Tuesday 25 September 2012

LSE in print

Figures reveal dramatic inequalities between universities
The Guardian, 25/09/2012, p.33, Roger Brown
Richer and poorer - Top 10 universities by income per full-time equivalent student, 2010-11 (GBPk) incl. 6) 'LSE 26.24'.

Goldsmith should change parties to fight third runway, says minister
Evening Standard, 24/09/2012, p.10, Nicholas Cecil; Joe Murphy
The Coalition has set up a commission led by Sir Howard Davies, the former director of the LSE, to examine the case for a hub airport and where it should be located. Its final conclusions will not be delivered until after the next election.

LSE online

Don’t ignore SMEs, Easwaran urges India *new!
Borneo Post Online - emmor - Sep 25 at 5:55 BST
prominent development economist and an activist of the Labour Party of the UK who has taught at the London School of Economics, and Vijay Nambiar, the chief of staff of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. –Bernama
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/09/25/dont-ignore-smes-easwaran-urges-
india-new/
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El posible referéndum sobre la independencia de Cataluña y una subida de las pensiones del 1%, los temas de portada de este martes (translate)
TeInteresa.es - Sep 25 at 5:51 BST
juzgados por alta traición.La portada se completa con una noticia de propio diario: ‘Orbyt llega a la London School of Economics’.El País abre su portada con la posibilidad de un referéndum en Cataluña...
http://www.teinteresa.es/espana/referendum-independencia-Cataluna-pensiones-portada_0_780522040.html|

Marketing a mistake: Monica Lewinsky seeks to tell all but it grows old
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 25 at 5:22 BST
fled the notoriety of America for obscurity in England where she completed a master's degree at the London School of Economics.Despite a world class education, Ms. Lewinsky, 39, hasn't been able to land...
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/editorials/marketing-a-mistake-monica-lewinsky-seeks-to-tell-all-but-it-grows-old-654763/|

World-renowned author to give talk on China's impact
TheStar.com.my - Sep 25 at 4:30 BST
few years.A leading expert on China today, Dr Jacques is a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the London School of Economics (University of London), a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and...
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/9/25/nation/20120925112329&sec=nation|

Don't Ignore SMEs, Easwaran Urges India
Bernama - Sep 25 at 4:16 BST
prominent development economist and an activist of the Labour Party of the UK who has taught at the London School of Economics, and Vijay Nambiar, the chief of staff of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.--
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsbusiness.php?id=696988|

英国多家大学广招海外究生 弥补教育经费不足 (translate)
China News - Sep 25 at 3:58 BST
弥补”大学高等教育的预算。 该调查称,英国七家大学招募的研究生中有半数以上是非欧盟留学生。 这份由英国移民观察(MigrationWatchUK)所作的调查指出,其中一家大学――卡迪夫都会大学(Cardiff Metropolitan)把72%的研究生就读位置分配给海外学生。 除了该大学之外,在伯明翰大学学院(University College Birmingham),贝德福特大学(University of Bedfordshire)、伦敦经济学院( London School of
http://www.chinanews.com/lxsh/2012/09-25/4208998.shtml|

Todo lo que necesitás saber sobre las elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela Octubre 2012 (translate)
Comunicacion Popular - marcris - Sep 25 at 3:06 BST
de 2012 para definir el candidato que los representaría. Los precandidatos fueron Diego Arria Salicceti , economista egresado del London School of Economics and Political Science, político, escritor, diplomático...
http://comunicacionpopular.com.ar/todo-lo-que-necesitas-saber-sobre-las-
elecciones-presidenciales-en-venezuela-octubre-2012/
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EL MUNDO presenta Orbyt en la London School of Economics (translate)
El Mundo - Carlos Fresneda (Corresponsal - Sep 25 at 2:59 BST
) | Londres Pedro J. Ramírez presentó ayer Orbyt en la London School of Economics (LSE) y dijo que la solución al dilema entre cobrar o no en la Red es "ofrecer periodismo de calidad al precio más barato posible"...
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/09/25/comunicacion/1348534834.html|

