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Leicester Criminologist to give expert evidence to House of Commons Home Affairs Committee
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-criminologist-to-give-expert-evidence-to-house-of-commons-home-affairs-committee-1
Professor Neil Chakraborti (pictured), Head of the Department of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Hate Studies, has been invited to give expert evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee on 6 February.
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Work and pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/work-and-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 Find out how pay compares in different sectors using this quiz from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
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National politicians discover astronomical potential of Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/11-astronomical-potential-of-space-park-leicester
Staff presented the Leicester project for space and space-enabled industries at the Labour and Conservative party conferences
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World Autism awareness week
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/08/world-autism-awareness-week/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2019 World Autism awareness week The United Nations has also designated 2nd April World Autism Day. Read the original resolution and get facts from the website.
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Harriman recollected: 1899 voyage to Alaska digital collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/14/harriman-recollected-1899-voyage-to-alaska-digital-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2025 A new digital collection from Penn State University.
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Voluntary sector, learning disabilities and autism, and digital inequalities webinars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/06/13/voluntary-sector-learning-disabilities-and-autism-and-digital-inequalities-webinars/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 13, 2025 The Centre for Health Promotion Research at Leeds Beckett University has launched a series of free online webinars covering tips and guidance.
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Observatory on AI and Work in the Digital Economy.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/04/observatory-on-ai-and-work-in-the-digital-economy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2024 Observatory on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Work in the Digital Economy . Recently launched by ILO. It will focus on aspects of AI and the workplace.
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War of the Worlds Letters
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/04/11/war-of-the-world-letters/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2025 A digital library collection from the University of Michigan , The Richard Wilson – Orson Welles Papers preserves 1,349 letters sent to the New York City office of Orson Welles’s...
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Opportunity Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/16/opportunity-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2025 A map and report released this week by the Sutton trust which explores social mobility in relationship to background and geographical location. alongside it is an interactive map .
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Irish Bibliography of Press History
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/02/irish-bibliography-of-press-history/
Posted by William Farrell in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 2, 2015 A new resource for those working on print media. The Irish Bibliography of Press History (IBPH) is an open access bibliography for the history of print media in Ireland.