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1 October 2009 |
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• The
competition is on….to find LSE’s longest serving staff member
In last week’s edition of Staff News, we reported that Mick Dufty,
an electrician in the Estates Division who retired at the end of July, was
LSE’s longest serving staff member after joining the School in 1960.
But since then, we have heard from Emeritus Reader Max Steuer, who tells
us that he joined the Department of Economics in October 1959 and is still teaching at the School. Max said: ‘A friend once said, if you
really like a restaurant, it's best not to look in the kitchen. My affection
for LSE is unbounded, warts and all. I am very lucky in life, and being at
LSE is among my greatest strokes of luck.’
So Max Steuer is now the longest serving staff member at LSE. However, if
you have been at the School for longer or know someone who has, please email
pressoffice@lse.ac.uk and let us
know.
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• LSE100
The LSE Course
Following a call for ideas, the course formerly known as ‘Thinking Like a
Social Scientist’ has been re-named ‘LSE100 The LSE Course: understanding
the causes of things’. The new course number, LSE100, was the idea of Dr
Bradley Franks, senior lecturer in Institute of Social Psychology, who was
awarded a bottle of champagne by course director Dr Jonathan Leape, for his
suggestion.
The course, which will run as a pilot from January 2010, aims to
introduce first year undergraduate students to the fundamental elements of
thinking as a social scientist by exploring real problems and real
questions, drawing on a range of disciplines across the social sciences.
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• Ricky
Burdett to participate in Global Agenda Summit
As a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Urban
Management 2009, Ricky Burdett, director of Urban Age and LSE Cities, will be participating
in the Summit on the Global Agenda to be held in Dubai in November 2009.
The Global Agenda Councils are communities of experts, created by the World
Economic Forum, around specific issues considered as the most critical at
global level. There are more than 70 issues in total, urban management being
one of them.
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• Escape
- the new Library social space
Following building works during the summer, a new social space for
students, named Escape, has opened in the Library entrance area.
It provides an area outside the library study environment, where
students can take a break from their studies, relax with their friends,
chat on their mobile phones and even have a snack. This new facility is
aimed at encouraging students to take a break when they need to, as well
as preserving the main library space as a quiet and studious
environment.
Library staff worked with the architects, project manager and Estates
colleagues to agree the final design and to maintain Library services
throughout the building works. SU education and welfare officer,
Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, was a key member of the planning group, to
provide the student perspective - ‘The SU welcome the completion of the
Escape social space and feel it is an excellent resource for
students to relax in and take a break during their study, without
disturbing other users of the library. As a member of the planning
group, I am confident that Escape will go some way to addressing
student need for informal social space and prove to be a valuable and
much utilised resource for library users.'
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 Notices
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• Food
and drink @ LSE – loyalty cards now available
LSE’s catering services provide a diverse range of food and drinks for
all tastes and budgets. The School has a number of catering venues to choose
from, details can be found
here.
You can also get a massive 50% off at your favourite venue with a
catering loyalty card. Pick up your card at any of LSE’s cafes or
restaurants and collect a stamp when you spend £2 or more. Once you have
received a stamp from each of the eight venues you will be rewarded with
your discount. It’s as simple as that (conditions apply). |
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 Research
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• Research
opportunities
Candidates interested in applying for any of the opportunities below should
contact Michael Oliver in the
Research and Project Development Division at
m.oliver@lse.ac.uk or call ext 7962.
The Research and Project Development Division maintains a regularly
updated list of
research funding opportunities for academic colleagues on their website.
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• RPDD
Research e-Briefing
Click
here to read the Summer edition of the RPDD newsletter. To sign up
for research news, recent research funding opportunities, research awards
that are about to start, and examples of research outcomes, click
here. The next issue is out
at the end of October 2009.
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 Events
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• A lecture by Gordon Bajnai, prime minister of Hungary
Friday 9 October at 1-2pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Click here for details on how to request a ticket - available from 10am
on Thursday 1 October
Gordon Bajnai has been the prime minister of Hungary since April 2009.
Prior to this, he was a minister in the Ministry for National Development
and Economy.
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 60 Second Interview
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• with..... Professor Stuart Corbridge
Stuart Corbridge is professor of development studies and head of DESTIN.
His partner, Pilar Saborio, is Costa Rica's ambassador to the UK and between them they have four children - one has just graduated, one is at university, one is finishing school this year, and one is playing catch-up!
With which famous person would
you like to have dinner and why?
Can I pick two?
Julie Christie: great actress,
beautiful, and a confidant of Michel
Foucault.
Paul McCartney: because I could nerd
for England on The Beatles.
What advice would you give new
students coming to LSE?
Get involved. Be enthusiastic.
Work hard. Read the New York and
London Reviews of Books. Enjoy
intellectual debate. Think you might
be wrong. Make the most of London.
Visit Scotland if you can.
What are your hobbies?
Well, I played football
competitively until I was 49, so
football for sure (Aston Villa if
you ask). Otherwise music (60s, 70s,
blues and soul) and reading
contemporary fiction.
What is the best place for
lunch in WC2?
If you're flush, Axis at One
Aldwych; otherwise, check out the
India Club at 143 Strand.
What are you most afraid of?
I'd rather not say, but they have
four legs and are about a foot long.
What do you think happened to
the LSE penguin?
Global warming.
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 Training
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• Academic,
personal and professional development courses for staff
Courses on offer next week include:
- Monday 5 October
FrontPage 2003: forms and questionnaires
- Tuesday 6 October
Excel 2003: charts
- Wednesday 7 October
Creating a reading list in Moodle
Excel 2003: essential formulas and functions
- Thursday 8 October
Moodle basics training
Word 2003: format your PhD thesis
- Friday 9 October
Moodle quiz training
For a full listing of what is available and further details, including
booking information, please see
www.lse.ac.uk/training |
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 Media
bites
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• Guardian
(29 September)
Don't be too quick to discount Mackinder
Professor Gwyn Prins, director of the Mackinder Programme at LSE, writes in
a letter to the Guardian.
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• Huffington
Post (28 September)
Health care reform needs more innovating and less politicking
Zack Cooper, health economist at LSE, writes about latest attempts to
introduce healthcare reform in the US.
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• Independent
on Sunday (27 September)
Letters, emails and online postings
A letter from Dr Martha Mundy, professor of anthropology at LSE.
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