11-13 February 2012

LSE in print

Sounding board
The Daily Telegraph, 13/02/2012, p.12, Tim Walker
Comment: The journalists notes that the LSE is advertising for a secretary and chief legal officer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9077575/Chris-ODowd-and-Dawn-Porter-plan-an-unusual-wedding.html|

Tensions run high in the Occupy camp at St Paul's
Financial Times, 13/02/2012, p.4, Jane Wild ; Tom Burgis
An appeals court is due to rule today on application from activists at St Paul's to appeal against a ruling to evict them. Rodney Barker of the LSE is mentioned. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19af628a-5580-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1mFLchBVJ|

World Diary
Financial Times, 13/02/2012, p.28, Charles Morris
Julian Le Grand, Professor of Social Policy at the LSE, is mentioned

PAGE 3 PROFILE BEATRICE WEBB SOCIAL REFORMER
i (The paper for today), 13/02/2012, p.3, Unattributed
London School of Economics co-founder and social reformer, Beatrice Webb, is mentioned.

Should we keep a cool head over global warming?
Daily Mail, 13/02/2012, p.52, Unattributed
Letters: A qualified reader is dismayed by James Delingpole's obvious shortcomings. Another reader is dismayed by Chris Huhne's renewable energy policy and hopes his successor dumps it. Bon Ward of the LSE is one of the authors.

HORSE PLAY Just for the fun of it
Racing Post, 13/02/2012, p.4, Unattributed
George Bernard Shaw, co-founder of the LSE, is mentioned.

Spain's bitter, bloody tears
The Sunday Times, 12/02/2012, p.40, Dominic Sandbrook
Paul Preston, Historian at London School of Economics, is mentioned.

No e-lecture required
The Sunday Times, 12/02/2012, p.12, Francesca Angelini
A feature on the use of new technology and teaching methods at universities notes that most universities in the UK are now established on iTunes U, from which students are able to download lectures and podcasts. Alan Sked, Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, is mentioned.

Forgot Europe it's time to go Commonwealth
The Sunday Telegraph, 12/02/2012, p.4, Kamal Ahmed
The author argues that a time of economic strife in Europe represents an ideal time for the UK to look to its allies in the Commonwealth for fresh business opportunities. Passing mention of LSE.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/kamal-ahmed/9076348/Forget-Europe-its-time-for-the-Commonwealth.html|

...as Alex embarks on a grand tour to sweet-talk England
The Mail on Sunday (Scotland)*, 12/02/2012, p.8, Andrew Picken
Alex Salmond is to deliver a lecture entitled 'Independence and Responsibility' at the LSE.

Weekend birthdays
The Guardian, 11/02/2012, p.49, Unattributed
Sir Howard Davies, Former Director of the London School of Economics, celebrates his 61st birthday.
also in The Daily Telegraph, 11/02/2012, p.32, Unattributed

Get ahead with money matters
The Daily Telegraph, 11/02/2012, p.42, Nick Martindale
Research by London School of Economics academics has revealed that postgraduates qualifying in 2009 could expect to earn 13pc more than undergraduates.

Spain adopts measures to overhaul its labor code
International Herald Tribune, 11/02/2012, p.11, Raphael Minder
Spain's government approved changes to reduce costs for firms dismissing workers and provide incentives for firms to hire new staff. Luis Garicano, a professor at the London School of Economics, is mentioned.

LSE online

Syria: yes to intervention, but de-escalate the broader conflict, Mary Kaldor
Open Democracy (Web), 12/02/2012, Unattributed
Mary Kaldor, Professor of Global Governance and Director of the Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit at the London School of Economics, is mentioned. http://www.opendemocracy.net/mary-kaldor/syria-yes-to-intervention-but-de-escalate-broader-conflict|

Saif Gaddafi to be moved to Tripoli, then tried
Reuters UK (Web), 12/02/2012, Marielouise Gumuchian
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son and one-time heir apparent of toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will be moved to a Tripoli prison within two months and then face trial. It is noted he attended the LSE.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/12/uk-libya-jalil-idUKTRE81B0GG20120212|

Saif Gaddafi to be moved to Tripoli,
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 12/02/2012, Unattributed
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/saif-gaddafi-moved-tripoli-then-tried-144814833.html|

