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It is Ok to not feel OK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2020/07/01/it-is-ok-to-not-feel-ok/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on July 1, 2020 At the start of the Wellbeing Webinars for PGRs and ECRs here at the University of Leicester I sometimes find myself referring to the trend for emails to begin with, or contain, reference to ‘these...
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Summer Term Training
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/05/09/summer-term-research-skills-training/
Research skills training program announced for summer 2024 at the University of Leicester.
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Keeping it Simples
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2020/05/20/keeping-it-simples/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on May 20, 2020 I am sure I have quoted Alexander Orlov, the world’s most famous Meerkat, on this blog before. Quoted his passion for things ‘simples’. Cutting out the complexity.
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‘An ordinary life’: The King’s Fund’s work on services for disabled people
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/12/13/an-ordinary-life-the-kings-funds-work-on-services-for-disabled-people/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2024 An online exhibition created by the Kings Fund Library for disability history month. The source explores aspects of the organisation’s work with and for disabled people.
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Globally women earn 24% less than men
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/01/globally-women-earn-24-less-than-men/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 1, 2015 Regional gender pay gaps vary from an average 33% in South Asia to 14% in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Transparent: Inclusivity projects
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/25/transparent-inclusivity-projects/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2021 Transparent: Creating Organisations Inclusive of Black Women in Finance, Professional Services and Big Technology.
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Indigenous lands
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/04/indigenous-lands/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2022 Find out which Indigenous lands you live on using an interactive map .
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How China Became a Global Information Power
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/17/how-china-became-a-global-information-power/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2017 Beyond the Great Firewall: How China Became a Global Information Power Read the latest online report from Center for International Media Assistance to find out how.
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‘Domestic violence is a form of arbitrary execution’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/14/domestic-violence-is-a-form-of-arbitrary-execution/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 14, 2017 …according to the latest report issued by Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (Gender-sensitive approach to arbitrary killings) – Advance...
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It’s not me, it’s you.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/07/08/its-not-me-its-you/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on July 8, 2016 So, we have all been there, on the receiving end of unreasonable behaviour from another person; be it lover, relative, friend, customer etc… When I deliver a Coping with Stress session, for PhD...