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15 October 2009 |
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• LSE
is best of the social science specialists finds world university
comparison
LSE is ranked as the world's top specialist social science university in the
World University Rankings 2009.
The rankings, compiled by educational analysts QS and Times Higher
Education, compare and assess 621 universities around the world. They
examine data in six categories - research excellence, teaching excellence,
the proportion of international faculty, the proportion of international
students, academic peer review and a survey of employers.
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• A
lifetime of achievement
Anne Power, Professor of Social Policy at LSE, has been awarded a
lifetime achievement award by Regeneration & Renewal magazine.
The prize, previously won by former deputy prime minister John Prescott,
is awarded to individuals who have had the most outstanding regenerative
impact on a deprived community or communities throughout their careers.
Professor Power has been involved in urban renewal since the 1960's and
the judges felt that her friendly, persuasive approach to rallying support
for the regeneration cause, made her a worthy winner. To read the full
story, click
here.
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• Young
Londoners hear about a black and bright future at LSE
Hundreds of young black Londoners and their families came to LSE for an
event designed to inspire them to aim for the very top in the world of
education.
The second Black to the Future conference attracted 380 people to hear
more about their options for the future and get encouragement from some
leading members of Britain's African-Caribbean community. The main speaker
was Yvonne Brewster, founder of Britain's leading black theatre
company, who told the teenagers: 'Life isn't about finding yourself, life is
about creating yourself.'
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• Risk
management and regulation of financial institutions research programme
launched by LSE and AXA Research Fund
A major new research programme looking at risk management and the regulation
of financial institutions in light of the current financial crisis has been
announced by the AXA Research Fund and LSE.
Professor David Webb, director of LSE's Financial Markets Group which
will undertake the research, said: 'The current financial crisis has
revealed a distance between our understanding of the interconnected
behaviour of banks, the structure of the banking systems and layers of
regulation. We aim to gain a better understanding of the weakness of the
current financial architecture and to assess the scope for greater financial
stability through governance and regulation.'
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• Pedal
power
Cycling is a great way of staying healthy, avoiding the stresses of
public transport, and being environmentally friendly. To encourage this mode
of transport, LSE has more than 300 spaces around campus where you can
secure your bike.
There are two indoor bike park areas – one in the Towers' basement and
one in the NAB, with over 90 spaces. The NAB also has a suite of bike friendly facilities with lockers and showers in the
basement. Additional showers are available around campus. Always remember to
secure your bike with a sturdy lock.
If you would like to receive personal cycle training, LSE now has
its own bikeability trainer. Feimatta Conteh is qualified to deliver
training to the National Cycling Standards, so if you would like training or have any other bike related issues, contact her at
f.conteh@lse.ac.uk |
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 Notices
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• Memorial
service for Professor Peter Townsend
Professor Peter Townsend died unexpectedly on the evening of Sunday 7
June. To commemorate his life, a memorial service is being held on Thursday
19 November at 11am at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square. All
Peter’s friends and colleagues at LSE are welcome to attend.
Peter was a major figure in the international social policy field and an
inspiring campaigner for social justice, using rigorous research to persuade
politicians of the need for action. In recent years, he helped to establish
the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE. For more information on the memorial
service, contact John Wilkes at
j.wilkes@lse.ac.uk
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• Creative
writers… The Muse want to publish you
The Muse is the annual publication of the LSESU Literature Society,
which aims to showcase the writing abilities of LSE’s students, staff and
alumni.
The editors are currently seeking submissions of poetry and short stories to
include in the next edition. Poetry submissions should be no more than 40
lines, and short stories no more than 3000 words. All entries must be
emailed to
submissions@themuse.co.uk by Friday 4 December, so you still have plenty
of time to get creative. If you have any questions, contact
editors@themuse.co.uk
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• Need
help with your writing…. then contact Sarah Salway
Sarah Salway is the new LSE Royal Literary Fund Fellow, based in the
Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC). Her role is to help students and staff
with all aspects of their writing, working on a one-to-one basis.
Sarah is a published novelist, poet and journalist, and for many years
she has taught writing at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. She can
help with improving writing style and process generally, as well as
answering particular questions on writing essays, dissertations, articles and reviews.
All sessions are free and confidential.
Sarah is based in the TLC, fifth floor, G building, on Thursdays and
Fridays during term time. Appointments can be made through the central
office at the TLC, on 020 7852 3627 or by emailing
tlc@lse.ac.uk. Where relevant, Sarah
would be happy to see a piece of writing in advance.
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•
Staff
portrait dates
Nigel Stead, School photographer, will be holding two staff portrait
photo sessions on Tuesday 20 and Thursday 22 October. The sessions will
be held in room A22 from 11am-1pm and 2-4pm on each of these days.
New staff (or old staff who need to update their existing pictures) can
turn up at any time in the given time slots and there is no need to book.
All pictures are in a digital format and will be supplied to each
department/centre on a CD. Hard copy prints will not be provided. Pictures
will be sent after post production, which can take up to two weeks after the
shoot.
The cost is £15 per head charged to the department/centre and staff are
asked to bring their budget codes with them on the day. There will be other
portrait dates in November. For more information, contact Nigel Stead at
n.stead@lse.ac.uk
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• Dahrendorf’s Europe
St Antony’s College, Oxford will be holding a college-focused lecture
on 1 December to commemorate the life and achievements of Lord
Dahrendorf.
