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The ultimate photo-op
Evening Standard, 09/05/2012, p.34, Kieran Long
THE Photographers' Gallery is an institution that used to exist between the cracks in London. Already under construction is its next project, the new £21.5 million student centre at the London School of Economics by the Aldwych.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/architecture/the-new-photographers-gallery-7727819.html
Why shouldn't we see Whitehall's warnings?
The Daily Telegraph, 10/05/2012, p.23, Sue Cameron
Speaking at the London School of Economics, Lord O'Donnell insisted that a minister must be able to tell a colleague his ideas were "crazy for the following four reasons" without their debate appearing in the next day's headlines.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9254673/Why-shouldnt-we-see-Whitehalls-warnings.html|
Why the telly-dons get top marks
The Daily Telegraph, 10/05/2012, p.25, Peter Stanford
Starkey's crime seems to have been to turn his back very publicly on lecturing in history at the London School of Economics in favour of a £2 million contract to present 25 hours of programmes for Channel 4.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9254618/Why-telly-dons-like-David-Starkey-Lucy-Worsley-and-Bettany-Hughes-get-top-marks.html|
Elite play game of thrones with no fear of secession
Times Higher Education, p.10 10/05/2012, John Morgan
Leading candidates to leave may have included the universities of Cambridge and Oxford, Imperial College London, the London School of Economics and University College London, which previously have identified themselves as the G5 group in addition to their Russell Group membership.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419873&c=1|
Executive overdrive
Times Higher Education, p.39 10/05/2012, Jack Grove
Before quitting as director of the London School of Economics over the controversy surrounding the institution's links with Libya, Howard Davies was a director of investment bank Morgan Stanley and an adviser to multinational finance firm Promontory.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comments.asp?storycode=419851|
China in their hands
Times Higher Education, p.31 10/05/2012, Howard Davies
Article by Howard Davies on China’s gamble with Western education. “At a beginning-of-term drinks party at the London School of Economics a few years ago, I inflicted myself on three Chinese girls talking to each other on the fringes of the group - exercising a kind of conversational droit de seigneur I felt came with my position. “
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419893&c=1|
Tasty morsels on the social science menu
Times Higher Education, p.11 10/05/2012, Matthew Reisz
Rom Harre, director of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the London School of Economics, asks: "What is social science?" while Danny Dorling, professor of human geography at the University of Sheffield, examines the nature and costs of increasing inequality.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419875&c=1|
News in brief- ‘Overcomplex’ support schemes
Times Higher Education, p.12 10/05/2012
Mention of analysis by John Hills and Ben Richards showing that different means-tested bursaries and fee waivers introduced by universities will bring further complexity.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419879|
Keep health checks for all, Hefce tells quality consultation
Times Higher Education, p.6 10/05/2012, John Morgan
“Roger King, a research associate at the London School of Economics' Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, characterised Hefce's "rejection" of the plan to remove institutional review as "an important development".
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=419866&c=1|
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Coalition pledges more austerity
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 09/05/2012, Unattributed
Tony Travers, professor at the London School of Economics, said: "Cameron and (finance minister George) Osborne will stick to their economic policy come what may.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/says-cameron-ahead-difficult-week-130410659.html|
Set your alarm clocks, fellas! Women's sexual appetite peaks at 11pm on Saturday night, says study
Mail Online UK (Web), 09/05/2012, Sadie Whitelocks
Last year the London School of Economics reported that Thursday morning is the best day for couples to have sex. According to researchers this is the time when natural cortisol energy levels, which stimulate sex hormones, are at their peak.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2141848/Set-alarm-clocks-fellas-Womens-sexual-appetite-peaks-11pm-Saturday-night-says-study.html|
Why shouldn't we see Whitehall's warnings?