Saif Gaddafi to be moved to Tripoli, then tried
Channel 4 News (Web), 12/02/2012, Unattributed
http://www.channel4.com/news/saif-gaddafi-to-be-moved-to-tripoli-then-tried|

Auckland’s film industry given vital boost
Scoop - Feb 13 at 4:19 GMT from Scotland Harry settled in New Zealand in 2000. He has a Masters Degree in Social Anthropology from London School of Economics and Political Science as well as a background in Project Management that has http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1202/S00402/aucklands-film-industry-given-vital-boost.htm|

Draghi’s $158 Billion Free Lunch to Boost European Bank Profits
Washington Post - Liam Vaughan and Gavin FinchFeb 12, 2012 10:27 pm ET - Feb 13 at 3:40 GMT basis points to 5.59 percent. “In many ways this has been a masterstroke,” said Charles Goodhart, a London School of Economics professor and a former Bank of England policy maker. “People have been asking... http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-LZ0SWR0UQVI901-71JD5RL7OO2ODVH7O23VHIDGMR|

Timing is everything when changing the investment paradigm
Financial News Online - Mark Cobley - Feb 13 at 3:37 GMT should use buy-and-hold investment strategies if their time horizon is longer than 12 years, according to new research. London School of Economics professor Paul Woolley told an OECD conference of pension...
http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2012-02-13/timing-is-everything-when-changing-the-investment-paradigm|

Should the West intervene in Syria?
Global Public Square - Amar C. Bakshi - Feb 13 at 3:33 GMT Fawaz Gerges joined me from London. He is the director of the Middle East Study Center of the London School of Economics. Elliott Abrams was the Deputy National Security Advisor for President George W. Bush...
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/12/should-the-west-intervene-in-syria/|

Academic calls for tighter media regulation at FitzGerald forum
Irish Times - Feb 13 at 3:25 GMT most significant things to come out of this". Addressing the topic of "human rights and the common good", London School of Economics professor Conor Gearty said human rights could do important work in politics... http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0213/1224311685188.html|

Gadhafi’s son to be tried when prison ready
Toronto Star Online - Marie-Louise Gumuchian, and Ali Shuaib - Feb 13 at 1:20 GMT being given an inglorious secret burial in the desert. Saif al-Islam, a fluent English speaker educated at the London School of Economics, was seen as the Western-friendly face of Libya before transforming... http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1130202--gadhafi-s-son-to-be-tried-when-prison-ready|

Gadhafi's son awaits prison move and trial
Globe and Mail - MARIE-LOUISE GUMUCHIAN AND ALI SHUAIB - Feb 13 at 0:55 GMT given an inglorious secret burial in the desert. Mr. Saif al-Islam, a fluent English speaker educated at the London School of Economics, was seen as the Western-friendly face of Libya before transforming from... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/gadhafis-son-awaits-prison-move-and-trial/article2335785/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=World&utm_content=2335785|

Nwabueze, Maitama Sule, others mourn Mbu, Aluko
Vanguard - adekunle - Feb 12 at 23:56 GMT 7th and 8th of February, 2012 among my saddest days. “Sam and I were students together at the London School of Economics (LSE), University of London, he in the Department of Economics, and I in the Faculty... http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/nwabueze-maitama-sule-others-mourn-mbu-aluko/#0_undefined,0|_

¿Qué opinan los expertos de la reforma laboral? (translate)
Diario Expansión - R.G.Pico / Y. González - Feb 12 at 23:24 GMT absoluto, ya que sigue habiendo un muro enorme entre temporales y fijos", señala Luis Garicano, profesor de la London School of Economics. "En negociación colectiva es crucial que la prioridad del convenio...
http://www.expansion.com/2012/02/12/economia/1329080499.html|

Gaddafi ‘will be moved to Tripoli’
Pretoria News - Feb 12 at 22:55 GMT being given an inglorious secret burial in the desert. Saif al-Islam, a fluent English speaker educated at the London School of Economics, was seen as the Western-friendly face of Libya before transforming... http://www.pretorianews.co.za/gaddafi-will-be-moved-to-tripoli-1.1232364|

