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Bloomberg guide on corporate governance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/26/bloomberg-guide-on-corpoarte-governance/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2013 With the 2013 annual general meeting season underway, attention is being given to corporate governance issues, with companies taking an increasingly proactive role in engaging with...
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MOnetary ValuE of health at older ages (MOVE) Simulator
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/01/13/monetary-value-of-health-at-older-ages-move-simulator/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 13, 2025 Developed by the WHO Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit, the MOVE simulator allows a user to estimate the value of changes in health status for an individual or a population...
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Radio: BBC sound effects database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/radio-bbc-sound-effects-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 Explore BBC sound effects database as used in radio broadcasts. Sounds are arranged thematically and each record includes technical and copyright/ licensing conditions.
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Lost boys and fairies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/06/24/lost-boys-and-fairies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2024 Heart-wrenching drama about a gay couple trying to adopt a child in present-day Wales. See all 3 episodes on this BoB playlist .
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Cities in Fiction
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/01/12/cities-in-fiction/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2024 Cities in Fiction A project which is creating an online databases of cities mentioned in fiction. There is an emphasis on India. Browse to get an alphabetical list.
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Zines about Palestine
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/01/12/zines-about-palestine/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2024 Zine Co-op collective have created an online collection of printable Palestine-related zines to print. You can download here .
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Chasing shadows at Jupiter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/17/chasing-shadows-at-jupiter/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 17 July 2020 On July 17 th , 11am-4pm, Leicester planetary scientists Dr. Tom Stallard and Dr.
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Panel Event: Competing for Space Superiority? Arms Racing, Rivalries and Hype in Space
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/05/04/panel-event-competing-for-space-superiority-arms-racing-rivalries-and-hype-in-space/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 4 May 2021 Join us for an in-depth discussion, led by Dr Bleddyn Bowen, on the realities behind the rhetoric of arms racing, rivalries and other types of hype in space.
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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/213/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Staff with caregiving responsibilities in UK higher education: Findings from a national study
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/06/13/staff-with-caregiving-responsibilities-in-uk-higher-education-findings-from-a-national-study/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 13, 2025 A recent national study in UK Higher Education reveals that staff with caregiving responsibilities face significant challenges in both their working and personal lives.