KOFI Annan Syria peace plan
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sc10583.doc.htm See the UN special envoy for Syria web page for details of the role of Kofi Annan http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/undpa/main/activities_by_region/middle_east/syria See related UN Security Council decisions and press releases relating to the situation in Syria. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41856&Cr=syria&Cr1= Biography of Annan from the Nobel Prize website: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2001/annan-bio.html
Seven Days of Social Sciences Research
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/publications/multimedia/seven-days/?dm_i=XZA,S380,4OC413,2A2UK,1 New feature on the ESRC website. From 23rd April they will be posting videos text on their website reflecting the breadth of ESRC funded research based on the Monday’s child nursery rhyme. The first instalment fair of face has materials relating to image and identity. http://www.esrc.ac.uk/publications/multimedia/seven-days/monday.aspx
Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters
The Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters is a project by Harvard University to collect, preserve and make available the digital records of the Japan’s disasters to assist scholarly research.
Security in Transition
http://www.securityintransition.org/ Security in Transition is a 5-year-research programme based at the London School of Economics, funded by the European Research Council. Its primary focus is examining security in the post-communist post 1989 world. Concentrating on the ‘security gap’ which refers to the gap between national and international security capabilities, largely based on conventional military forces, […]
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
We now have access to the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Over 4,000 articles from leading authors in your field. Have a look at the encyclopedia here: http://ezproxy.lib.le.ac.uk/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/9780080430768 Or you will find the encyclopedia by searching the library catalogue.
Research from South Asia
http://www.esocialsciences.com/blog/index.asp A social sciences portal produced by south Asian scholars to promote research from India and the South Asian continent. Free registration required to access some aspects. Include links to events, working papers, and a good starting point for finding materials. Other useful sites relating to India include: Vidyanidhi, E-scholarship portal and Digital library which […]
Millennium Development Goals
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) has released the latest data on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a devinfo book http://www.devinfo.info/mdginfo2011/ This makes it easier for users to select indicators and areas to create their own graphs. The official MDG website has definitions of the goals and further maps http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Default.aspx Progress reports can also be […]
Citing datasets
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/news/new-dcc-guide-citing-datasets Download the 12 page guide which will help researchers cite datasets. Topics covered include elements of data citation, challenges involved in citing and linking to datasets associated with research. Produced by the Digital Curation Centre.
Using Twitter in university research
Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities – A guide for academics and researchers: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/government/research/resgroups/LSEPublicPolicy/pdf/Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdf Published this week by the LSE Public Policy Group Topics covered include: getting started, writing styles and possible usage by academic departments.
Thesis whisperer
http://thethesiswhisperer.wordpress.com/ Great multi author blog designed to support research students writing their theses. It is edited by Dr Inger Mewburn of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia but contains materials relevant to students all around the world. Topics covered include writing, relations with supervisors and creativity.
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