Saif al-Islam to be moved to Tripoli, Niger confiscates Saadi’s communication devices
Al Arabiya - Al Arabiya - Feb 12 at 21:36 GMT being given an inglorious secret burial in the desert. Saif al-Islam, a fluent English speaker educated at the London School of Economics, was seen as the Western-friendly face of Libya before transforming... http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/02/13/194257.html|

Global summit to have six sessions
The Times Of India - Feb 12 at 20:22 GMT N K Singh would be its moderator. The participants include former Prime Minister of Japan Kan Naoto and London School of Economics professor Lord Nicholas Stern. RBI governor D Subbarao and Planning Commission...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Global-summit-to-have-six-sessions/articleshow/11865135.cms|

Venezuela elige a quien le disputará la presidencia a Hugo Chávez (translate)
Univision - Feb 12 at 19:03 GMT la Universidad de Michigan donde obtuvo el grado en Economía y Ciencias Políticas. También es egresado de la London School of Economics. - Pablo Medina: El ex dirigente sindical de 64 años fue miembro fundador...
http://noticias.univision.com/america-latina/venezuela/elecciones-venezuela/article/2012-02-11/venezuela-elige-rival-presidencia-hugo-chavez-opositor#axzz1mFQyE364|

Saif Gaddafi will be tried in Tripoli says Libya
Trade Arabia - Feb 12 at 16:55 GMT given an inglorious secret burial in the Libyan desert. Saif Al-Islam, a fluent English speaker educated at the London School of Economics, was seen as a the Western-friendly acceptable face of Libya before... http://www.tradearabia.com/news/INTNEWS_212533.html|

Libya To Hold Trial For Gaddafi's Son, Says Official
Huffington Post - Feb 12 at 15:40 GMT given an inglorious secret burial in the Libyan desert. Saif al-Islam, a fluent English speaker educated at the London School of Economics, was seen as a the Western-friendly acceptable face of Libya... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/saif-gaddafi-trial-tripoli_n_1271428.html|

Akçaba: "Telefona olan ilgim çocukluğuma uzanır" (translate)
Kibris Potasi - Feb 12 at 15:11 GMT "1980 Lefkoşa doğumluyum. Liseyi Türk Maarif Koleji'nde okudum. Amerika’da Bilgi Sistemleri bölümünü birtirdim. Yüksek Lisans için London School of Economics’de Bilgi Sistemleri Analizi, Tasarımı ve Yönetimi... http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/35/news/72773/PageName
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Saif Gaddafi to be moved to Tripoli, then tried (Reuters)
Yahoo! News Australia - Feb 12 at 15:05 GMT given an inglorious secret burial in the Libyan desert.Saif al-Islam, a fluent English speaker educated at the London School of Economics, was seen as a the Western-friendly acceptable face of Libya before... http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/12883571/saif-gaddafi-to-be-moved-to-tripoli-then-tried/|

Candidatos de las primarias de la oposición en Venezuela (translate)
El Informador Mexico - Feb 12 at 14:42 GMT la Universidad de Michigan donde obtuvo el grado en Economía y Ciencias Políticas. También es egresado de la London School of Economics. - Pablo Medina: El ex dirigente sindical de 64 años fue miembro fundador...
http://www.informador.com.mx/internacional/2012/356861/6/candidatos-de-las-primarias-de-la-oposicion-en-venezuela.htm|

Tensão entre Argentina e Reino Unido sobre as Malvinas (translate)
Tribuna da Bahia - Feb 12 at 14:08 GMT países, deve arrefecer tão logo passe o 30º aniversário da guerra, em abril, segundo Francisco Panizza, professor da London School of Economics e especialista em política na América Latina. http://www.tribunadabahia.com.br/news.php?idAtual=105977|

Αλμπρεχτ Ριτσλ: Αν οι Γερμανοί δεν "χαρίσουν" το ελληνικό χρέος οι συνέπειες θα είναι ολέθριες για ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη (translate)
Imerisia - Feb 12 at 10:47 GMT Online 12/2 11:57 ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΙΑ ΣΥΝΕΝΤΕΥΞΕΙΣ Επικίνδυνη πολιτικά χαρακτηρίζει ο καθηγητής της Ιστορίας της Οικονομίας στο London School of Economics, Αλμπρεχτ Ριτσλ, τη δραματική μείωση του...
http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=13115&subid=2&pubid=112817995|

