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11 November 2010 |
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• LSE student to trek 600 miles to the South Pole
In December 2011 Garrick Hileman (pictured), a postgraduate student in the
Department of Economic History at LSE, will be part of a team of five
trekking from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. The trek aims to
inspire blind and partially sighted people and raise awareness and funds for
two sight-related charities.
Garrick will be joined by team mates Richard Smith, Andrew Jensen, Andrew
Cooney and Alan Lock. Alan, who suffers from macular degeneration and has
limited sight, is also aiming to set the record for the first visually
impaired person to complete this journey.
The team will be taking on one of the toughest endurance challenges in
the world - to trek, unsupported, from the coast of Antarctica all the way
to the South Pole. They will cover a distance of nearly 600 miles, expending
over 7,000 calories per day and taking on one of the harshest environments
on the planet. Only about 100 people have completed the trek on foot before.
Their expedition will also coincide with the 100th anniversary of the
original race to the South Pole between explorers Robert Scott and Roald
Amundsen.
Garrick said: ‘The challenge of this trek holds undeniable appeal. It's a
two month epic of dragging a 45 kilo sled across the continent in fierce
arctic weather, which relatively few people have completed. But the main
appeal for me personally is to take a personal achievement and to turn it
into something bigger than simply “look what I accomplished”. My team mate
Alan's story is very inspiring. To play a part in his accomplishing
something that no other partially sighted person has done before gives this
real meaning.’
The team will be supporting two charities, Sightsavers International and
Guide Dogs for the Blind in the United States. Donations will be split
between these organisations and the team hopes that its endeavours will not
only raise much needed funds, but will also increase awareness and generate
invaluable publicity for these worthwhile causes.
For more information, visit the Polar
Vision website or email Garrick at
g.hileman@lse.ac.uk.
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• New
representatives on the Staff Consultative Council announced
Following a very successful nomination and election process the Staff
Consultative Council (SCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of the
following new reps:
- Simon Beattie, graduate admissions manager -
representative
for All Other Divisions
- Hazel Johnstone, departmental manager, Gender Institute) -
representative
for Academic Departments
- Kath Scanlon, research officer, LSE London - representative
for Research Staff
- Dr Myria Georgiou, lecturer, Media and Communications -
representative for Academic Staff
- Paul Whitehouse, Library assistant, Teaching Support Services
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representative
for the Library
The response to the request for nominations was very strong from all
areas of the School and we would like to thank all those who took part in
the elections process.
The first 2010-11 formal meeting of the SCC will be on Thursday 9
December. If there are any issues you think the SCC should be looking at
over the course of the current academic year, then please contact your
representative directly or email
LSE.Staff.Consultative.Council@lse.ac.uk.
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• UG Admissions Office bake for
EdUKaid
On Friday 29 October, the Undergraduate Admissions Office organised a
charity bake sale and raffle, raising over £300 for the UK based charity
EdUKaid.
EdUKaid aims to enable the children of the developing world to gain
dignity and future prosperity for themselves and their communities, by
providing them with education. EdUKaid addresses many different areas of
education - including classroom facilities, textbooks, and teacher training
- in the Mtwara region of southern Tanzania, one of the poorest regions of
one of the poorest countries in the world.
The lucky raffle ticket winners included:
- Will Breare-Hall
- Sarah March
- Liz Koslov
- Rosie Tattersall
- Debbie Nicholls
- Cath Baldwin
- Matt Brack
- Bryan Pilkington
- Janice Stranaghan
- Sara Ulfsparre
Congratulations to everybody involved. For
more information about EdUKaid, visit
www.edukaid.com.
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• LSE
academics elected fellows of the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study
LSE professors Christian List (pictured) and Luc Bovens have been elected
fellows of the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) in Uppsala. Luc
Bovens is professor of philosophy and head of the Philosophy Department at
LSE. Christian List is professor of political science and philosophy at LSE.
The fellowships will begin in Autumn 2011.
The SCAS is a national scientific institution, chartered by the
Government of Sweden as an institute for advanced study mainly in the social
and human sciences. Whilst at the SCAS, fellows are free to focus on their
own research whether they choose to work individually or form part of a
thematic group.
For more information about the SCAS, visit
www.scasss.uu.se.
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• Sustaining Asia's economic leadership
On 13 September Professor Danny Quah (pictured), of the
Department of Economics and LSE Global Governance, chaired a workspace
session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New
Champions,
in Tianjin.
The session,
'Sustaining Asia's Economic Leadership', focused on how the IMF
had characterised Asia's leadership of the global economic recovery as
'continuing unabated'.