Telegraph (Web), 09/05/2012, Sue Cameron
Speaking at the London School of Economics, Lord O’Donnell insisted that a minister must be able to tell a colleague his ideas were crazy for the following four reasons without their debate appearing in the next days headlines.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9254673/Why-shouldnt-we-see-Whitehalls-warnings.html|
In Greece, coalition government proves elusive amid impasse
Los Angeles Times, 08/05/2012, Henry Chu
"These things do not square up. They are irreconcilable points," said Kevin Featherstone, an expert on Greece at the London School of Economics. "They've got to choose between the [bailout conditions] and membership of the Eurozone."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-greece-political-chaos-20120509,0,763434.story|
We need a Queen’s Speech for growth
Financial Times - Nicholas Stern - May 9 at 14:39 BST
respectively chair and senior visiting fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and Political Science. Mr Zenghelis’ recent lecture on green
http://blogs.ft.com/the-a-list/2012/05/09/we-need-a-queens-speech-for-growth/|
South Sudan may face fiscal collapse by July, leaked report says
Los Angeles Times
Many people in South Sudan are unlikely to suffer from the shutoff because they only recently began to benefit from the oil, said Jason Hickel, an assistant professor at the London School of Economics. Rural herders and farmers are not likely to make ...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/05/south-sudan-may-face-fiscal-collapse-by-july-leaked-report-says.html|
Europa en una encrucijada: dividirse o seguir unida (translate)
Terra USA - May 10 at 4:50 BST
miembros más débiles. "Eso no fue lo apropiado para Europa", dijo Paul De Grauwe, un economista de la London School of Economics. "Esa es la razón por la que pudiera romperse la unión", destacó. O una de las...
Enaye: Why we cannot wait
The Guardian Nigeria - May 10 at 3:33 BST
your ministers cannot bring about the cure, tell them to get out. According to the philosophy of the London School of Economics, “there is no problem without solution.” If they cannot bring about solution...
Core -- Benjamin E. Diokno: Happy or miserable?
Business World - May 10 at 2:55 BST
WHR), edited by three noted economists: John Helliwell of the University of British Columbia, Richard Layard of the London School of Economics, and Jeffrey Sachs of the University of Columbia. Professor Sachs...
The rising Islamists' political economy: the new capitalists, Fawaz A Gerges
Open Democracy - May 10 at 1:49 BST
the author Fawaz A Gerges is a professor of the international relations of the middle east at the London School of Economics and director of the LSE's Middle East Centre. Among his books are America and Political...
30 alumnos del IEB reciben clases de finanzas en Wharton (Filadelfia) (translate)
El Economista.es - May 9 at 22:35 BST
duración, forma parte del contenido del MIF, que fomenta el intercambio de alumnos y profesores con Wharton y London School of Economics (LSE). Durante su estancia en EEUU, los alumnos no sólo se han sentado...
Tomblin general counsel returning to private sector
State Journal - Whitney Burdette - May 9 at 22:33 BST
received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and holds law degrees from both West Virginia University and the London School of Economics. Before working at Guthrie & Thomas, Markham served as a law...
Ignore LOLcats and you ignore humanity
Brisbane Courier-Mail - Claire Connelly - May 9 at 22:18 BST
dissertation on the matter. Graduate student Kate Miltner has been awarded the best masters degree ever from the London School of Economics for her paper on the appeal of LOLcats. Ms Miltner's study found...
Parents' splits affect youngest kids the most
Detroit Free Press - May 9 at 21:57 BST
in place a series of processes which result in poor outcomes," says coauthor Wendy Sigle-Ruston of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
After reject austerity, Europe ponders future of grand project
voters FOXNews.com - May 9 at 18:45 BST
was not the right thing to do for Europe," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "This is the reason the union might break up." Or one of the reasons. The other is the...
Why we should connect with our roots
Business Daily Africa - May 9 at 18:29 BST
of the East’.In our session I also talked about my father and me. He went to the London School of Economics in the 1920s, fitting a long Romanian salami diagonally into his suitcase. I attended LSE in the...
