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12 November 2009 |
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• Wearing pink, eating cake and completing quizzes...continued
It has been brought to our attention that even more people around the
School were supporting the Breast Cancer Campaign which took place a
couple of week's ago.
Fourteen members of the undergraduate admissions team held a ‘back to the
80s’ themed cake sale and raffle and raised an amazing £500 for the charity.
Congratulations to everybody involved.
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• LSE
academic drafts treaty for the African Union
A treaty designed and drafted by Dr Chaloka Beyani,
senior lecturer in International Law at LSE, has been adopted by the
African Union Heads of State and Government at a summit held in Kampala on
22-23 October.
The treaty which is on internally displaced persons, is the first of its
kind in international law.
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• Why is there no labor party in the United States?
On the 12, 14, 16 and 18 November,
Robin Archer, reader in political sociology at LSE, will give a series
of lectures at universities on the West Coast of the United States.
He has
also been invited to speak about American exceptionalism and labour politics
at UCLA, Berkeley and Santa Cruz.
These talks develop arguments set out in his book,
Why is there no labor
party in the United States?
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• Acknowledging
the human rights effects of climate change
Stephen Humphreys, lecturer in international law at LSE, will give the main
speech at the Swedish Forum for Human Rights which runs 16-17 November.
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 Notices
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• Staff
survey 2009
The School is about to launch a survey of all staff, open from Monday 16
November to Friday 11 December. Please take this opportunity to say what
could be better at the School.
For every survey completed, the School
will donate £1 to the Student Hardship Fund, so this is your chance to
support the students too.
You will receive an email on Monday 16 November which will give you the
link to the website at Bristol University where the survey is hosted. This
ensures that all responses are entirely confidential, and will only be
reported back at aggregate level.
LSE Director Howard Davies said: 'We want all staff to take part in the
2009 survey and give us your views on working here. This will help us to
continue to improve working life for staff, which in turn helps everyone to
perform better'.
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• Staff
mentoring scheme - they need you
Following the successful re-launch of the staff mentoring scheme earlier
in 2009 and the recruitment of 16 new staff mentors from across the School,
there will now be an additional training session on Tuesday 17 November.
The training session will include a perceptions of mentoring exercise, a
School support services quiz, ground rules and tips for new mentors and an
in depth look at common scenarios.
If you would like to get involved in helping new staff settle in at LSE,
please email
Hr.Sdu.Inductchamp@lse.ac.uk for an application form. Please note there
are only eight spaces available. As this session will be between 10am-1pm,
please check your attendance with your line manager and complete and submit
a signed booking form.
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• Meeting with senior staff
Adrian Hall's termly meeting with senior staff will take place on
Wednesday 18 November at 10am in the Vera Anstey Room.
The meeting will cover the following topics:
- Maureen Wade, head of Library Services, will talk about the
Library’s 'Building on Success' initiative
- Sarah March, HR manager, will give a brief preview of the revised
PDR system
- A reminder about the staff survey which will be launched on Monday
16 November
- Adrian Hall and Andy Farrell will talk about the School's financial
situation
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• Online
recruitment project
The School has purchased a new online recruitment system, which is
designed to streamline the recruitment of staff and to improve its image as
a prospective employer.
During the summer, the new online system went live and HR are piloting
the system on some academic support, academic and research vacancies.
The aim is to introduce the final system in two phases and HR will inform
the School very shortly about the roll out plan.
If you would like any information about the online recruitment system,
including feedback received from users or would like to use it as part of
your next recruitment campaign, please contact Krushna Vekariya or Sarah
Pedder in the
Recruitment team.
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 Research
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• New
study investigates links between economic crisis and increasing mental
health problems
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.
As pressure mounts on the government to reduce levels of spending in
public services, a new report, Mental Health and the Economic Downturn,
warns against 'short-term gain for longer-term pain' and sets out ways of
making mental health services more efficient without adversely affecting
patient care.
The joint publication from LSE, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and
the NHS Confederation's Mental Health Network says that mental health
problems cost £110 billion a year, (greater than the costs of crime) and is
projected to double over the next 20 years.
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• Research
opportunities
Candidates interested in applying for any research opportunities 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 October 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 November 2009.
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 Events
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• A queen, a prime minister and a
Nobel
Prize winner
On Friday 20 November, LSE is hosting a stellar-line up of speakers,
with lectures by Professor Amartya Sen, Queen Noor of Jordan, and
the prime minister of Norway.
Nobel Prize winner Professor Amartya Sen will discuss his latest
book The Idea of Justice with LSE's Professor Richard Sennett. This
event is free and open to all LSE staff and students. One ticket per person
can be requested from 12noon on Friday 13 November.
