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49% of adults in the UK use social media for news
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/49-of-adults-in-the-uk-use-social-media-for-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Fascinating fact from the Latest Ofcom news consumption in the UK annual report. Yet only 37% trust social media. Get the full facts by downloading the report from the website.
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Quality of Government OECD data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/06/quality-of-government-oecd-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 6, 2020 QoG OECD Data is compiled by an independent research institute within the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg.
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The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/26/the-armed-conflict-location-event-data-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2020 ACLED’s political violence and protest data website now has a new feature in addition to the datasets which allow researchers to monitor emerging crises around...
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Which are the most influential think tanks?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/02/23/which-are-the-most-influential-think-tanks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2021 Compiled by the Think Tanks And Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania, t his annual report ranks influence and looks at total numbers and regional...
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/45/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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The revolutions were tweeted: Information Flows During the 2011 Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/23/the-revolutions-were-tweeted-information-flows-during-the-2011-tunisian-and-egyptian-revolutions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 23, 2011 http://www.danah.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/72/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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African American Members of the U.S.Congress, 1870-2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/11/african-american-members-of-the-u-s-congress-1870-2020/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 11, 2021 The latest Congressional research service report now has updated data. It incudes total numbers, data on each congress and party affiliations.
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Which degrees give the most financial rewards?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/30/which-degrees-give-the-most-financial-rewards/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2018 Interesting research from IFS looking at early career rewards from obtaining a degree.
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The Reading List
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/09/27/the-reading-list/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 27, 2022 A podcast in which members of the University talk to Dr Emma Parker about their favourite book. A must-hear for all who love reading for pleasure.