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Republic of South Sudan
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/07/25/republic-of-south-sudan/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 25, 2011 The Republic of South Sudan has become the newest member of the United Nations. Read the official UN resolution at: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/65/L.
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Half-time in the Brexit negotiations: Scotland’s viewpoint
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/12/half-time-in-the-brexit-negotiations-scotlands-viewpoint/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2018 Half-Time in the Brexit Negotiations: The Voters’ Scorecard ” is the result of a public opinion survey in Scotland.
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Race and Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/03/race-and-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2019 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic student attainment at UK universities: #closingthegap Universities UK A report setting out five steps universities can take to help close the attainment...
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Bloomberg: Credit Default Swaps
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/26/bloomberg-credit-default-swaps/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2013 Since the European Union ban on naked sovereign CDS in November, the volume of sovereign CDS trades has plummeted while the volume on financials CDS has increased, according to DTCC data.
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New study exposes causes behind criminal case backlogs in England and Wales
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/police-crime-cps-england-wales-criminal-case-backlog
A University of Leicester-led study has unearthed critical factors delaying the progression of criminal cases from police investigations to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for charging decisions in England and Wales.
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Libraries protect women’s cultural rights
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/12/libraries-protect-womens-cultural-rights/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2018 Report from IFLA’s FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression).
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Personal data and elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/15/personal-data-and-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2018 The Influence Industry: The Global Business of Using Your Data in Elections.
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Bloomberg: Emerging markets exchange traded fund
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/bloomberg-emerging-markets-exchange-traded-fund/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 BlackRock Inc.’s emerging markets exchange traded fund took in more deposits in September than in any other month this year, Bloomberg News reported.
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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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How much do school holidays cost?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/07/31/how-much-do-school-holidays-cost/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 31, 2018 According to the latest annual survey from the UK based Family and Childcare Trust the average price of holiday childcare is £133 per week in Britain.