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Expert comment Leicester Citys decision to sack Claudio Ranieri symbolic of obsession with change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-city2019s-decision-to-sack-claudio-ranieri-symbolic-of-2018obsession-with-change2019
Professor Stephen Wood, from the University of Leicester, has discussed the controversial sacking of Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri in an interview with Ben Jackson on BBC Radio Leicester.
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Ut vitam habeant – so that they may have life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/centenary-celebrations-blog
On 11 November 1918, the First World War came to an end and the following day Dr Astley Clarke wrote to the local newspaper to announce the creation of the 'Leicester University Fund', in celebration of peace and for the founding of a university college as a memorial.
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People Behind the Headlines: Humanitarian Society
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/14/people-behind-the-headlines-humanitarian-society/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2024 The UoL Humanitarian Society has won 2 awards for its monthly newsletter, People Behind the Headlines .
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Monday 19th Nov. Sol 103
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/19/monday-19th-nov-sol-103/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 19, 2012 The REMS instruments (Rover Environmental Monitoring Station) on the rover mast has been sending back information about wind direction and atmospheric pressure over the last 100 sols.
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Money, Politics and Finance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/07/money-politics-and-finance/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 7, 2015 N ew site with data on politics money and campaign finance worldwide. It is a collaboration between the Sunlight Foundation, Global Integrity and the Electoral Integrity Project.
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Millionaires and Inequality
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/millionaires-and-inequality/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 Which countries have the most millionaires? Find out in the latest Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report which also has sections on household inequality and changes in income...
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Integrated National Financing Framework Knowledge Platform
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/05/24/integrated-national-financing-framework-knowledge-platform/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2021 A global knowledge platform on Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFF), jointly developed by DESA/FSDO , UNDP and the European Commission.
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Bloomberg: Stocks sensitive to interest rate shocks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/28/stocks-sensitive-to-interest-rate-shocks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 28, 2013 The Fed is roiling global markets with its retreat from providing more liquidity.
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Where is the best place to be a mother?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/08/where-is-the-best-place-to-be-a-mother/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2015 Find out by consulting the ranking in the latest annual report from Save the Children. It considers inequality between M others and infants in urban areas around the world.
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Trump’s inauguration – protests
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/20/trumps-inauguration-protests/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 20, 2017 See the website of the Womens March on London 2017 which has details on the global movement.