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A successful first year for the Leicester Weekend
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/a-successful-first-year-for-the-leicester-weekend
The first Leicester Weekend took place from 17 - 19 June where over 500 alumni were welcomed back to the University of Leicester. The weekend commenced with The Legacy Guild’s Annual Afternoon Tea (pictured, left) which was held at Beaumont Hall on Friday 17 June.
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University response to UCU
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/open-letter-response
The University response to the open letter received from LUCU on 23 July 2020 regarding Addressing Anti-Casualisation and Precarity at the University of Leicester The University recognises the valuable contributions all our staff are making during this very difficult time.
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Paris attacks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/20/paris-attacks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2015 News reports Two useful sites which aggregate reports from other sources 24/7 News Now covers more than 40,000 sources. Country indicated by national flag next to the headline.
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Graduates and earnings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/08/graduates-and-earnings/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2013 Postgraduates earn more than other graduates according to a report from the Sutton Trust, Postgraduate Premium: Revisiting Trends in Social Mobility and Educational Inequalities in...
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State of the union 2013
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/15/state-of-the-union-2013/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 15, 2013 The Brookings Institution provided coverage of the event: http://www.brookings.edu/research/topics/state-of-the-union?cid=em_sotualert021113 Its Facebook page https://www.facebook.
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Gender Equality in China
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/25/gender-equality-in-china/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 25, 2013 Are you an unmarried woman of over 27? In China you might be ‘leftover’ according to a report in BBC magazine: http://www.bbc.co.
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ICT Activity in Europe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/ict-activity-in-europe/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Mapping the European ICT Poles of Excellence: The Atlas of ICT Activity in Europe This new report from the European Commission comprises an empirical ranking of ICT development in EU...
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African Online Digital Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/20/african-online-digital-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 20, 2015 The African Online Digital Library is a collaborative project between MATRIX, the Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, the African Studies Center, and universities...
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Does fashion contribute to the UK economy?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/09/24/does-fashion-contribute-to-the-uk-economy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 24, 2018 I n London Fashion Week we consider how much fashion contributes to the economy.
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Open access theses and dissertations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/20/open-access-theses-and-dissertations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2018 OpenDissertations.org, a project from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and BiblioLabs , has now been officially been launched.