social sites of the week 16th April 2021

In the news this week 

Covid 

Equality and Human Rights Commission 

comment on possible immunity passports 

for links to other responses see the blog 

http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/2021/04/covid-passports-comments.html 

 

Universities and return to campus April 2021 

UK higher education return to campus 13th April  

UCU statement on online learning at English universities 12th April 

NUS statement on return to campus - spring 2021 

Joint letter from UUK, Student Minds and NUS on student returns- 11th april 

University Alliance 13th April  

Hepi blog 

Russell Group 

 

 COVID-19 – Global Education Recovery Tracker.
a new site launched at the end of March by  

Johns Hopkins University eSchool+ Initiative, the World Bank, and UNICEF. it aims to provide researchers with information on type of schooling being provided by countries (eg in-person, remote or suspended) and if vaccines are being offered to teachers 

 

  

The IPU–UN Women “Women in politics: 2021" map 

Which countries have the most female MPs and politicians? Find out using the latest edition of this handy map produced by the Inter Parliamentary Union. 

 

Database of African Publishers

A great free resource compiled by  International African Institute (IAI) in association with the African Books Collective which would be of use for decolonising reading lists and expanding readings it is possible to sort by country, type of material published . Each entry gives website and social media details 

 

Mapping the Current Landscape of Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies in Research and Learning 

useful resource from the Association of Research Libraries  

which includes a survey of current USA research library  initiatives interviews with leaders and 5 year predictions. topics include information discovery, digital repository and digital scholarship 

 

ShariaSource  

an online portal for Islamic law maintained by Harvard Law school. ShariaSource. It  provides Country Profiles that give a basic overview of the legal history, institutional structures, and role (or lack thereof) of Islamic law in every country of the world: both member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and non members . it aims to include:  sources and scholarly commentary on Islamic law from the earliest periods of Islam to the current day 

 

Gender & Health Hub
new from the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), the Gender & Health Hub aims to provide. single place to search for evidence on  

issues relating to gender and  health (including mental health) with the aim of connecting policy makers and addressing gender inequalities in health  

 

New jigsaw puzzles from the Smithsonian library 

https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2021/04/07/digital-jigsaw-puzzles-national-library-week-edition/#more-' 

 

Just for spring some flower and butterfly designs taken from historic prints in their collections usually about 100 pieces and look very hard! 

 

Best wishes 

 

Heather Dawson 

https://socialsciencecurrentawareness.wordpress.com/ 

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