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18 March 2010 |
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• LSE Research Magazine
This week, LSE publishes the inaugural issue of LSE Research,
a magazine showcasing the School’s celebrated research across the social
sciences.
The Spring 2010 issue’s cover story is an in-depth look at what the US
and UK health care systems can learn from each other. The article - written
by Julian Le Grand, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, and the
health economist Zack Cooper, a PhD candidate - comes as US President Barack
Obama makes a last-ditch effort to pass his health care reform legislation.
Among other things, Cooper and Le Grand point out that Britain has been more
successful than America at introducing market forces into some parts of the
health care industry.
In a related piece, law professor Emily Jackson explores what happens
when private and public health care collide in the UK. Other articles and
interviews in the 48-page magazine, edited by the Newsweek journalist
Stryker McGuire, explore a wide range of research that touches on public
policy in Britain and elsewhere - from the fragility of pension systems
around the world to the politics of aid programmes to the rise and fall of
Al Qaeda.
If you would like copies, please email
pressoffice@lse.ac.uk
or call ext 7060. You can also download a PDF copy
here.
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• Communicating population policy
Eliud Wekesa, a PhD student in the Department of Social Policy, has been
made a population policy communications fellow by the Population Reference
Bureau in the US.
His research focuses on people with HIV/AIDS living in slums in
Nairobi, Kenya. As part of the fellowship, he will develop a communications
strategy for policy-makers, focusing on the policy implications of his
research in sub-Saharan Africa in general and Kenya in particular.
He was nominated for this position by his supervisor, Dr Ernestina Coast,
who is delighted that Eliud will soon be able to advise her on how to better
communicate research findings to policy audiences.
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• News from the Information Systems and Innovation Group
Frank Land, Emeritus Professor in the Information Systems and
Innovation Group, has been invited to give a lecture at the annual
United Kingdom Academy of Information Systems Conference at Oriel
College, Oxford on 23 March. The other academic speaker is Professor
Robert Galliers, alumni of LSE and currently visiting professor in the
Information Systems and Innovation Group.
On Friday 12 March, Dr Susan Scott of the Information Systems and
Innovation Group gave an address at the joint Bentley University and
University of New South Wales Working Conference.
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• LSE Perspectives
March's photograph submissions to LSE Perspectives are now online.
Contributions include this photo taken by Piangtawan Phanprasit, an
undergraduate student in the International Relations Department. It was
taken in Mae Hong Sorn, Thailand on 5 January. Click
here to see all the selected photographs in this month’s exhibition.
As Lent term draws to a close, LSE Arts would like to encourage you to
keep your camera close at hand over the Easter break to capture some more
memorable moments for submission to the LSE perspectives online exhibition.
The next deadline is 1 April, please click
here for information about how to submit your photos. |
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 Notices
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• Run, LSE, run
LSE will once again be supporting the Sport Relief one mile run and we
are calling for all staff to register to run (or walk).
The run will take place on Friday 19 March at 4pm around Lincoln’s
Inn Fields. The fee is £1 to take part, or £2 to support the event but
not take part. All additional sponsorship can be arranged online at
www.sportrelief.com/donate
Please note that you can enter the run right up until the race
starts.
To register, contact Chris Connelley in the Staff Development Unit at
c.connelley@lse.ac.uk or Ann
O’Brien in LSE Health and Safety at
health.and.safety@lse.ac.uk
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• LSE Teaching Day 2010 - final call for contributions
LSE Teaching Day is a free one day event dedicated to sharing experience
and showcasing successful teaching practice and innovation.
This year's Teaching Day, taking place on Tuesday 18 May, will focus on
the following themes:
- Feedback
- Assessment
- Success in undergraduate or graduate teaching
- Research-led teaching
Based on feedback from last year the organising committee are soliciting
contributions from students for the parallel sessions that will run during
the day. We aim to bring together staff and students to explore the
challenges and opportunities to improve the learning experience at LSE.
These can take the form of presentations, discussions, demonstrations and
workshops. Poster presentations, to be displayed throughout the day, are
also welcome.
Submit your contributions by visiting
www.lse.ac.uk/teachingday and
completing the form by Friday 19 March.
