LSE in print
Devolution is a success but it could work even better
The Times, 24/09/2013, p.14, Lindsay Mcintosh
Labour's Shadow Scottish Secretary. Margaret Curran told the party conference in Brighton yesterday that social and economic progress north of the Border since 1999 could be questioned Research from the London School of Economics has shown that standards in schools have remained stagnant.
Met Office's climate model 'is exaggerating warming effect'
The Times (Ireland), 24/09/2013, p.24, Ben Webster
models which appear at odds with the slowdown in the rate of global warming since 1998. Bob Ward, policy director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics, said: "This is a political stunt by Lord Lawson's Global Warming Policy Foundation to try to distract attention from the forthcoming IPCC report. "The Met
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/environment/article3877171.ece|
Kenyan troops storm massacre mall
The Independent, 24/09/2013, p.2, Daniel Howden
Article on Kenya’s worst terror attack since the 1990s.Among the pictures of the dead was the smiling photograph printed on black and white paper of Ravi Ramrattan, a young man from the Caribbean, who was believed to be an alumnus of the London School of Economics.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenya-shopping-mall-attack-latest-military-takes-control-of-shopping-centre-and-says-all-hostages-freed-8831413.html|
Under 12s targeted by stop-and-search teams
The Independent, 24/09/2013, p.27, Oliver Wright
Almost 17,000 drug searches have been carried out by police on children under the age of 15 in London in just a year, figures have revealed. Data collected by the London School of Economics show that officers carried out nearly 280,000 drug stop-and-search operations in London in 2010 - half of which were on people aged 21 and under. A
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/under-12s-targeted-by-police-stopandsearch-teams-8835548.html|
Pupils may do better at 'worse schools'
The Daily Telegraph (Scotland)*, 24/09/2013, p.14, Graeme Paton
Children who fall behind bright classmates can suffer a serious loss of confidence that holds them back for several years into secondary education, it is claimed. The study, by the London School of Economics, found that pupils' relative ranking in the classroom up to the age of 11 had "sizeable, robust and significant effects on later academic achievement". The research,
Weakest pupils suffer crisis of confidence in top schools'
Telegraph, 23/09/2013, Graeme Paton
Children who fall behind bright classmates at primary school can suffer a serious loss of confidence that holds them back for several years, it is claimed. The study by the London School of Economics found that pupils’ relative ranking in the classroom up to the age of 11 had "sizeable, robust and significant effects on later academic achievement" at secondary
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10328580/Weakest-pupils
-suffer-crisis-of-confidence-in-top-schools.html|
Drugs search teams target under-15s
i (The paper for today), 24/09/2013, p.7, Oliver Wright
Almost 17,000 drug searches a year have been carried out by police on children under the age of 15 in London, new figures reveal today. Data collected by the London School of Economics shows that officers carried out nearly 280,000 stop and searches for drugs in London in 2010 - half of which were on people aged 21…
Curran dares to cast doubt on devolution
Daily Mail (Scotland)*, 24/09/2013, p.2, Alan Roden
have been a complete success. Since the first Scottish parliament election in 1999, Holyrood has been in charge of key areas such as education and health. But research from the London School of Economics has shown Scotland's education system has not progressed at the same rate as the English system since 1999.
Ed Miliband warns airports chief over extra Heathrow runways
Evening Standard, 23/09/2013, Unattributed
have to await the Airports Commission report to see what Sir Howard Davies recommends and it’s important not to prejudge his work.” Aviation sources said Sir Howard, former director of the London School of Economics, was concerned that Ms Eagle was moving towards favouring a second runway at Gatwick. The Airports Commission is due to deliver an interim report this year before
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-leader-ed-miliband-warns-airports
-chief-over-extra-heathrow-runways-8834677.html|
Met Office global warming figures 'are fatally flawed and could result in millions being squandered'
Mail Online UK (Web), 23/09/2013, Unattributed
The Met Office said it is confident in HadCM3. It said it uses data from many models, and the figures are independently reviewed. Bob Ward, a climate change expert at the London School of Economics, said: 'This is a political stunt by Lord Lawson's Global Warming Policy Foundation to try to distract attention from the IPCC report. 'The Met Office climate model
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2430116/Met-Office-global-warming-figures-fatally-flawed-result-millions-squandered.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490|
How the best school may harm your child
Daily Mail, 24/09/2013, p.21, Andrew Levy
Weaker students both boys and girls might be better off at a less competitive school, a paper from the London School of Economics claims. Bright children thrive as they move through school because they are already self-confident, it is also suggested because they are already filled with self-confidence.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2430188/How-best-school-HARM-child-Youngsters-better-worse-school-competition.html|
LSE online
LSE research finds primary school success impacts later exam achievement
London 24, 23/09/13
Research from the London School of Economics has found that children who are top of the class at primary school are likely to do better in exams later on because they are more confident.
