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A day in the life: research services at Figshare Fest May 2023
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/06/20/a-day-in-the-life-research-services-at-figshare-fest-may-2023/
Posted by Laurian Williamson in Library and Learning Services on June 20, 2023 Tom Moore, Research Services Consultant for open research recently attended the annual Figshare Fest at Manchester Museum.
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Research skills training in May and June
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/05/12/research-skills-training-in-may-and-june/
Research skills training being run in May and June 2025 at the University for Leicester for research students and research staff.
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Love Island, body image and mental health
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/06/love-island-body-image-and-mental-health/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 6, 2020 Reality TV ? Does it harm mental health With the recent death of Love Island reality TV presenter Caroline Flack we have been reminded that a number of contestants on the show have...
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The Anti-Corruption Summit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/13/the-anti-corruption-summit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 13, 2016 The Anti-Corruption Summit has taken place in London. The UK government website contains the proposals for international reform.
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Using the different types of blog in Blackboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/09/29/using-the-different-types-of-blog-in-blackboard/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 29, 2016 Blogging is a good way to get students to engage with a topic and to collaborate with each other.
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Social, Political and Economic Event Database (SPEED) Project Data.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/12/social-political-and-economic-event-database-speed-project-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2014 … comprises data on de-stabilising events such as coups, revolutions and political and economic upheaval. Analysis has been made from a global news archive.
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Young people are less likely to own their own home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/16/young-people-are-less-likely-to-own-their-own-home/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 16, 2018 According to the latest analysis from IFS: ‘In 1995–96, 65% of those aged 25–34 with incomes in the middle 20% for their age owned their own home.
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Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2011
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/12/02/monitoring-poverty-and-social-exclusion-2011/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 2, 2011 http://www.jrf.org.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: 50 years
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/05/cuban-missile-crisis-50-years/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 5, 2012 To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis http://www.archives.gov/nae/visit/gallery.
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US presidential elections (again)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/04/us-presidential-elections-again/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2016 To celebrate (!) the forthcoming elections here are some favourite historic digital collections.