Europe at the crossroads: splinter or unite
Columbus Republic - DON MELVIN - May 9 at 18:15 BST
was not the right thing to do for Europe," said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. "This is the reason the union might break up." Or one of the reasons. The other is the potential...
Plans for child abuse reporting queried
CPIU - Patricia Jane - May 9 at 18:00 BST
result in a fine or jail term of up to five years.
However, Prof Eileen Munro of the London School of Economics has warned that these moves could end up draining resources away from frontline child protection...
Iraq: Searching for Stability in an Unstable Region
Chatham House - May 9 at 17:57 BST
HE Dr Ali Al-Dabbagh, Spokesman for Iraqi Government, Republic of Iraq Dr Toby Dodge, Reader in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science Emma Sky, Visiting Professor, War Studies...
Islamists of Tunisia: Reconciling national contradictions
International Affairs at LSE - David Britain - May 9 at 16:16 BST
show daily that this will be a difficult task. Fatima El-Issawi is Polis Visiting Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Editor’s note: Since publication the government’s
Penn extends Gutmann pact
Philly.com - Susan Snyder - May 9 at 16:01 BST
She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard-Radcliffe College. She earned her master's in political science from the London School of Economics and her doctorate, also in political science, from Harvard. Several...
Councillor Judith Blakeman nominated for Royal Borough Mayoral election
Kensington & Chelsea Today - May 9 at 15:55 BST
profile review of health inequalities in the borough. Councillor Blakeman was educated at Putney High School and the London School of Economics, where she obtained a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a Master...
PPI Original Text (PPI-OT) – Lahore Stock Exchange’s Campus Outreach Program for Promoting Financial Literacy in the Youth
AsiaNet Pakistan - AsiaNet Pakistan - May 9 at 15:31 BST
Lahore, May 08, 2012 (PPI-OT): Lahore Stock Exchange held its second session of Campus Outreach Program for the Business students here at the Superior University where LSE’s officials interacted with the students. At the event organized at the Superior...
Queen's Speech - the reaction
BusinessGreen - May 9 at 14:11 BST
borrow." Professor Sam Fankhauser, co-director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics "We recognise that mechanisms to encourage investment in...
Judging Human Worth
Anglican Mainstream - Jill - May 9 at 13:41 BST
of Emily Jackson and John Keown in their new book, Debating Euthanasia . Jackson, a law professor at the London School of Economics, marshals the arguments for legalization of physician-assisted suicide and...
Balcerowicz o wyjściu z kryzysu: Pompowanie pieniędzy już nic nie da, czas na prawdziwe reformy (translate)
Gazeta Prawna - May 9 at 12:42 BST
pokusę zaniechania takich reform - powiedział Balcerowicz we wtorek wieczorem w Londynie, wygłaszając wykład na renomowanej brytyjskiej uczelni London School of Economics & Political Science.Dostęp do środków...
Who leads the Cockerel Family? Abu Sakara vs Bright Akwetey
Modern Ghana - Ghanaian Chronicle - May 9 at 12:24 BST
Sakara (MSc), their only son, completed with distinction an M.Sc. in Information Technology and Business at the London School of Economics and now works for in international Oil and Gas industry and is based...
Without a Coalition, Greek Parliament May Face Another Vote
Time - Joanna Kakissis - May 9 at 10:36 BST
more conclusive than the ones on Sunday, says Kevin Featherstone, a professor of contemporary Greek studies at the London School of Economics. "On Sunday, what the electorate wanted to do was punish. But in...
In Greece, coalition government proves elusive amid impasse
Individual.com - May 9 at 10:11 BST
do not square up. They are irreconcilable points," said Kevin Featherstone, an expert on Greece at the London School of Economics. "They've got to choose between the [bailout conditions] and membership of...