Οι Γερμανοί πρέπει να «συγχωρέσουν» το ελληνικό χρέος (translate)
Ethnos - E - Feb 12 at 10:14 GMT συνέπειες θα είναι ολέθριες για όλη την ΕΕ Επικίνδυνη πολιτικά χαρακτηρίζει ο καθηγητής της Ιστορίας της Οικονομίας στο London School of Economics, Αλμπρεχτ Ριτσλ, τη δραματική μείωση του βιοτικού επιπέδου... http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=22770&subid=2&pubid=63615568|

Promoting income equality
Trinidad Guardian - jbirch - Feb 12 at 8:05 GMT A political group organised the screening of a documentary called The Flaw, at the London School of Economics recently. The film sought to provide context on the financial crisis and in so doing explain the...
http://www.guardian.co.tt/columnist/2012-02-12/promoting-income-equality|

Tensão entre Argentina e Reino Unido sobre as Malvinas deve arrefecer após o aniversário da guerra, dizem especialistas (translate)
Bol - Feb 12 at 8:05 GMT países, deve arrefecer tão logo passe o 30º aniversário da guerra, em abril, segundo Francisco Panizza, professor da London School of Economics e especialista em política na América Latina. "Trata-se de uma... http://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/internacional/2012/02/12/tensao-entre-argentina-e-reino-unido-sobre-as-malvinas-deve-arrefecer-apos-o-aniversario-da-guerra-dizem-especialistas.jhtm|

ICT growth implications highlighted
Gulf Daily News - Feb 12 at 4:37 GMT global macro-economic implications of advancements in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Prof Angell, a professor at the prestigious London School of Economics, is an acclaimed economic policy...
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=323538|

NDP MP Olivia Chow fights for her husband’s NDP successor in Danforth riding
Toronto Star Online - Linda Diebel - Feb 12 at 2:40 GMT role of Official Opposition in last May’s election. Now she’s there for Craig Scott, Rhodes scholar, London School of Economics graduate and professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. He’s the NDP candidate in...
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1129989--ndp-mp-olivia-chow-fights-for-her-husband-s-ndp-successor-in-danforth-riding|

Jewhenija Tymoszenko - polityk nie z wyboru (translate)
InfoTuba - Publikacje - Feb 11 at 22:18 GMT Jewhenija została wysłana, bez zbędnej pompy, do ekskluzywnej szkoły z internatem w Anglii. Potem dostała się do elitarnej London School of Economics. W ten sposób Jewhenija Tymoszenko była trzymana szczególnie...
http://infotuba.pl/wydarzenia/jewhenija_tymoszenko_-_polityk_nie_z_wyboru_a15690.xml|

Egypt: 1 year later
Yahoo! News - Feb 11 at 20:34 GMT 1 hr 3 mins ago - CBC.ca 5:51 | 31 views Fawad Gerges of the London School of Economics says Egypt's military rulers have mismanaged the country's transition to democracy
http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/egypt-1-year-later-28268532.html|

Sunday Talk Shows (2/12/12): Rick Santorum, Meet the Press, Face the Nation, GPS and more
Washington Post - Allen McDuffee - Feb 11 at 18:27 GMT Weekly Standard; Mara Liasson, NPR; Kimberley Strassel,Wall Street Journal •CNN’s GPS with Fareed Zakaria: Fawaz Gerges, London School of Economics; Rami Khoury, Daily Star; Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/think-tanked/post/sunday-talk-shows-21212-rick-santorum-meet-the-press-face-the-nation-gps-and-more/2012/02/11/gIQAximK6Q_blog.html?wprss=think-tanked|

Chris joins poverty fight
Hartlepool Mail - News Feed - Feb 11 at 18:06 GMT Hartlepool for Global Peace and Justice Group, listened to an address by Mr Gates on poverty at the London School of Economics (LSE) when the Global Poverty Ambassador project was launched.
The Bill Gates... http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/chris_joins_poverty_fight_1_4234781|

Egyptians mark Mubarak's end with day of strikes
CBC Ottawa - Feb 11 at 17:39 GMT they live on less than two dollars a day," Fawad Gerges, the Middle East director at the London School of Economics, told CBC News on Saturday. Gerges said the day of action is largely one dominated by youth... http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/02/11/egypt-strike-action.html|

