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The Black Humanitarian
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/11/the-black-humanitarian/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 11, 2020 Black Humanitarian is a website created by Susan Sebatindira which aims to raise the profile of BAME aid workers and to offer them a place to network and connect.
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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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Disabled Students Commission annual report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/25/disabled-students-commission-annual-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2021 Information on issues faced by British disabled students during the pandemic; information on the support received and the challenges ahead.
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Trump Twitter archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/25/trump-twitter-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2021 Trump Twitter archive has stored tweets from September 2016 until the account was suspended in January 2020. Items can be downloaded in csv files.
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Closing the attainment gap
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/02/08/closing-the-attainment-gap/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2021 The Higher Education Policy Institute has been looking at the effect of the Covid pandemic on the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. Read about it in the blog post by Gwen Morris .
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Free speech at UK universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/02/23/free-speech-at-uk-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2021 Read the government paper that was released this week and responses from: Office of the Independent Adjudicator WonkHE Universities UK NUS UCU Russell Group Posted in Criminology ,...
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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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Black & Gay, Back in the Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/01/black-gay-back-in-the-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2021 Black & Gay, Back in the Day is an LGBT Plus photographic archive made available via Instagram. It is maintained by Marc Thompson Director http://thelovetank.
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QS University Rankings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/10/qs-university-rankings/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2021 The latest QS university rankings have been published. Leicester is at #242. There are 51 subject rankings for 2021. You should consult the methodology on how they are compiled.
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Women in Congress 1917 – 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/22/women-in-congress-1917-2020/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2021 The latest edition of this factual reference book from the US Government includes total numbers and names of women in Congress and their roles.