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Sovcial science sites of the week archive 6th August 2021

  Here is the latest update of news and interesting sites for social scientists    Still updating the blog with Covid reports  See the latest Uk government publications for July 2021   Social science covid related research     In the news this week  UK government release online media strategy   Response from CILIP and the Information Literacy Group   See more links relating to media on our scoop.it page     New database of advertisements from Exponent women’s newspaper  Fantastic historic database of publicity advertisements from Woman's Exponent  newspaper from 1872-1914. Made available free online from Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee Library and Utah Digital Newspapers. it is possible to browse by date or industry. Includes many contemporary ads targeted at a female audience including clothes, fashion, education, and travel.     Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction...

Social science sites of the week archive 30th July 2021

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  here is the latest update of new and interesting sites for social scientists     in the news covid   There have been reports of increasing self isolation    Official NHS app statistics include number of downloads, contacts, tests and symptoms reported including local level data.   see the official   ONS bulletins for trends  for information on adherence by age and other ethnic characteristics.   Yougov polls   on deleting app by Uk citizens   Absences in Workplace   British retail consortium reaction   CBI   Uk hospitality   British Chambers of Commerce   NHS Providers   See more links to publications. http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/   Global minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19- associated orphanhood and deaths of caregivers: a modelling study   used mortality and fertility data to model minimum estimates and rates of COVID-19-associated deaths of primar...

Social science sites archive 16th July 2021

  Here is the latest round up of new and interesting sites for social scientists     Covid     Prime Minister sets out plan to ease restrictions at step 4- 5th July   See this and reaction links from industries and pressure groups in our blog posting   https://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-2021-road-map-stage-4.html     Open safely now has regular vaccine reports    These are  curated by the DataLab at the University of Oxford , working on behalf of NHS England.      Covid related research July 2021  – our list from the blog       WHO European Region UEFA EURO 2020 Explorer Interesting WHO Europe website created for the Euros which provides a snapshot of the Covid situation and public health measures in each of the host cities. Data includes number allowed in the stadium, quarantine, epidemiology trends in the region         RLUK publishes report on...