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Data and Analytics- EDUCAUSE 2022 This report from EDUCAUSE is useful in keeping track of recent and emerging technologies relating to data and analytics in the Higher Education landscape. Areas identified are: • Data Management and Governance • Unifying Data Sources • Modern Data Architecture •Data Literacy Training • DEI for Data and Analytics • Assessing and Improving Institutional […]
African American Student Project
Database – African American Student Project University of Michigan resource covering 1853-1970 which documents and maps black students enrolled at the university. It is searchable by year subject and name. There are also interesting infographics showing where the students lived, data on statistics for enrolment by year and for male and female students .
Getty Images: Black History and Culture
Black History and Culture Collection – Getty Images Getty images is developing a database relating to photographic images of the black experience in the USA and UK. It is currently being offered free of charge for online viewing but may become more commercial in the future. Consult the site for advice on copyright and rights. Click on preview to […]
BBC rewind
BBC rewind The Rewind archive contains tens of thousands of individual clips from the BBC’s news and current affairs output from across the UK, including both regional and national programmes, from the late 1940s to 2021. Nationwide, 24 Hours, Tonight, Midweek, Everyman, Monitor, Man Alive, Newsnight, Countryfile and The One Show are covered. Short clips […]
Global Gender Gap Report 2022
Global Gender Gap Report 2022 | World Economic Forum (weforum.org) Get information on the trends from 2020. The report records that it will take another 132 years to close the gap. The website also has infographics and information on economy trends worldwide. The full methodology is provided on the website.
Atlas of Economic Complexity
A resource from Harvard University which maps accurate real data on global trade worldwide enabling great data visualizations. Topics covered include: Country files Growth projections to 2027 downloadable data such as International Trade Data Country-Product-Year Country-Partner-Product-Year Growth Projections and Complexity Rankings
WTO Data Portal
The new site allows users to access WTO databases on trade and tariffs. It covers intellectual property and trade in different types of goods. Some require subscription. There is a detailed section on statistics including a data visualisation.
Digital poverty – UK
UK Digital Poverty Evidence Review 2022 – Digital Poverty Alliance The DPA was established in 2021 by the Learning Foundation, Currys plc. and the Institute of Engineering and Technology. It aims to explore the nature and extent of digital poverty in the UK . This includes coverage of social, political and structural constraint on lack of access […]
Oral history: Women’s Liberation Movement
Recordings of 14 interviews done to mark the 50th anniversary of Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) in 2020. For the occasion, the Women’s Resource Centre (WRC) run a project, also funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, called ‘Sisters Doing It For Themselves’ to create a unique oral history archive documenting the testimonies of current and past leaders.
Oral history: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Oral Histories is part of the ‘These Dangerous Women’ community heritage project. It comprises interviews with 8 women who tell fascinating stories about their time at WILPF.
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