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Don’t Look Away: No place for exclusion of LGBTI students (UNESCO)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/dont-look-away-no-place-for-exclusion-of-lgbti-students-unesco/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organisation (IGLYO) and UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report released findings from research and surveys on the situation of LGBTQI...
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The World Wealth and Income Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/22/the-world-wealth-income-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2018 Launched in 2017 as a single point of access for statistics on global inequality data , t his great site is managed by an international consortium of economists including Thomas...
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Mapping NGOs website
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/mapping-ngos-website/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 This is the website of a research project run jointly by the Global Development Institute (GDI, University of Manchester) and the Sheffield Institute for International Development .
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International Day of the Girl – 11th October
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/16/international-day-of-the-girl-11th-october/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2018 Girls ‘banned from using mobile phones’ in many nations Shocking findings from a global survey released on the International Day of the Girl.
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Where do rich people live? Are they getting wealthier?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/25/where-do-rich-people-live-are-they-getting-wealthier/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 25, 2016 Get the latest data in the 2016 Global Wealth Report from the Credit Suisse Research Institute.
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International Equal Pay Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/25/international-equal-pay-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2020 18th September is designated International Equal pay day Some key documents are: Human Rights Council resolution on Equal Pay (2019) ILO Centenary...
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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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Media in the Age of Cybersurveillance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/20/media-in-the-age-of-cybersurveillance/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2015 What is the nature, extent and impact of Internet surveillance on journalism? This question is considered in a new report Watching the watchdogs just released by CIMA (Center for...
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New award for improving agricultural monitoring from Space
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/03/25/new-award-for-improving-agricultural-monitoring-from-space/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 March 2020 Leicester physicists have recently been awarded a Met Office Newton grant to monitor vegetation health and stress from Space Food security has always been a major strategic issue related to...
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Where is the Best Place to Grow old?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/09/25/where-is-the-best-place-to-grow-old/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2015 Find out by consulting the Global Agewatch Index 2015 from HelpAge International which ranks 96 nations .