Moscow stock exchange headed for expansion
Voice of Russia - Feb 11 at 17:15 GMT Sergei Sinkevich spoke about this in London Saturday at the annual Russian Business Week seminars organized by the London School of Economics. At present, the MMVB-RTS is the biggest stock market in Eastern...
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/02/11/65868898.html|

Malouines : Buenos Aires dépose une plainte contre Londres à l'ONU (translate)
France24 - cboitiaux - Feb 11 at 15:29 GMT demandent". Une offre qui restera sans doute lettre morte selon Francisco Panizza, spécialiste de l’Argentine à la London School of Economics pour qui le Premier ministre David Cameron et la présidente argentine...
http://www.france24.com/fr/20120211-buenos-aires-denonce-militarisation-britannique-malouines-argentine-londres-royaume-uni-conflit-diplomatie-onu?ns_campaign=editorial&ns_source=RSS_public&ns_mchannel=RSS&ns
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Barcelona organizará el sexto Urban Research Symposium en otoño (translate)
Diario Barcelona - Feb 11 at 14:00 GMT de Desarrollo Urbano y Gobiernos Locales del Banco Mundial, en un acto que ha tenido lugar en la London School of Economics y que ha servido para que el Banco Mundial presentara delante de académicos e investigadores... http://www.diariobarcelona.com/__n2264226__Barcelona_organizara_el
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Paul De Grauwe begint zijn colleges aan London School of Economics (translate)
Het Belang van Limburg - Feb 11 at 8:01 GMT Net niet zat professor afgelopen donderdagochtend aan de London School of Economics zonder studenten. Door een misverstand belandde hij voor zijn eerste college aan deze gerenommeerde universiteit in een verkeerd...
http://www.hbvl.be/limburg/paul-de-grauwe-begint-zijn-colleges-aan-london-school-of-economics.aspx|

Reading the Riots: Community Conversations in the north
guardian.co.uk (Web), 10/02/2012, Unattributed
The Guardian and London School of Economics Reading the Riots project is discussed.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2012/feb/10/manchester-liverpool-salford-riots-youth-regionalgovernmentoffices-abg|

Sexy, witzig, glamourös (translate)
Die Welt - Feb 11 at 5:34 GMT eins. Sorgfältig pflegten sie ihr Image von Rowdytum und Renitenz, auch wenn besonders dem ehemaligen Studenten der renommierten London School of Economics Mick Jagger durchaus etwas Aristokratisches anhaftete... http://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/vermischtes/article13862767/Sexy-witzig-glamouroes.html|

Bleam seeks state House seat
Fort Dodge Messenger - Feb 11 at 4:56 GMT s degrees: one in political science and one in ethics and public policy. He then enrolled in the London School of Economics in Britain. While a student there, he took a job as a parliamentary researcher for... http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/545887.html|

Op-Ed Contributor: Another Trial for Shylock
New York Times - STEPHEN MARCHE P - Feb 11 at 4:29 GMT Englands declining sensitivity to the history of anti-Semitism. Nazi-themed parties seem to be replacing Tarts and Vicars; the London School of Economics is investigating news of students playing National...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/opinion/another-trial-for-shylock.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss|

Anchored well in PTV
DAWN Group - Feb 11 at 3:42 GMT month. According to details, Dr Moeed Pirzada who holds an MSc degree from Columbia University and MSc from London School of Economics along with an MBBS degree, and has switched over from a private channel...
http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/11/anchored-well-in-ptv-2.html|

The Time Has Come
ABS-CBN News - Feb 11 at 2:50 GMT Editor's note: Leo is a former investment banker and management consultant. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics (B.Sc. and M.Sc.). The time may have come for the Chief Justice to make a decision... http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/blogs/insights/02/11/12/time-has-come|

Funds levied from business could transform Islamic science but they need strategic planning
SciDev.net - Athar Osama - Feb 11 at 2:18 GMT collaborations with institutions such as the US Massachusetts Institute of Techonology, and the UK's Oxford University, and London School of Economics. In Pakistan, similar funding vehicles have existed for... http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-in-the-islamic-world/opinions/islam-analysis-specialist-r-d-funds-need-rethink-1.html|

