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UK Peace Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/26/uk-peace-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2013 According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, United Kingdom Peace Index http://www.visionofhumanity.
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Women in the workplace
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/21/women-in-the-workplace/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2013 A few key reports covering the UK have been published this week. The Business, Innovations and Skills Committee has published a 3 volume report on women in the workplace: HC 342.
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World Giving Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/12/09/world-giving-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 9, 2013 World Giving Index. Charities Aid Foundation launches latest annual report on charitable giving worldwide.
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Measuring Peace in the Media 2011
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/04/27/measuring-peace-in-the-media-2011/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2012 The Institute for Economics & Peace produces a number of indexes which measure levels of peace and conflict worldwide.
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ICAI – Independent commission for aid impact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/13/icai-independent-commission-for-aid-impact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2012 The independent body responsible for the scrutiny of UK aid. A useful starting point for considering effectiveness. Reports from 2011 onwards are online. http://icai.independent.gov.
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FGM
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/13/fgm/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2015 Last week the UK’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM) failed amid controversy. A cademics discuss whether the case should have been bought at all.
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UK Election
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/27/uk-election/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2015 Fantasy Front bench Who would be your fantasy front bench for the UK government? This fun tool has been created with the support of mySociety and Joseph Rowntree Trust using data from...
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Does social class still matter?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/27/does-social-class-still-matter/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 27, 2017 A landmark report on the State of Child Health released by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health found that the UK rated poorly in a comparison health of children in...
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Fat Cat salaries: read and weep!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/08/fat-cat-salaries-read-and-weep/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 8, 2016 Fat Cat Tuesday On the 5 th January 2016 top bosses salaries FTSE CEOS will already have exceeded the average annual pay of many workers (£27,645) according to the High Pay...
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‘Women still under-represented in UK HE management positions’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/04/women-still-under-represented-in-uk-he-management-positions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 4, 2016 The latest report from the non profit organisation Women Count indexes the representation of women as governors, Chairs and Vice-Chancellors in each of the 166 HEIs in the UK that...