LSE in print
Monday 10th August
Shafik leads race to run regulator
The Times (Main), 10/08/2015, p.36, Harry Wilson; Richard Fletcher
financial system in the wake of the Libor and foreign exchange-rigging scandals that dented London's reputation as a global trading hub. Born in Egypt and educated at Oxford and the London School of Economics, the central banker has not indicated any interest in the Job. Others tipped to be included on a long list for the Job include Charlotte Hogg,
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article4522390.ece
Sovereign's Parade
The Times (Main), 10/08/2015, p.47, Unattributed
Hancock KE, Fort Pitt Grammar School, University of Plymouth, RE; HannayND, St Albans School, College of Law, The, Exeter Uni, SCOTS; Harding RHJ, Ashcombe School, London School of Economics and Political Science, GREN GDS; Hardman AK, Welbeck -The Defence Sixth Form College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, REME; Harmer ER,Ampleforth College,University of Edinburgh, GREN GDS;
Sunday 9th August
Making the grade
The Sunday Express (S Magazine), 09/08/2015, p.25, Unattributed
He says: "We all assumed Sophie would achieve the grades she needed - two As and a B - to study anthropology at the london School of Economics. She applied herself well and had 12 GCSEs, including eight at A*. We were more concerned about where she'd live.
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/596745/help-teenager-support-test-parenting
Saturday 8th August
Writer who exposed Soviet lies
Daily Express (Main), 08/08/2015, p.39, Unattributed
setting up his own firm, Martlet. He also co-founded Steeltower Ltd, a property development firm and was patron of the charity RP Fighting Blindness, an honorary research associate of the LSE Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences, a member of the advisory board of Strategic Communication Laboratories and a patron of Mansfield College, Oxford. He inherited his title
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20150808/282054800754028/TextView
Consider this a smart career move
The Guardian (Your Guide to Clearing), 08/08/2015, p.21, Lucy Tobin
eight diverse historyrelated BAs, including art history and history, English history, and history and visual culture, gained a huge 97% satisfaction rating from students. Undergraduates at De Montford and the London School of Economics, meanwhile, benefit from good staff ratios of fewer than 10 students per lecturer or tutor. Almost 80,000 undergraduates study languages at UK unis, and this year's
A route to the corporate top
The Guardian (Your Guide to Clearing), 08/08/2015, p.20, Lucy Tobin
a selection of business-oriented subjects for their third and fourth year, to graduate with a degree tailored to personal career aspirations. It's not just about essays and lectures at the London School of Economics - its website hosts a long list of startups and established businesses run by current students and alumni, from mindfulness firm OWBA to charity donation app
LSE on TV/Radio
The History Hour
BBC World Service, 08/08/2015
Anthony Best discusses the use of the atomic bomb in the Second World War.
The Pulse
Bloomberg, 08/08/2015
Peter Trubowitz discusses the Republican debate and US politics.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2015-08-07/republicans-trade-blows-in-first-debate-who-won-
News
Al Jazeera, 09/08/2015
Fawaz Gerges discusses the proposed political changes in Iraq
Today
BBC Radio 4, 08/08/2015
Mention of the Marshall Institute at LSE during discussion with Paul Marshall on transparency of Kids Company..
The Bigger Picture
Share Radio, 09/08/2015
Highlight of interview with Iain Begg from earlier in the week
News
Share Radio, 09/08/2015
Padraic Scanlan discusses British Empire involvement in the slave trade
A History of Ideas
BBC Radio 4, 07/08/2015
Nicholas Humphrey comments on Wittgenstein
Weekend
BBC World Service, 08/08/2015
Philipe Legrain discusses careers
Inspirit
BBC London 94.9FM, 09/08/2015
Discussion of LSE research on attending religious service linked to happiness, with Mauricio Avendano.
Also on:
BBC Kent, BBC Lincolnshire, BBC Radio Norfolk
Petrie Hoskin
LBC 97.3FM, 09/08/2015
LSE student discusses value of degrees.
