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Local elections data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/04/local-elections-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 4, 2018 Elections centre established by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Associate Members of Nuffield College, Oxford has a wealth of data on local election results from 1964 onwards.
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29th May: UN International Day of Peacekeepers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/01/29th-may-un-international-day-of-peacekeepers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 1, 2018 29th May is UN International Day of Peacekeepers . On the 70th anniversary view a list of those who died in 2017 and explore other free resources.
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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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Ageing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/16/centre-for-ageing-better/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2020 Centre for Ageing Better, Community of Practice Resource Library A lottery funded evidence based research organisation.
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Useful WTO links
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/useful-wto-links/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 WTO’s General Council ePortal (GCeP) Includes information on all issues raised and discussed by the World Trade Organisation since 1995 with links, where possible, to associated...
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Equality Challenge Unit reveals Female, LGB and Ethnic Minority STEMM academics face disadvantage.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/04/11/equality-challenge-unit-reveals-female-lgb-and-ethnic-minority-stemm-academics-face-disadvantage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2017 The Athena Survey of Science, Engineering and Technology (ASSET) 2016 report assessed the current experiences, expectations and perceptions of gender equality in STEMM (science,...
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Same-sex marriage: UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/24/same-sex-marriage-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2013 News relating to the recent British Debates Try the UK parliament which contains details of the debate.
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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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LGBT tolerance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/21/lgbt-tolerence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2013 Survey of LGBT Americans- attitudes experiences and values Latest data from Pew research. Findings include more acceptance, however at the same time discrimination continues.
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New online app for reporting sexual violence in Brazil
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/21/new-online-app-for-reporting-sexual-violence-in-brazil/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2013 Innovative use of new technology by UNICEF and UN-Habitat: a website which also works as a smartphone app that brings together information on support services for women and girls who are...