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Sweatshops
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/17/sweatshops/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2013 Following the recent tragedy in Bangladesh- would you pay more for ethical production? Depressingly, a H uff/Post YouGov poll of American shoppers found little awareness about the...
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The Riots Communities and Victims Panel: Interim report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/12/02/the-riots-communities-and-victims-panel-interim-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 2, 2011 Following the riots that occurred in towns and cities across England between 6 and 10 August 2011, the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition established...
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The Campaign for Social Science
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/01/21/the-campaign-for-social-science/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 21, 2011 http://www.campaignforsocialscience.org.uk/ A campaign to fight for the future of social science in the UK was launched yesterday (20th January) at the House of Lords.
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Creative Industries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/28/creative-industries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 28, 2014 March of the modern makers: An industrial strategy for the creative industries An interesting report from the Institute for Public Policy Studies.
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National student learning analytics service for HE and FE
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/09/24/national-student-learning-analytics-service-for-he-and-fe/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 24, 2018 A new national learning analytics service has been launched by Jisc. It is the world’s first national student learning analytics service.
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Are local councils broke?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/31/are-local-councils-broke/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2019 According to the County Councils Network Independent review of local government spending need and funding, an independent analysis of councils’ financial sustainability up to 2025...
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Corruption in developing countries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/09/05/corruption-in-developing-countries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 5, 2014 Trillion Dollar Scandal A New One Report which exposes corruption in developing countries. It argues that more than 3.
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Bishopsgate Institute Library and Archive: new online exhibitions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/10/05/bishopsgate-institute-library-and-archive-new-online-exhibitions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2012 http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/ Since 2010 the London based Bishopsgate Institute has been digitizing some of its major archival collections.
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Flooding
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/03/flooding/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 3, 2012 The Global Risk data platform is a multiple agencies (partners include UNEP) effort to share spatial data information on global risk from natural hazards this includes floods,...
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The boomerang generation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/01/the-boomerang-generation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 1, 2015 Are you part of the ‘boomerang generation’? LSE has published research on the impact on family relationships of young adults returning to the parental home after graduating from university.