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Scoping Failure
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/10/26/scoping-failure/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on October 26, 2018 This week a colleague returned from a conference with some interesting feedback on the conversations she had been involved in around the purpose of a PhD and the views held by various stakeholders.
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Physics Research Bites: The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/01/13/physics-research-bites-the-solar-wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere-link-explorer-smile/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 13 January 2023 Our guest speaker Dr Jennifer Carter will be giving a talk on the University of Leicester’s involvement with the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), and how the mission...
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British Police and Race
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/05/police-and-race/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2015 British Police and Race The Centre for Crime and Justice has just provided free access to a collection of articles under the heading #BlackLivesMatter which discuss aspects of policing...
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Paris attacks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/20/paris-attacks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2015 News reports Two useful sites which aggregate reports from other sources 24/7 News Now covers more than 40,000 sources. Country indicated by national flag next to the headline.
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“Millennials will spend £53,000 on rent before age of 30”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/millennials-will-spend-53000-on-rent-before-age-of-30/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 …according to a new report by the Resolution foundation . See also some interesting comment on declining home ownership and living standards for the young from the Guardian.
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Trident
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/trident/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 The UK Parliament has voted to renew Trident Get some background on the history of this decision, its context in British foreign policy and implications by downloading the excellent...
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Race hate crime increasing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/race-hate-crime-increasing/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 The Community Security Trust is a charity that acts to support the Jewish community by campaigning against racism . It collects regular data on anti-semitism.
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Sue Townsend events
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/09/27/sue-townsend-bike-tour/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 27, 2022 Adrian Mole To mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and 3/4, an exhibition from the Sue Townsend Archive is currently on display...
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BLM memorial fence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/17/blm-memorial-fence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2022 The Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection Note: this resource contains strong language and references to brutality and violence.
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Disability history resource list
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/disability-history-resource-list/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 3, 2023 For UK Disability History Month (mid-November to mid-December) the BBIH provided a free list of over 450 key titles covering all aspects of disability.