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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.
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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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How far have we come? Lessons from the 1965 Race relations Act
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/22/how-far-have-we-come-lessons-from-the-1965-race-relations-act/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2015 Free access to this collection of essays from the Runnymede Trust.
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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 sky’s the limit for student rocket launches at University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/rockets-students
University hosts local sixth form students for an afternoon of launching their creations into the skies above Oadby.
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The Leicester Award: employability ‘baked into’ study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/leicester-award
The Leicester Award, an employability programme embedded in all undergraduate courses, provides students with an opportunity to develop their self-awareness and reflective abilities.
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Could LCFCs sporting success help kick racism into touch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/could-lcfcs-sporting-success-help-kick-racism-into-touch
Leicester City Football Club’s phenomenal success becoming English Premier League Champions in one of Britain’s most diverse cities has ‘touched the lives’ of people from all walks of life – and could have a positive impact on tackling racism.
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How is university different to school or college?
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/teaching-learning/uni-vs-college
You'll find that studying at the University of Leicester is quite different from anything you have done before. Here's a summary of the main differences.