Hitler mit Hipstamatic-Flair (translate)
Spiegel Online - Thorsten Dörting - Sep 25 at 1:54 BST
über Hitler)? Wenn Monty das geahnt hätte.Wer hat den besten Auftritt? Sönke Neitzel, Historiker an der London School of Economics, der (mit einigen Kollegen) seine Zunft dazu brachte, die als geklärt geltende...
http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/kritik-zur-zdf-serie-weltenbrand-von-guido-knopp
-a-856218.html
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Intn'l Gay, Lesbian Human Rights Commission appoints ED
Windy City Times - Sep 25 at 0:01 BST
was educated in the United States, Mexico, and England. She received her masters in human rights from the London School of Economics where her dissertation was awarded a distinction. The International Gay...
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Intnl-Gay-Lesbian-Human-Rights-Commission-appoints-ED/39644.html|

Spanish Bad Bank Risks Investor Conflict With Stressed Lenders
BusinessWeek - Charles Penty and Sharon Smyth - Sep 24 at 23:41 BST
some lenders to support real estate prices to avoid further losses, said Luis Garicano, a professor at the London School of Economics. “It’s a very difficult balance to achieve, or maybe it’s impossible...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-24/spanish-bad-bank-risks-investor-conflict-with-stressed-lenders|

ΕΝΑ ΟΡΑΜΑ ΝΑ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΣΕΙΣ (translate)
Pulse - Sep 24 at 23:15 BST
φυσικού αερίου νότια της Κρήτης παίρνει σάρκα και 10/9 12:21 Συζήτηση με θέμα την ελληνική κρίση οργανώθηκε στο London School of Economics την Τρίτη 11 Σεπτεμβρίου. Θέμα της συζήτησης ήταν ποιο θα πρέπει...
http://www.pulse.gr/orama-akoloythiseis/news/3288315/|

Can Suu Kyi stay silent?
New Age Bangladesh - Sep 24 at 22:52 BST
gain from opening her mouth on this,” said Maung Zarni, a Burma expert and visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, speaking in August. “She is no longer a political dissident trying to stick to...
http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-09-25&nid=24788|

Marketing writers as ‘brands’
The Hindu - Hasan Suroor - Sep 24 at 21:17 BST
enough clout to stand up to this sort of nonsense," said Rob, an irate student of the London School of Economics browsing books at the School's Waterstones store. His classmate, Peter Clay, said he planned...
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Hasan_Suroor/marketing-writers-as-brands/article3932647.ece|

Indian Woman Continues Classic Car Legacy
Forbes.com - Tamara Warren - Sep 24 at 21:10 BST
cars with her 21 year old sister, Shefali, who is working on a master’s degree at the London School of Economics. I spoke to Ms. Prakash about her experiences at Pebble Beach and driving in India earlier this...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarawarren/2012/09/24/indian-woman-continues-classic-car-legacy/|

Russians Are the Luckiest People on Earth
Moscow Times - Alexei Pankin - Sep 24 at 20:14 BST
joined by the 20-year-old son of close Russian friends. He had missed the events while studying at the London School of Economics and was hoping to gain some insights from the film.The movie is made in a...
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/russians-are-the-luckiest-people
-on-earth/468671.html
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Evolving Global Strategy Gives Law Firm an Edge
New York Times - MARK SCOTT - Sep 24 at 20:11 BST
s essential for law firms to have a global reach,” said Edmund-Philipp Schuster, a law professor at the London School of Economics and former corporate lawyer at Baker & McKenzie. “Being able to work across...
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/evolving-global-strategy-gives-law-firm-an-edge/|

