Social science sites of the week archive 30th September 2021
In the news this week: Covid
new international travel guidelines 2021 and responses
new system to be introduced from the 4th October
ABTA press release 17th september
Coronavirus and the impact on the UK travel and tourism industry ONS analysis published Feb 2021
Impact assessment of the covid-19 outbreak on international tourism WTO December 2020
Created by Johns Hopkins University based on extensive surveys in 50 nations which examine vaccine acceptance and reluctance. It maps this by region and gender. It analyses the reasons people refuse and attitudes towards child vaccination schemes. Also covered are sources of information on the pandemic.
Hybrid Working:
A Dictionary of Behavioral Biases
a valuable resource from the LSE Inclusion Initiative
which is using behavioural science concepts to further diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
it defines theories of biases used in academic scientific literature and discusses how they might arise in hybrid working settings
Also in the news this week
HGV drivers and shortages
More support to help people to become HGV drivers among package of government measures to ease risk of shortages UK Department of Transport
Letter to HGV drivers from dept
some background
ONS data on number of HGV drivers by age and nationality. August 2021
factcheck - how many HGV drivers does the UK need?
See some more reaction on our blog
Where do women earn equal pay?
Valuable cross country comparison of gender pay gap reporting in six nations from Kings College London Global Institute for Women's Leadership
It argues that Uk legislation monitors but does not rectify the situation. See the recommendations by downloading the full report
See more scoop.it pages on gender
https://www.scoop.it/topic/women-and-gender-studies
New Graduate Index
New from IFF a survey that measured graduates’ successes across a broader spectrum than employment and wages, using a number of indicators covering seven social and personal measures . These included: social capital , resilience, civic engagement, confidence and quality of life. The survey provides some results on whether the type of university or subject area studied have an impact on success. Full methodology offered
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Which countries have the most innovative economies?
Find out in the latest Global Innovation Index Published by WIPO, in partnership with the Portulans Institute and our corporate partners: The Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Ecopetrol (Colombia) and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). It maps the state of innovation during a pandemic. Topics covered include R&D investment, policies and number of scientific articles published
Freedom of Internet report 2021
Latest annual report from Freedom House which ranks 70 nations according to levels of internet freedom. This includes coverage of freedom of expression, user privacy, regulation and control of big tech companies. Full methodology is provided on the website.
China in perspective
The latest online exhibition from Europeana which incorporates images of objects from Europe’s national libraries and museums. It includes sections on art, pottery, myths and explorers' accounts. Covers European perspectives on China, including those of Marco Polo, using photographs of artefacts and prints
Finally wonderful advertising labels of fruit and vegetables
From The Lug and Can Label Collection, which is part of the UC Davis library’s Archives and Special Collections. You can view more than 4,800 colourful 20th century labels from American fruit and vegetable cans and containers. Great for students of economic and advertising history
best wishes
Heather Dawson
https://socialsciencecurrentawareness.wordpress.com/
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