LSE in print
Corrections and clarifications
The Guardian, 19/09/2013, p.39
An article looking ahead to the trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, said that the London School of Economics had awarded him a controversial doctorate after a charity foundation he controlled donated £1.5m to the university. Saif Gaddafi was awarded a doctorate in October 2008 and the donation was pledged after that, in July 2009
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/sep/18/corrections-and-clarifications|
Pilot courses put Moocs on the map
Financial Times, 19/09/2013, p.2, Helen Warrell
British education from participating universities. While several of the leading Russell Group universities have enrolled, the UK's Ivy League equivalents of Oxford, Cambridge, University College London, Imperial College and the London School of Economics were noticeably absent. When asked whether this would undermine the brand, Martin Bean, vice chancellor of the Open University - which is leading the development of Future-Learn - suggested that other universities, including overseas institutions, would join “along the way”.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/983eb4da-2030-11e3-b8c6-00144feab7de.html#axzz2fK2UoB2d|
Academic consultants could save government time and money
Times Higher Education, 19/09/2013, p.22, Paul Jump
Writing on the London School of Economics' British politics and policy blog, Thom Brooks, reader in law at Durham University, notes that according to newspaper estimates, the UK government spent up to £800 million on private consultants and short-term staff in 2012 13.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/academic-consultants-could-save-government-time-and-money/2007392.article|
LSE online
CEO pay rule to be proposed and four other morning reads
Wall Street Journal. 18/09/2013
The London School of Economics announced that it has given the Fed's vice chair an honorary doctorate. See the school's statement here. For your 2016 White House-race watch: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, has a none-too-subtle op-ed in ...
http://stream.wsj.com/story/supreme-court-health-law-decision/SS-2-24938/SS-2-330516/|
Stop and Search: Drugs and the aggravating factor of being black
The Independent, 18/09/2013
Despite taking fewer illegal drugs than their white peers, black people are six times more likely to be stopped and searched for drugs in the UK, according to a report by Release and the London School for Economics (LSE). If you live in Dorset, the ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/stop-and-search-drugs-and-the-aggravating-factor-of-being-black-8824496.html|
Meet the downsizers
Telegraph (Web), 18/09/2013, Caroline Mcghie
As the market improves, many downsizers want to realise the equity they hold in their properties. John Hills, professor of social policy at the London School of Economics, says the rise in property equity means that one in 10 households now has more than £967,200 of wealth, but only those who bought before 2005.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/10312302/Meet-the-downsizers.html|
The first step for Britain is to admit it has a drinking problem
ITV.com (Web), 18/09/2013, Unattributed
“Recently I was discussing alcohol with a group of international students. A Greek student at the LSE told the story of his first Friday night here, when he asked a British student what he planned to do for the evening.”
http://www.itv.com/news/2013-09-18/the-first-step-for-britain-is-to-admit-it-has-a-drinking-problem/|
Religious rights and divisive politics
guardian.co.uk (Web), 18/09/2013, Unattributed
Letter signed by Jay Stoll LSESU General Secretary. “It is completely false to claim to be liberating veiled women by excluding them from education, or public places and society in general. Women have the right to wear what they choose.”
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/18/religious-rights-divisive-politics|
Have you ever met a woman in a niqab? Has one ever harmed you?
New Statesman (Web), 18/09/2013, Unattributed
the concealer". By wearing the niqab, she felt right and that people wouldn't judge her just by her face any more, and that there are many ways to communicate. LSE Sociology student Rumana, 24, has dreams of being a social worker. "I want to work with vulnerable women, deal with victims and inspire other niqabis.
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/09/have-you-ever-met-woman-niqab
-has-one-ever-harmed-you|
State Department's Andrew Rabens nominated for Service to America Medal
Washington Post, 19/09/2013
In 2008, armed with a master's degree from the London School of Economics and professional experience working for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and at the United Nations, Rabens became a Presidential Management Fellow in the State Department's ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/state-departments-andrew-rabens-
nominated-for-service-to-america-medal/2013/09/18/807f1cc6-1fd2-11e3-b7d1-7153ad47b549_story.html|
Southampton University offers free online degree-level courses
Daily Echo, 18/09/2013
Oxford and Cambridge, as well as a number of other top universities such as Imperial College, University College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science have not been involved so far. Speaking at the launch of FutureLearn, ...
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10683004.Southampton_University_offers_free
_online_degree_level_courses/|
Simply sovereign
Hong Kong Standard, 19/09/2013
Outstanding schools in the borough include St Paul's School, Lady Margaret School and Latymer Upper School, to name a few. The London School of Economics & Political Science, Kensington and Chelsea College and Imperial College London are some of ...
