LSE in print
'I was born with too much energy. I just get up and do things'
The Guardian, 26/11/2012, p.6, Decca Aitkenhead; Michael Heseltine
Profile of Michael Hestletine “…in his office at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills since 9am, will spend the afternoon at his publishing company, Haymarket, and deliver a speech that evening at the LSE. He never had any time for the social side of politics, and was famously hopeless at schmoozing MPs in Westminster's bars and tea rooms - "That is true,"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/25/michael-heseltine-would-have-liked-prime-minister|
Beyond the stereotypes
The Guardian, 26/11/2012, p.2, Sue George
panel of distinguished judges chose their favourites for the shortlist. The judges were Behrouz Afagh, head of Asia Pacific region, BBC World Service; Lilie Chouliaraki, professor of media and communication, London School of Economics; Liz Ford, deputy editor of the Guardian's global development website; Krishnan Guru-Murthy, anchor, Channel 4 news; Natasha Kaplinsky, broadcaster; Richard Kavuma, editor, the Observer, Uganda; and
http://www.guardian.co.uk/journalismcompetition/beyond-the-stereotypes|
A jockular nation
The Sunday Times Online, 24/11/2012, p.1, Unattributed
difference to policy or will it allow politicians to deflect attention from static wages and low economic growth?SPEAKING at the launch of the report last week, Lord Layard, of the London School of Economics, said: “Income matters but it’s not the only thing that matters. One of the most striking things to come out of this was the importance mental
No one believed this man when he predicted the financial crisis in his book The Black Swan in 2007. But he was right, and made a fortune out of it.
The Observer, 25/11/2012, p.12, Carole Cadwalladr
of what I can only describe as sense. His justification for all this is that "experience is devoid of the cherrypicking that we find in studies". More than anything else, he believes in having "skin in the game". When, for example, he warned about the fragility of the banking system in The Black Swan, "I was betting on its
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/nov/24/nassim-taleb-antifragile-finance-interview|
BIG IDEAS Six books that have shaped political thinking since the crash
The Observer, 25/11/2012, p.14, Unattributed
the thinking of Richard Layard, the "happiness tsar" of the last Labour government, who argued that we're miserable in the UK because we're overpaid and over-materialistic. Layard, an economist at LSE and a peer in the House of Lords, holds that wellbeing declines in consumer societies and that, above a certain level, rises in average national incomes don't make us
FILTHY RICH
The Mail on Sunday, 25/11/2012, p.1, Will Stewart
out. The site of the restaurant - formerly Gordon Ramsay's La Noisette - is owned by Azeri government minister Kamaladdin Heydarov's London-based billionaire sons, Tale, 27, and Nijat, 26. Former LSE student Tale has been dubbed the 'Abramovich of Azerbaijan' after pouring millions into his local football team, Gabala, and recruiting former England captain Tony Adams on a £1million annual
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2237824/Azerbaijan-oil-heiresses-bathe--beneath-lurks-murky-secrets.html|
University exams consigned to history
The Sunday Telegraph, 25/11/2012, p.17, Julie Henry
history degree assessment is 100 per cent coursework. Last year, 20 per cent of students gained a first-class degree. In comparison, 10 per cent of the history degree at the London School of Economics is based on coursework. Last year, 15 per cent of students there gained first-class degrees. Philosophy degrees were similarly dominated by coursework. At one end of
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9700573/No-exam-university-courses-fuel-rise-in-first-class-degrees.html|
Stella Creasy Labour's rising star who's taking on Wonga
The Observer, 25/11/2012, p.32, Elizabeth Day
THE CREASY FILE Born Stella Judith Creasy in Sutton Coldfield, 1977. Both her parents were active Labour party members. Educated at Colchester high school for girls, Cambridge University and the London School of Economics. Worked in public relations . Best of times Being elected to Parliament as the MP for Walthamstow in 2010. Being invited to write the sleeve notes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/nov/25/stella-creasy-labour-wonga
Other lives
The Guardian, 24/11/2012, p.59, Richard Eyre
set up an interactive website that opened up the NT to virtual visitors. Jenny was born and brought up in south London, and gained a first in sociology at the LSE, followed by a master's in criminology at Berkeley in the US. In 1970, Jenny initiated and developed the Combination - a company set up to run a cultural and
Gerard Woodward My earlier novels didn't work. I wasn't addressing what I needed to - my family
The Guardian, 24/11/2012, p.13, Sarah Crown
finish her degree, up to Manchester where she trained to be a teacher, back to London so Woodward could use up his grant entitlement doing an anthropology degree at the LSE, back to Manchester, this time for eight years, where Woodward started and didn't finish an anthropology MA, and got a job maintaining the university's vending machines. "I enjoyed it,"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/nov/23/life-in-writing-gerard-woodward|
Lecturers raise fears of Lancashire privatisation
Morning Star, 23/11/2012, p.5, Unattributed
"There is no plan to privatise the university. This has never been mentioned or discussed by the university board," he said. Malcolm McVicar said that many other universities, including the London School of Economics and Cumbria University, were already companies limited by guarantee.
