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Current research grants
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants
Details of current research grants and projects in the School of History, Politics and International Relations at The University of Leicester are listed for your information.
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Spotlight to be shone on UK women in reggae
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/spotlight-to-be-shone-on-uk-women-in-reggae
Donald Harper, a PhD student in the School of Management and music industry veteran, will be shining a light on a group of unsung heroes from the UK music industry by producing a film documentary as part of his PhD.
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Russian interference in US elections?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/13/russian-interference-in-us-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 13, 2017 View the recordings from Senate committee hearings into Russian interference in the 2016 elections via C-Span video library.
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Lost boys and fairies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/06/24/lost-boys-and-fairies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2024 Heart-wrenching drama about a gay couple trying to adopt a child in present-day Wales. See all 3 episodes on this BoB playlist .
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Anne Lister
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/17/anne-lister/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 17, 2023 Anne Lister Research Summit resources are now online. View resources including videos from the 2023 summit on the world of ‘Gentleman Jack’ Anne Lister.
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Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/lowy-institute-global-diplomacy-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 Lowy Institute for International Policy produced this interactive map which looks at the global diplomacy networks of 66 nations.
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Africa UN Data for Development Platform
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/18/africa-un-data-for-development-platform/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2021 A new official gateway to explore data at country, sub-regional and regional levels on SDGs, Agenda 2063 and key socio-economic indicators for Africa.
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Where do LGBT people live?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/03/where-do-lgbt-people-live/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2017 Data from the office of National Statistics which highlights sexual identity at a local authority level from 2013-2015. It also includes breakdown by age and gender.
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Find out more about Impeachment
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/04/find-out-more-about-impeachment/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2019 Background information on the nature of the impeachment process in the USA and how it has been used in the past.
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#NoToHate
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/06/24/notohate/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2022 UN Digital Portal against Hate Speech This new portal provides definitions of what constitutes hate crime and free access to UN resources including: UN Strategy and Plan of Action...