Two recent reports have raised disturbing questions Exploring ethnic inequalities in admission to Russell Group universities. Boliver, V. (2015) (available free via Durham University- forthcoming in the Journal Sociology) considers why ethnic minority students are less likely to be admitted to Russell Group universities than white students. Also this week HEFCE released a report which […]
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Digital Technology and Older people
A recent government report What are the likely changes in society and technology which will impact upon the ability of older adults to maintain social (extra-familial) networks of support now, in 2025 and in 2040? part of the Government Office for Science’s Foresight project on the Future of an Ageing has found that many older […]
Children, happiness and well-being
According to the latest Good Childhood report 2015 published this week by the Children’s Society, children in the UK are unhappy. The report measures subjective well-being in a number of key areas including relationships with family and friends, school life, satisfaction with appearance, money and possessions. Generally it found that compared to other nations children ‘in […]
Anarchism
An interesting blog which is providing free full text materials is irishanarchisthistory. It aims to build an online archive of magazines, pamphlets, papers and books from and about Irish anarchist organisations in Ireland, from the 1880s to current times. Other good sources of online anarchist materials include: the Anarchy Archives, maintained by Dana Ward Digital […]
African Online Digital Library
The African Online Digital Library is a collaborative project between MATRIX, the Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, the African Studies Center, and universities and cultural heritage organizations in Africa. It is a portal to multimedia collections about Africa. It provides a single site access to 16 collections of high quality electronic materials covering African history, […]
Do private school students earn more?
The latest study from the Sutton Trust examined the salaries of private school educated graduates and compared them with those who attended state schools. A key finding was that three and a half years after graduation, private school graduates in top jobs earnt £4,500 more than their state school counterparts. The report considers whether this was […]
Surveillance and Citizenship Project
Digital Citizenship and Surveillance Society is an ESRC project based at Cardiff University. It aims to “explore the nature, opportunities and challenges of digital citizenship in light of the governmental surveillance measures revealed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden” . Topics covered include: the regulatory framework of digital surveillance in the UK, news media regulation and surveillance, […]
Are you addicted to your smartphone?
According to the latest Ofcom communications market report more people use smartphones than laptops. 33% regard it as their most used device for going online rather than a laptop. Also popular are selfies with one in ten taking at least one a week. Get the full facts from the Ofcom report which can be downloaded […]
Trafficking in Persons report 2015
The latest annual report from the US government traces trends and ranks nations worldwide. All reports from 2001 can be downloaded from the website. The United Nations UNODC also produces reports on global trafficking Its website also contains a legal database of human trafficking case law The ILO maintains a site with information and facts […]
How the BBC is using WhatsApp
A really interesting case study and webinar made available by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers which discusses use of social media by the BBC World Service to increase engagement. It covers how this was developed from the India 2014 elections to the recent African Ebola crisis.
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