If you are interested in attending this event, email
m.koranzopoulou@lse.ac.uk who
will put you on the invitation waiting list. An informal memorial meeting
will be held at LSE on 26 November for staff and governors who knew and
worked with Ralf, details of which will be announced later.
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 Research
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• Formalising
public engagement in academia could reduce its impact
Scientists are much more positive about communicating their work to the
public than is commonly perceived and many feel that public engagement
skills are as important to a career as scientific, teaching and clinical
skills.
But despite having a sophisticated understanding of 'impact' activities,
there is widespread concern that formalising and incentivising public
engagement could undermine the very reasons that public engagement is being
undertaken.
These are among the findings of the report,
Public Culture As Professional Science,
by LSE academics
Professor Sarah Franklin, Dr Kevin Burchell and Kerry Holden.
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• War
against terror will increase attacks on the West finds new study
The US-led 'war on terror' is likely to increase, rather than decrease,
Islamic terrorism against the West, according to a new scientific analysis
of international terrorism.
The report, written by
Professor Eric Neumayer of LSE and Thomas Plumper of the University of
Essex, analyses details of terrorist attacks across the world from 1969 to
2005 and concludes that Western countries are in a 'no-win situation'.
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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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• General
Theory of Reflexivity
Monday 26 October at 1-3pm in the Shaw Library, 6th floor, Old Building.
Please note this lecture will be delivered via a live two way webcast.
Click here for details on how to get a ticket - available from 10am on
Tuesday 20 October.
George Soros will present the fundamentals of his guiding philosophy,
laying the foundation for his four subsequent lectures on politics and
economics.
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• Business
History Unit seminars
On Monday 19 October, Peter Miskell from the Henley Business School,
University of Reading, will discuss Managing Creativity: theory and
practice from the film industry from the studio era to the present.
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• Centre
for Civil Society Thursday lunchtime seminar -
Resource Mobilization in Social Welfare Networks: views from NGOs in
China
Speaker: Dr Chuanlan Wang
Thursday 22 October at 12.30-1.45pm in room R505, LSE Research Laboratory
Dr Chuanlan Wang is a lecturer at Fudan University and a visiting fellow
at LSE's Centre for the Civil Society. She is currently working on a project
on NGOs and social welfare provision. This research tries to explore
non-governmental public action from the perspective of resource mobilization
which is different from the former institutional or organizational approach
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 60 Second Interview
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• with..... Professor Danny Quah
Danny Quah is Professor of
Economics, Co-Director of LSE
Global Governance, and a Senior
Fellow at LSE IDEAS. Externally, he
is a council member on Malaysia's
National Economic Advisory Council.
For the last three years, he has served the
LSE's Economics Department as Head
of Department.
What book are you currently
reading?
Well, a number simultaneously:
Fool's Gold by Gillian Tett;
What I Loved by Siri Huvstvedt;
Paper Butterfly by Diane Wei
Liang. Except for a small number of
isolated instances, it takes me a
long time to finish any one book so
I make up for it by starting many at
once.
What advice would you give to
new students coming to LSE?
Read and think about all the
different social sciences done at LSE
- don't do just one thing; learn
everything you can from the amazing
city that is London; discard all the
unthinking prejudices that you find
in what your teachers here tell you.
Can you play a musical
instrument?
No, but I do a lot of taekwon-do
training. I am now a second-dan
blackbelt in taekwon-do but,
unfortunately, my travel and lecture
schedule no longer allows the kind
of intensive training I used to
undertake. In 2007-08, I had the
time still to train regularly with
the LSE TKD Club. Before that, I'd
won gold in patterns at the English
Championships (2006) and silver in
sparring at the English (2006) and
British (2005) Championships. But my
competitive performance since then
has been truly abysmal. I'm putting
this down to lack of training rather
than advancing age.
What is your favourite place
on the LSE campus?
I like the Peacock Theatre during
graduation and, before I became Head
of Department, when I lectured there
twice a week.
What, or who, makes you laugh?
Many more things make me smile
than make me laugh. |
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 Training
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• Belly
dancing classes
Starts: Wednesday 21 October in the Old Gym at 12-1pm
Cost: £20 for the four weeks (paid on the first day of the course) or £8 per
class drop in
This four week introduction will help you get your hips moving with
clear, easy to follow moves and the opportunity to put them together in
short, fun routines.
Belly dancing is an excellent exercise, especially for the waist, hips
and arms.
No experience is required and it is suitable for all ages, body shapes and
fitness levels.
For more information please contact
Imelda Michalczyk
at imeldauk@hotmail.com
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• Academic,
Personal and Professional Development courses for staff
Courses on offer next week include:
- Monday 19 October
Strategies for clearing your inbox (and keeping it that way!)
Moodle quiz training
- Tuesday 20 October
Moodle basics training
Access 2003: creating queries and reports
- Wednesday 21 October
Creating a reading list in Moodle
Moodle basics training
Excel 2003: data analysis
- Thursday 22 October
Moodle next steps training
Word 2003: useful features and shortcuts
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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• Financial
Times (15 October)
Recognition at last for political science
Letter from Simon Hix, LSE Professor of European and Comparative
Politics, welcoming the award of this year's Nobel Prize for economics
to Elinor Ostrom: 'a welcome recognition that successful economies and
societies need well-designed political institutions.'
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• Financial
Times (12 October)
Income inequality had a role in creating crisis
A letter to the Financial Times by Professor Robert Wade of LSE.
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• Economist
(10-16 October)
Ivory fortresses
Academic Registrar, Simeon Underwood, was interviewed about new
Government regulations on foreign students.
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