http://www.london24.com/news/education/lse_research_finds_primary_school
_success_impacts_later_exam_achievement_1_2796601|
London School of Economics hails Bihars bicycle policy
Times of India, 23/09/13
LSE’s Ideas for Growth conference on Monday hailed the Bihar government's 'bicycles-to-girls' policy as one that can be imitated globally.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/London-School-of-Economics-hails-Bihars-bicycle-policy/articleshow/22965666.cms|
Wright: R&D 'absolutely central' to economic plans
ePolitix.com (Web), 23/09/2013, Unattributed
Reporting on a fringe party conference event. Christopher Pissarides, school professor of economics and political science, London School of Economics, explained that the government was good on research, building upon curiosity and facilities, but bad on innovation which focussed more on investment in equipment and long
http://centrallobby.politicshome.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/wright-rd-absolutely-central-to-economic-plans/|
Sokotext drives down prices in a Kenyan slum
Telegraph (Web), 23/09/2013, Peter Foster
A group of students from the London School of Economics is in the running to win $1m of seed fund investment for their answer to former US President Bill Clinton's challenge to solve the "global food Climate Change Economics and Policy and IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at LSE
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/10326688/London-School-of-Economics-students-in-running-for-1m-from-Clinton-food-crisis-challenge.html|
Imperial College students have the best prospects – and the biggest salaries
Kensington and Chelsea Today, 23/09/13
The London School of Economics and Political Science has been named the top university in London according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014. Imperial College has also been recognised with an award for being the Best University for Graduate Prospects.
http://www.kensingtonandchelseatoday.co.uk/education/xcpvxzlgc3.html|
How the best school may harm your child Surrounding youngsters with brighter peers could shatter their confidence
The Sydney News - Sep 24 at 4:19 BST
Weaker students – both boys and girls – might be better off at a less competitive school, a paper from the London School of Economics claims
http://www.thesydneynews.net/index.php/sid/217272066/scat/c08dd24cec417021|
The New Climate Economics
The NewDawn - Bruce Wiah - Sep 24 at 4:18 BST
Article by Nicholas Stern, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics .
http://www.thenewdawnliberia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9744:the-new-climate-economics&catid=39:commentary&Itemid=77|
London School of Economics hails Bihars bicycle policy
New Delhi News.Net - Sep 24 at 4:08 BST
Bihar government's 'bicycles-to-girls' policy as one that can be imitated globally. Bihar witnessed...
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Papilio Buddha - A voice for the ‘untouchables’
The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper - jason - Sep 24 at 3:27 BST
Article about a film on Dr Ambedkar, a prominent untouchable leader in colonial times who attended the London School of Economics and earned an economics degree and a law degree.
http://guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2013-09-23/papilio-buddha-voice-%E2%80%98untouchables%E2%80%99|
German election landslide leads to new alliances
ABC Online - Sep 24 at 2:14 BST
Henning Meyer, a German political scientist, analyst and commentator currently based at the London School of Economics and Political Science says that while Chancellor Merkel may not have pressing domestic...
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/german-election-landslide/4975342|
Fed faces new era of thinking global with Yellen as head
Economic Times - Sep 23 at 23:36 BST
Article on Janet Yellen, who worked in the Fed's international division and also taught at the London School of Economics.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/federal-rerserve-faces-new-era-of-thinking-global-with-janet-yellen-as-head/articleshow/22955780
.cms|
The new climate economics
Jordan Times - Sep 23 at 21:51 BST
Nicholas Stern, president of the British academy, is professor of economics at the London School of Economics and co-chair of the commission.
http://jordantimes.com/the-new-climate-economics|
Sandhurst took 3m Bahrain gift after regime's crackdown
Armyrats - By ALEX HORTON - Sep 23 at 21:09 BST
Kristian Coates-Ulrichsen, a research fellow specialising in the Gulf states, at the London School of Economics and Political Science said he found the donation to Sandhurst astonishing . The stuff that s happened over the past 18 months should...
http://www.armyrats.com/posts/2013/09/sandhurst-took-3m-bahrain-gift-after
-regimes-crackdown/|
Europe fractures, as recession fades
CNN - Sep 23 at 14:01 BST
Comment by Paul de Grauwe, a professor at the London School of Economics.
http://europe.cnn.com/2013/09/20/business/trichet-monti-quest-future-of-europe/index.html?hpt=ibu_c2|
LSE on TV/radio
News
BBC London 94.9, 23/09/13
Mention of Richard Murphy’s LSE research about weaker children not doing so well in secondary school if they go to competitive primary schools.
Also in BBC West Midlands Radio, BBC Newcastle, BBC Radio 4, BBC Shropshire,
News
BBC Humberside, 23/09/13
Interview with Professor Alan Sked on his new political party, New Deal.
Sunday Supplement
Radio Wales, 22/09/13
Professor George Jones interviewed about his book At Power's Elbow. LSE mentioned as his university.