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Millennium Development Goals
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/12/19/millennium-development-goals/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 19, 2011 The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) has released the latest data on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a devinfo book http://www.devinfo.
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Mexico Turns to Social Media for Information and Survival
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/30/mexico-turns-to-social-media-for-information-and-survival/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2011 Mexicans are using social media sites such as twitter and face book to exchange information about violence, areas to avoid. Key examples are Wikinarco – https://www.wikinarco.
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UNESCO World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/09/unesco-world-atlas-of-gender-equality-in-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 9, 2012 With over 120 maps, charts and tables, the UNESCO World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education enables readers to visualize the educational pathways of girls and boys in terms of access,...
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Security: Latin America and Caribbean
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/11/security-latin-america-and-caribbean/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2014 iGarapé Citizen Security Database This database maps security in 18 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean for the period 1999-2013.
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Leicester team visits Mexico to test deforestation detection by satellites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-team-visits-mexico-to-test-deforestation-detection-by-satellites
A team of researchers led by Professor Heiko Balzter (pictured, left) from the Department of Geography and accompanied by Roselin Rodríguez García, Technical Co-ordinator of the GEF-Ambio El Ocote Conservation Project, visited Mexico in February as part of a UK...
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British Association of Lung Research (BALR) Conference 2026
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/research/balr2026
British Association of Lung Research (BALR) Conference 2026, University of Leicester
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Are Britons suffering too much stress?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/27/are-britons-suffering-too-much-stress/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2016 Certainly this month examinations cause anxiety for many! The ONS released some shocking statistics which showed a rise in student suicides in England and Wales 2014.
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Inequalities in the Twenty-First Century
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/17/inequalities-in-the-twenty-first-century/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2019 IFS launch the Inequalities in the Twenty-First Century Deaton Review This review will involve experts from a range of disciplines including Sociology, Demography, Epidemiology,...
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Climate change
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change
Reducing our environmental negative impact Avoid 100 Increasing our positive impact and offsetting Mitigate 200 Readying our campus for a changing world Adapt 250 Teaching and innovating for a better world Positive Impact 300 Climate Change Strategy (PDF, 463kb) Climate...
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Histories and Philosophies of Human Geography
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy2410
Module code: GY2410 This module introduces you to theoretical and practical issues within contemporary geography. This includes the various traditions of modern geographical thought and describes their continuing influence over how geographical knowledges are produced.