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• Catering
Services - Easter vacation opening arrangements
LSE Garrick
8am - 6pm Mon-Fri
(CLOSED Thursday 1 April - RE-OPENING Thursday 8 April)
Plaza Café
9am - 6pm Mon-Fri
12 noon - 6pm Sat and Sun
(CLOSED Thursday 1 April - RE-OPENING Thursday 8 April)
Café 54
8.30am - 4.30pm Mon-Fri
(CLOSED Thursday 1 April 2010 - RE-OPENING Thursday 8 April)
Staff Dining Room and SCR Bar (members only)
Café Bar 10am - 4.30pm Mon-Fri
Dining Room 12.30pm - 2.15pm Mon-Fri
(CLOSED Thursday 1 April - RE-OPENING Thursday 8 April)
George IV
12 noon - 11pm Mon-Fri
(CLOSED Thursday 1 April - RE-OPENING Thursday 8 April)
4th Floor Restaurant
CLOSED
4th Floor Café
Bar
CLOSED
NAB Mezzanine
CLOSED
Café Pepe
CLOSED
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• Updating signage in the Old Building
From Monday 22 until Thursday 25 March, the Estates Division will be
updating the modulo signage detailing departmental/service information on
each floor in the Old Building.
During this time sections of the signage will be temporarily removed for
updating and will be replaced as soon as possible.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused during this
time. For more information, contact Mark Atkinson at
m.t.atkinson@lse.ac.uk
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• Message from LSE Enterprise
Thanks to everyone who took part in the recent LSE Enterprise survey,
and congratulations to Dr Caroline Rudisill, winner of the £50
Waterstones gift card.
We found that of those respondents who have worked with us, 96 per cent
would recommend us to their colleagues. But there are still lots of you who
don’t know much about us or the opportunities we provide to boost your
income, contacts and reputation by undertaking private work.
We now feature a selection of these openings on
our website each week. Or
send us your CV to be kept
informed.
By working with LSE Enterprise you can use the LSE brand, get assistance
with everything from contract negotiation to claiming travel expenses, and
have the project management taken care of to enable you to focus on your
work.
See
lse.ac.uk/privatework for consulting and teaching opportunities, and for
more details on the survey findings.
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• Calling
all special constables
Have you trained as a special constable? If so, and you are interested in
helping the School, please contact Paul Thornbury, head of security at LSE,
at p.c.thornbury@lse.ac.uk
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• Spaces
at LSE nursery
LSE's Early Years Centre currently has spaces available for the children of
LSE staff and students and also non LSE connected parents. The centre
provides care for children from three months to five years olds. For more
information, call 0207 107 5966 or email
nursery@lse.ac.uk
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• LSE summer party - change of date
This year's summer Party on the Plaza will now be held on Friday 25 June at
5.30pm. Official invitations will be sent out in May.
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• School governor opportunity
LSE’s Widening Participation team is assisting Christ’s College Finchley
(CCF) with its search for a School Governor. CCF is a state comprehensive
school (all boys through Year 11, mixed sixth form) located in East Finchley
in the London Borough of Barnet. CCF is one of four schools involved with
LSE Connect, a bespoke partnership between the LSE and state sector schools
designed to raise aspiration and attainment amongst pupils.
The school seeks an LSE-affiliated governor to join their Board of
Governors this academic year, for a period of four years. You would be
expected to attend one full governors meeting per term (meetings start at
6.30pm and last approximately two hours), plus one ‘special’ meeting lasting
approximately 1.5 hours in Summer term. Additionally you would have the
opportunity to join a sub-committee, which would convene additional
meetings.
If you are interested in being considered, email Rosie Tattersall at
r.tattersall@lse.ac.uk. Please include your name, your title and office, and
a brief statement outlining your interest in the position, including any
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 Research
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• Europe's
'Phoenix' cities show how to survive a new age of urban limits
Europe's hard-pressed cities can show the rest of the world's urban giants
how to survive the coming financial, environmental and social crisis predict
the authors of a new study published by Policy Press for LSE, funded by the
Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The book, Phoenix Cities: the fall and rise of great industrial cities,
explores how seven cities - including Sheffield and Belfast - have recovered
from steep industrial decline through a combination of imagination,
investment and leadership.
