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How many times a day do you check your phone?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/03/how-many-times-a-day-do-you-check-your-phone/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 3, 2018 According to the latest Ofcom communications report people in the UK now check their smartphones, on average, every 12 minutes of the waking day.
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New Portal launched to support diversity in University Boards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/09/03/new-portal-launched-to-support-diversity-in-university-boards/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 3, 2018 Advance HE and the CUC (Committee of University Chairs), in collaboration with AHUA (Association of Heads of University Administration) and the 30% Club, have launched a new ‘board...
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EU Customs Union explained
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/19/eu-customs-union-explained/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2018 The EU Customs Union created a free-trade area where goods circulate freely, without customs duties at the borders between EU countries.
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How much time do students spend studying?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/01/how-much-time-do-students-spend-studying/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2019 The 2019 engagement survey by AdvanceHE records a decline since 2016 in the proportion of students spending 11 hours or more per week in taught classes and/or independent learning;...
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Summer Term Training
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/05/09/summer-term-research-skills-training/
Research skills training program announced for summer 2024 at the University of Leicester.
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Conflict, Justice and Peace platform
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/04/conflict-justice-and-peace-platform/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2024 The LSE have launched the Conflict, Justice, and Peace (CJP) platform https://www.lse.ac.
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Bloomberg: currency
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/08/bloomberg-currency/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 8, 2013 Implied volatility in some major currency pairs has fallen below realized volatility. The dollar-yen 6-month realized versus implied spread was the widest in four years on Sept. 26.
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Full text publications from the United Nations Environment Programme
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/10/full-text-publications-from-the-united-nations-environment-programme/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 10, 2014 The UNEP Knowledge Repository Access full text publications from the redesigned United Nations Environment Programme website.
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UNESCO Data Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/unesco-data-centre/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 UNESCO Institute for Statistics has launched a new enhanced data centre For details on the topic areas covered consult the main UNESCO website.
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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...