Search
-
The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is 17th May
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/17/the-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-is-17th-may/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2019 IDAHOBIT 2019 The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is 17th May Stonewall has shared some key support organisations .
-
Street protests and their repression
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/street-protests-and-their-repression/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations released a report: Take back the streets about the repression of street protests worldwide. Countries covered include: U.S., U.K.
-
Electoral Integrity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/27/electoral-integrity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2014 Electoral Integrity Project An independent international project headed by University of Sydney and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
-
Women and pension schemes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/21/women-and-pension-schemes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2014 The latest annual report from Scottish Widows shows that more British are women saving into pension schemes. However women typically still saved less than men.
-
Impact of festivals project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/impact-of-festivals-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 If you are attending music festivals over the summer take a look at the blog from this research project which is being funded under the AHRC’s Connected Communities Programme.
-
Personal data and elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/15/personal-data-and-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2018 The Influence Industry: The Global Business of Using Your Data in Elections.
-
Libraries protect women’s cultural rights
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/12/libraries-protect-womens-cultural-rights/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2018 Report from IFLA’s FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression).
-
Race and Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/03/race-and-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2019 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic student attainment at UK universities: #closingthegap Universities UK A report setting out five steps universities can take to help close the attainment...
-
Groundbreaking international empathy conference will return
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/empathy-conference-network-leicester
A pioneering network dedicated to championing the use of empathy in healthcare consultations has confirmed its groundbreaking international conference will return in 2027.
-
mstein
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/ms553/
The secret peacemaker: A quiet leader of our time Posted by mstein in School of Business Blog on May 24, 2017 Professor Mark Stein of the School of Business mourns the key intermediary between the British government and the IRA with Leicester connections, who has died aged 80.