Thursday 30 July 2015

LSE in print

Tuition fees: UK universities set to charge £10,000 by end of the decade, says major report
The Independent (Web), 30/07/2015, Richard Garner
UK universities are set to charge £10,000 a year for student fees by the end of the decade, according to a newly-published major report… Professor Anne West, director of the Education Research Group at the London School of Economics, said the report “raises serious concerns about the current student loans system”. “The planned changes to fees and to student financial support are likely to have
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/tuition-fees-uk-universities-set-to-charge-10000-by-end-of-the-decade-says-major-report-10424931.html

More girls at university as fees deter boys
The Times (Main), 30/07/2015, p.19, Nicola Woolcock
Tuition fees have widened the gender gap with ever more girls going to university, according to a report published today. The gap is widening fastest among teenagers from poor backgrounds, potentially leaving behind swathes of disadvantaged young men without jobs or a degree. Anne West, of the London School of Economics, said that Mr Osborne's changes "are likely to have far-reaching negative effects on students from disadvantaged backgrounds". She added: "Our research has found that more affluent
£ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/education/article4512069.ece

Students can expect to pay £10,000 tuition fees
i (The paper for today) (Main), 30/07/2015, p.8, Richard Garner
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are now entering higher education - despite the current £9,000 a year fee ceiling. But Professor Anne West, director of the Education Research Group at the London School of Economics, said the report "raises serious concerns about the current student loans system". "The planned changes are likely to have far-reaching negative effects on students from disadvantaged

Career change: It's not all about you
City AM (Main), 30/07/2015, p.21, Unattributed
as individuals, but understand "career" in its broadest sense; recognising its personal and interpersonal, political, and emotional impact on our lives. Dr Jesse Potter is a sociology lecturer at the LSE. His book Crisis at Work: Identity and the End of Career is published by Palgrave Macmillan.
http://www.cityam.com/221252/career-change-it-s-not-all-about-you

The UK's dream home revealed
AOL UK (Web), 29/07/2015, Sarah Coles
added that in some market towns the mark-up was even larger, with Beaconsfield in the South East attracting a 156% premium over the surrounding area. Source: A study by the London School of Economics found that living in a conservation area adds 23% to the value of your home. Given that this was an academic study, the researchers went even
http://money.aol.co.uk/2015/07/29/the-uk-s-dream-home-revealed/

UCL launches School of Management in the heart of London
FT.com (Web), 30/07/2015, Unattributed
London, one of the UK's elite universities, has launched a School of Management on its Bloomsbury campus, just a stone's throw away from both London Business School and LSE, the London School of Economics and Political Science. The director of the school is Bert de Reyck, who was headhunted from LBS seven years ago to set up a management department
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/209580a0-3530-11e5-b05b-b01debd57852.html

LSE online and international

Stop bombing the Kurds
Morning Star Online (Web), 29/07/2015, Unattributed
Essa Moosa , Judge of the High Court of South Africa and Cape Town and Chair of the International Peace and Reconciliation Commission David Graeber , Prof of Anthropology at London School of Economics and author Jonathan Bloch , author Margaret Owen , human rights lawyer and director of the international NGO Widows for Peace though Democracy Dr Radha D’Souza
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-5d6a-Stop-bombing-the-Kurds
 
Increased smartphone use bolsters digital adverts
Daily News
Mention of a study done by London School of Economics (LSE) says that brands with the most conversations grow 4 times faster than the category average.
http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/biz/47764-increased-smartphone-use-bolsters-digital-adverts

Children should have the right to be forgotten, says iRights campaign
ste williams » ste williams - adm - 30 Jul 2015 05:07
 Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and leading academics from Oxford University and the London School of Economics, as well as business leaders and children’s charities. One MP backing the campaign is the House of Commons’ youngest elected...

In its push for Trans-Pacific Partnership, US engages China in a battle over free trade rules
Truth About Trade - Truth About Trade & Technology Blogger - 30 Jul 2015 04:28
Andrew Hammond says the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which may well reach a deal this week, underlines the race to rewrite global rules. Hammond is an adviser to the British government and an associate at IDEAS at the London School of Economics

In court as Gaddafi’s son sentenced to death
People Daily - Peoples Daily - 30 Jul 2015 02:33
as though he was a close friend. His dubious PhD from the London School of Economics was regarded in Tripoli with scorn. Yet he continued to lecture the nation on television, much as he lectured...

