LSE in print
Choose a civil servant, choose a business guru, choose an international globetrotter
Times Higher Education, 15/11/2012
Craig Calhoun, the new director of the London School of Economics, could be one to watch in the Twittersphere in coming months. Unafraid to speak his mind, politically engaged and comfortable with the medium's informal style, Calhoun was quick to arrange a live Q&A session on Twitter with staff and students. The session generated more than 400 questions - from government policy on international visas, and differences between US and UK students, to his gym workout routines - and was hailed by one student as a refreshing contrast to the "splashy PR" press releases generated by many universities when a new head takes office.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode
=421823|
How to make your CV sing
The Times, 15/11/2012, p.11, Unattributed
correct and check for any spelling mistakes. These are fundamentals. But how can you make your CV stand out? "Make sure it is really relevant," says Jenny Owen, director of LSE Careers. "Successful CVs are those where applicants have made the effort to tailor it to a particular role." In other words, do not just create one CV and send….
LSE online
Britain condemned for "mad house" schizophrenia care system
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 14/11/2012, Unattributed
were able to get a job. "Too many people are falling through the gaps in the system and ending up in prison or homeless," he said. An analysis by researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE), which formed part of the report, estimated schizophrenia costs the UK 11.8 billion pounds ($18.7 billion) a year in "societal" costs including care and treatment,
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/britain-condemned-mad-house-schizophrenia-care-
system-082645124.html|
FBR seeks LSE researchers help to identify tax evaders
North Korea Times - Nov 15 at 6:10 GMT
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked the researchers and professors of the London School of Economics (LSE) to prepare a model for the selection of at least 100,000 potential tax ...
http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/210738454/scat/5e8a9e9456
185a7e|
Could Your Wife's Working Habits Be A Sign You're Headed For Divorce?
Huffington Post - Nov 15 at 2:35 GMT
increase in the risk of marital breakdown, women work an extra 12 minutes per week, research from the London School of Economics and Political Science found.Berkay Ozcan and his co-researchers used the legalisation...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/14/divorce-threat-women-work_n_2131
760.html|
'Catastrophic Failings' In How Schizophrenia Patients Are Cared For In Britain: Report
Huffington Post - Nov 15 at 0:00 GMT
the system and ending up in prison or homeless," he said. An analysis by researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE), which formed part of the report, estimated schizophrenia costs the UK 11...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/14/schizophrenia-britain-mental-health-
care-_n_2127524.html|
Rolling Stones caught in anniversary 'Hurricane'
Houston Chronicle - Nov 14 at 23:22 GMT
" the black hats to Paul and John's white hats. They were educated - Mick at the London School of Economics, Keith at the Sidcup Art College - and Brian Jones was considered the best musician among the original...
http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Rolling-Stones-caught-in-anniversary-Hurricane-4038150.php|
Stones documentary is a gas
San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 14 at 23:13 GMT
" the black hats to Paul and John's white hats. They were educated - Mick at the London School of Economics, Keith at the Sidcup Art College - and Brian Jones was considered the best musician among the original...
http://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Crossfire-Hurricane-review-Stones-roll-40334
15.php|
Anti-austerity protests turn violent as European workers strike - live
Blogposts | guardian.co.uk - Graeme Wearden - Nov 14 at 20:17 GMT
that are being used against those who choose to demonstrate. 7.50pm GMT Christopher Pissarides, professor at the London School of Economics, has argued this evening that Europe's governments blundered by imposing...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/14/eurozone-crisis-general-strikes-protest-day-of-action|
Election historique de commissaires de police régionaux (translate)
24Heures.ch - Nov 14 at 19:15 GMT
un demi-siècle en matière de gouvernance de la police", s’enthousiasme Tim Newburn, professeur de criminologie à la London School of Economics. "Ces commissaires auront des pouvoirs très importants sur les...
http://www.24heures.ch/monde/Election-historique-de-commissaires-de-police-regionaux-/story/18782396|
Reforms in Myanmar: Challenges and prospects
Al Jazeera - Nov 14 at 15:56 GMT
founder of the Free Burma Coalition (1995-2004) and a visiting fellow (2011-13) at the Department of International Development, London School of Economics. His forthcoming book on Myanmar will be published
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/20121114102511809369.html|
Scandal at the BBC: A Sign of Crisis in British Media?
Atlantic Monthly - Luke Allnutt - Nov 14 at 15:47 GMT
with Charlie Beckett, a former BBC staffer and the head of POLIS, a media think tank at the London School of Economics. It is debatable, of course, whether the BBC is in crisis. But if you accept that the...