Its authors, Professor Anne Power, Jörg Plöger and Astrid Winkler say
that having survived the ages of industrial boom and post-industrial
regeneration the same cities can lead the world as it enters a third urban
age - of recession and environmental pressure.
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• Costing
the impact of digital exclusion
The LSE Public Policy Group and the Oxford Internet Institute have opened
up a piece of research on digital exclusion to online consultation.
The research, Developing a Methodology for Costing the Impact of
Digital Exclusion, was commissioned by the National Audit Office to
inform its understanding of the evidence based on the costs and benefits of
digital inclusion activities.
The Public Policy Group and Oxford Internet Institute has invited a
variety of stakeholders including policymakers, the third sector, academics,
and the private sector, with the aim of improving the methodology,
highlighting any concerns or gaps in the research, and raising questions for
future research.
The online consultation can be found at
http://microsites.oii.ox.ac.uk/digital-exclusion/content/welcome
The site provides a background to the project, instructions on how to
leave comments or questions, and the methodology itself. Comments may be
made anonymously. For more information, email Dr Leondra Carrera at
l.n.carrera@lse.ac.uk or Anne
White at a.c.white@lse.ac.uk
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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 February 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 March 2010.
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• Latest
opportunities from LSE
Enterprise
LSE Enterprise offers you the opportunity to undertake private teaching
and consultancy work under the LSE brand. We help with bidding, contracts
and other project administration, enabling you to focus on the work itself.
To see the latest opportunities click
here.
If you would like us to look out for consulting opportunities in your
field, email your CV and summary of interests to Rebecca Limer at
r.limer@lse.ac.uk
Email Marie Rowland-Kidman at
m.rowland-kidman@lse.ac.uk to be added to our Executive Education
database. |
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 Events
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• Upcoming LSE events include....
Friendship and Poetry
On: Thursday 18 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Vikram Seth
All tickets for this event have now been allocated. There will, however, be
a videolink to the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building. Entry will be on
a first come first served basis. Doors will open at 6pm.
The Future of Capitalism and Globalisation: global perspectives and a
European agenda
On: Monday 22 March at 5.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Karel De Gucht and Professor Marc De Vos
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
The Brahimi Panels: the Goldstone Report and the peace process
Monday 8 March, 6.30-8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speakers: Ami Ayalon, Professor Christine Chinkin,
Karma Nabulsi, and Colonel Desmond Travers
Click here to listen
Sustainable Business Innovation
Thursday 11 March, 6.30-8pm, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: John Elkington
Click here to listen
Meeting Development Challenges in the 21st Century
Friday 12 March, 1-2pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Helen Clark
Click here to listen
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• My Fair Lady
Wednesday 17 to Friday 19 March at 7.30pm and Saturday
20 March at 4pm
Old Theatre, Old Building
The LSESU Drama and Music societies present 'My Fair Lady.' A musical
inspired by the play 'Pygmalion', written by LSE's very own George
Bernard Shaw.
This is a rags to riches tale of a cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle,
who meets speech expert Henry Higgins. Higgins takes on a bet from
a friend, Colonel Pickering, to transform Eliza into a lady in just six
months. Full of recognisable songs such as 'Wouldn't It Be Loverly', 'On
The Street Where You Live', and 'I Could Have Danced All Night', and
starring LSE Director Howard Davies, this is going to be a musical
extravaganza.
Tickets are available now on Houghton Street from 11am-3pm everyday and
cost £5 for drama/music society members and children under 18, £6 for
LSE staff and students, and £7 for the general public.
For more information, visit
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=322344619279&ref=ts
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• Speaking
Out: academic freedom in the 21st Century
Tuesday 23 March, 1-2.30pm, Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Giles Ji Ungpakorn, Thai academic and author who fled to the
UK after being charged under laws which forbid criticism of the king,
Mina Al-Lami, Iraqi Visiting Fellow under the LSE Scholars at Risk
scheme, and Joseph, a lecturer from Cameroon who fled to the UK for
political reasons
Chair: Tom Porteous (pictured), London director, Human Rights Watch
Wherever there is a dictatorship or totalitarian regime, its first
quarrel is with those who oppose. They are often found in universities,
places where teaching and research should flourish. Around the world,
university lecturers and researchers can face persecution, imprisonment and
torture for challenging those in power. The three speakers will discuss the
personal threats and difficulties in carrying out their academic work in
Cameroon, Iraq and Thailand.
