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The unhappiest people in the UK are those aged 45-59
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/the-unhappiest-people-in-the-uk-are-those-aged-45-59/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 According to the latest 3 year survey from the office for National Statistics . Find out more from the website.
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Is the Internet racist?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/is-the-internet-racist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 A trending project called worldwhite.ne t is seeking to expose and use crowdsourcing power to correct, examples of ‘inherent racism in Google image searches’.
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The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/27/the-glaad-studio-responsibility-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 27, 2020 How good is the representation of LGBTQ characters in major Hollywood films? Find out in the latest annual report from GLAAD which maps eight major motion picture...
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Which countries have the most innovative economies?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/04/which-countries-have-the-most-innovative-economies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2021 Find out in the latest Global Innovation Index Published by WIPO, in partnership with the Portulans Institute and the following corporate partners: The Brazilian National Confederation...
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GEMMES
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/gemmes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 An economic modelling tool designed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for understanding the effects of climate change on the economy.
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TfL Corporate Archives on Google Arts and Culture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/tfl-corporate-archives-on-google-arts-and-culture/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 A site with solid historical content. Find time lines and details about each tube line, maps, design and even the lost property of London Underground.
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Open government
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/22/open-government/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2014 How open is your government? The latest Global Open Data Index from the Open Knowledge Foundation ranks 97 nations according to the openness of their data on 10 themes: national...
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Chinese investment in Latin America
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/04/11/chinese-investment-in-latin-america/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2017 Free access to this detailed database from Inter-American Dialogue’s China and Latin America program and Boston University’s Global Economic Governance Initiative...
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State of the Least Developed Countries report 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/state-of-the-least-developed-countries-report-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 Released in September by the Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries. It reviews the progress made in development for 48 countries.
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Urban Gems/Happiness
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/09/28/urban-gemshappiness/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 28, 2012 http://urbangems.org/ A new academic project that aims to crowd source what citizens like about cities and what makes them happy.