Books & talks
The Independent, 24/11/2012, p.38, Unattributed
being appointed its head last year. He recounts the story in Exposure: Inside the Olympus Scandal, which he talks about at these London events. LSE, London WC2 (020 7955 6043; lse.ac.uk
Morsi's power grab is no surprise, but there will be social and political costs
The Independent, 24/11/2012, p.37, Fawaz Gerges
I do not deliver, do not obey me." Now, he may find his words come back to haunt him. Fawaz A Gerges is a professor of international relations at the London School of Economics where he directs the Middle East Centre. His most recent book is "Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?" Morsi made his move
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/morsis-power-grab-in-egypt-is-no-surprise-but-there-will-be-social-and-political-costs-8347573.html|
Queen of culture
The Guardian, 24/11/2012, p.49, Aida Edemariam
a council house near Wolverhampton, and brought up in South Wales. Her father was in the financial services, then a teacher. She went to a comprehensive school, then to the London School of Economics. Asked how her parents voted, she shakes her head, clearly not wanting to answer but slightly stuck as to how to deal with it. Finally: "I
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/23/maria-miller-interview-church-disappointing|
Cameron's 'evil genius' election strategist hunts for victory at any cost
The Guardian, 24/11/2012, p.16, Hugh Muir
on the outer ring, and careful curbs on his candidate, protecting him from territory that might prove hostile as well as journalists who might cause problems. Tony Travers of the London School of Economics says it showed: "You could see the strain on Boris trying to be serious." Once again, there was the attack story - contested allegations that Livingstone
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/23/guardian-profile-lynton-crosby|
Romney's lesson for the Tory party
Financial Times, 24/11/2012, p.12, Unattributed
lost - and how they can win again", November 16). I wonder: is there something the Tories can learn from Mitt Romney's electoral defeat? Robert Falkner, Reader in International Relations, London School of Economics, UK
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6598545e-33f6-11e2-8270-00144feabdc0.html|
LSE online
University exams enter the history books as coursework is blamed for grade inflation
Mail Online UK (Web), 25/11/2012, Unattributed
assessment is entirely done on coursework and in 2011 a total of 20 per cent of all students got a first. In contrast a tenth of the history degree at the London School of Economics is based on coursework and last year 15 per cent of students there gained first-class degrees. According to the Telegraph, exams are virtually non-existent in English
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2238151/University-exams-enter-history-books-coursework-blamed-grade-inflation.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490|
Bank of England boss gets degree
BBC (Web), 23/11/2012, Unattributed
to be able to wish so many new graduates every future success." Following spells teaching at Cambridge, Birmingham and Harvard universities, Sir Mervyn was appointed professor of economics at the London School of Economics in 1984. He joined the Bank of England as a non-executive director in 1990, becoming deputy governor in 1998.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-20465669|
Britain being hit by rise in graduate 'brain drain'
Telegraph (Web), 23/11/2012, Unattributed
overseas employment rate stood at 7.1 per cent at Bristol, 8.6 per cent at Durham, 8.4 per cent at Exeter, eight per cent at Oxford, 7.1 per cent at the London School of Economics, 10.5 per cent at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, 7.1 per cent at Aberdeen, 12 per cent at St Andrews and 10
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9699524/Britain-being-hit-by-rise-in-graduate-brain-drain.html|
Letter from Israel: The endless war
New Statesman (Web), 24/11/2012, Jason Cowley
[Sunday 18 November], the 500 leaders who ignited the Egypt revolution in Tahrir Square were in Gaza showing their support. That’s a game-changer.” Zomlot, who was educated at the London School of Economics and Harvard, was born and grew up in Gaza. “It used to be like a mini- Beirut. I have seen pictures of my mother in a
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/politics/2012/11/letter-israel-endless-war|
Krytyk kapitalizmu jest guru giełdy
Money.pl - Nov 26 at 6:19 GMT
1947 roku jego rodzina uciekła (wykorzystując Kongres Młodych Esperantystów) z komunistycznych Węgier do Anglii, młody George wstąpił do London School of Economics, gdzie zetknął się z, wykładającym na tej...
http://platine.pl/george-soros-wrog-kapitalizmu-jest-guru-inwestorow-0-1202838.html#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss|
Rethinking International Student Orientation
Inside Higher Ed - Liz Reisberg - Nov 25 at 23:17 GMT
difficulties many international students confront in the classroom. She points to research conducted by Lancaster University and the London School of Economics that suggests that the problem may be the differences...