Backwater or beacon of hope?
Bangladesh Daily Star - Feb 11 at 2:09 GMT in on a structure-based improvement in social conditions. David Lewis, who teaches economics and political science at the London School of Economics and Political Science, does a creditable job of bringing... http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=221902|

Pakistan to remain under tight IMF scrutiny
The News International - Mehtab Haider - Feb 11 at 2:00 GMT is currently senior fellow at the Centre for Development Research (ZEF) University of Bonn, and Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics (LSE), said via email that “this was a mistake, and the argument...
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=92160&Cat=2|

What to Read Now: Meditations on a World Divided
New York Times - CHRYSTIA FREELAND - Feb 11 at 1:55 GMT The big book right now in the U.S. is Charles Murray’s "Coming Apart", an impassioned indictment of the way in which the rich and the poor in this country don’t just occupy different tiers in the income distribution, they live in completely different... http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/what-to-read-now-meditations-on-a-world-divided/|

London choir pay their 10th annual visit
Rye and Battle Observer - Feb 11 at 0:57 GMT London Docklands Singers and the Thames Chamber Choir, and is also chorus master of the Choir of the London School of Economics. Organist Julius Weeks was introduced to church music at St John’s and has maintained...
http://www.ryeandbattleobserver.co.uk/lifestyle/what-s-on/music/london_choir_pay_their_10th_annual_visit_1_3505468|

Dylan Grice: The Man With One Hand
Money Morning Australia - MoneyMorning - Feb 11 at 0:45 GMT in 1997. He holds an economics degree from Strathclyde University and an MSc degree in economics from the London School of Economics. So what would Dylan do if he were in charge of the US? This he thinks...
http://www.moneymorning.com.au/20120211/dylan-grice-the-man-with-one-hand.html|

Cyprus economic future discussed at LSE
Financial Mirror - Feb 11 at 0:27 GMT tax and tourism to energy and immigration – is the subject a day-long conference on Friday at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Politicians, academics and business leaders will consider... http://www.financialmirror.com/research-details.php?rid=25678&rt=News|

Stylish gene pool
Deccan Chronicle - Feb 10 at 22:52 GMT universities such as the United World College of South East Asia (Singapore), Swarthmore College (United States) and the London School of Economics (United Kingdom), Maithili went on to pursue a career as... http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/lifestyle/fashion/stylish-gene-pool-836|

For two friends, love took a while to enter the picture
South China Morning Post - Feb 10 at 22:42 GMT C. Chan was a bit of a playboy when they first met a decade ago studying at the London School of Economics. Ten years on, the picture could not be more different.
http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=16be145f81765310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=News&ss
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Nikolas Rose: «Die Gene sind nicht das Buch des Lebens» (translate)
Beobachter - Feb 10 at 22:36 GMT machen liessen. Der britische Biologe und Sozialwissenschaftler ­Nikolas Rose hat das Zentrum für Biowissenschaften und Gesellschaft an der London School of Economics gegründet und ist seit 2012 Leiter des...
http://www.beobachter.ch/natur/forschung-wissen/gesundheit-medizin/artikel/19177/|

Stuff We Like: Bureau of Trade
GQ US - Feb 10 at 22:02 GMT Michael Phillips Moskowitz (former senior menswear correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle and graduate of London School of economics) is the founder of Bureau of Trade , a website that takes the time... http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2012/02/stuff-we-like-bureau-of-trade.html|

Study: Are Liberals Smarter Than Conservatives?
TIME.com: Today's Most Emailed Articles - Feb 10 at 21:48 GMT either club. But are liberals actually smarter? A libertarian (and, as such, nonpartisan) researcher, Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics and Political Science, has just written a paper that...
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1968042,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopularemail|

“Germany’s responsibility in Europe is…
Global Brief - Techau, Kleine Et AL. - Feb 10 at 21:42 GMT is well suited to undertake.”
» Mareike Kleine is Lecturer and Assistant Professor in EU Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is currently a John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow...
http://globalbrief.ca/blog/the-definition/%e2%80%9cgermanys-responsibility-
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Are 'sweatshops'an economic necessity?
CNN - kevinvoigt - Feb 10 at 21:27 GMT social mobility? Some critics say no. In a piece for Foreign Policy in Focus, Jason Hickel of the London School of Economics, argues that especially in post-colonial areas of the third world, sweatshops... http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/06/are-sweatshops-an-economic-necessity/|

