Social science sites of the week 21-28th June 2020
In
the news this week Covid
updating
on the blog resources relating to the responses to easing of the lockdown
The Ahmed
Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre has launched a campaign to collect the experiences of
Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities during the Covid-19
pandemic.
If you are
interested in finding out more about the campaign or donating material to the
project, you can isit www.racearchive.org.uk/covid-19/
The
AHRC-funded project ‘Countering disinformation: Enhancing journalistic
legitimacy in public service media’, has been conducting research on
public consumption and understanding of news and government message s during
the pandemic. Between 16 April- 27 May 2020 200 people kept news diaries.
Initial findings are displayed on the website and make interesting
reading.
Windrush-
Day
This week we
celebrated the contribution and ongoing contribution the Windrush generation
has made to British society
A
good introduction is on the English Heritage
site
A Key website
for finding information on the scandal and ongoing struggle for justice is the
Runnymede Trust. In
April
they sent a letter to the government calling for several key areas for change.
They also have news, projects and stories focussing on the black experience
The National
Archives provides free access to some primary source documents relating to the
history of the arrival of the Empire Windrush
they include a telegram
from the Colonial Office
There are teacher's
resources on immigration
Black Cultural
Archives has shared some oral histories
on its website which offer insight into individual experiences
Goldsmiths,
University of
London Searchable records of Empire Windrush passengers who
arrived in the UK on 22 June 1948 are available to all online alongside
recreations of lost landing cards.
British Library website
has a magnificent online literary exploration of immigration, race
and identity in Britain which includes key essays by Black writers. Examples
include: Manuscript of 'What Stephen Lawrence Has Taught Us'
by Benjamin Zephaniah
Layers of
London has added a new Layer to the map to indicate places where the
Windrush arrivals lived.
Discrimination
against BAME HE staff
Shocking results from the Access
& Participation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities in UK Postgraduate
Research - Policy Briefing UK CGE
The proportion of Black, Asian and
Minority Ethnic students enrolled in UK HE in 2018/19 dropped from 24.81% at undergraduate level to 18.07%
at postgraduate research level (excluding enrolments where ethnicity is
unknown).
Between 2016/17
– 2018/19 there was an average growth of 0.13% in the proportion of BAME PGRs.
At that rate of growth, it would take 51.8 years for BAME participation in
postgraduate research to reach the equivalent proportion at undergraduate
level.
In 2018/19,
48.19% of BAME PGRs received no award or financial backing for their tuition
fee, as compared with 32.66% of White PGRs.
Also released
this week an article in New
Scientist which argues that many BAME scientists continue to face
forms of institutional racism.
and diversity
data from UKRI
research council relating to research awards was also released. These
and more can be consulted on our Scoop.it page
PhD
experience- how many hours do they work?
Consult
the latest report for Hepi,
which draws upon survey data and global data from the Wellcome Institute.
Findings include: The average PhD candidate works 47 hours per week
- 37% have suffered depression which they think is related to their study.
63 per cent see their supervisor for less than one hour per week. One fifth
have faced discrimination and only 26 per cent believe complaints regarding
bullying
Feminist
Struggles in the Academy in the UK and India
A
great new comic
book based a wider research project
Funded by the
University Grants Commission and UK-India Educational Research Initiative and
led by Radhika Govinda and Krishna Menon project
the the
University of Edinburgh, and Ambedkar University Delhi, India. It
is considering feminisms in the academy, focusing upon questions of
identity, pedagogy and violence. A key issue is :How has feminism
become institutionalised in the academy, and what part have women’s movements
played in this regard in contemporary UK and India?
Reuters
Digital News Report 2020
what impact has
covid had on news consumption ? how popular are podcasts? Any many more fascinating facts on the amount and type
of news consumption worldwide. Get
international and country by country reports in the latest
annual report which also has associated data tables thta can be
downloaded. The full methodology can be
consulted on the website
National Research Hub Launches in Finland
Finland has
launched a new
one stop site where you can locate entries related to research
taking place in the
country. It also includes data on
funding . More research publications from
individual researchers will be added in future.
Specially
curated by specialist Reading Room staff this new collection of archived
websites is fully searchable. All aspects of science are covered. They include
the ability to locate websites and items on websites. Note some items will be
accessible only with the British Library reading rom
Culture at
home
Now
available a video and transcript from this recent event held earlier in June on
behalf of the LSE Library. The event marked the 150th anniversary of the
passing of the Married Women's Property Act. P
Debbie
Challis talked to mezzo-soprano Patricia Hammond and pianist Andrea Kmecova
about Caroline Norton and her work and a selection or rare songs by women were
performed.
Look out everyday for the positive and inspiring thoughts
via email and twitter
Heather
Dawson
@socialsciencec2
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