Social science sites of the week archive - 9th September
Here is the latest update of new and interesting sites for social scientists
Still linking to social science research on covid via this page
http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/
This week: an increase in National Insurance contributions (NICs) to pay for increased funding for health and social care.
Policy Paper Build Back Better: Our Plan for Health and Social Care
PM statement to the House of Commons on health and social care: 7 September 2021
UK Parliament research briefing August 2021- sets out background and key issues
Lords Library in focus paper 2nd September
A caring tax rise? The impacts of a potential increase in National Insurance- resolution Foundation July 2021
Hansard society discussion Health and Social care bill delegated powers
Kings fund blog - Fixing social care is not all about a cap on costs.
The Health and Care Bill: six key questions
A new deal for Social Care: A new deal for the workforce TUC proposals
Social care Funding Gap- Health Foundation
How to fund social care - Nuffield Trust July 2021
newspapers
Raising national insurance to fund social care is fraught with political risk- Guardian
Reaction
Institute of Directors
Press release
Federation of Small Businesses
More criticism
AgeUk 2nd September
Local Government Association - Future of Social care funding
WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970 – 2019)
A rich source of data published recently by the World Meteorological Organization which gives overview of impacts from weather, climate and water extremes globally from 1970 to 2019 based on disaster data from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT). Fndings include ata
there were more than 11 000 reported disasters attributed to these hazards globally, with just over 2 million deaths and US$ 3.64 trillion in losses. There are sections on the impact on developing countries
only 7% of students turn to library staff for help with online learning
one of the key findings from the Student digital experience insights survey 2020/21: UK higher education findings
the survey involved 38,917 students from 41 UK universities The survey was conducted between October 2020 and April 2021. It records problems with access and attitudes towards online learning during lockdown. For more information on higher education new reports see the scoop.it page
https://www.scoop.it/topic/higher-education-news-for-libraries-and-librarians
Earth Observation Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements
The Toolkit is the result of a collaborative effort between the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative, UN-Habitat and many other international collaborators, to advance the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goal 11 to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.”
Currently, the EO Toolkit hosts more than 25 urban related data sets, 10 interactive tools and 10 good practice use cases. A storymap has also been introduced
The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (the Modern Slavery PEC)
a consortium of six academic organisations funded by the Art and Humanities Research Council and led by led by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. Its website has news and research papers on issues relating to trafficking, the international supply chain and modern slavery and the wellbeing of survivors
Art history and Artists : British Library
New Collection Guide: Art History and Artists' Papers: Western Manuscripts, 1600 to present
Provides a listing of key artists’s papers, resources on criticism inks are provided to digital versions
Cassyni : online academic seminars
The Founders of Kopernio, Mendeley and Publons have just launched Cassyni to run and publish academic seminars. It aims to enable
Researchers to organize, host, run and publish their own seminars, and assign them with a DOI so they can be cited by the academic community you should also be able to join live or watch recordings of past seminars. Contributors currently include University of Oxford. Coverage of medical topics technology and science as well as some digital humanities. Register to watch and build up your own library
Cleared for Takeoff: Explore Commercial Aviation
Digital portal which forms part of the Digital Public library of America intends to cover the history of commercial flights in the USA. Currently includes Pan Am materials digitized from collections at the University of Miami, and Duke University alongside commercial aviation resources
Includes sections for aircraft, airports, advertising and the history of flight attendants. Includes amazing photographs, videos, images and primary source documents . It also has a timeline of Pan Am.
Best wishes
Heather Dawson
https://socialsciencecurrentawareness.wordpress.com/
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