High Taxes Could Hinder Growth of ICT Sector
AllAfrica.com - Feb 10 at 21:21 GMT in is a high priority," says Martin Cave, a regulatory economist specialising in network industries at the London School of Economics. One argument for the lowering of taxes on the sector is long-term productivity... http://allafrica.com/stories/201201130766.html|

Spain Approves Changes to Labor Policy
New York Times - RAPHAEL MINDER P - Feb 10 at 20:56 GMT will nonetheless be discussed in Parliament, where the government holds a majority. Luis Garicano, a professor at the London School of Economics, described the changes as promising, while lamenting the fact...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/business/global/spain-approves-changes-to-labor-policy.html?ref=europe|

¿Qué fue de Mónica Lewinsky? Sigue soltera y todavía está enamorada de Clinton (translate)
La Segunda - Feb 10 at 20:21 GMT Los Angeles y no tiene un trabajo regular. En 2006 obtuvo un máster en psicología social en el London School of Economics. Según cercanos a Lewinsky, la ex becaria aún guarda el famoso vestido azul al que... http://www.lasegunda.com/Noticias/Internacional/2012/02/720783/que-fue-de
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Elettrifying Cuisine!
FashionWeekDaily.com - Feb 10 at 18:46 GMT New School here in New York, I did my master’s degree in bioscience in medicine at the London School of Economics. I finished last year. I had the idea when I was on a trip in Iceland. We got the whole thing...
http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/the-fix/article/elettrifying-cuisine|

Europe could be 'sleepwalking into lost decade'
Public Service Europe - Feb 10 at 18:21 GMT Cramme is director of the Policy Network think-tank and a visiting fellow at the European Institute of the London School of Economics, in the United Kingdom http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/1491/europe-could-be-sleepwalking-into-lost-decade|

Post-Kyoto, a search for 'a subtle skill' in tackling climate change
Globe and Mail - NEIL REYNOLDS - Feb 10 at 17:33 GMT treaties, and equally radical, is the eloquent Hartwell paper, Co-published in May, 2010, by Oxford University and the London School of Economics as A New Direction for Climate Policy After the Crash of 2009...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/neil-reynolds/post-kyoto-a-search-for-a-subtle-skill-in-tackling-climate-change/article2278297/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Neil%20Reynolds&utm_content=2278297|

R. Paul Herman: Warren Buffett's Billions at Risk; Berkshire Hathaway Is Lowest-Rated on Sustainability
Huffington Post - R. Paul Herman - Feb 10 at 17:21 GMT into the 21st century. Co-author Maximilian Lichtenheld is an Analyst at HIP Investor Inc., an MBA candidate at London School of Economics (LSE), and the Founder and President of LSE's M&A (Mergers&Acquisitions...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/r-paul-herman/warren-buffetts-billions-_b_1251884.html|

President to make first official foreign visit this month
Politics.ie - Feb 10 at 16:49 GMT meet Lord Coe, President of the London Olympic Games Committee. During his visit President Higgins will address the London School of Economics, his speech will be entitled "Of Public Intellectuals, Universities... http://www.politics.ie/news/president-make-first-official-foreign-visit-month-83.html|

Candidatos de las primarias de la oposición en Venezuela (translate)
Terra Chile - Feb 10 at 16:36 GMT la Universidad de Michigan donde obtuvo el grado en Economía y Ciencias Políticas. También es egresado de la London School of Economics. - Pablo Medina: El ex dirigente sindical de 64 años fue miembro fundador...
http://noticias.terra.cl/mundo/latinoamerica/candidatos-de-las-primarias-de-la-oposicion-en-venezuela,a239849941865310VgnVCM10000098f154d0RCRD.html|

Hamas drifting away from patron Iran
News24.com - Feb 10 at 16:18 GMT pivotal effect on Hamas' world view," said Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics. "The rise of the Islamists to power has really given Hamas a strategic depth."... http://www.news24.com/World/News/Hamas-drifting-away-from-patron-Iran-20120210|

