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LSE Health awarded major European grant for big data project

From January 2017, LSE Health will coordinate 36 organisations in a public-private consortium with a total budget of €7.2 million.

Young children of working mothers have better skills than those of stay-at-home mothers

Young children whose mothers are not working have lower capabilities in terms of talking, social skills, movement and everyday skills, according to new research from LSE and Oxford.

New LSE financial markets research programme in partnership with Swiss Re

LSE has announced a formal partnership with Swiss Re to support a research programme on monetary policy and long-term investment.

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Thinking Sexualities, Globalities and the Politics of Rights from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

In celebration of her Leverhulme Professorship at the Gender Institute, Sonia Corrêa explores some of the paradoxes at the centre of sexual rights theory and politics. What challenges are presented by the intersections between Development Studies and Sexuality Studies, each with their very different theories, histories and practices of knowledge? Event date: Wednesday 30 November

 

Success and Luck: good fortune and the myth of meritocracy

How important is luck in economic success? Professor Robert Frank explores why the rich underestimate the importance of luck – and why that hurts everyone, even the wealthy. Ed Miliband, former leader of the UK Labour Party will be a discussant at this event. Event date: Wednesday 7 December

Newly announced public events

New events include NYU Law Professor Philip Alston marking International Human Rights Day; and business leaders Kathryn Jacob and Sue Unerman on successful strategies for women at work.

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Speaker: Sebastian Mallaby (pictured)
Recorded: Monday 07 November 2016, approx. 68 minutes    

 
Investing in Inclusive Growth                                                                       
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Speaker: Bill Morneau
Recorded: Tuesday 15 November 2016

Speakers: Sherry Coutu, Irene Graham, Chris Haley
Recorded: Tuesday 15 November 2016

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