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British boards do not reflect ethnic diversity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/04/british-boards-do-not-reflect-ethnic-diversity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2016 The conclusion from the Parker review published this week which recommends quotas to enhance BAME employment prospects. See the CBI reaction.
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1 in 3 Muslim students suffered discrimination and abuse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/23/1-in-3-muslim-students-suffered-discrimination-and-abuse/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2018 The shocking findings from a recent NUS survey is that ‘1 in 3 Muslim students suffered discrimination and abuse’ In November 2017, NUS Women’s and Black Students’ campaigns undertook...
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The Gender Gap in Internet Access
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/31/the-gender-gap-in-internet-access/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 31, 2017 On 15 th March 2017, the Broadband Commission Working Group on the Digital Gender Divide launched its final report Recommendations for action: bridging the gender gap in Internet and...
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Smart cities for all toolkit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/12/smart-cities-for-all-toolkit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2017 Just launched by G3ict and World a free toolkit which aims to eliminate the digital divide for persons with disabilities and older persons in Smart Cities programs worldwide.
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What do students want from university?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/23/what-do-students-want-from-university/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 23, 2017 Interesting new study released by Comres for Universities UK entitled Education, consumer rights and maintaining trust , focuses on how students view their roles as consumers –...
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Is there corruption in the UK?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/25/is-there-corruption-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 25, 2018 Yes according to reports and evidence given to the foreign Affairs committee which this week published a review of Russian influence.
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Social surveys
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/08/social-surveys/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 8, 2013 UK Data service variable and question bank. Contains a catalogue of questions asked by major British social surveys since the 1990s. Use to trace relevant surveys by topic.
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Media Pluralism Monitor 2015 launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/media-pluralism-monitor-2015-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 The Media Pluralism Monitor is conducted by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom.
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Which regions/cities in the UK are the wealthiest?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/02/which-regions-cities-in-the-uk-are-the-wealthiest/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 2, 2016 Take a look at the latest annual Prosperity Index . The Barclays UK Prosperity Map is an annual piece of research compiled by Opinium on behalf of Barclays.
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New Social Science open access archive launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/new-social-science-open-access-archive-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 SocArXiv , being developed in association with Center for Open Science and an international research body of advisors will provide free open access to social science research papers .