Free access to an archive of millions of photos taken as far back as 1878. Some original black and white have been recoloured. The site is maintained by the owners of newspapers the Mirror and Express and it can be searched by time, date and location. Photos can also be shared. Free registration required. Check […]
Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog
Gravity Assist
A new report from the The Office for Students’ considering usage of online technology for teaching and learning during the pandemic and its future . The website has the full text of the report plus a video of its launch. A response from David Kernohan of WonkHE .
QS University Rankings
The latest QS university rankings have been published. Leicester is at #242. There are 51 subject rankings for 2021. You should consult the methodology on how they are compiled. Other well known rankings are the Times Higher and the Academic ranking of World Universities.
Virtual Votes for Women
Based on the temporary exhibition held at the Museum of London between February 2018 and March 2019. It has biographies of key suffragettes, images of events and artefacts. These include coverage of hunger strikes and militant activity and struggle. An 11 minute film sets the context and explain more. There are also links to other guides about […]
Black & Gay, Back in the Day
Black & Gay, Back in the Day is an LGBT Plus photographic archive made available via Instagram. It is maintained by Marc Thompson Director http://thelovetank.info and Jason Okundaye and offers a great range of images from Britain since the 1950s.
Mozambique Conflict Observatory
Mozambique Conflict Observatory- Cabo Ligado — or ‘connected cape’. A new website from ACLED in association with Zitamar News and Mediafax which aims to monitor levels and trends of political violence in Mozambique and to provide weekly updates of data and visualisations. There is a dashboard with mapping and descriptions of events.
Results UN
A new website from The Office of Programme Planning and Finance Budget (OPPFB) and the Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) of the United Nations. It aims to increase budget accountability by mapping and giving data on budget expenditure and programme outcomes.
Which are the most influential think tanks?
Compiled by the Think Tanks And Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania, this annual report ranks influence and looks at total numbers and regional and subject coverage. A full methodology is provided.
Free speech at UK universities
Read the government paper that was released this week and responses from: Office of the Independent Adjudicator WonkHE Universities UK NUS UCU Russell Group
Closing the attainment gap
The Higher Education Policy Institute has been looking at the effect of the Covid pandemic on the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. Read about it in the blog post by Gwen Morris.
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