Social scence sites of the week 15th May



 

Public Medicines for COVID-19 

Tracking Public Investment in International COVID-19 Research and Development 

Interesting website hosted by Universities Allied for Essential Medicines 

Which is tracking the funding of vaccines find out which companies have received public funding and compare the funding in different countries

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UNCTAD COVID-19 Response Portal

United Nations Conference on trade and development has launched a new portal with data on the impact of Covid 19 on manufacturing, trade, foreign direct investment It has 25 indicators. Including vaccine role out, stock market prices, exports, levels of debt, investment and trade 


 

Vaccination Demand Observatory
Public Good Projects), UNICEF and Yale Institute for Global Health launched the Vaccination Demand Observatory in April. It is developing tools, training, technical support and research to equip in-country teams to mitigate the impact of misinformation and mistrust on all vaccines. The Vaccine Acceptance Interventions Lab (VAIL) will draw upon behavioural and social research and insights from social listening to develop engaging, relevant content to fill information gaps.  



 

Higher education freedom of speech 

government’s Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will be introduced in parliament this week

Introduction in the Queen's speech 2021 

UK government 

Bill

UK government policy paper Feb. 2021 

 

House of commons library briefing March 2021 

 

Equality and Human Rights commission guidance

Wonkhe analysis proposals 16/02 

 

Free Speech and Censorship on Campus Corey Stoughton-  HEPI paper 2019 

Conversation blog - discuss  

 

Independent coverage 

Times higher coverage 

UCU response to Queens’s speech 

Russell Group response.    Previous statement on free speech April 2021 

UUK 

 

 

Are 15-year-olds prepared to deal with fake news and misinformation? 

A report launched by the OECD this week  

Data based on the cross-national PISA surveys. Find out in which nations: Students’ knowledge of reading strategies for assessing the 

credibility of sources, by socio-economic status is taught at school. 

  

 

       

The Chilling: Global trends in online violence against women journalists UNESCO 

based on a global survey of 901 journalists from 125 countries. This new study found 73% identifying as women said they had experienced online violence. 

Black, Indigenous, Jewish, Arab and lesbian women journalists participating 

in our survey and interviews experienced both the highest rates and most severe 

impacts of online violence. 

See more reports on media information on the scoop.it page  

https://www.scoop.it/topic/media-reports-this-month 

 

 

 

Climate Action Portal
UN climate action portal has been revamped with increased content. A new page new page tracks net-zero commitments. There are also increased websites on financing climate change.
 

 

Global Dementia Observatory Knowledge Exchange Platform (WHO)  

A new portal from the WHO which aims to provide free access to resources around the  Global action plan on the public heath response to dementia 2017-2025 . This has 7 action areas:  

public health priority; Dementia awareness and friendliness; Dementia risk reduction 

Dementia diagnosis, treatment, care and support; Support for dementia carers; Information systems for dementia; Dementia research and innovation 

It also has a separate data portal with an API. 

Resources include reports, policy plans and training materials.  

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Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN):open Canadian government content 

A large amount of new material is now on open access and searchable via JSTOR and a canadiana website 

It includes pre-Confederation official government publications produced by colonial legislatures, federal government documents published between 1867 and 1900, pre-1900 official guides for prospective immigrants to Canada, it will also include pre-1900 publications from France and Great Britain that relate to the governance of Canada, such as treaties, acts, bills, correspondence, British Parliamentary papers and reports 

 

 

Eel rents project 

Fascinating economic history project which relates to the paying of rent with eels rather than money which occurred from the 10th century managed by  Dr. John Wyatt Greenlee, PhD 

It includes digital mappings of where the payment sin kind took place, discussion of the value of an eel compared to a stick! And links to related articles 


Heather Dawson

@socialsciencec2

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