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30 September 2010 |
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• LSE Research Magazine
This week, LSE published the second issue of LSE Research, a
magazine showcasing the School’s celebrated research across the social
sciences.
Two great tectonic plates are on the move - China and the US - and the
rest of the world is struggling to adjust to new realities and new
relationships. This historic power shift, its repercussions, and indeed the
myths surrounding it are the cover subjects of the Autumn 2010 issue, which
brings together four of LSE's most eminent thinkers on the subject: Arne
Westad, Michael Cox, Danny Quah and Niall Ferguson.
Additionally, in a special report, Justin Gest, Mina Al-Lami and Kristian
Coates Ulrichsen bring us some disturbing news from the front lines of what
used to be called the war on terror.
The magazine can be viewed online
here.
If you would like a copy, please email
pressoffice@lse.ac.uk.
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• LSE launches private equity initiative with support from
Abraaj Capital
A new initiative on the research and teaching of private equity is being
launched at LSE.
The initiative is supported by Abraaj Capital, the largest private equity
group in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
Abraaj Capital, which operates eight offices in the region,
donated £4 million ($6.2 million) to fund a research programme, an endowed
post for a senior academic researcher in private equity and a MSc in Finance
and Private Equity - which will be taught from October.
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• LSE
staff member wins Glory of India Award
Meena Kotecha, who works in the Department of Mathematics and the
Department of Statistics at LSE, was awarded the Glory of India Award and
Certificate of Excellence at an international event in London on Saturday 25
September, organised by the India International Friendship Society (IIFS).
IIFS present awards annually to honour Indians across the globe for their
contributions to fields such as science, engineering, technology, medicine,
and Education; and for strengthening of India's international relations.
The award was presented by Baroness Sandip Verma, and was
attended by 300 people including several members of parliament and
dignitaries from UK and abroad.
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• How
the blind view art
Dr Simon Hayhoe, visiting academic in LSE’s Centre for Philosophy of
Natural and Social Science, has won a Fulbright All-Disciplines Scholar
Award to study blind and visually impaired people's understanding of
paintings in galleries and on the web, as part of a visiting fellowship at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
The research project, which will start in July 2011, intends to survey
and interview English speaking people of all ages who are registered blind
and who visit the Metropolitan, in order to discover:
- their strategies for conceptualising paintings
- the problems blind and visually impaired museum visitors encounter
whilst visiting the Metropolitan
- whether blind and visually impaired museum visitors ‘picture’ images
- how blind and visually impaired museum visitors imagine paintings'
subjects and compositions
- what understanding blind and visually impaired museum visitors have
of visual concepts discussed in the composition of paintings, and in
particular: tone, perspective, and colour
The research will contribute to a new book on arts, blindness and
technology, and will help to inform arts teachers and curators in the UK and
US, as well as future web developments for people wanting to make paintings
accessible to blind and visually impaired people through the web.
For more information on the project, email Dr Hayhoe at
s.hayhoe@lse.ac.uk.
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• Academics
abroad
LSE professor Judy Wajcman, who is president of the Society for the Social
Studies of Science (4S), attended the society's 35th annual meeting, organised together with the Japanese Society for Science and
Technology Studies, in Tokyo from 25-29 August.
The meeting, Science and Technology Studies (STS) in Global Contexts,
was the first to be held in Asia and attracted 1,000 people from more than
40 countries. The event provided
the opportunity for 4S members to explore questions relating to cultural differences in
STS concepts, as well as
strengthening the ties with the East Asian
STS community.
Professor Wajcman, who is head of LSE's Department of Sociology,
presented the presidential plenary ‘Creative Connections between STS and
Communication Studies’, as well as organising a range of other
meetings.
For more information about 4S, and the 2010 meeting, visit
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 Notices
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• The
Staff Consultative Council needs you
Are you interested in learning more about the way LSE works? Do you want
to influence LSE strategy and governance? Would you like a chance to make
LSE a better place to work?
If you answered yes to any of these questions then you might want to join
the Staff Consultative Council (SCC).
The SCC has been running for three years and its purpose is to consider,
identify and be consulted on issues relating to LSE policy and governance
and to communicate its views to the relevant bodies at LSE. It has looked at
a wide range of issues that affect the working lives of all staff, including
the counselling service, the staff survey, equality and diversity, and the
financial position of the School.
