Europe-wide data
The European Data portal has now passed from Beta to permanence. You can now use it to quickly find news and the latest open data from EU nations. It includes 13 browsable categories ranging from health to cities. There is also a data training companion. Also growing is the broader OpenAire website which now has […]
Voices and Visibility
The Voices and Visibility poster, http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Wall-Chart-A0_V7.2_low.pdf created by UCU to commemorate LGBT History month is available for loan from the library in two sizes: https://library.le.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=1429811{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER
NMC Horizon Report 2016 Higher Education Edition
A collaborative effort between the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. Download the full text from the website. What trends does it predict for the future use of technology in Higher Education. What are the challenges? Bring your own device and learning analytics are seen to be some of the key areas in […]
What does your vice–chancellor earn?
How do pay and perks compare at the UK top universities? Find out in the annual report from UCU union Transparency at the top? This was published as part of its campaign for greater transparency in UK university executive pay. It also includes expenditure on air flights, hotel accommodation and expenses. How does your pay compare? […]
Celebrating LGBT History month
February is LGBT History month http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/ Take a look at the Gay t-Shirt archive! Wearing Gay History a digital archive of American LGBT t-shirts. created by Doctoral student Eric Gonzaba who digitized the entire t-shirt collection of the Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives in Indiana T-shirts have been used to express gay identity, politics and pride […]
Global Social Theory
This free website provides a useful starting point for students of social theory . It introduced them to key topics (transnationalism, intersectionality, settle colonialism, modernism) and thinkers (Stuart Hall, Franz Fanon, Paulo Freire). It is edited by Gurminder K Bhambra Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick and a primary focus is in highlighting […]
Historic photographs: the changing workplace
As part of a new exhibition, the Bank of England Archive has released some of its historic photographs online. Some fascinating examples on the BBC website show the changing workplace. There is also a free Flickr site
In which British city do people earn the most?
Find out this and other fascinating facts and figures on the economic and social indicators of Britain’s major cities by consulting the latest Cities outlook 2016 which has just been published by the Centre for Cities. It also has a great associated data tool which enables you to generate and compare your own map. 17 […]
LGBT Equality in the Workplace
Find out the best place to work in the UK by consulting the latest annual Stonewall Equality Index. The methodology examines 10 key areas: distinct areas of employment policy and practice, including networking groups, career development, training and community engagement. Interestingly, M15 and the security services are this year ranked top! The Times Higher has […]
Civil Service Women Leaders Index
EY Senior Civil Service Women Leaders Index found that the UK ranked 4th in G20 countries amongst the representation of women in senior government official posts. The highest percentage is Canada at 46.1 the UK has 38.7%. However none had 50%. Download the full text of the report to find out more data on pay […]
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