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/rethinking-international-student-orientation|
Optimising investor protection
Jordan Times - Nov 25 at 20:17 GMT
graduate to study for the Masters of Law at Cambridge University, and then obtained his PhD at the London School of Economics. He has lectured at British and US universities about international law, Islamic...
http://jordantimes.com/optimising-investor-protection|
Det mest åbne samfund nogensinde ...
Information.dk - Rune Lykkeberg - Nov 25 at 13:28 GMT
og kompleks. Den tyske økonomiminister Philipp Rösler holdt for nylig et foredrag for brillante unge talentfulde økonomer på London School of Economics, hvor han bad dem, der kunne, redegøre for sammenhængen...
http://www.information.dk/317976|
Erasmus is key to Europe's future - Don't diminish it
University World News - Nov 25 at 12:34 GMT
The economic situation in Europe has hit young people very hard. A good education that prepares them for a world that is increasingly fast-moving, mobile, interdependent and multicultural is fundamental to ensuring they do not become a 'lost generation'....
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20121124160107736|
Middle class study bargains abroad
University World News - Nov 25 at 12:34 GMT
University of Surrey, UK. This article was first published on the British Politics and Policy blog of the London School of Economics (LSE), but it gives the views of the author, and not the position of the
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20121120104726145|
“Tony Blair? Era più a destra della Thatcher” (translate)
La Stampa - Nov 25 at 10:23 GMT
tra quote... Lui però è una brava persona, amatissima in Inghilterra dove ha parlato in modo eccellente alla London School of Economics. Del resto quando in Inghilterra vengono lui o Napolitano la gente dice:...
http://www.lastampa.it/2012/11/25/cultura/scrittrice-E1nXHbfZUkiBfwDH9kGWCN/pagina.html|
FACTBOX - Rolling Stones still touring at 50
Reuters India - Nov 25 at 7:55 GMT
Waters and he formed his first band in his teens. He had won a place at the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) but admitted he didn't take it seriously. At London's Ealing Blues Club, Jagger met...
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/11/25/music-rolling-stones-facts-idINDEE8AO03M20121125?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews|
Elizabeth Debevoise and Edward Baxter
New York Times - Nov 25 at 5:09 GMT
projects in emerging markets. She graduated from Yale and received a masters in management and strategy from the London School of Economics. The brides father is a senior partner in the Washington law firm...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/fashion/weddings/elizabeth-debevoise-edward-baxter-weddings.html|
Eccentric historian leaves work to Trinity
Irish Independent - Shane Hickey - Nov 25 at 4:51 GMT
with a number of beneficiaries listed.Amongst them is Dominic Lieven, a professor of Russian history in the London School of Economics; the London Trust for Trinity College; the Kildare Street and University...
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/eccentric-historian-leaves-work-to-trinity-3304986.html|
Despidos masivos en las cajas nacionalizadas
El País - igo de Barrón - Nov 25 at 1:19 GMT
Esto aun estando mucho más saneadas que las cuatro entidades nacionalizadas en España”, apunta Vicente Cuñat, de la London School of Economics.Otra de las claves impuestas por Bruselas es la quita que se...
http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2012/11/24/actualidad/1353789346_922547.html|
Twitter, nuevo debate sobre libertad de expresión
El Espectador - Nov 24 at 19:15 GMT
se produzca", aseguró a Efe Charlie Beckett, director del departamento de Medios y municación de la universidad londinense London School of Economics.En relación al importante elemento de la permanencia...
http://www.elespectador.com/tecnologia/articulo-388891-twitter-nuevo-debate-sobre-libertad-de-expresion|
Debate en el Reino Unido ante las denuncias a tuiteros y la libertad de expresión Yahoo! Argentina - Nov 24 at 17:36 GMT
se produzca", aseguró a Efe Charlie Beckett, director del departamento de Medios y Comunicación de la universidad londinense London School of Economics. En relación al importante elemento de la permanencia...
http://ar.noticias.yahoo.com/debate-reino-unido-denuncias-tuiteros-libertad-expresi%C3%B3n-171609696.html|
Reino Unido debate sobre libertad de expresión de tuiterosTerra Chile - Nov 24 at 14:15 GMT
se produzca", aseguró a Efe Charlie Beckett, director del departamento de Medios y Comunicación de la universidad londinense London School of Economics.En relación al importante elemento de la permanencia...