And across social media

> Media buitenland: Bombshell Sea Level Warning (Jul 29 2015) (translate)
Zeeburg Nieuws - 29 Jul 2015 18:24
that prefers to under-promise and over-deliver,” Stern, now a professor at the London School of Economics, and his co-author, Fergus Green, wrote in the paper. The nation’s progress in reducing...

Do Arab men hate women?
Al Jazeera - Head to Head - 29 Jul 2015 15:44
the Middle East? Joining the discussion is Dr Aitemad Muhanna of the London School of Economics’ Middle East Centre; self-proclaimed progressive Imam Dr Taj Hargey; and Dr Shuruq Naguib, a...

openDemocracy - Armine Ishkanian - 29 Jul 2015 13:44
On 3 – 4 July 2015, the London School of Economics together with openDemocracy, hosted an international workshop titled Moving on from the Squares that brought together a wide range of actors including academics, movement activists, representatives... 

After Mahatma Gandhi Will The British Honour Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose With A Statue In London?
Indiatimes - 29 Jul 2015 12:51
his on an eminent square around the University of London or the London school of Economics could be befitting. UK should start teaching Netaji and his life in the history curriculums in schools...

ertjan Vlieghe appointed as external member of the Monetary Policy Committee
Wired-GOV - 29 Jul 2015 12:21
the Governor, Lord Mervyn King. Dr Vlieghe received his PhD from the London School of Economics where his dissertation focused on monetary policy, asset prices and credit market imperfections...

ECONOMISTS NO LONGER SO NEGATIVE ON NEGATIVE RATES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Gonzalo Raffo InfoNews - Gonzalo Raffo de Lavalle - 29 Jul 2015 10:25
rates are a bad idea, including Nobel laureate Christopher Pissarides of the London School of Economics, who views such an option as weakening both the transparency and simplicity of current monetary policy frameworks. But the same can be said for...

New residential developments do not adversely affect local house prices
Home Improvement Ideas From Let Me Build It! - Rick - 29 Jul 2015 10:07
investment they will ever make. The study, which was undertaken by the London School; of Economics, looked at eight recent residential Barratt developments, this revealed that although there may be some limited impact, particularly during the...

Young adults could have right to remove embarrassing personal information from web
Real Business - 29 Jul 2015 13:04
security, Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, academics from Oxford University and the London School of Economics, prominent business figures, Mozilla, Microsoft, Sky, Barclays, and Unicef...

Women Prefer Guys Who Do Not Give Up!
[Ask Love Doctor Yangki Christine Akiteng] - Love Doctor, Yangki Christine Akiteng - 30 Jul 2015 00:09
by researchers at UCL (University College London), University of Warwick and LSE ( London School of Economics and Political Science) looked at males and females in a courtship encounter of unspecified duration, with the game ending when one or other...

Les Echos - Vincent Collen - 29 Jul 2015 18:51
secteur bancaire, analyse Julia Black, ­spécialiste de la régulation financière à la London School of Economics. Mais, concrètement, le relâchement n’est pas évident. » D’abord, la taxe sur les...

Italcementi e le altre, quando l’industria non è (più) un affare di famiglia (translate)
Panorama - 30 Jul 2015 06:54
di Fulvio Coltorti, è diventato oggetto di studio ad Harvard come alla London School of economics, ed è fatto di queste aziende qui, che sono più piccole della media statunitense o, ci mancherebbe...

Si confias en Occidente puedes terminar así: El hijo de Gadafi, 8 funcionarios condenados a muerte por un tribunal de Trípoli (VIDEO) (translate)
SINTRAUMA - SINTRAUMA - 30 Jul 2015 06:10
discurso de 2008. Saif al Islam cursó un doctorado en la prestigiosa London School of Economics de la capital británica y recibió numerosos elogios de sus profesores por su defensa de la democracia y los valores liberales. Una de sus citas más conocidas...

