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Criminal Laws on Homosexuality in African Nations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/21/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality-in-african-nations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 21, 2014 Criminal Laws on Homosexuality in African Nations Useful chart produced in February 2014 by the Law Library of the Library of Congress which summarizes the treatment of...
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Do young people trust the news?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/10/do-young-people-trust-the-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2017 Fascinating report from the Knight Foundation which focusses on findings from qualitative research with 52 teenagers and young adults in three U.S.
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How reading increases your life expectancy by 26 years!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/how-reading-increases-your-life-expectancy-by-26-years/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 World Book day was celebrated on Thursday What are the benefits of reading? The Reading Agency quotes a number of studies on economic, health and well-being and educational impacts...
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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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Disability history resource list
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/disability-history-resource-list/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 3, 2023 For UK Disability History Month (mid-November to mid-December) the BBIH provided a free list of over 450 key titles covering all aspects of disability.
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US Elections 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/02/us-elections-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2016 Political Bots: are they manipulating the USA Presidential elections? An interesting project on digital politics and algorithms which is considering how the use of automated...
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Does fashion contribute to the UK economy?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/09/24/does-fashion-contribute-to-the-uk-economy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 24, 2018 I n London Fashion Week we consider how much fashion contributes to the economy.
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Happiness research
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/08/01/happiness-research/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 1, 2011 This week the Office for National Statistics released the results of a public consultation on indicators which the British public feel should be used to measure happiness National...
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/221/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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ICAI – Independent commission for aid impact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/13/icai-independent-commission-for-aid-impact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2012 The independent body responsible for the scrutiny of UK aid. A useful starting point for considering effectiveness. Reports from 2011 onwards are online. http://icai.independent.gov.