The panel, which included
Mari Elka Pangestu, minister of trade for Indonesia, and Zukang Sha,
under-secretary-general of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at
the United Nations, discussed the risks that lay ahead and how Asian
countries should manage these risks to stay on track for sustainable growth.
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• Introducing LSE Chill
Are you a budding musician? Are you in a group looking for somewhere to
perform? Do you want the opportunity to perform at LSE?
LSE Arts is pleased to provide an opportunity for students and staff to
do just that. LSE Chill is a new open mic session which will start in the
Lent term 2011, on the last Friday of every month from 5.30pm in the 4th
Floor Café bar.
We’re looking for acts to perform for each session. If you are interested in performing, please email
arts@lse.ac.uk with your name and details of your act.
Not a performer? That doesn’t matter. If you enjoy listening to music and
want somewhere to go after work to relax or catch up with friends, then
think about coming to the LSE Chill sessions.
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 Notices
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• Training
for staff and research students at LSE
Staff courses scheduled for next week include:
- Introduction to Twitter
- Excel 2010: pivot tables
- Moodle basics training
- Writing for the media
- EndNote - next steps
- Finding and using digital media for teaching
- Using online sources for literature reviews
For a full schedule and further details, including booking information,
please see www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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• Organisational
and lifelong learning courses for staff
Training and development courses, organised by HR Organisational and
Lifelong Learning, are now listed on the School’s training and development
system.
You can book a place on a scheduled course, and request to be notified when
an unscheduled course is arranged.
Current course listings include:
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Assertive communication
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Collaborating effectively in groups and meetings - NEW
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Dealing with difficult situations
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Effective writing at work
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Equality and diversity training for non-managers
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Grammar and punctuation essentials
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Improve your CV
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Performance development review: making it happen and doing it well
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Presentation and voice skills
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Recruitment and selection training
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Succeed at interviews
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Time management: make the most of your day
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Writing effective letters and emails
Access the training and development system at
https://apps.lse.ac.uk/training-system/.
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• Blind
cleaning and servicing
Blind cleaning and servicing will take place in the East Building from
Monday 15 November until Friday 19 November.
During this time, blinds will be taken down, taken away, and returned
once cleaning and servicing is finished. To limit any inconvenience, most of
the work will take place between 8am and 9.30am each day.
For more information, contact Richard Allen at
r.allen1@lse.ac.uk on ext
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 Research
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• Family
in the Media: new report and event on trends and scenarios
If you want to understand the future of the media you have to understand
how families use it. From TV to radio, from telecoms to social networking,
media has become personal and domestic. Whether you are trying to sell news
or soap, you have to understand the human context of communications.
A new report, Changing Media, Changing Families, by LSE's Sonia
Livingstone and Ranjana Das,
highlights how behaviour and relationships are changing due to advances
in technology and new social conditions. The report, which includes
contributions from Charlie Beckett, Myria Georgiou, Leslie Haddon, Ellen
Helsper, and Yinhan Wang,
sets out the key trends and future scenarios for the family and media.
Professor Sonia Livingstone will launch the report at a discussion on
Wednesday 17 November. She will be joined by Annie Mullins OBE, global head
of content standards at Vodafone, who will also launch Vodafone’s new
Digital Parenting magazine.
The event will take place in the Old Theatre, Old Building, at 6.30pm. A
networking drinks reception will follow the discussion. To attend,
email polis@lse.ac.uk.
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• Better
understanding of ageing population crisis required to inform public
spending cuts
The challenge that the UK's rapidly ageing population presents local
government is a national problem. Yet it is not one that will be equally
shared by all councils.
According to a new report commissioned by Deloitte from LSE, variation in
the 'intensity' of the ageing population is not well understood by local
authorities. Without a more precise and comprehensive understanding of
demographics at a local level, councils will be unable to deliver public
services effectively in the future, the report argues.
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• Alcohol
is more harmful than crack cocaine and heroin finds new report
Alcohol is more harmful than crack cocaine and heroin researchers have
found.
Although heroin, crack cocaine, and metamfetamine are the most harmful
drugs to individuals, alcohol, heroin, and crack cocaine respectively are
the most harmful to others. Overall, alcohol was the most harmful drug
(overall harm score 72), with heroin (55) and crack cocaine (54) in second
and third places.
Drug Harms in the UK: a multicriteria decision analysis by
Professor David Nutt, Imperial College, Leslie King, and Dr Lawrence
Phillips, LSE’s Departments of Management and Operational Research, was
recently published in The Lancet.
