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Femicide census
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/20/femicide-census/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 20, 2015 The first UK census of women killed by men (2009-2013) was released by Women’s Aid last week.
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Bloomberg: Nike bonds
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/29/bloomberg-nike-bonds/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2013 Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, has raised $1 billion with its first new debt sale in a decade. The company is offering 10- and 30-year securities.
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LGBT in the military
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/28/lgbt-in-the-military/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2014 LGBT Military Index The first ever global ranking of countries by inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) service members in the armed forces has just been...
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How has the Internet changed your life?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/22/how-has-the-internet-changed-your-life/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2014 According to the latest Pew Internet report many Americans feel better informed.
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‘More than 40% of girls are sexting’ (NSPCC)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/13/more-than-40-of-girls-are-sexting-nspcc/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2015 Sexting is common amongst girls, according to a new report from the NSPCC .
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Israel Elections 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/13/israel-elections-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2015 Elections are due to take place on 17th March. The Israel Democracy Institute website is a good starting point for background information on the electoral process.
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Surveillance Industry Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/12/surveillance-industry-index-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 12, 2016 Just launched by Privacy International and Transparency Toolkit this new tool aims to track the development of the global surveillance industry.
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European Parliament Research Service (EPRS)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/03/european-parliament-research-service-eprs/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2016 The EPRS produces research documents to inform MEPs preparing for votes in the European Parliament.
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Annenberg Public Policy Centre launches Science Media Monitor
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/17/annenberg-public-policy-centre-launches-science-media-monitor/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 17, 2018 This aims to consider the question – how well do major media companies/news services cover science? The first report in the series is comprised of a content analysis of news reports...
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Tool for humanitarian workers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/09/20/tool-for-humanitarian-workers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2021 Urban-Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (U-NEAT+) The United Nations launched a free online tool recently which is to help humanitarian aid workers rapidly identify and...