The level of the living wage was raised by 40p an hour this week to £8.25. What is the living wage and how does it compare to the national minimum wage? Consult the Living Wage foundation to see how it is calculated and its supporters. KPMG has recently released an assessment that in 2015– that […]
Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog
Crimes against journalists
November 2nd was the international day to end impunity about crimes against journalists. Released to mark the occasion was a special report from UNESCO World trends in freedom of expression and media development: special digital focus 2015 It covers countering online hate and protecting journalists in the digital age, and the role of internet intermediaries in fostering […]
Hansard Corpus
Website containing nearly every speech in the British Parliament 1803-2005 with some linguistic analysis. Developed by the University of Glasgow. http://www.hansard-corpus.org/
Paragon Project
Institute of Economic Affairs launch Paragon Project The IEA is a free market think tank founded in 1955. It has just launched a major research 5 year project to consider policy making in the British politics. This will cover all areas of service. Research papers will be published on the website considering what the role […]
Who owns the UK Media?
An interesting new report from the Media Reform Coalition states that 3 companies own 71% of the market. It includes coverage of ownership and control of local newspapers, radio, TV and national print and online services.
Is Britain fairer?
The Equality and Human Right Commission has just released the 2015 review of the state of human rights in the UK – Is Britain fairer? It measures progress since 2010 in a number of key domains. Life Health Physical security Legal security Education Standard of living Productive and valued activities Individual, family and social life Identity, […]
Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences
A new free open access journal from Brill and a number of research institutes based in the Netherlands seeks to highlight research based on data. All articles focus upon methods and associated datasets are stored in DANS Materials are in English and Dutch. The first issue has content on socio-economic history.
Women on Boards
Latest 5 year progress summary from Lord Davies shows progress. Get the full data plus previous reports from the UK government website. CBI response Women on Boards resource centre has numerous links to academic and business research reports and resources Fawcett society response to the report. Academic comment on the Conversation blog
Early-Career Researchers: your views are needed
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) want to find out more about the issues facing early-career social scientists. A survey has been commissioned by the UCL Institute of Education. Access it here and answer their questions about: Your motivations for doctoral study Your current employment and future aspirations Availability of career advice and […]
Key Note help videos
Key Note has produced a suite of help videos; find them at https://www.keynote.co.uk//content/our-videos Key Note provides market reports for the UK market and 10 years’ financials for UK companies. It is also useful for people looking for a job in the UK in that it allows you to search for companies by geographical location, sector […]
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