LSE in print
A soundtrack to Greece's despair
International Herald Tribune, 21/06/2013, p.2, Liz Alderman; Rachel Donadio
ERT was “always a political organization,” said Elias Mossialos, a professor of health policy at the London School of Economics, who as minister of state from June to November 2011 tried to alter the culture of ERT. He managed to trim costs and turn a profit, but said his proposals for wholesale changes were ultimately ignored.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/world/europe/muffling-of-a-voice-provokes-an-outcry-in-greece.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|
After the Olympics - Urbanabolic steroids
The Economist, 21/06/2013
The Olympic site has had the potential to benefit from this growth for a while, says Tony Travers of the London School of Economics. The transport links into Stratford are excellent, and schools nearby have improved sharply in recent years. The problem was the sheer scale of the post-industrial wreckage. The Olympics offered an excuse - and money - to clear this up.
http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21579838-year-legacy-olympic-games-
faster-revival-east-london-urbanabolic|
Minimum wage to be tested against new challenges
The Times, 21/06/2013, p.42, Miles Costello
Professor Sir George Bain, who was the first chair of the Low Pay Commission, will oversee a wide-reaching analysis of the wage, sponsored by the Resolution Foundation, the think-tank set up by Clive Cowdery, the insurance entrepreneur. He will be joined in his work, which is set to complete by the beginning of next year, by James Plunkett, the foundation’s director of policy and development, Alan Manning, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, and Nicola Smith, the head of economic and social affairs for the TUC.
Fatcats who still have the cream
The Daily Mirror, 21/06/2013, p.8, Graham Hiscott
BP until retiring in 2009, but pocketed £85,000 last year as chairman of Goldman Sachs inter-national, part of the US investment bank. Sir Peter, 66, was made chair of the London School of Economics Court and Council in 2008 despite an online petition opposing it.
LSE online
BBC class calculator wins award
BBC (Web), 21/06/2013, Unattributed
The data from the Great British Class survey was analysed by Professors Mike Savage and Fiona Devine and their teams at the London School of Economics and the Universities of York and Manchester. They identified a new model of class with seven social classes, ranging from the Elite at the top to a 'Precariat' at the bottom.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22988635|
University admissions: can contextual data open doors to poorer students?
guardian.co.uk (Web), 20/06/2013, Unattributed
Article by Gill Wyness, a researcher in education policy at LSE and the thinkthank CentreForum.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2013/jun/20/university-admissions-access-contextual-data|
Living by sea in places like Brighton and Hove key to happiness
The Brighton Argus, 20/06/2013
People really do like to be beside the seaside, researchers have found. Spending time by the sea in places like Brighton and Hove is one of the keys to happiness, according to a study that uses mobile technology to track people’s wellbeing in different environments. The research was led by George MacKerron from the University of Sussex's department of economics and Susana Mourato from the London School of Economics' department of geography and environment.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10497114.Living_by_sea_in_places_like_
Brighton_and_Hove_key_to_happiness/|
Board game aims to get young people talking about health issues
guardian.co.uk (Web), 20/06/2013, Unattributed
The ways and means by which we communicate have changed rapidly in the last five years. Millennials are the first generation where on and offline worlds have fused. A study by LSE in January this year suggested that Facebook penetration with UK teens is over 90% and that 34% of nine to 12-year-olds also have a profile. In addition, messenger apps on all platforms are now the default means of communication for young people – far more than texting or talking.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare-network/2013/jun/20/board-game-young-
people-health-issues|
Press release: Education and employment destination data published
10 Downing Street (Web), 20/06/2013, Unattributed
The Russell Group, as at June 2010, comprised: University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, Cardiff University, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, Imperial College London, King’s College London, University of Leeds, University of Liverpool, London School of Economics & Political Science, University of Manchester, Newcastle University, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University College London, and University of Warwick.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/education-and-employment-destination-data-published|
Plight of carers highlighted by MP
AOL UK (Web), 20/06/2013, Unattributed
The figure devised by the London School of Economics rises to £5.3 billion a year when lost earnings are also taken into consideration. Former care services minister Mr Burstow, moving a debate on carers in the House of Commons, said: "This is simply not a cost the UK can continue to bear as a consequence of a failure to act to put the right safeguards, support and systems in place to enable carers to stay in employment.
http://money.aol.co.uk/2013/06/20/plight-of-carers-highlighted-by-mp/|
Lost story of Spanish war sees light after 70 years
Malaysian Insider - Jun 21 at 3:46 BST
book," said historian Paul Preston, professor of Spanish studies at the London School of Economics. "This is the culmination of a long struggle to get it out." The book is infused with Buckley...
