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Who uses social media?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/25/who-uses-social-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 25, 2013 The latest Pew report (covering the USA) provides a snapshot of the social democgraphics of Internet users by categories such as age, race, gender and income: http://www.pewinternet.
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European Elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/27/european-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2014 L’histoire des élections européennes (1952-2014) If you are interested in the history of the European Parliament, CVCE has compiled a selection of...
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Women: political and economic participation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/women-and-political-and-economic-participation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 Beijing +20 The UN has launched a new website to mark the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a visionary agenda for women’s empowerment.
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Urban transformations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/18/urban-transformations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 18, 2016 Get the latest news and research from this ESRC funded network coordinated by the University of Oxford. Key topics include demography, socio cultural change and governance.
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Where do rich people live? Are they getting wealthier?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/25/where-do-rich-people-live-are-they-getting-wealthier/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 25, 2016 Get the latest data in the 2016 Global Wealth Report from the Credit Suisse Research Institute.
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How far will technology companies go in helping repressive regimes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/07/20/how-far-will-technology-companies-go-in-helping-repressive-regimes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 20, 2012 http://pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2012/PIP_Future_of_Corporate_Responsibility_070512.
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The power of twitter as a communication tool
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/03/the-power-of-twitter-as-a-communication-tool/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 3, 2012 http://fordschool.umich.edu/video/newest/1975704207001/ Useful video of a lecture by CEO Dick Costollo at the Ford School on November 2012.
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UNESCO Open Access Publications
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/24/unesco-open-access-publications/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2013 UNESCO publications on open access Get free access to high quality publications from UNESCO which has a agreed a new open access policy.
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Outreach
https://le.ac.uk/gge/outreach
The School of Geography, Geology and the Environment offers a range of outreach activities and events for prospective students, parents and teachers who are interested in finding out more about our degree programmes and about life at the University of Leicester more generally.
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Homelessness charity supported by University opens new centre in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/homelessness-charity-supported-by-university-opens-new-centre-in-leicester
The Bridge – Homelessness to Hope charity has opened a new 4,600 sq ft centre on Melton Street in Leicester.