Andrew Dunn
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The latest report from the Reuters Institute, University of Oxford, focuses on the readers perspective on fake news. It is based on the analysis of free-text comments about trust and the media taken from the 2017 digital news report. This covers a number of nations. Recommendations are made on news checking and the media. Tracking […]
UK Web Archive launches new search interface
Now in beta a new improved search service for tracing historic websites. The Open UK Web Archive and the Legal Deposit Web Archive can now be reached from the same search box and it is much easier to browse special collections. You can search for URL (particularly good for tracking down web archived versions of […]
Chinese aid to Africa: what are the facts?
China has become the biggest donor of aid to Africa- read more about the background in this interesting article from the Conversation. The Economist has also recently launched the China Going Global Index . which you can download from its website after free registration. It ranks 59 major economies in terms of their attractiveness to […]
Violence against women- is it getting worse?
The latest Femicide Census report, compiled by Women’s Aid, reveals that 113 women were killed by men in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2016. Nine in ten women killed that year were killed by someone they knew. It forms part of a larger website which lists and gathers statistics on over 1,000 women killed […]
Prisons Memory Archive
The Prisons Memory Archive (PMA) is a collection of 175 filmed oral history recordings from individuals who had a connection with Armagh Gaol and the Maze and Long Kesh Prison during the conflict in and about Northern Ireland from 1971s-2000s. It includes materials relating to the H-blocks and hunger strikes, politics, religion and place. Materials […]
Inequality in the UK
Is London the most socially mobile place in the UK? See the latest report from the Social Mobility Commission. This has a geographical mapping of places where social mobility is high or low according to 16 indicators. The BBC has a developed a tool for its website where you can view local authority rankings by […]
Sustainable Development Goals game
The United Nations have created a special board game (based on Snakes and Ladders) to teach children about 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Go-Goals!’ SDG board game needs to be printed but is easy to play and looks fun. Originally intended for those aged 8-10 it is a good example of a teaching tool. Dutch, […]
UN: gender parity
The United Nations has launched a new Gender Parity and Equality website where visitors can find information and data on representation of women in the UN system gender representation in the Secretariat, the priorities and structure of the strategy, the gender parity legal framework, including the United Nations Charter, General Assembly resolutions, Secretary-General’s bulletins, and Secretary-General’s administrative instructions. […]
End violence against women and girls
From 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10th December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign seeks to end violence against girls and women. LSE Centre for Women Peace and Security has a timeline on tackling violence against women where you can find background […]
Write an essay, get a kitten!
Originally compiled to assist students with dyslexia and special needs, AbilityNet’s great blog posting has tips on apps for motivation and focus when studying which will help everyone. Especially liked the open source Written Kitten. For every 100 words get an image of cute kitten from flickr.
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