Arctic ice cover shrinks to half the 1979-2000 average
Melbourne Age - Sep 24 at 19:22 BST
of melting, far beyond what scientists thought would happen a few years ago," Bob Ward of the London School of Economics and Political Science said in a statement. "Policy-makers need to wake up to the scale...
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/arctic-ice-cover-shrinks-to
-half-the-19792000-average-20120920-267n8.html
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Migration Watch claims are an unjustified attack on overseas students
Blogposts | guardian.co.uk - Sep 24 at 19:08 BST
Migration Watch.UK universities rely on international students for their intellectual, cultural and financial contribution. Universities such as London School of Economics, (with a 42% foreign student population...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/sep/24/migration
-watch-international-students-report
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Liberal leaders could learn something from The Walking Dead
Globe and Mail - GRIFF JAMES - Sep 24 at 19:08 BST
a better fire, maybe even a boat.Griff James is a graduate student in public management at the London School of Economics.Liberals put $950,000 spending cap on leadership race
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberal-leaders-could-learn-
something-from-the-walking-dead/article4563762/
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Benjamin Lazarus: Review of Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?I By Fawaz Gerges
Huffington Post UK - Benjamin Lazarus - Sep 24 at 18:26 BST
the Iranian regime. But as his first term draws to a close, Professor Fawaz Gerges, director of the London School of Economics' Middle East Centre, argues Obama has been timid when it comes to the region, and...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/benjamin-lazarus/review-of-obama-and-the-m_b_1908788.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-culture?GEP|

Afrikas Suche nach Kriegsverbrecher Kony (translate)
Deutsche Welle - Sep 24 at 18:11 BST
Friedensgespräche mit der Regierung scheiterten 2008. Schuld daran sei auch die ugandische Armee, sagt Mareike Schomerus von der London School of Economics. Die Truppen hätten ihre Angriffe auf die LRA-Kämpfer...
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16257547,00.html?maca=de-rss-de-region-afrika
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Lewinsky inks $12m book deal
Waikato Times - Alyssa Rosenberg - Sep 24 at 18:08 BST
and that's not necessarily her fault. On the occasion of Lewinsky receiving her master's from the London School of Economics in late 2006, Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen wrote about the cruelty of...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/entertainment/7722599/Lewinsky-inks-12m
-book-deal
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NY is the Epicenter of Healthcare's Reinvention
Forbes.com - Dave Chase - Sep 24 at 16:50 BST
Laura Tyson (former head of the Council of Economic Advisors in the Clinton Administration and dean of the London School of Economics).New York recognizes what Bill Gates spoke about in his TED talk about...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davechase/2012/09/24/ny-is-the-epicenter-of-health
cares-reinvention/
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‘Anthropology Of Climate Change’ At Swarthmore College
News of Delaware County - Sep 24 at 16:11 BST
bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Swarthmore, Figueres holds a master’s degree in social anthropology from the London School of Economics and a certificate in Organizational Development from Georgetown
http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2012/09/24/news_of_delaware_county
/news/doc50607549d0e39177540153.txt
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Annual Financial Report
MoneyAM - Sep 24 at 16:01 BST
with a bachelor's degree majoring in law and economics and additionally holds a law degree from the London School of Economics (after having relocated to the United Kingdom in 1988). He joined Nabarro Nathanson...
http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4450868|

Are Universities Using International Students To 'Prop Up' Their Finances?
Huffington Post UK - Lucy Sherriff - Sep 24 at 14:58 BST
to do so, are returned to their country of origin. "Of the top 10 UK universities, the London School of Economics (LSE) had the most overseas students, with them accounting for 48% of all students. Commenting...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/24/migration-watch-universities-using-international-students-finance_n_1908800.html?utm_hp_ref=uk|

Student Anna hopes to fight for human rights
This Is South Wales - South Wales Evening Post - Sep 24 at 14:22 BST
18-year-old, who completed her A-levels at Olchfa this summer, and is set to begin her studies at the London School of Economics later this month. Too scared of repercussions if she reveals the country...
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Student-Anna-hopes-fight-human-rights/story-16973266-detail/story.html|

