LSE in print
Stanley Cohen, 1942-2013
Times Higher Education, 24/01/2013, p.25
After studying sociology at the University of Witwatersrand, he went on to take a PhD at the London School of Economics while working as a psychiatric social worker. He began his academic career as a lecturer in sociology at Enfield College (1965-67) and held a similar position.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=422449&c=2|
Facebook boss: It's the parents who are helping young children join our site
Daily Mail, 24/01/2013, p.5, Paul Revoir
Facebook, an executive from the website warned yesterday. Simon Milner, policy director for Facebook in the UK and Ireland, was joined by Sonia Livingstone, professor of social psychology of the London School of Economics, in warning that parents were flouting the site's age restrictions by either helping their children create accounts or failing to be firm with them and stop
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267184/Experts-blame-parents-
underage-use-Facebook-admits-powerless-stop-young-children-signing-up.html|
Million young children ignore rules to become Facebook user
The Daily Telegraph, 24/01/2013, p.11, Katherine Rushton
aged between nine and 12 are thought to be on Facebook, despite the social network's rule that users must be over 13. Sonia Livingstone, professor of social psychology at the London School of Economics, said the number of young children joining Facebook was rising, even among those of primary school age. The social network asks users when they were born
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9822498/Million-young-
children-ignore-rules-to-become-Facebook-user.html|
IMF lowers growth forecasts
Financial Times, 24/01/2013, p.6, Chris Giles
ended the possibility of an 'accidental' or expectations driven blow-up of the eurozone and attendant global shock". Among a clutch of Nobel Prize winners attending the forum, Christopher Pissarides of the London School of Economics said that the big political and economic developments last year left him more confident. "The world economy will continue its slow recovery and unless something totally
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5dfc3ea8-6552-11e2-8b03-00144feab49a.html|
Our children's enemy is sexism, not sexualisation
The Guardian, 24/01/2013, p.30, Zoe Williams
never understand how this assertion passed seamlessly into fact. If, by family values, we mean two parents, getting married, staying married, raising children together, and I can't think what else we'd mean, then, by the breakdown of those values, we mean divorce and separation, yes? How many divorces do you know that have come about because one or other
Ahern can't lie straight in bed, yet he still drains us for every cent
Daily Mail (Ireland)*, 24/01/2013, p.12, Ronan O'reilly
one of the many clouds hanging over his reputation is the exact nature of his accountancy qualifications. He once claimed to be a graduate of both UCD and the prestigious London School of Economics, but it later emerged that neither establishment had any record of him on their books. All his meandering explanation served to prove was that here was
Broad-minded unions reject local pay talks at Exeter
Times Higher Education Supplement , 24/01/2013, p.10
Tim Leunig, an adviser at the Department for Education and a reader in economic history at the London School of Economics, said that although he supported local pay bargaining, there was already some degree of regional pay in higher education. "New academics can be appointed at different points
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=422462&c=1|
Campus round-up
Times Higher Education Supplement, 24/01/2013, p.15
A £5 million centre has been established to investigate the global economic crisis. The Centre for Macroeconomics at the London School of Economics will be chaired by Nobel prize-winning economics professor Christopher Pissarides. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the centre's five major research programmes will address unemployment, fiscal austerity, financial markets, shifts in the world economy and the development of new economics methodologies. It will work with experts from the LSE, University College London, the University of Cambridge, the Bank of England, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and other leading global institutions
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=422430&c=1|
LSE online
Has the If campaign to end world hunger got its pitch right?
guardian.co.uk (Web), 23/01/2013, Charlie Beckett
successful communications and advocacy strategies over the past few decades as it has become more professional. But could that increasingly corporate approach backfire in the age of austerity? Recent work by LSE researchers and others – as well as by the sector itself – has shown that people are increasingly sceptical about charity appeals in general and development marketing in particular. Some
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013
/jan/23/if-campaign-to-end-world-hunger-ngos|
Stanley Cohen obituary
guardian.co.uk (Web), 23/01/2013, Laurie Taylor
into the Israeli army's use of torture in the occupied territories; a concern that led him to play a central role in the establishment in 2000 of the at the London School of Economics, where he was professor of sociology (1995-2005). Although he inspired generations of students with his teaching and supervision, his anarchic dislike of all institutions meant that he
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/jan/23/stanley-cohen|
The Indiana Jones of economics?
BBC (Web), 23/01/2013, Unattributed
Thomas Schelling and Bill Phillips, who he argues was the 'Indiana Jones of economics'. Phillips worked as a busker, a gold miner and a crocodile hunter before studying at the London School of Economics where he used a system of water pumps and valves to create the first working model of the British economy or indeed of any economy. Pop-Up
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21145100|
Zombie Fund Phoenix Rebuffs #400m Ignis Bids
Sky News (Web), 23/01/2013, Unattributed
The so-called zombie firm set up to consolidate the UK's fractured life assurance market rejects offers for its management arm. Chairman Sir Howard Davies was formerly at the London School of Economics Phoenix Group, the 'zombie' life assurance company, has rebuffed a string of takeover approaches for its fund management arm as it approaches a crucial phase of
http://news.sky.com/story/1041781/zombie-fund-phoenix-rebuffs-400m-
ignis-bids|
Facebook admits it is powerless to stop young users setting up profiles
guardian.co.uk (Web), 23/01/2013, Mark Sweney
think that Facebook is unsafe but because of a US law about children's online privacy. So we have it as a global rule." Sonia Livingstone, professor of social psychology at the London School of Economics, told the Oxford event that her research has shown that as many as a third of 9 to 12-year-olds have a Facebook profile. "I would assume that
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jan/23/facebook-admits-
powerless-young-users|
Where were the lawyers when Lehman crashed?
