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Urban-Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (U-NEAT+)The United Nations launched a free online tool recently which is to help humanitarian aid workers rapidly identify and mitigate environmental risks when responding to crises. The free, cloud-based Urban-Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (U-NEAT+) offers an easy way to assess a range of potential environmental threats and sensitivities and suggests how to mitigate them. Risks […]
Pay and Progression of Women of Colour Literature Review
The Fawcett Society has recently launched a project to review employment and career progression of BAME women in the UK. As an important part of this it has published a literature review which summarises facts and statistics on the current state of affairs. All stages of employment are covered from transitions in to employment, university entry […]
History of the BBC
‘100 Voices that made the BBC’ series – ‘Entertaining the Nation’. Historical site from the BBC which is based on oral histories. It is curated by Dr. Jamie Medhurst, Aberystwyth University, with contributions by Dr. Siân Nicholas, Aberystwyth University, Dr. Anthony McNicholas, University of Westminster, and Professor Richard Haynes, University of Stirling, under the […]
Children and happiness
More children in the UK are unhappy with their lives according to the latest annual report from the Children’s Society which measures happiness and wellbeing in over 2,000 children aged 10-17. It now has data for the last decade. Topics include family life, appearance, friendships and more. Full methodology is on the website.
Modern Slavery
The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (the Modern Slavery PEC) A consortium of six academic organisations funded by the Art and Humanities Research Council and led by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. Its website has news and research papers on issues relating to trafficking, the international supply […]
Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970 – 2019)
WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970 – 2019) A rich source of data published recently by the World Meteorological Organization which gives overview of impacts from weather, climate and water extremes globally from 1970 to 2019 based on disaster data from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT). There […]
Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker
Central Bank Digital Currency TrackerCreated and maintained by the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center, the tracker provides information on 81 countries whose central banks have adopted/implemented any form of digital currency. It has a map information on plans, pilots and cancellations.
The Hologic Global Women’s Health Index
Aims to be the first globally comparative study of women’s health. It is based on Gallup world poll data. The website is providing information on the methodology which aims to include qualitative life interviews as well as numbers. The full data will be released in the autumn.
Advertisements from Exponent women’s newspaper
A historic database of advertisements from Woman’s Exponent newspaper from 1872-1914, made available free online from Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library and Utah Digital Newspapers. It is possible to browse by date or industry. Includes many contemporary ads targeted at a female audience including clothes, fashion, education, and travel.
Visualizing the Virus
An international digital project led by Dr Sria Chatterjee and made possible by a grant from DARIAH EU and support from the Institute of Experimental Design and Media, FHNW. Princeton Center for Digital Humanities is a project partner. It is interdisciplinary and seeks to curate visualisations which spotlight on inequality. Topics include: how Covid policies effect […]
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