Yes Minister
BBC 2, 7/08/2015
Mention of LSE
News
BBC Radio Asia
Mention of a Kabaddi team at LSE
LSE online and international
Illegal immigration: Minister pledges crackdown on 'rogue employers'
BBC News, 10/08/2015
A London School of Economics study estimated the UK had 618,000 "irregular" residents, but campaign group Migration Watch said the figures is ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33844047
Clause IV of Labour party constitution: what is all the fuss about reinstating it?
The Guardian.com (Web), 09/08/2015, Aisha Gani
element in an official document. Sidney Webb Photograph: . The original version of Clause IV of Labour’s constitution – drafted in November 1917 by Sidney Webb, the co-founder of the London School of Economics and early member of the Fabian Society – was adopted by the party in 1918. The clause stated: 4. To secure for the workers by hand or
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/09/clause-iv-of-labour-party-constitution-what-is-all-the-fuss-about-reinstating-it
Yvette Cooper: `You can be strong without being extreme?
The Guardian.com (Web), 08/08/2015, Daniel Boffey
Balliol College, Oxford, taking a first class degree. Won a Kennedy Scholarship in 1991 to study at Harvard University. Completed her postgraduate studies with an MSc in Economics at the London School of Economics. Career Researcher for Labour leader John Smith in the early 1990s; adviser to Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign 1992; leader writer for the Independent 1995-97; undersecretary of state
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/08/yvette-cooper-interview-labour-party-strong-extreme
Going to church 'has a positive long-term effect on mental health for elderly'
The Independent (Web), 07/08/2015, Olivia Blair
a church, synagogue or mosque, can have a positive long-term effect on mental health in over 50s, research suggests. A study by Erasmus MC and the London School of Economics examined 9,000 Europeans over the age of 50 over a four year period. LSE epidemiologist Dr Mauricio Avendano said the only activity linked to “sustained happiness”
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/going-to-church-has-a-positive-longterm-effect-on-mental-health-for-elderly-10445364.html
Tom Moriarty on how a SIX-MONTH concussion delayed the release of new album The Road
Daily Express (Web), 07/08/2015, Unattributed
Tom ended up in London for his studies when he attended the London School of Economics and studied socio-economic theory and environmental issues, themes which would eventually show themselves in his writing when he was gigging around London.
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/596765/Tom-Moriarty-six-month-concussion-new-album-The-Road-singer-songwriter
Outdoor showers, compost toilets and a stipend of just #38 a week: High flyer quits Dubai life for off-grid desert village existence in southeast Spain
Mail Online UK (Web), 09/08/2015, Katie Amey For Mailonline
Instead of a flashy corporate existence, Erik now volunteers - for a small stipend of 45 euros a week - at Sunseed in southeast Spain Erik, who studied at London School of Economics, moved to Sunseed five months ago to work as a communications coordinator. His stipend there is just 45 euros (or £38) a week. Originally from
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3191114/Outdoor-showers-compost-toilets-stipend-just-38-week-High-flyer-quits-Dubai-life-grid-desert-village-existence-southeast-Spain.html
HS2 contracts for #7bn put out to tender despite uncertainty
FT.com (Web), 09/08/2015, Unattributed
Hochtief of Germany and Dutch company Volker, which has formed a joint venture with France's Bouygues and Sir Robert McAlpine, the UK construction company. Tony Travers at the London School of Economics said that "once the digging starts, it makes it even harder to stop". "The more big contracts are let and the more people they bring in
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ac9c1138-3e7a-11e5-9abe-5b335da3a90e,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fac9c1138-3e7a-11e5-9abe-5b335da3a90e.html%3Fsiteedition%3Duk&siteedition=uk&_i_referer=#axzz3iOapPwbx
Agriculture, education and good wages - not bombs - needed to defeat IS, says key report
Middle East Eye - 07 Aug 2015 20:39
effective ways of combating IS in Syria, two research papers by the London School of Economics have said. According to the research, based on more than 100 in-depth interviews with people living...