To continue to ensure that the SCC is an effective body that asks the
right questions about LSE policy, we need volunteers from across the School
who are willing to give up their time to work to improve things for their
colleagues. If you would like to get involved we are currently looking for
one
representative in each of the following areas:
- Library
- Academic departments
- Administration (not including Estates, Finance, Library and IT
Services)
- Academic staff
- Researcher
If you would like to nominate yourself, contact Simon Jolly at
s.jolly@lse.ac.uk who will advise you
on how to make your application. The deadline for nominations is 4pm on
Friday 8 October.
For more information on the work of the SCC, contact Simon at
s.jolly@lse.ac.uk.
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• Staff portrait dates
Nigel Stead, School photographer, will be holding three staff portrait
photo sessions on Tuesday 12, Thursday 14, and Tuesday 26 October.
The sessions will be held in room G.19, Old Building, from 11am-1pm and
2-4pm.
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 colour and 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.
More sessions will follow in November. For more information, contact
Nigel Stead at n.stead@lse.ac.uk.
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• Bring some drama to work
Following the success of the drama workshops during the Staff Summer
School, Steve Bond and Bradley Barlow are looking to start a Staff Drama
Group and will be holding a workshop on Friday 8 October. Time and venue
to be confirmed.
Plans are still in their infancy, but if there is enough interest they
are aiming to put on a production before the end of the academic year. Steve
and Bradley are keen to hear ideas for how the group might evolve and
encourage anyone interested in being involved to come along.
If you are unable to attend but would like to register your interest, or
for any more information, please email
s.bond1@lse.ac.uk or b.barlow@lse.ac.uk.
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• Summer works notice
The Old Building main entrance refurbishment project has been
delayed.
The toilet facilities, cloakroom, waiting area and disabled hoists will
be in operation for Monday 4 October, together with the completion of the
main foyer floor.
However, the glass cabinets and opaque panels running around the edge of
the foyer, waiting area and corridor walls will not be completed until
mid-October.
The Estates Division apologises for any inconvenience caused.
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• Catering Services - Michaelmas term
Monday 4 October - Friday 10 December.
LSE Garrick
8am-7pm Monday-Friday
4th Floor Restaurant
9am-7pm Monday-Friday
4th Floor
Café Bar
11am-9pm Monday-Friday
Plaza
Café
9am-9pm Monday-Thursday
9am-6pm Friday
12 noon-6pm Saturday and Sunday
Café 54
8.30am-6pm Monday-Friday
NAB Mezzanine
10.30am-4pm Monday-Friday
Staff Dining Room and
Café Bar (members only)
Café Bar 10am-4.30pm Monday-Friday
Dining Room 12.30pm-2.15pm Monday-Friday
George IV
12 noon-11pm Monday-Friday
Vending Machines
Library Foyer, Student Salon, 4th Floor Restaurant
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• Important
fire information
As a result of the re-development of the St Philips site for the New Student
Centre, the emergency and fire assembly points for the following buildings
have changed:
If the fire alarm sounds in your building you must evacuate immediately
and go to the designated fire assembly point for your building. Please check
the Health and
Safety website for information on the new locations of the
fire assembly points.
If you have any queries please email
Health.And.Safety@lse.ac.uk.
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 Research
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• Discussion paper from CARR
CARR has published a discussion paper by Julien Etienne, CARR
postdoctoral fellow, entitled Self-Reporting Untoward Events to
External Controllers: accounting for reporting failure by a top-tier
chemical plant.
The paper explores the reasons of hazardous organisations for responding
to state rules requesting them to report untoward events to public
regulators.
A PDF of the paper can be downloaded on the
CARR website.
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• Research opportunities
Candidates interested in applying for any research opportunities should
contact Michael Oliver in the
Research Division at
m.oliver@lse.ac.uk or call ext 7962.
The Research Division maintains a regularly updated list of
research funding opportunities for academic colleagues on their website.
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• Research e-Briefing
Click
here
to read the Summer edition of the Research Division 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 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 or visit
http://twitter.com/lseenterprise.
If you would like us to look out for consulting opportunities in your
field, email your CV and summary of interests to
lseenterprise.consulting@lse.ac.uk
Email exec.ed@lse.ac.uk to be
added to our Executive Education database. |
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 Events
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• LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2011: crossing borders
LSE has announced the dates of the next LSE Literary Festival, which
will be taking place from Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 February 2011. The
full programme will be posted online in December 2010.
For more information, visit
www.lse.ac.uk/spaceforthought
• Upcoming LSE events include....
Capitalism: can it ever be moral?
On: Monday 4 October at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Jon Cruddas, MP for Dagenham and Rainham, Larry Elliot,
economics editor of The Guardian, and Professor Chandran Kukathas,
chair of political theory in the Department of Government at LSE.
