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News archive 2009

The latest press releases from LSE

Fruit flies and lab mice make the case for re-thinking social science case studies suggests award-winning professor| (15 December 2009)

Just as biologists study fruit flies and laboratory mice so social scientists have good reasons for putting case studies at the heart of their research, argues Professor Mary Morgan who has won a British Academy award to develop her analysis.

Copenhagen agreement could give us a '50-50 chance' of avoiding global warming of more than 2˚C says Nicholas Stern| (2 December 2009)

The world could have a '50-50 chance' of avoiding global warming of more than 2˚C if a strong political agreement can be reached at the United Nations conference in Copenhagen this month, and then implemented, says Lord Stern.

Parents are not welcome as Facebook friends finds LSE study| (1 December 2009)

Young people don't want to be friends with their parents on Facebook, preferring to keep their social and family lives separate, research by academics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has found.

Western aid used to fight War on Terror not poverty| (30 November 2009)

Western aid in Afghanistan is being used primarily to support the fight against Al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgency rather than focus on relieving poverty and suffering, according to a new report from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Gulf States carbon cuts will come from projects not people |(25 November 2009)

Large-scale sustainable energy projects are more likely to be successful at cutting carbon emissions in the Gulf States than initiatives aimed at consumers and businesses according to a new report published by the London School of Economics today.

Flu study suggest pandemic panic would have more impact than the disease itself |(20 November 2009)

School closures and fear-induced absence from work are likely to have more impact on the UK economy during a serious influenza pandemic than the disease itself, according to new research conducted at LSE

Longer maternity leave in the UK would stop women getting to the top warns LSE expert| (19 November 2009)

Harriet Harman's plans to extend maternity leave would create a backlash against young women, making it harder for them to reach the top, an LSE sociologist has warned.

Queen's Anniversary Prize| (19 November 2009)

LSE Health and Social Care has won the Queen's Prize for Higher and Further Education, in recognition of its excellent research and the influence it has on global policy in the field.

Researchers seek to measure the impact of the social sciences |(18 November 2009)

A team of researchers has been funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to undertake the most thorough analysis yet of how academic research in the social sciences achieves public policy impacts

New study investigates links between economic crisis and increasing mental health problems(12 November 2009)

Demand for treatment for mental health problems has increased over the past 12 months as people struggle to cope with unemployment, debt, home repossession, threat of redundancy and other difficulties caused by the recession.