Air strikes on Syria: A long and uncertain shot
Al Jazeera - 09 Aug 2015 01:47
Gerges holds the Emirates Chair in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of several books, including "The New Middle East: Socia
Consumer network websites are the new trend in the tech-world
CNN iReport - Latest - Editor2112 - 10 Aug 2015 05:49
at the Harvard Business School, Kent State University Business School, and the London School of Economics. “This means that people who need work done around the house - or if they need a specific service - simply don’t have the time anymore...
Obama declara la guerra contra las emisiones de CO2 (translate)
El Tiempo - 09 Aug 2015 06:32
rendir frutos solo después de la próxima década. Según un estudio del London School of Economics, China llegará a su pico máximo de emisión de dióxido de carbono en el 2025 con 12.500 a 14.000...
5 miliardari celebri care au fost saraci lipiti pamantului (translate)
DailyBusiness.ro - 09 Aug 2015 23:42
reusit sa plece la rudele sale din Londra. Si-a platit cursurile la London School of Economics lucrand ca hamal in gara si chelner. Dupa ce a finalizat studiile, Soros a lucrat un magazin de...
The 'Other' Options With Iran's Nuclear Program
Politics Blog on The Huffington Post - Paul Heroux - 09 Aug 2015 23:23
Middle East. Paul has a Master's in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a Master's from the Harvard School of Government. Paul can be reached at PaulHeroux.MPA@gmail.com. -- This feed and its contents are the property...
Meeting economic crisis: British author calls for regional cooperation
The Express Tribune - 09 Aug 2015 21:42
but for historians, it has existed before. On her visit to the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2008, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II had asked why academics “did not tell anybody what was going to happen?”
Kenny Imafidon : What Is the Government Doing for Young People Not Born With a Silver Spoon in Their Mouths?
Huffington Post UK - Kenny Imafidon - 09 Aug 2015 21:14
country than people may realise. A study published last month, by the London School of Economics for the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, has identified that "Less able, better-off...
In His Latest Speech, Modi Has Asked Bihar Voters To Prevent Jungle Raj 2
Huffington Post India - 09 Aug 2015 18:26
graduated from Corpus Christi College at the University of Oxford, and the London School of Economics, becoming first a television journalist and then a Labour Party researcher, before rising...
India’s carbon emissions dilemma
Hindu Business Line - 09 Aug 2015 16:53
recent report of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics says that 3,000 large-scale CCS plants would be required by 2050 to limit global warming to...
Pakistan One of the World’s First Safe Havens for Refugees
The Muslim Times - Falak Rahman - 09 Aug 2015 12:18
responsibility,” said Dr Lodhi, a former journalist with a doctorate from the London School of Economics and who has had a distinguished career as Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK and Ambassador to the United States. “It is the people of...
Mińsk puka do drzwi WTO. W jakim kierunku zmierza gospodarka Białorusi?. (translate)
Forsal.pl - 09 Aug 2015 11:46
przystąpienia do WTO. Autor jest wiceprezesem CASE Białoruś oraz doktorantem SGH, absolwentem London School of Economics i SGH.
Segunda edição do Educação 360 terá intelectuais de renome e projetos inspiradores (translate)
O Globo Online - O Globo - 09 Aug 2015 10:09
alto nível. O sociólogo polonês Zygmunt Bauman, de 89 anos, professor da London School of Economics e autor de dezenas de livros, é estudioso do consumismo, dos impactos da tecnologia, e diz...
Sebastian Kulczyk, syn Jana Kulczyka i spadkobierca fortuny [SYLWETKA] (translate)
Gazeta.pl - Piotr Fijałkowski - 09 Aug 2015 08:19
na Wydziale Prawa Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. Studiował także w London School of Economics. Szybko zaczął próbować swoich sił w biznesie. Z jednej strony pracował w renomowanych...
Meghnad’s magisterial mystery tour
New Delhi Pioneer - 09 Aug 2015 00:01
The author of this book, Meghnad Desai, is a Professor Emeritus of London School of Economics ( LSE), Lord of the realm, Bollywood movie/music buff, a distinguished British/Gujarati economist...
Explore women’s lib at The Women’s Library
The F-Word - Ettie Bailey-King - 08 Aug 2015 22:14
but perfectly formed inaugural exhibition at The Women’s Library at the London School of Economics Ettie Bailey-King, 8 August 2015 Strolling through the London School of Economics’ glossy university campus, one could easily miss the new exhibition...
