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Kenya and culture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/kenya-and-culture/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 Kenya’s new constitution and cultural rights Based at the Open University, the Katiba project is exploring how new rights given by the 2010 constitution are effecting attitudes...
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2015 top green companies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/2015-top-green-companies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Find out which global businesses have made the top of the Newsweek ranking in terms of corporate sustainability and environmental impact. Methodology is provided on the website.
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The Data Journalism Handbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/28/the-data-journalism-handbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 28, 2014 http://datajournalismhandbook.org/ A free, open-source reference book written after a 48-hour workshop at MozFest 2011 in London. Also available in the library at 070.40285 DAT.
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Facebook government data requests
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/17/facebook-government-data-requests/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 17, 2014 The latest update from Facebook shows increasing demands from governments for data on users and content removal. It also provides information on legal challenges.
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What are the most popular online purchases?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/15/what-are-the-most-popular-online-purchases/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2014 Recent date from the ONS allows you to discover what types of products are purchased by different age-groups.
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Index of Economic Freedom 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/06/index-of-economic-freedom-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 6, 2015 From the Heritage foundation/ Wall Street Journal – an annual ranking of economic policy/ regulation in nations worldwide. The index equates ‘ freedom’ with economic prosperity.
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Death Sentences in 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/death-sentence-in-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 Amnesty International publishes its latest annual report and statistical data on the death penalty worldwide in 2014 .
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How to improve social mobility in higher education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/how-to-improve-social-mobility-in-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 The report published this week by an advisory group of Universities UK has recommendations which include improving advice given to students and enhancing school/university collaborations.
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How much are new graduates paid?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/16/how-much-are-new-graduates-paid/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 16, 2015 Find out by downloading the latest Graduate Market report from High Fliers Research. It includes data on recruitment trends.
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Loneliness: is it a problem in the UK?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/loneliness-is-it-a-problem-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 Early this month the British Red Cross published a report called Escaping the Bubble which from its survey found that 80% of people in the UK (amongst those surveyed) had experienced...