CEPAL E UNICEF LANÇAM GUIA PARA ESTIMAR POBREZA INFANTIL NA AL (translate)
Correio do Brasil - cdb - Feb 10 at 16:07 GMT que foi feita sobre a metodologia desenvolvida em 2003 pela Unicef juntamente à Universidade de Bristol e à London School of Economics (LSE) para a medição da pobreza. A Cepal e a Unicef consideraram necessário...
http://correiodobrasil.com.br/cepal-e-unicef-lancam-guia-para-estimar-pobreza-
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A Carbon Allowance in Every Pot
New York Times - DYLAN WALSH - Feb 10 at 12:46 GMT cards of earlier generations. That’s a subset of an idea from Ian Gough, a researcher at the London School of Economics. Citing the failure of international climate change policy to achieve results, he proposed...
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/a-carbon-allowance-in-every-pot/?ref
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Send India the power of Britain’s pen, not of its purse
Financial Times - Ramachandra Guha - Feb 10 at 12:24 GMT actors on tours to India. The writer is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at the London School of Economics. His books include ‘Makers of Modern India’ http://blogs.ft.com/the-a-list/2012/02/09/send-india-the-power-of-britain%e2%80
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Wulff-Freund David Groenewold: Der Trickser (translate)
Die Tageszeitung - Feb 10 at 11:12 GMT Wulffs gab es 2008 zum Oktoberfest ein Hotelupgrade. Damals war der Absolvent des Eliteinternats Schloss Salem und der London School of Economics noch Liebling der Berliner Society. Mittlerweile ist sein Stern...
http://www.taz.de/Wulff-Freund-David-Groenewold/!87441/|

Figli digitali, sul web aspettando i genitori (translate)
Avvenire - Feb 10 at 10:51 GMT definizione rischia di creare più impicci che altro. A sostenerlo è Sonia Livingstone, docente di Psicologia sociale della London School of Economics, a capo del progetto Eu Kids Online, finanziato dalla Commissione... http://www.avvenire.it/Cronaca/Pagine/figli-digitali-sul-web.aspx|

Hva gikk galt i bydelen med de arbeidsløse og fattige? (translate)
Norge Idag - Feb 10 at 10:30 GMT Niall Ferguson, professor i økonomi ved fire av de åtte ledende læresteder i verden (Harvard, London School of Economics, Oxford, Stanford) sammenfatter denne innsikten fra moderne forskning i magasinet Newsweek...
http://www.idag.no/ledere-oppslag.php3?ID=20532|

Lanzan guía para estimar pobreza infantil en América Latina y El Caribe (translate)
Portal Paraguayo de Noticias - Ppn .com.py - Feb 10 at 10:13 GMT adaptación que se hizo de la metodología desarrollada en 2003 por UNICEF, la Universidad de Bristol y la London School of Economics para la medición de la pobreza infantil. CEPAL y UNICEF-TACRO consideraron...
http://www.ppn.com.py/html/noticias/noticia-ver.asp?id=80480&desc=Lanzan-guia-para-estimar-pobreza-infantil-en-America-Latina-y-El-Caribe|

Zlatý český hospodářský zázrak? (translate)
Aktuálnì.cz - Feb 10 at 9:09 GMT reCAPTCHA na našem blogu. Pamatuj si mne Sidebar Alexander Tomský Politolog a nakladatel. Po studiích mezinárodních vztahů na London School of Economics a tomistické filosofie na London Institute of Education... http://blog.aktualne.centrum.cz/blogy/alexander-tomsky.php?itemid=15576|

Durban: Least bad outcome
Energize Online - Feb 10 at 8:43 GMT Sir Nicholas Stern, the author of the famous Stern Report that bears his name, now a Professor at London School of Economics, points out that to address the climate challenge, we must limit global greenhouse... http://eepublishers.co.za/article/eenergy-informer-291.html|

LSE on TV/radio

13-Feb-2012
Today, BBC Radio 4
Sue Donnelly, LSE archivist, was interviewed about the online publication of Beatrice Webb’s diaries in LSE’s new digital library

13-Feb-2012
Daybreak, ITV 1
Kevin Featherstone interviewed on new finance and austerity measures in Greece

10-Feb-2012
5 Live Drive, BBC Radio 5
Fawaz Gerges on latest events in Syria

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