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Earlier on the same day, Jens Stoltenberg, prime minister of Norway
will give his country's view on latest world events. As well as a highly
experienced politician, he is also a former economics lecturer and
journalist. This event is free and open to all, one ticket per person can
now be
requested via the online ticket request form.
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Leading proponents of nuclear disarmament, Her Majesty Queen Noor
and LSE's Professor Mary Kaldor, will then close the day's events, with a
discussion about Global Zero - the campaign to rid the world of nuclear
weapons - arguing that it's both possible and desirable to do so. This event
is free and open to all however a ticket is required. One ticket per person
can be requested from 10am on Friday 13 November.
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• Other LSE public lectures and events include:
These events are free and open to all, with no ticket required, unless
otherwise stated.
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• LSE
Enterprise launch invitation
Thursday 12 November from 6-8pm on the 8th floor of the New Academic
Building
LSE Enterprise would like to invite you to a reception to present and
discuss the World Economic Forum’s 2009 Global Competitiveness Report.
A short presentation by Danny Quah, Professor of Economics and advisor on
Global Imbalances to the WEF, and Dr Irene Mia, WEF senior economist, will
take place during the reception.
If you would like to attend, contact Alessa Ward at
a.g.ward@lse.ac.uk or call ext 7128.
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• Centre for Civil Society Thursday lunchtime seminar
Make Poverty History: what can we learn for future campaigns?
Thursday 19 November at 12.30-1.45pm in room R505
Speaker:
Dr Nicolas Sireau
Dr Nicolas Sireau is executive director of SolarAid, a non-profit
organisation that trains solar entrepreneurs in East Africa to set up their
solar micro-enterprises.
This is an informal ‘brown bag’ event so you are welcome to bring
sandwiches etc.
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• Business History Unit seminars
On Monday 16 November, LSE's Albane Forestier will discuss Contract
Enforcement in Long-distance Trade: French merchants and the West Indies,
1775-1793.
This seminar will be held in room G305, 20 Kingsway Building. For more
information contact Terry Gourvish on ext 7073 or email
t.r.gourvish@lse.ac.uk |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... telecoms technical support David Fair
David has been at the School for
seven years. He used to work for
Arthur Andersen, but, thanks to
Enron, he and 3000 others lost their
jobs. Before that, he spent 22 years
in the hotel business. He lives in
south east London with three dogs.
He is originally from the south of
Scotland, but left over 40 years ago
to join the University of Life.
Where in the world have you
always wanted to go but never quite
made it……..yet?
Perth…the one in Oz, that is…so
that I could take the Indian-Pacific
train to Sydney. I'd also like to
visit the Azores.
What are the best and worst
presents you have ever received?
The best would be a trip in a
balloon. The worst would be a little
plastic cocktail shaker, with a
plastic Martini glass, and a
miniature of very cheap Gin…yuck.
What would you do if you were
LSE director for a day?
Give all the hard working staff a
pay rise. I'd also like to check out
that huge corner office.
What three items would you
take to a desert island with you?
A case of bourbon, a case of
sweet vermouth and shed loads of
ice…so that I can have water for
during the day, and Manhattans at
cocktail time.
What would we be most
surprised to learn about you?
Oooh.. I think most people know
that already.. but, I used to be
guest relations manager at the
Intercontinental Hotel at Hyde Park
Corner. Oh, and I lived in Tel Aviv
for four years…when it was safer to
do so.
What do you think happened to
the LSE penguin?
My first thought was that the
poor little chap got melted down,
but maybe he was just propping up
the bar in one of the lesser Unis. |
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 Training
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• Academic,
personal and professional development courses for staff
Courses on offer next week include:
- Monday 16 November
One to one voice training- Tuesday 17 November
Endnote manage your references
Facebook - myths and facts
RDP 2: writing an effective research grant proposal
- Wednesday 18 November
Moodle basics training
Endnote manage your references
Meditation
- Thursday 19 November
School help and advice in putting together research proposals
- Friday 20 November
One to one voice 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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• Times
(12 November)
Taleban spin doctors are winning fresh ground in propaganda war
'Their strategy is simply to undermine the West’s efforts' - Antonio
Giustozzi, an Afghan expert at LSE, comments
on the Taleban.
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• Financial
Times (11 November)
Keeping the lights on
'This is typical for a sector that is expert in taking shelter from
sudden storms' - Albrecht Ritschl, economic history professor at LSE,
comments on German firms coping during the recession.
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• Guardian
(11 November)
Faltering steps
'I think that the government doesn't understand the root of the problem.
Yes, accountability and the recording of cases is important, but the
nature of how this is done needs to change' - Eileen Munro, Professor of
social policy at LSE, comments on the fallout facing social workers
following the Baby P case.
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