http://noticiascl.terra.cl/tecnologia/noticias/0,,OI6328029-EI4130,00-Reino+Unido+debate+sobre+libertad+de+expresion+de+tuiteros.html|
In case you missed it: This is the ‘African century’
Globe and Mail - Nov 24 at 12:01 GMT
month, the GDP and growth figures from Africa may be disguising larger improvements. He cites the research by London School of Economics professor Alwyn Young, which suggests that even though per capita income...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/in-case-you-missed-it-this-is-the-african-century/article5609423/|
In the service of mankind
New Straits Times - Nov 24 at 5:24 GMT
in Nepal, helped street children in South Africa and made endowments to the Oxford Centre of Islamic Studies, London School of Economics and the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology. What sets him apart...
http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/in-the-service-of-mankind-1.175975|
Bailout funds not for banks - Bruegel
Irish Times - Future bank crises - Nov 24 at 0:43 GMT
persistently high unemployment could turn to extremist political parties.Prof Ian Begg of the European Institute at the London School of Economics said the EU's budget should be focused on areas where it...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/1124/1224327040933.html|
Climat: les signaux d'alerte partout au rouge (translate)
Le Figaro - Nov 24 at 0:30 GMT
et d'innovation qui contribuera fortement au développement des pays pauvres», martèle Nicholas Stern, désormais enseignant à la London School of Economics dans un livre (Deux économistes face aux enjeux climatiques
http://www.lefigaro.fr/environnement/2012/11/23/01029-20121123ARTFIG00706-climat-les-signaux-d-alerte-partout-au-rouge.php|
¿Quién gana con el conflicto? (translate)
CNN México - Nov 23 at 19:51 GMT
militar egipcio, nunca tuvo, dijo Fawaz Gerges, profesor de Relaciones Internacionales y analista de Medio Oriente para la London School of Economics. “Hamas escucha a Mohamed Morsi”, dijo Gerges a CNN mientras...
http://mexico.cnn.com/mundo/2012/11/22/quien-gano-y-quien-perdio-en-el-conflicto-entre-gaza-e-israel|
Transformation: SA needs substantial policy reforms
Mail & Guardian Online - Nov 23 at 18:55 GMT
the key areas of social policy as outlined by Thandika Mkandawire, the chair of African development at the London School of Economics, remain poorly transformed. In the 2000s, economic policy turned again...
http://mg.co.za/article/2012-11-23-00-development-policy-lost-in-the-economic-mix|
"A dynasty on steroids"
Sydney Morning Herald - Nov 23 at 17:17 GMT
leaking information to the cronies they were investigating.The PCGG team includes Filipino graduates of Oxford and the London School of Economics. While hunting missing assets, they are also overseeing 11...
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/a-dynasty-on-steroids-20121119-29kwy.html|
Jessie Baldwin: The Trials and Tribulations of Antenatal Depression
Huffington Post UK - Jessie Baldwin - Nov 23 at 14:13 GMT
clinic. Furthermore, in such areas there is often a long waiting list for treatment. The finding by the London School of Economics which suggests that only 25% of people suffering from mental health problems...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jessie-baldwin/antenatal-depression-challenges-dilemmas_b_2176154.html|
The D-8 Summit
Deutsche Welle - Nov 23 at 14:03 GMT
bode well for democratic values in these countries. But Emrys Schoemaker, a communications analyst and researcher at the London School of Economics, said that many people in the Muslim countries believed...
http://www.dw.de/muslim-nations-tiptoe-between-commerce-and-religion/a-16400951|
APA ots news: Conference on European Economic Integration der Suomen Pankki... FinanzNachrichten.de - Nov 23 at 9:15 GMT
durch den Gouverneur der finnischen Zentralbank, Erkki Liikanen, und OeNB-Gouverneur Ewald Nowotny werden als Keynote-Referenten Professor Danny Quah ( London School of Economics), Professor Florencio López-de-Silanes...
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2012-11/25263387-apa-ots-news-conference-on-european-economic-integration-der-suomen-pankki-016.htm|
LSE on TV/radio
BBC Radio 5 Live (23 Nov)
Iain Begg comments on the talks in Brussels for the EU budget
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Fawaz Gerges comments on the protests in Egypt.
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BBC World Service (24 Nov)
Passing mention of LSE alumnus on programme about Chinese “super-rich”.
BBC Merseyside (23 Nov)
Passing mention of protesters from the London School of Economics