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=16&art_id=137722&sid=40419798&con_type=3&d_str=&fc=7|
BoE's Paul Tucker: Banks 'Too Big to Fail' Is Still a Problem for Europe
IBTimes.co.uk
In a speech at a London School of Economics event, Tucker added that the US has done a superior job in protecting taxpayers from siphoning cash into failing institutions. Tucker added that the US Congress has also been more decisive in giving the ...
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/507054/20130918/paul-tucker-bank-england-
banks-european-union.htm|
Doesn't Germany envy itself?
CNN - Sep 18 at 19:55 BST
is associate professor of political economy at the European Institute of the London School of Economics. London (CNN) -- With the financial crisis in the eurozone, Germany finds itself in a...
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/18/world/europe/opinion-schelkle-germany-beggar
-my-neighbor/index.html|
Fed Leaves Hedge Fund Bears Waiting in Bet on Emerging Markets
Bloomberg - Jesse Westbrook - Sep 19 at 0:27 BST
an emerging-markets slump. He said during a February 2011 conference at the London School of Economics that emerging-market stocks and bonds would underperform. He’s since been quoted in articles...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/fed-leaves-hedge-fund-bears-waiting
-in-bet-on-emerging-markets.html|
Fed Leaves Hedge Fund Bears Waiting in Bet on Emerging Markets
Washington Post - Sep 19 at 0:31 BST
an emerging-markets slump. He said during a February 2011 conference at the London School of Economics that emerging- market stocks and bonds would underperform. He’s since been quoted in articles by Bloomberg News, the Economist and other publications...
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MT2GQU0YHQ0X01-15B3EM8QUEGKKOCTFQE3T2M498|
Pinoy groups urge UK to scrap 'racist' immigration campaign
ABS-CBN News - Sep 19 at 2:32 BST
based on rough estimates by the Home Office in 2005 and the London School of Economics in 2009. Exact figures are difficult to ascertain due to the hidden nature of this sector of the population...
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/09/19/13/pinoy-groups-urge-uk-scrap-racist-immigration-campaign|
Top Universities Offer Free Online Courses
Huffington Post UK - Sep 18 at 21:06 BST
other top universities such as Imperial College, University College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science have not been involved so far.Speaking at the launch of FutureLear...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/18/free-online-courses_n_3947476.html|
Gender, mental health, and intersectionality
Open Democracy - Sep 19 at 6:51 BST
However, there is still wide variation in constructions of masculinities. A significant LSE study argued that hegemonic masculinity by itself do not determine behaviours, it is about a complex...
http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/samir-jeraj/gender-mental-health-and-intersectionality|
Etats-Unis : Janet Yellen pour succéder à Ben Bernanke à la tête de la Fed ? 3 (translate)
Boursier.com - Sep 18 at 13:36 BST
avoir notamment enseigné l'économie à Berkeley, à Harvard et à la London School of Economics. De 1997 à 1999, elle a aussi occupé le poste de conseillère économique en chef de Bill Clinton à...
http://www.boursier.com/actualites/economie/etats-unis-janet-yellen-pour-succeder
-a-ben-bernanke-a-la-tete-de-la-fed-21293.html|
Einst war er der gute Ghadhafi
Tages Anzeiger - Sep 19 at 5:41 BST
Er lebte in Österreich. Und in England. Dort erwarb er an der London School of Economics einen zweifelhaften Doktortitel; seine Dissertation trug den Titel «Die Rolle der Zivilgesellschaft für...
http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausland/naher-osten-und-afrika/Einst-war-er-der-gute-Ghadhafi/story/23551779|
Einst war er der gute Ghadhafi
Berner Zeitung - Sep 19 at 5:38 BST
Er lebte in Österreich. Und in England. Dort erwarb er an der London School of Economics einen zweifelhaften Doktortitel; seine Dissertation trug den Titel «Die Rolle der Zivilgesellschaft für...
http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/ausland/naher-osten-und-afrika/Einst-war-er-der-gute-Ghadhafi/story/23551779|
What it really takes to get your first job at Goldman Sachs
EFinancialCareers US - Paul Clarke - Sep 18 at 15:12 BST
maths and tended to come from three universities – University College London, London School of Economics and Oxford. 2. You will definitely have interned with Goldman Sachs Most new recruits...
http://news.efinancialcareers.com/151580/how-to-get-a-graduate-job-at-goldman-sachs/|
En España hay más de 10.000 personas de más de 75 años con demencia que están sin diagnosticar
Europa Press - Sep 18 at 16:16 BST
diagnóstico, según los resultados del informe 'El iceberg de la demencia' del London School Of Economics and Political Science de Reino Unido.El estudio, editado por Sanitas, ha examinado la...
http://www.europapress.es/salud/salud-bienestar/noticia-espana-hay-mas-
10000-personas-mas-75-anos-demencia-estan-diagnosticar-20130918130
633.html|
LSE on TV/Radio
You and Yours
BBC Radio 4, 17/09/2013
Professor Martin Knapp discusses the funding gap in healthcare.