Getting More
On: Tuesday 5 October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Stuart Diamond, practice professor of legal
studies and adjunct professor of law at Wharton.
The Rights' Future
On: Wednesday 6 October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speakers: Professor Costas Douzinas, law professor and director of
the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at Birkbeck, Professor Conor
Gearty, professor of human rights law at LSE, Professor Francesca
Klug, professorial research fellow at LSE, and David Lammy, MP
for Tottenham.
Lunchtime Concert
On: Thursday 7 October at 1.05pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
Performers: Thomas Gould (violin), Philip Higham (cello) and
Alasdair Beatson (piano)
Wealth Creation in Developing Countries
On: Tuesday 12 October at 6.45pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speakers: Professor Paul Collier, professor of economics at Oxford
University, and Andrew Mitchell, secretary of state for international
development.
This event is free and open to all however a ticket is required. One ticket
per person can be requested from 10am on Tuesday 5 October.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
Managing Natural Resource Rents: China and Africa
Speakers: Dr Christopher Alden, Professor Paul Collier,
Dr Gobind Nankani, and Alan Winters
Recorded: Monday 20 September, approx 94 minutes
Click here to listen
Industrial Productivity
Speakers: Rasheed Adegbenro, Ludovico Alcorta, Professor
Haroon Bhorat, Professor Chang-Tai Hsieh, and John Page
Recorded: Tuesday 21 September, approx 83 minutes
Click here to listen
On Writing: high, low and everything in between
Speaker: Professor Simon Schama
Recorded: Wednesday 22 September, approx 86 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Jeni Brown
A self-professed geek for IT
training and usability, Jeni spends
her days trying to improve the lives
of LSE staff and students by
simplifying and de-mystifying the
use of IT.
She dislikes the overuse of
PowerPoint, is left handed, knows
more keyboard shortcuts than is
probably healthy, and knits a mean
jumper. Her cat is named after
Shakespeare.
How do you find time to make
the most of being at LSE?
I probably don't make the most of
all the various things on offer at
LSE. There are so many talks,
events, training opportunities
(shameless plug:
www.lse.ac.uk/training) and
social activities on offer - it's a
great place to work and study.
What is your favourite
website?
My iGoogle page, because I can
customise it with widgets from all
my favourite websites, like
www.icanhascheezburger.com,
Twitter and GoogleReader.
Which poster graced your
bedroom wall as a teenager?
Depeche Mode, The Cure and
various Amnesty International
campaign posters. I was a very
serious, young person.
With which famous person would
you like to have dinner and why?
Corny as it sounds, I would much
rather have dinner with my family,
who all live on the West Coast of
the US - I don’t get to see them
nearly as often as I would like.
During the summer months, what
would you suggest LSE does to keep
itself in the public eye?
I really liked Charlotte Gerada’s
answer to what she’d do if she was
director for a day. So I suggest LSE
develop a 'free ice cream for all'
policy. Practical and tasty.
Can you play a musical
instrument?
I played the flute for five years
and the French horn for three.
However, if I tried to play either
at this point, it would probably
sound like I was playing a vuvuzela.
So I'll say no. |
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 Training
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• Academic,
personal and professional development courses for staff
Courses on offer next week include:
- Monday 4 October
Moodle basics training
- Friday
8 October
Moodle next steps 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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• The
Independent (30 September 2010)
Language lessons: Online or in person, choose what suits you
Nick Byrne, director of the Language Centre at LSE, says local
universities are a still-untapped source for many adult learners. 'Adult
education centres do a great job at boosting language learning for a
reasonable amount of money, but for top-level teaching and facilities I
would recommend attending one of the growing number of London and
provincial universities throwing open their doors to the wider
community.'
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• The
Daily Mirror (28 September 2010)
'Porn share' names leak on the web
A data breach has left more than 5,3000 subscribers and those who file
shared pornography with their details visible on an online website.
Simon Davies, a privacy expert at LSE, called it 'one of the worst
breaches' of the Data Protection Act he had ever seen.
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• Financial
Times (27 September 2010)
Rational choice model needs help not a coup de grâce
Tony Jackson examines the role rationality plays in the traditional -
possibly endangered - model of free market economics. He quotes Luc
Bovens (pictured), a philosophy professor at LSE, who points out that whereas the
rational choice model tells us why people with given desires and beliefs
behave the way they do, it does not tell us how they came by those
desires and beliefs.
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