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Open letter to parents and carers from our President and Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/open-letter-parents-from-vice-chancellor
Dear parents and carers With the latest national lockdown impacting everyone UK, I am writing to update you on the steps we are taking to ensure that no student is disadvantaged because of this pandemic.
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University of Leicester academic recognised by National Teaching Fellowship Scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/paul-campbell
A University of Leicester academic has been recognised for his research and teaching on race and inclusion by the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme.
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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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Glynne Williams
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/gw67/
Satisfied with a Bad Job? Posted by Glynne Williams in School of Business Blog on December 17, 2015 Unemployment stands at a seven year low.
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Security in Transition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/02/24/security-in-transition/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 24, 2012 http://www.securityintransition.org/ Security in Transition is a 5-year-research programme based at the London School of Economics, funded by the European Research Council.
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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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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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Global corruption data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/15/global-corruption-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 15, 2013 Find information on the extent of government and political corruption worldwide using the latest annual report from Transparency International: http://www.transparency.
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New fact-check sites for French newspapers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/24/new-fact-check-sites-for-french-newspapers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 24, 2017 With recent concerns about Fake news, seventeen local and national newsrooms in France, including AFP, Buzzfeed News, Les Echos, Le Monde, Libération and La Voix Du Nord have...
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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,...