New penguin on the block (3 November 2009)
Rwandan genocide survivors tell their stories through art exhibition at LSE (30 October 2009)
LSE wins national recycling award for Zero Waste project (30 October 2009)
Launch of LSE's new Catalan Observatory: a space for ideas (28 October 2009)
LSE announces Advisory Board for its MSc in Real Estate Economics and Finance (28 October 2009)
Serious consequences for patients if sperm donors abruptly withdraw consent (23 October 2009)
London surviving recession but long term growth to be more modest than London Plan predicts (21 October 2009)
LSE professor wins Swedish media and communication prize (21 October 2009)
LSE Enterprise agrees training and academic ties with Vietnam (21 October)
'Socially networked' small businesses could compete on global stage (21 October 2009)
Job opportunities health services and education – the top three reasons to live in Istanbul (19 October 2009)
Expensive ineffective and they drive people mad - rethink of supermax prisons urgently needed urges LSE academic (19 October 2009)
TRIUM ranked second in the world by the Financial Times (19 October 2009)
Formalising public engagement in academia could reduce its impact (14 October 2009)
Risk management and regulation of financial institutions research programme launched by LSE and AXA Research Fund (13 October)
LSE Masters in Management ranked fourth in the world by Financial Times (5 October 2009)
Art and documentary from Iran on display at LSE (23 September 2009)
5000 US women unable to access domestic violence services everyday (22 September 2009)
New antibiotics desperately needed as penicillin becomes obsolete (17 September 2009)
LSE unveils new Richard Wilson sculpture Square the Block (14 September 2009)
Global mandatory register for nanomaterials essential if environmental health and safety risks are to be managed (10 September 2009)
Contraception is 'greenest' technology (10 September 2009)
LSE unveils important collection of drawings by leading political cartoonists (7 September 2009)
Tighter controls needed on 'stem cell tourism' say European and Chinese experts(4 September 2009)
CEP director wins Europe's top prize for economic research (1 September 2009)
Fear of crime can have a positive effect too, argues new study (27 August 2009)
Cherie Blair speaks for herself in China meetings with LSE alumni (27 August 2009)
LSE to partner with Palgrave Macmillan on BioSocieties journal (13 August 2009)
Record numbers at LSE-Peking University Summer School in Beijing (11 August 2009)
Bluerain at LSE (10 August 2009)
Women in the boardroom improve governance but not performance (6 August 2009)
LSE unveils Rawson memorial stone (4 August 2009)
LSE academics to advise government on new industry new jobs universities and skills (posted 3 August)
LSE academic wins prestigious science prize (posted 28 July)
Wishful thinking and hubris - why the global financial crisis was not foreseen (posted 27 July)
For they are jolly good fellows – LSE scholars elected to British Academy (posted 17 July)
Deutsche Bank creates new international cities centre at LSE (posted 16 July)
Research sheds light on soup runs (posted 10 July)
Professor Antoine Faure-Grimaud, 1968-2009 (posted 8 July)
Research institutes publish plan to rescue climate policy from imminent failure (posted 7July)
LSE joins the Graduate Management Admission Council (posted 2 July)
Size really doesn't matter in hunter-gatherer society (posted 1 July)
Winner of new Students' Centre competition announced (posted 29 June)
When performance-related pay backfires (posted 24 June)
LSE awarded first class honours in People & Planet Green League 2009 (posted 18 June)
Behind the curtain – research aims to discover what really happens in the polling booth (posted 18 June)
LSE congratulates alumni named in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours (posted 18 June)
Home Office internet surveillance proposals won't work says LSE study (posted 17 June)
400 000 migrants in UK could benefit from regularisation of their status (posted 16 June)
China's regulatory bodies need to think globally says LSE Director (posted 16 June)
Stories from LSE (posted 11 June)
LSE graduates awarded prestigious Fulbright Scholarships (posted 11 June)
Major new EU grant for LSE internet study (posted 9 June)
LSE alumna wins the Apprentice (posted 8 June)
LSE professor awarded for outstanding achievement by British Society of Criminology (posted 4 June)
Battle for the mind - how our parents’ genes fight for our mental balance (posted 1 June)
Financial crisis presents opportunity for Islamic banks (posted 28 May)
We may be genetically programmed to care about the long-term future finds new study of behaviour (posted 27 May)
Challenging ideas about the spread of AIDS in South Africa (posted 22 May)
New funding for students and staff to go global (posted 22 May)
Autism costs the UK more than £27 billion a year (posted 21 May)
Real innovation and joined up government needed to improve public services (posted 19 May)
LSE is best for career prospects says Guardian University Guide (posted 12 May)
New website puts MEP voting records under the spotlight (posted 11 May)
President of Ghana finds a warm welcome on his return to LSE (posted 8 May)
Reform needed but Britain can remain an economic world leader, Chancellor tells LSE audience (posted 8 May)
LSE announces its new honorary fellows (Posted 7 May)
Communication with customers improving at the Department of Work and Pensions (posted 7 May)
LSE expert appointed to help steer Europe's research effort (posted 6 May)
LSE to build new Students' Centre (posted 6 May)
Experts discuss the ethics of biobanking at China conference (posted 5 May)
Highly able pupils do worse in deprived schools finds study (posted 5 May)
Dilemmas in social care to be tackled by new national research school (posted 1 May)
Human rights, corporate wrongs (posted 1 May)
Investment in digital infrastructure can revive the British economy with 700,000 jobs, says new report (posted 29 April)
Poverty re-viewed in a major LSE photography exhibition and event series (posted 29 April)
LSE Health Research Digest 2009 (posted 27 April)
Max Weber fellows to speak at LSE (posted 24 April)
Olivia Harris (1948-2009) (posted 17 April)
New research predicts outcome of European elections (posted 7 April)
New internationalism needed for new world order (posted 1 April)
LSE IDEAS appoints Professor Niall Ferguson to chair in international history (posted 25 March)
New focus on Africa as LSE creates first chair in African development (posted 24 March)
LSE students sell t-shirts for The Prince's Trust (posted 24 March)
LSE launches Executive Summer School to give professionals the edge (posted 18 March)
Have you seen our penguin? (posted 17 March)
Election experts unveil a new voting system to deliver better democracy (posted 16 March)
Northern Ireland peace process strong enough to survive (posted 13 March)
LSE expert responds to child protection report (posted 12 March)
LSE launches reuse guide for halls of residence (posted 11 March)
Regulation rules? (posted 9 March)
LSE rated 'excellent' by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (posted 3 March)
Research finds school admissions procedures still too complex for parents (posted 3 March)
LSE experts to write official history of the criminal justice system (posted 2 March)
Social progress doesn't yet equal an end to divided Britain, says new study (posted 25 February)
Hip hop harmony comes to LSE for interfaith week (posted 23 February)
Costing the climate (posted 18 February)
Students 'switch off' success (posted 18 February)
Honey, I found us a new hive: how honeybee swarms collectively make good decisions (posted 13 February)
LSE academics awarded for excellence (posted 12 February)
Governments need to commit US$400 billion by summer to 'green' measures (posted 11 February)
The ongoing global economic crisis - join the debate at LSE (posted 10 February)
UK parents do most in Europe to protect their children online (posted 10 February)
Good intentions, perverse incentives (posted 4 February)
Globalisation and the Gulf: economy and security conference (posted 4 February)
Leading expert on internet law criticises new extreme porn law (posted 3 February)
Winner of the 2008 Lakatos Award announced (posted 3 February)
First literary festival for London School of Economics (posted 30 January)
'Put Citizen At The Heart Of Building Digital Britain' says LSE Media Think-Tank (posted 29 January)
The changing role of Europe - find out more at LSE (posted 29 January)
New UK research centre launched to tackle climate change economics and policy (posted 27 January)
LSE students unite in a 'timeless' performance (posted 27 January)
LSE professor to spend a year at Princeton (posted 26 January)
The mating game and why you can't hurry love (posted 20 January)
Obama's LSE alumni (posted 19 January)
Competition and choice good for public sector (posted 15 January)
Multiple arguments for a single currency in new report on Britain and the Euro (posted 15 January)
Third LSE alumnus to become President of Ghana (posted 13 January)
Richard Sennett to receive the Heinrich Tessenow Medal (posted 13 January)
LSE sets out big ideas that will shape the 21st Century in short film series (posted 8 January)
LSE students and staff join world leaders to predict and shape our global future (posted 8 January)
LSE professor awarded knighthood (posted 7 January)
Special issue of Risk & Regulation on financial crisis (posted 5 January)

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