This event is free and open to all, with no ticket or pre-registration
required.
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• NIHR SSCR Annual Conference 2010
Tuesday 30 March, 10.15am-4.15pm, New Academic Building, LSE
The NIHR School for Social Care Research is pleased to announce its
first annual conference. The conference will focus on:
- the background and future of the NIHR School for Social Care
Research
- key themes for adult social care practice in England
- current and future priorities for adult social care research in
England
- will provide an opportunity to discuss these issues
The conference is open to all. Registration costs £50 per delegate (£25
for students and concessions).
To register for the conference and to view a PDF of the programme, visit
www.lse.ac.uk/collections/NIHRSSCR/events.htm
For any queries, email sscr@lse.ac.uk |
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Second Interview
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• with..... Dr Michael Bruter
Michael Bruter, senior lecturer in
the Government Department, is a
prime example of European melting
pot with his eight
great-grandparents coming from eight
different countries. This may be why
he is so interested in European
identity, as well as the study of
elections, public opinion, research
methods and extreme right politics.
What did you want to be when you
grew up?
I guess I had three loves: food and
wine, planes, and music. I had
moments when I wanted to be a
fishmonger or a wine maker, others
when I would dream of becoming a
pilot or more ambitiously, the CEO
of some major airline (not least to
improve catering on planes).
Finally, there were times when I
considered becoming a professional
classical pianist. This was the only
option that ever was realistic, and
whilst I decided not to follow that
route when I was 18, I financed most
of my undergraduate studies by
giving piano lessons.
What book are you currently
reading?
I always read too many books at the
same time. Right now, these include
Albert Cohen’s Belle du Seigneur, a big Calvin
and Hobbes anthology, and Niels
Bohr’s stunning Atomic Physic and
Human Knowledge and a Hercule Poirot.
I’m also browsing through the latest
book I have written with Sarah
Harrison in search of typos that we
have missed, a very useless exercise
of course.
What would you do if you were LSE
director for a day?
I have an adjunct position at the
Australian National University and
one of the things that they have
there is a ‘seaside campus’ which
departments are encouraged to rent
for teaching purposes, students
weekends and away days. I would
spend the School’s cash on getting
one such campus, maybe in Eastbourne
or in my native Cote d’Azur. I would
propose days away when
administrative staff, academic
staff, and students from several
departments randomly meet up and mix
as I think that it would be fun.
What are your hobbies?
They haven’t changed much from the time
I was a kid - playing the piano,
cooking, and travelling are still
favourites. I also walk an average 12
kilometres a day, ideally by the
water (sea, Thames, etc).
What has been your most embarrassing
incident so far?
I occasionally experience moments of
uncontrollable and unstoppable
laughter for absolutely no reason.
Of course, it once happened during
one of my lectures and my students
wondered if I was completely crazy.
Are you left or right handed?
Right handed. My brother should have
been right handed too, but my
parents were so keen on having a
second boy who would be left handed
because they were supposed to be
better tennis players that they
indulged in wishful thinking
believing he was left handed. |
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 Training
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• Academic,
personal and professional development courses for staff
Courses on offer next week include:
- Monday 22 March
Language Centre show and share workshop
Word 2003: long documents - referencing
- Tuesday 23 March
Using a range of digital media for teaching
Moodle basics training
Access 2003: designing related tables and forms
- Wednesday 24 March
One to one voice training
PowerPoint 2003: images, tables and charts
- Thursday 25 March
Access 2003: creating queries and reports
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 Higher Education (18 March)
The second sex
A fresh interpretation has breathed new life into a seminal feminist
text, discovers Mary Evans, visiting fellow at the Gender Institute,
LSE.
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• BBC
Radio Scotland (13 March)
Newsweek
Scotland
Professor Thanos Veremis, senior research fellow at the Hellenic
Observatory, LSE, discussed Greece’s debt.
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