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Supporting emerging talent from across the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/supporting-emerging-talent-from-across-the-world
Research into protecting vulnerable children from developing mental health problems and how enslaved Africans became imperial asylum seekers in the 19th century will receive a boost from expertise at the University of Leicester.
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Rama Suntharalingam
https://le.ac.uk/people/rama-suntharalingam
The academic profile of Dr Rama Suntharalingam, Associate Professor in Inorganic Chemistry at University of Leicester and Deputy Head of School
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Birmingham Black Oral History Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/birmingham-black-oral-history-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 The collection includes oral history interviews with 21 people conducted between 1990 and 1992, who originated from the Caribbean, South Asia and covered a range of themes...
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How can online learning be improved?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/22/how-can-online-learning-be-improved/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2021 A relevant question at the moment.
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RISE – Research Institute for Social Mobility and Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/19/rise-research-institute-for-social-mobility-and-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2020 This week saw the launch of RISE a new think tank, part funded by the University of Bolton which will conduct research into areas of education and social mobility policy...
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Netflix research
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/25/netflix-research/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 25, 2018 Netflix have just launched their own official site where they will be posting white papers and articles on what they are researching. See the Netflix official blog for further details.
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The Black Frontline
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/the-black-frontline/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 This project has conducted 300 oral histories with Black doctors and nurses in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ghana.
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African women own fewer assets than men
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/25/african-women-own-fewer-assets-than-men/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2019 Latest Afrobarometer finding on opinion polls conducted in 34 African nations 2016-18. It also covers attitudes towards household decision making.
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Acquisitions by big-tech companies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/01/27/acquisitions-by-big-tech-companies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 27, 2023 The Gafam empire project developed by DensityDesign Lab and Tactical Tech looks at the acquisitions conducted by 5 tech companies – Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft –...
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Posters from the Irish Civil Rights movement
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/27/posters-from-the-irish-civil-rights-movement/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 27, 2020 A new online exhibition from the Working Class Movement Library It includes images from 1969 posters made in Belfast and by London Poster Workshop.