What Hollande Must Tell Germany
CNBC - May 9 at 9:50 BST
fail to hit its inflation target of close to 2 percent. As Paul de Grauwe, now at the London School of Economics, stresses in a recent note, the current adjustment process is asymmetric: countries in difficulties...
Grækenland får næppe en ny samlings-regering (translate)
Information.dk - Mads Frese - May 9 at 9:31 BST
at der skal afholdes valg igen om en måned,« vurderer politologen Spyros Economides fra Hellenic Observatory ved London School of Economics: »Men alt er muligt. Kan oppositionspartierne på venstrefløjen forvandle...
Methodist College Kuala Lumpur: Placing your needs in a personal way
Malay Mail - May 9 at 9:11 BST
University College London, UK) Loh Kai Syuen (University of Pennsylvania, US), Vickram Ragunath (Keele University, UK), Melvyn Leong ( London School of Economics, UK), Chew Kwang Liang (Yale University, US...
Inspirar a una generación (translate)
ABC.es - JOAN CARLES VALERO - May 9 at 9:06 BST
Roger Cooke, que a su vez es director ejecutivo de Cushman & Wakefield Spain. El director de la London School of Economics, Adam Austerfield, es el vicepresidente, mientras que José Manuel Velasco, de FCC...
Balcerowicz krytykuje strefę euro. Koniec pożyczek (translate)
Money.pl - May 9 at 8:40 BST
pokusę zaniechania takich reform - powiedział Balcerowicz we wtorek wieczorem w Londynie, wygłaszając wykład na renomowanej brytyjskiej uczelni London School of Economics & Political Science. - Dostępność...
CalCon Mutual Announces Hiring Of Dustin Carfield As Director Of...
PRWeb - May 9 at 8:35 BST
Middle East. A native of Colorado, he earned a JD from Vanderbilt University. He also studied at the London School of Economics and received a BA in Economics and Political Science from Washington University...
Een btw-dienst zonder dossiers (translate)
De Morgen - May 9 at 8:34 BST
de fout maakt om bestaande papieren processen te willen automatiseren. Recent onderzoek van John Van Reenen van de London School of Economics toont overigens aan dat niet alleen in de publieke sector het echte...
Balcerowicz: strefa euro potrzebuje reform (translate)
Forbes.pl - May 9 at 8:26 BST
zadłużonych państw stwarzają pokusę zaniechania takich reform - powiedział Balcerowicz w Londynie, wygłaszając wykład na renomowanej brytyjskiej uczelni London School of Economics & Political Science. - Dostępność...
“Chile a ciegas”, por Raúl Sohr. El libro. (translate)
InfoEnergía - Ernesto Aguila Mancilla - May 9 at 8:19 BST
Sociólogo, periodista y analista internacional. Cursó sus estudios superiores en las universidades de Chile, París y en la London School of Economics. Ha colaborado con una variedad de medios internacionales...
Royaume-Uni: malgré une défaite électorale, C... (translate)
Express.be - May 9 at 7:25 BST
sur cette ligne et perdre les prochaines élections plutôt que d'en changer", estime cet expert de la London School of Economics. Ce déplacement dans l'Essex a aussi été l'occasion pour le Premier ministre...
Balcerowicz przedstawił w Londynie... (translate)
Dziennik - May 9 at 7:01 BST
zadłużonych państw stwarzają pokusę zaniechania takich reform - powiedział Balcerowicz w Londynie, wygłaszając wykład na renomowanej brytyjskiej uczelni London School of Economics & Political Science. Dostępność...
Balcerowicz: UE potrzebuje realnych reform wewnętrznych. Reformy podażowe zwiększą zatrudnienie (translate)
Polska - polskatimes@polskatimes.pl (Polska - May 9 at 7:00 BST
pokusę zaniechania takich reform - powiedział Balcerowicz we wtorek wieczorem w Londynie, wygłaszając wykład na renomowanej brytyjskiej uczelni London School of Economics & Political Science. Czytaj również:...
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