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11th february 2022

Here is the latest round up of new and interesting sites      still updating covid links   http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/     Library of Congress Coronovirus web archive   a great new resource from the USA. The library has been archiving  over 400 websites taking snapshots from March 2020 to present day to capture thoughts and experiences  of American citizens, communities, federal and state organisations, and trade bodies on life, policy and events. All have been selected by curators . Some are not available via the website . Materials are searchable.   The UK webarchive coronovirus collection   has similar content from the UK    Government uses high inflation as cover for hitting students, graduates and universities - Institute For Fiscal Studies - IFS   according to the latest report    "The government is quietly tightening the financial screws on students, gradu...

4th february 2022

    Here is the latest round up of new and interesting sites for social scientists   See more covid related social science research on the blog   New this week   UNITE union reveals  Black students experiences with university housing   Shockingly 54% of Black students surveyed reported having been the victim of some form of racism in their accommodation,   this is why these initiatives are so important.       Decolonising Wikipedia Network   a project of the University of the Arts which aims to support staff and students in decolonising activism through the editing of Wikipedia entries. it has some good examples and recordings from public events relating to ongoing projects including:       1911 Festival of Empire – a project seeking to make this example of local imperialist propaganda more visible through Wikipedia and re-examining it from a decolonial perspective   London’s ...