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/11/scandal-at-the-bbc-a-
sign-of-crisis-in-british-media/265197/|
Israel’s Fischer Says 2013 Growth May Be Higher Than Forecast
BusinessWeek - Alisa Odenheimer and Gwen Ackerman - Nov 14 at 15:40 GMT
and policy making. Fischer, whose term ends in 2015, earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees at the London School of Economics. He then won a scholarship to MIT, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-14/israel-s-fischer-says-2013-
growth-may-be-higher-than-forecast|
Today's Economist: Casey B. Mulligan: What Job Openings Tell Us
New York Times - CASEY B. MULLIGAN - Nov 14 at 15:11 GMT
supply factors could increase the ratio of unemployed to job openings. Christopher A. Pissarides, a professor at the London School of Economics, literally wrote the book on job openings and unemployment, and...
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/what-job-openings-tell-us/?partner=rss&emc=rss|
VMTurbo's Intelligent Workload Management Gets High Marks from Higher Education Institutions Leading colleges and universities reduce costs and drive automated control across cloud and virtualized environments with VMTurbo Operations Manager
CNBC - Nov 14 at 14:58 GMT
we address and solve for IT." VMTurbo has been deployed by a number of well-known organizations including London School of Economics (LSE), Northeastern University, Saarland University, East Carolina University...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/49820404|
BBC: prey to global trends
Voice of Russia - Yekaterina Kudashkina, Ian Sumter - Nov 14 at 14:21 GMT
with our guest speakers Stephen Dalziel - former BBC journalist; and Charlie Beckett - media expert with the London School of Economics.
http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/25298789/94508786.html|
Marsh joins SRA’s first lay majority board
Law Society Gazette - Nov 14 at 13:08 GMT
solicitor Chris Randall, will join in January 2014. Julia Black is a professor in the law department at London School of Economics, with experience of legal services regulation in England and Wales. Chris...
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/marsh-joins-sra-s-first-lay-majority-board|
Flickr, Facebook and Instagram: Are we fully aware of our photo rights?
Metro.co.uk (Web), 14/11/2012, Ross Mcguinness
sharing a photograph has changed, especially with those under 30 who have had this technology in a substantial portion of their lives,’ said Andrew Murray, professor of law at the London School of Economics. ‘We used to take photographs to store a memory. Now we take them to share. ‘Ownership is equated with possession and keeping others out
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/newsfocus/917827-flickr-facebook-and-instagram
-are-we-fully-aware-of-our-photo-rights|
Oxford University lecturer from Kilburn jailed after destroying family firm
Evening Standard (Web), 14/11/2012, Unattributed
jet to fly in an associate to London for a charity football match. John Carl Townsend, defending, claimed Di Natale, previously a lecturer at Oxford University with a degree from the London School of Economics, was suffering from bipolar disorder.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/oxford-university-lecturer-from-kilburn
-jailed-after-destroying-family-firm-8315433.html|
'Catastrophic failings' of schizophrenia care
Channel 4 News (Web), 14/11/2012, Unattributed
now work at King's College London Medical School. I use my experiences to teach students about examining patients with mental illness." Poorly prescribed Figures from the report collected by the London School of Economics found that overall schizophrenia costs society £12bn a year from unemployment; institutional costs, health and social costs; unpaid care and premature mortality. This is an average
http://www.channel4.com/news/catastrophic-failings-of-schizophrenia-care|
UPDATE 1-Britain condemned for "mad house" schizophrenia care system
Reuters UK (Web), 14/11/2012, Kate Kelland
were able to get a job. "Too many people are falling through the gaps in the system and ending up in prison or homeless," he said. An analysis by researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE), which formed part of the report, estimated schizophrenia costs the UK 11.8 billion pounds ($18.7 billion) a year in "societal" costs including care and treatment,
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/14/schizophrenia-britain-care-idUKL5E8ME1RJ20121114|
LSE on TV/radio
CNN International Europe (14 Novemebr 2012)
Connect the World
Professor Fawaz Gerges was interviewed about the Gaza rocket attack.
Sky News (14 November 2012)
Jeff Randall Live
Professor Christopher Pissarides was interviewed about the European economy.
BBC News (14 November 2012)
Professor Iain Begg gave an interviewed on the European strikes.
BBC World Service Radio (14 November 2012)
Professor Luis Garicano was interviewed about the European economy.
BBC London 94.9 FM (14 Novemebr 2012)
Breakfast
LSE is mentioned in regards to the new schizophrenia care report.
Also on: BBC London 94.9
BBC Radio 4 (14 November 2012)
LSE-Libya is mentioned in piece about university fundraising.
Also on: BBC Wales