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/books/article/lost-story-of-spanish-war-sees
-light-after-70-years/|
U.K. banknote image sparks gender debate
Globe and Mail - PAUL WALDIE - Jun 21 at 2:53 BST
anniversary.Sir King’s announcement infuriated Caroline Criado-Perez, a student at the London School of Economics who studies gender research. “I just got cross when I heard it,” she recalled...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/uk-banknote-image-sparks-gender-debate/article12736461/|
The harsh truth
The New Nation - Jun 21 at 0:59 BST
the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
http://thenewnationbd.com/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=77603|
Crisis of youth or crisis of society in South Sudan?
Pambazuka News - Jun 21 at 0:10 BST
Country. Washington, DC.: The Brookings Institution | Africa Growth Initiative., 2012. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). "Southern Sudan at Odds with Itself: Dynamics...
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87916|
Why Malawi must consider free secondary education
Pambazuka News - Jun 21 at 0:10 BST
Shara, PhD, is a 2012 fellow of the Programme for African Leadership, London School of Economics. He blogs at http://mlauzi.blogspot.com/ * *This article first appeared in The Malawi News of...
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87923|
Muffling of a Voice Provokes an Outcry in Greece
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jun 20 at 23:06 BST
organization," said Elias Mossialos, a professor of health policy at the London School of Economics, who as minister of state from June to November 2011 tried to alter the culture of ERT. He...
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/world/muffling-of-a-voice-provokes-an-
outcry-in-greece-692458/|
Champion of social justice
Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 20 at 18:04 BST
she recalled returning to Australia with a newly minted PhD from the London School of Economics in the 1950s and running hard up against a glass ceiling."I owed my first academic job, at the...
http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/champion-of-social-justice-20130620-2oldc.html|
Pakistan 'brokered' US-Taliban talks
Deutsche Welle - Jun 20 at 14:35 BST
in Afghanistan," Emrys Schoemaker, a communications analyst and researcher at the London School of Economics, told DW. "So I think there is a huge desire to try and shape what happens in Afghanistan...
http://www.dw.de/pakistan-brokered-us-taliban-talks/a-16896265?maca=en-rss
-en-world-4025-rdf|
A crusading life
Spectator - Greg Lindsay - Jun 20 at 12:09 BST
Girls’ High School and Melbourne University, Helen earned a doctorate from the London School of Economics and went on to become Australia’s most eminent female economist, working for various...
http://www.spectator.co.uk/australia/8942351/a-crusading-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-crusading-life|
Viene a Chile el inventor Ray Kurzweil, uno de los pensadores más influyentes del mundo (translate)
La Segunda - Jun 20 at 16:00 BST
serán el experto en sistema de información del Departamento de Management de London School of Economics, Ian Angell, quien ha sido consultor de numerosas empresas internacionales en el diseño...
http://www.lasegunda.com/Noticias/CienciaTecnologia/2013/06/857171/Viene-a-
Chile-Ray-Kurzweil-visionario-tecnologico-y-uno-de-los-pensadores-mas-
influyentes-del-mundo|
El profesor Vilariño focaliza el problema de las cajas en su "alta dirección" (translate)
ABC.es - Jun 20 at 13:03 BST
de la Fundación Caja de Ávila. Diplomado en Regulación Económica por la London School of Economics, es Profesor Titular de Derecho Administrativo de la Universidad de Málaga y Profesor Jean
http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1441935|
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BBC Parliament (20 June 2013)
Thursday in Parliament
An LSE report is referenced in regards to the cost to the economy of carers having to give up work.