The Times Online, 24/01/2013, p.1, Unattributed
professional regulation ensures that lawyers do not ignore the public interest in the name of serving their client. In our view, it does not. David Kershaw is professor of law, LSE, and Richard Moorhead is professor of law and professional ethics and director of UCL’s Centre for Ethics and Law The authors will host the debate, Lehman Brothers and the
Med hela världen som hemmaplan
SvD - Jan 24 at 6:45 GMT
det en bachelor i sociologi och antropologi vid University of Arizona, med en mastergrad i Development Studies på London School of Economics. I dag bor hon i Bangladesh med barn och en man som också levt...
http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/karriar/med-hela-varlden-som-hemmaplan_
7853638.svd|
Street 1 Café: Thumbs up for coffee and breakfast
The Express Tribune - Jan 24 at 1:24 GMT
visits to Islamabad! Prices per head: Breakfast: Rs350 to Rs500 Lunch/Dinner: Rs800 to Rs1000 The writer is a London School of Economics graduate, currently a sales and marketing professional...
http://tribune.com.pk/story/498031/street-1-cafe-thumbs-up-for-coffee-and
-breakfast/|
Top 20 fastest growing 'Sugar Baby' universities revealed
The National Student - Jan 24 at 0:59 GMT
free premium membership upgrade if they register with their university email address. 1. University of Cambridge 168 2. London School of Economics 163 3. University of Kent - 160 4. University of Nottingham...
http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2013-01-23/The_top_20_fastest_growing_Sugar_Baby_universities.html|
Comércio forte com bloco eleva riscos aos dois lados
O Globo Online - Bruno Villas Bôas - Jan 24 at 0:35 GMT
- 159 bilhões de libras. Três milhões de empregos britânicos estão associados às exportações à UE, segundo a London School of Economics. Por outro lado, metade das importações vem da UE - 202 bilhões de libras...
La dilación como táctica domesticadora
El País - Ulrich Beck - Jan 23 at 23:41 GMT
para poder permitirse el lujo de no tomar ninguna decisión.Ulrich Beck es sociólogo y profesor de la London School of Economics y de la Unversidad de Harvard.Traducción de News Clips.
https://precise.moreover.com/mundo/comercio-forte-com-bloco-eleva-riscos
-aos-dois-lados-7381772|
Facebook UK: 'We can't stop underage kids signing up'
TechRadar.com - Chris Smith - Jan 23 at 23:35 GMT
for pre-teens to sign up for an account. Despite Facebook's efforts, research from a professor at the London School of Economics estimates that a massive 34 per cent of UK 9-12 year olds now have a Facebook...
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/facebook-uk-we-cant-stop-
underage-kids-signing-up-1127130?src=rss&attr=all|
Obama Twitter 666. Conspiracy Fears!
CNN iReport - Latest - ekkekkorecor - Jan 23 at 22:50 GMT
are the media, military, CIA, Mossad, science, religion, and the Internet, with witting or unwitting support from the London School of Economics.[42] At the apex of the Brotherhood stands the "Global Elite...
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-914828?ref=feeds%2Flatest|
Barclays begins cutting jobs at investment unit
South China Morning Post - Jan 23 at 21:52 GMT
that we observe in banking," said Tom Kirchmaier, a fellow in the financial markets group at the London School of Economics. Employers cutting 20 or more jobs in Britain must hold a period of consultation...
http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1134324/barclays-
prepares-cut-jobs-investment-bank-arm|
Cameron Wants New Deal with Europe
VOA News - Al Pessin - Jan 23 at 17:12 GMT
as workers’ rights, law enforcement and possibly some safety rules. But Europe expert Iain Begg at the London School of Economics calls those “level three” aspects of European integration. And he is concerned...
http://www.voanews.com/content/cameroun-wants-new-deal-with-europe/
1589440.html|
Female Cambridge University students top 'sugar daddy' dating website poll - to pay for tuition
Cambridge News - Jan 23 at 14:07 GMT
Growing Sugar Baby Schools, determined by number of new sign-ups in 2012:1. University of Cambridge 168 2. London School of Economics 163 3. University of Kent 160 4. University of Nottingham 155 5. Glasgow...
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Female-Cambridge-University-
students-top-sugar-daddy-dating-website-poll-to-pay-for-tuition-23012013.htm|
Per Monti l'ultimo grande palcoscenico internazionale a Davos
Il Sole 24 Ore - Jan 23 at 13:09 GMT
rinascita dell'Europa, workshop al quale prenderanno parte anche il presidente della Finlandia Sauli Niinisto, Christopher Pissarides della London School of Economics, Klaus P. Regling (Europoean Financial...
http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2013-01-23/monti-ultimo-grande-
palcoscenico-131739.shtml?uuid=AbUlDINH|
Carney's daring call for a new monetary mandate
Business Spectator - Business Spectator - Jan 23 at 4:36 GMT
a specific inflation target was made.Charles A.E. Goodhart is emeritus professor in the Financial Markets Group, London School of Economics. Melanie Baker and Jonathan Ashworth are both UK economists at
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/central-banks-britain-
canada-mark-carney-economy-i-pd20130123-486MS?opendocument&src=idp|
'Sugar daddy' dating making a splash across the pond
New York Daily News - Christine Roberts - Jan 23 at 4:10 GMT
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/cambridge-leads-brit-schools-coed
-sugar-daddy-dating-article-1.1245070|
LSE on TV/radio
BBC Kent (23 Jan)
Mention of LSE students signing up to ‘sugarbabies’ site.
Also on: BBC York, BBC Cumbria, BBC Somerset, BBC Bristol, BBC Tees, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, BBC Cornwall, BBC Three Counties, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Oxford and 16 other local stations.