LSE in print
The Human Rights Act is a British bill of rights
The Guardian, 13/12/2012, p.40, Francesca Klug
Article by Francesca Klug, professorial research fellow at LSE and former independent academic adviser to the government on the model for the Human Rights Act and bills of rights.
Charming confession by women: we flirt to get our own way in life
The Daily Telegraph, 13/12/2012, p.3, Alice Philipson
Women in relationships are also likely to employ feminine charm to get their way. Almost one in three said they used sex as a reward for their partner, the survey by online comparison site confused.com said. Earlier this year researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the London School of Economics found flirting was a powerful negotiating tool.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9740208/More-than-half-of-women
-admit-to-flirting-to-get-their-own-way.html|
London's falling
Times Higher Education, 13/12/2012
London School of Economics students have been earning LSE degrees since 2007-08, while King's College London, University College London and Queen Mary, University of London offer both their own degrees and those validated by the federal university. Even the much-respected London University External System (rebranded two years ago as "University of London International Programmes") has been portioned out among the constituent colleges on a subject-by-subject basis.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode
=422103|
Changing landscape of the social-media deluge
Times Higher Education, 13/12/2012
She was co-opted on to the Reading the Riots project, a joint initiative between the London School of Economics and The Guardian newspaper, investigating the causes of the urban unrest in August 2011.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode
=422096|
Grant winners
Times Higher Education, 13/12/2012
Award winners: Roger Burrows (lead) and Caroline Knowles; Rowland Atkinson; Tim Butler; and Mike Savage
Institutions: Goldsmiths, University of London; University of York; King's College London; London School of Economics
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode
=422079|
LSE online
Amazon, Diane Von Furstenberg, AOL: Intellectual Property
BusinessWeek - Victoria Slind-Flor - Dec 13 at 5:42 GMT
has an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, a master’s degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and a law degree from Loyola University Chicago. To contact the...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-13/amazon-diane-von-
furstenberg-aol-intellectual-property|
Syrian rebels seek military assistance from wary western countries
Globe and Mail - AFFAN CHOWDHRY - Dec 13 at 0:48 GMT
Assad’s air force and tanks,” said Professor Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics.The formal recognition of the Syrian National Coalition happened at a meeting...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/syrian-rebels-seek-military-
assistance-from-wary-western-countries/article6281788/|
Kickstarter's creative community takes hold in Britain
Hindustan Times - Dec 12 at 13:33 GMT
Kickstarter isn't only creators backing other creators.Some, like Alex Clymo, a 24-year-old PhD student at the London School of Economics, have only used Kickstarter to pledge.He made a modest contribution...
http://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/WebService-Reviews/Kickstarter
-s-creative-community-takes-hold-in-Britain/SP-Article1-970885.aspx|
Visa Steel appoints Pankaj Gautam as new MD & CEO
Economic Times - Dec 12 at 12:55 GMT
Steel Plant. He will be based in Kolkata. Mr Agarwal holds a bachelors degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Masters degree in Economics for Development from Oxford University and has
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-company/corporate-announcement/visa-steel-appoints-pankaj-gautam-as-new-md-ceo/articleshow/17586080.cms|
Strukturelle Reformen: «Griechenland hat auf ganzer Linie versagt» (translate)
20min.ch - Dec 12 at 9:56 GMT
für gering. Europa könne ein Desaster verhindern. Willelm Buiter ist Chefökonom bei der Citgroup und Professor an der London School of Economics. (Bild: Keystone/willelmbuiter.com) ein aus i Zum Thema...
http://www.20min.ch/finance/news/story/20894939|
LSE on TV/radio
BBC News (12 December 2012)
News
LSE students were interviewed on campus about the UK visa process.
Also on:
BBC One Scotland, News at One
BBC London 94.9 (12 December 2012)
Tony Travers discussed the results of last year’s census.
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