European pensions targeted
Livonia Observer - Sep 24 at 13:17 BST
are living longer, healthier lives, they need to work longer," said Nicholas Barr, a professor at the London School of Economics and expert on pensions. "Any proposal for reforming pensions that doesn't include...
http://www.hometownlife.com/usatoday/article/57833268?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Livonia|s|

Pakistani film protests: furor in Muslim world goes on
Voice of Russia - Hywel Davies - Sep 24 at 12:41 BST
and defend the family of Gods messenger. Dr. John Chalcraft, an Expert on the Middle East from the London School of Economics, says the unrest and the deaths caused by the film are deeply regrettable, but...
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_09_24/Pakistani-film-protests-furor-in-Muslim-world-
goes-on/
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It's the entrepreneurs, stupid!
Al Jazeera - Sep 24 at 12:17 BST
focused on motivating people to be active through the gamification of health. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics, and completed his MBA at Columbia Business School, focusing on Entrepreneurship...
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201292481332288223.html|

Secret Nazi Tapes
The Daily Beast - Latest Articles - Sönke Neitzel - Sep 24 at 11:51 BST
and follow us on Twitter for updates all day long. Sönke Neitzel is Chair of International History at the London School of Economics. He has previously taught modern history at the Universities of Glasgow...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/24/soldaten-secret-wwii-transcripts
-of-german-pows-by-soenke-neitzel-harald-welzer.html
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为赚钱 英多家大学广招海外研究生 (translate)
BBC ZhongWen - Sep 24 at 11:06 BST
调查称,英国多家大学把超过一半的究生就读位置分配给欧盟以外的外国学生,为这些学生交纳的费会被用来弥补大学高等教育的预算。 该调查称,英国七家大学招募的究生中有半数以上是非欧盟留学生。 这份由英国移民观察(MigrationWatchUK)所作的调查指出,其中一家大学 - 卡迪夫都会大学(Cardiff Metropolitan)把72%的究生就读位置分配给海外学生。 除了该大学之外,在伯明翰大学学院(University College Birmingham),贝德福德郡大学(Bedfordshire)、伦敦经济学院( London S...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/simp/uk_education/2012/09/120924_edu_
foreignstudents_uni.shtml
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Το ευρώ ως δόγμα και το δημοκρατικό έλλειμμα (translate)
GreekOpinions.gr - admin - Sep 24 at 7:34 BST
ΤΗΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΝΑΒΟΥ δρος London School of Economics, ομότιμης καθηγήτριας ΑΠΘ Το έλλειμμα δημοκρατίας παραπέμπει σε τεράστια πλειάδα ζητημάτων (πέρα και πάνω από την προσφυγή στις κάλπες, τον εκλογικό...
http://www.greekopinions.gr/archives/118994|

'It will be the same culture after Ratan Tata retires'
Manorama Online - Sep 24 at 6:59 BST
The report recalled that Sir Ratan Tata, Jamsetji Tata's younger son, made a donation that enabled the London School of Economics to research poverty. This led to the creation of the Sir Ratan Tata department...
http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=12482995&tabId=1&programId=11565536&BV_ID|

Balancing fund managers’ pay
Financial Times (24 September 2012)
John Kay, a professor at the London School of Economics, caused quite a stir in July when, as part of a UK government-commissioned report into the workings of the UK equity market, he called for an overhaul of fund manager pay.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fdec9a92-0315-11e2-a484-00144feabdc0.html#axzz27SugVV68|

LSE on TV/radio

BBC Radio Five Live (25 September 2012)
5 Live Breakfast
Professor Albrecht Ritschl discussed the European sovereign debt crisis.

BBC Radio Five Live (25 September 2012)
Wake Up To Money
Professor Albrecht Ritschl was interviewed about the IMF and the global growth forecast for 2013.

BBC Radio 4 (25 September 2012)
Today
Professor Albrecht Ritschl discussed how Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, is on a charm offensive in Germany.

BBC Radio 4
Digital Human
Aleks Krotoski explores chance in the digital world - Dr Aleks Krotoski is a visiting fellow in the Department of Media and Communications.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jqfk8|

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