Janet Yellen Fast Facts
94.5 KSMB - 08 Aug 2015 04:08
s Board of Governors as an economist. 1978-1980 – Lecturer at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 1980 – Becomes a faculty member at the University of California at Berkeley...
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Los beneficios de la religión para la mente (translate)
ABC.es Sevilla - 08 Aug 2015 18:13
Investigadores de la London School of Economics (LSE) y el Centro Médico de la Universidad Erasmus en los Países Bajos han estudiado el impacto de diversas actividades sociales en los síntomas...
¿Cómo sobrellevar las críticas de tu jefe en la oficina? (translate)
ElSiglo.com.ve - Emma La Riva - 08 Aug 2015 16:09
La apariencia cuenta La doctora Uta Bindl, profesora de gerencia en la London School of Economics, comenta que es probable que en la reunión de evaluación te sientas herido, e incluso enojado...
Invasion der Katzenfotos (translate)
Luxembourg Tageblatt - 08 Aug 2015 15:35
2015 Kate Miltner ist Expertin für Katzenfotos und schrieb an der renommierten London School of Economics sogar ihre Masterarbeit darüber. Folglich hat sie eine These, warum gerade Katzen so...
Curitiba recebe fórum internacional sobre liderança (translate)
BBCNews.com.br - 08 Aug 2015 14:26
É graduado em História Moderna (Oxford University) e possui mestrado em Economia ( London School of Economics and Political Sciences). O 1º Leadership Forum ISAE será realizado, a partir...
It pays to give thanks at the office
Asiaone - 08 Aug 2015 13:34
great motivators on the job, even better than money. Researchers at the London School of Economics analysed more than 50 studies for a 2011 paper that looked at what gets people charged up at...
11 famous executives who majored in philosophy
BusinessInsider.co.id - Rachel Sugar - 08 Aug 2015 13:11
Hedge fund manager George Soros was a philosophy major at the London School of Economics. Soros, the chairman of Soros Fund Management, is one of the most successful hedge fund managers...
London tube strike: A Long and tiring journey to work
Al Jazeera English - 08 Aug 2015 12:20
million passengers annually According to Professor Tony Travers, an academic at the London School of Economics, who is also chair of research at the Centre for Cities, a think-tank: "One of the hidden problems of London on a day when there's a...
17 Self-Made Billionaires Who Came from the Most Humble of Beginnings
TIME - emilystraus - 07 Aug 2015 20:22
to live with his relatives in London. He put himself through the London School of Economics working as a waiter and railway porter.After graduating, Soros worked at a souvenir shop before getting a job as a banker in New York City. In...
Whither reconciliation for Rohingyas?
New Straits Times - Datuk Syed Ahmad Idid - 08 Aug 2015 05:07
Derek Tonkin (former British ambassador to Thailand, Vietnam and Laos) told the London School of Economics (LSE) on April 23 this year that “the ordinary Rohingya people are mostly fearful, impoveris...
Patrick Mcgovern: «Cameron quiere renegociar con Bruselas la movilidad en la UE» (translate)
La Voz de Galicia - María Cedrón - 08 Aug 2015 04:37
europeos le están pagando ahora con su propia moneda. El sociólogo del London School of Economics and Political Science, Patrick Mcgovern , apunta que es precisamente el haberse mantenido al...
Joining religious group can help beat depression.. check out 12 majestic and magical Scottish churches, cathedrals and abbeys
Scotland Now - Scotland Now - 09 Aug 2015 00:01
because it gave people a sense of belonging. A team at the London School of Economics and Political Science analysed 9000 Europeans aged 50-plus. LSE epidemiologist Dr Mauricio Avendano...
China’s Reforms Are Enough To Support RMB’s Inclusion Into IMF’s SDR Basket
Live Trading News - Paul Ebeling - 07 Aug 2015 21:55
a very constructive way,” US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew noted at the London School of Economics on 27 May. “I would hope that the 2 come together and that the progress that China makes is...
