 1% owned 48% of global wealth.