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Fellowships to support the creative economy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/fellowships-to-support-the-creative-economy
Two AHRC Fellowships awarded to the University are to be undertaken in partnership with The Museums Association and Phoenix - Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture.
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Leicester geologist contributes to major project examining the technosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-geologist-contributes-to-major-project-examining-the-2018technosphere2019
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from our Department of Geology is working with artist Anne-Sophie Milon on a new project examining the ‘technosphere’ and what impact it will leave behind on the planet’s fossil record.
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Leicester diabetes researcher’s success honoured at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/kamlesh
A professor from the University of Leicester has received a prestigious award in recognition of his in-depth research in diabetes.
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Human trafficking data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/01/27/human-trafficking-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 27, 2023 Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative (CTDC) data hub is the first global data portal on human trafficking.
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Advertising on Social Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/02/advertising-on-social-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2018 As a move to greater transparency Facebook has launche d this searchable database about political adverts appearing on Facebook and who is funding them.
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Digital Wildfire
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/30/digital-wildfire/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 30, 2016 This interesting ESRC-funded project is examining (Mis)information flows, propagation and responsible governance in the digital world.
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Historical American Newspapers – a reminder
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/historical-american-newspapers-a-reminder/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 The Chronicling America database from the Library of Congress provides access to more that 8.1 million newspapers 1836-1922.
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Media History Digital Library has expanded
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/04/media-history-digital-library-has-expanded/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2022 This free online resource, led by Eric Hoyt and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research p rovides free access to thousands of pages of old magazines and journals covering...
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Human Rights Web Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/04/human-rights-web-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 4, 2013 http://hrwa.cul.columbia.
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Third Sector Knowledge Portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/24/third-sector-knowledge-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 24, 2011 https://cssfs10.bham.ac.