Daron Acemoglu Named Most Influential Economist
Armenian Weekly - Weekly Staff - 07 Aug 2015 21:54
in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, and a PhD in Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is the recipient of several awards and honors, including the inaugural T.W. Schulz Prize. Acemoglu was a lecturer in economics at the...
New MPs want to restore faith in politics
Brisbane Times - 07 Aug 2015 15:45
early 20th century," says Watts, a lawyer who studied at the London School of Economics. "A lot of the conventions on which the Parliament operates are premised on a context that simply doesn...
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Can coffee help Colombia move beyond decades of civil war?
Huck Magazine - Alex King - 07 Aug 2015 19:08
The Colombian Coffee Company also works with a group of students from London School of Economics in order to quantify and qualify the social impact of their project in Colombia. “We give the...
PRA Group Appoints Former Citigroup Executive to Board of Directors
Stockwatch - 07 Aug 2015 18:55
Delhi, India, and a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. About PRA Group As a global leader in acquiring non-performing loans, PRA...
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BBC Mundo: ¿Cómo sobrellevar las críticas de tu jefe en la oficina? (translate)
Noticias24 - 07 Aug 2015 17:38
La apariencia cuenta La doctora Uta Bindl, profesora de gerencia en la London School of Economics, comenta que es probable que en la reunión de evaluación te sientas herido, e incluso enojado...
Church key to good mental health among older people, study suggests
GM Journal - 07 Aug 2015 17:27
aged 50+ over a four-year period by the Erasmus MC and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), also revealed that political and community organisations can actually have a...
Winners of the RES Young Economist Competition 2015 announced
Royal Economic Society - 07 Aug 2015 17:01
of over 2,100, the judging panel of Professor Sir Charles Bean ( London School of Economics and RES Past President), Stephanie Flanders (JP Morgan) and Professor Jonathan Haskel (Imperial College...
Lionel Zinsou: from Paris to Benin with an action plan
World news | The Guardian - Serge Michel - 07 Aug 2015 16:49
economics speaking, educated at Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris and subsequently the London School of Economics. But he also reasons as an investor, merchant banker and political adviser, highly respected by the French left, yet also close to former...
Los robots incrementan la desigualdad salarial, pero apenas destruyen empleo (translate)
Economiahoy.mx - 07 Aug 2015 16:30
los profesores de Economía Georg Graetz (Universidad de Upsala) y Guy Michaels ( London School of Economics), se concluye que los robots han mejorado la productividad laboral, los salarios y la...
Los robots incrementan la desigualdad salarial, pero apenas destruyen empleo (translate)
El Economista.es - elEconomista.es - 07 Aug 2015 15:47
los profesores de Economía Georg Graetz (Universidad de Upsala) y Guy Michaels ( London School of Economics), se concluye que los robots han mejorado la productividad laboral, los salarios y la...
Kids Company: Camila Batmanghelidjh's doomed charity walked a deliberate financial tightrope
International Business Times UK - Shane Croucher - 07 Aug 2015 14:49
managerially and financially. Warnings from a study of Kids Company by the London School of Economics in 2013 were also not heeded. Called Kids Company: A Diagnosis of the Organisation and its...
An illustration of the ‘blame game’
Business Mirror - Cecilio Arillo - 07 Aug 2015 13:23
crosses its path,” said Dr. Ernie Gonzales, a fellow environmental economist of the London School of Economics and previous chairman of the Economics National Research Council of the Philippines. Gonzales said: Although it was not explicitly stated...
Flüchtlinge in Europa: So läuft es in den anderen Ländern
Wirtschaftswoche - 07 Aug 2015 13:23
unterzutauchen und schwarz arbeiten zu können. Zitiert wird regelmäßig eine Schätzung der London School of Economics aus dem Jahr 2009, die von etwa 618 000 Menschen ausgeht, die illegal im Land...
Practical help to rebuild Syria's economy
Finchannel.com - 07 Aug 2015 13:21
The FINANCIAL -- Dynamic state-building, rather than aerial bombardment and the provision of aid, is essential for defeating ISIL, according to new two LSE research papers. In a major new...