En skola för dig som du är (translate)
Folkbladet - 30 Jul 2015 05:10
Widars ledare Det krävdes en ung doktorand från London School of Economics i samarbete med Institutet för Näringslivsforskning för att få upp några beforskade siffror om sambanden mellan asylinvandrin...

Τα ρομπότ αυξάνουν την ανεργία (translate)
ERGASIANEWS - KONSTANTINA PALAIOLOGOU - 30 Jul 2015 04:15
οι Georg Graetz και Guy Michaels (Φεβ. 2015), των Upsala University και London School of Economics, αντίστοιχα, με τίτλο «Τα ρομπότ στη δουλειά», καταδεικνύει αφενός ότι το 10% της μεγέθυνσης του ΑΕΠ και το 15% της αύξησης της παραγωγικότητας οφείλονται...

握住光阴的手:23岁和69岁的人最快乐(双语) (translate)
SINA - 30 Jul 2015 03:43
according to a study by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics。 伦敦政经学院经济表现研究中心的调查表明,此后几十年中,人们对生活的期望会越来越低,直至五十五岁左右时满意度降到最低点。这时,他们会后悔没有在自己状态最好的时候实现曾经的梦想。但过了55岁,满意度曲线又会重新上...

VENEZUELA: Cómo el hijo demócrata de Gaddafi se alzó contra Occidente (translate)
Entorno Inteligente - 30 Jul 2015 03:26
discurso de 2008. Saif al Islam cursó un doctorado en la prestigiosa London School of Economics de la capital británica y recibió numerosos elogios de sus profesores por su defensa de la democracia...

KONSEP INDEKS PEMBANGUNAN MANUSIA DALAM PERSPEKTIF ISLAM (translate)
ekonomibappedasmi - yanachefiana - 30 Jul 2015 03:12
dibantu oleh Gustav Ranis dari Yale University dan Lord Meghnad Desai dari London School of Economics. Sejak itu indeks ini dipakai oleh Program pembangunan PBB pada laporan IPM tahunannya. Amartya Sen menggambarkan indeks ini sebagai “pengukuran...

EIB Economic & Social Research Prize For Anthony Atkinson, Benjamin Moll (translate)
Newratings.de - 30 Jul 2015 01:34
Thinking at the Oxford Martin School and Nuffield College, Oxford; and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Professor Benjamin Moll is from the Department of Economics, Princeton...

EIB Economic & Social Research Prize For Anthony Atkinson, Benjamin Moll
FinanzNachrichten.de - 30 Jul 2015 01:33
Thinking at the Oxford Martin School and Nuffield College, Oxford; and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Professor Benjamin Moll is from the Department of Economics, Princeton...

UNICEF lança ação sobre uso seguro da internet por... (translate)
AQUI É SÓ NOTÍCIA! - Jornalista Carina Gonçalves - 29 Jul 2015 19:19
como fundamento a metodologia da rede europeia EU Kids Online, liderada pela London School of Economics. Foram entrevistados 2.105 crianças e adolescentes usuários de Internet com idades entre 9 e 17 anos em todo o território nacional. Foram abordadas...

Saif Gaddafi’s execution could save Blair
News Africa Extended - editor@iol.co.za ( ANDREW MALONE ) - 29 Jul 2015 19:18
with his philosophy PhD thesis during his controversial student days at the London School of Economics (LSE) - an institution later revealed to have accepted hundreds of thousands in “donations” from Saif’s charitable foundation and the Gaddafi clan...

82% do público jovem fazem uso da Internet pelo telefone celular (translate)
R7 - 29 Jul 2015 15:30
como fundamento a metodologia da rede europeia EU Kids Online, liderada pela London School of Economics. Em resposta a esse novo cenário, foi criada a ação “Internet Sem Vacilo” como forma...

Unicef lança campanha Internet sem Vacilo, por uma atitude positiva dos jovens na rede (translate)
Cidade Biz - 29 Jul 2015 15:30
como fundamento a metodologia da rede europeia EU Kids Online, liderada pela London School of Economics. Perfil dos entrevistados pela pesquisa: • 81% acessam a internet todos os dias ou..

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