The researchers evaluated 20 drugs on 16 criteria that encompass harms to
users and harms to others and which span physical, psychological and social
harms. Alcohol was found to be overall the most harmful drug with a
weighted score of 72 out of a possible 100. The paper states that its harm
to others was twice that of the next most harmful drug, heroin.
Professor Phillips’ role was to guide members of the new Independent
Scientific Committee on Drugs and invited experts in creating a model based
on decision analysis for evaluating the harms of drugs.
To access the paper, see www.lancet.com.
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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 October 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 November 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
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 Events
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• New events announced....
How Serious a Threat Does Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Represent to
Yemen and the West?
On: Tuesday 16 November at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre,
Clement House
Speaker: Professor Fawaz Gerges (pictured), professor of middle
Eastern politics and international relations at LSE.
Balkans 2020: the ministerial debate
On: Thursday 18 November at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speakers: Vuk Jeremić, minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of
Serbia, and Nickolay Mladenov, minister of foreign affairs of the
Republic of Bulgaria.
Ken Clarke - an interview with Mr Justice Cranston
On: Thursday 9 December at 6.30-8pm. Venue tbc to ticketholders
Speaker: Kenneth Clarke QC MP, lord chancellor and secretary of state
for justice.
One ticket per person can be requested from 10am on Wednesday 1 December.
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• Other events include....
Superpower? The Amazing Race Between China’s Hare and India’s Tortoise
On: Monday 15 November at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Raghav Bahl, founder, controlling shareholder and
managing director of Network 18.
Trying to Quantify Uncertainty
On: Wednesday 17 November at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor of the
Public Understanding of Risk at the University of Cambridge.
EU as a Global Player: reality or illusion?
On: Tuesday 23 November at 6.45-8pm. Venue tbc to ticketholders.
Speaker: Dr Danilo Türk, president of the Republic of Slovenia.
One ticket per person can be requested from 10am on Monday 15 November.
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• Sharia Law and Women's Rights
Tuesday 16 November, 6.30pm, room 602, Clement House
The LSESU Atheist and Humanist Society presents this lecture with Maryam
Namazie (pictured), the human rights activist, commentator, and broadcaster.
Maryam is the spokesperson for the One Law For All campaign and for the
ex-Muslims Council of Britain.
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• Impunity in Cambodia - Centre for the Study of Human Rights
panel discussion
Thursday 18 November, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Brad Adams (pictured), Human Rights Watch, Margo
Picken, former director of the United Nations Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia, Simon Taylor, Global
Witness, and Dr Chaloka Beyani, LSE.
From the trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders to state-sanctioned
pillaging of the country's natural resources, the experts will examine
different aspects of impunity in Cambodia, including the response of the
international community.
This event is part of a series organised to coincide with the exhibition
Cambodia: reflections of the Khmer Rouge currently on display in the
Atrium Gallery, LSE. More information about the exhibition and event series,
can be found
here.
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• State
Reactions to New Religions - Inform Autumn Seminar
Saturday 20 November, 9.30am-5pm, room 302, Clement House
This seminar will look at state reactions to new and minority religions.
Speakers will include academics, government and non-government cult-watching
experts.
Chaired by Eileen Barker (pictured), chair of Inform and professor emeritus of
sociology, LSE
For more information, email Jane Cooper at
inform@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955
7677.
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• Spanish in Motion -
La columna de los 8000
Tuesday 23 November, 6.30-8.30pm, room 402, Clement House
The Language Centre invites you to the first Spanish in Motion session of
this academic year,
organised jointly with the Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish
Studies.
On Tuesday 23 November, the centre
will be screening the documentary The Eight Thousand People Column
(La columna de los 8000, 2005). The film will be in Spanish with
English subtitles.
The documentary rescues a forgotten bloody episode that took place in the
south-western Spanish province of Badajoz during the first months of the
Spanish Civil War.
After the film, there will be a panel discussion on the issues raised by
the film. The speakers will included Professor Paul Preston, director of the
Cañada Blanch Centre, and Francisco Freire, one of the film's four
directors.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a
first come, first served basis. For more information on this screening,
visit the
Spanish in Motion website or email
languages.spanishinmotion@lse.ac.uk.
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• Corporate Governance and Complexity
Theory - seminar and book launch
Monday 13 December, venue to be confirmed
Registration: 3.15pm
Seminar: 3.30-5pm
Reception: 5-6pm
This event will launch the new book
Corporate Governance and Complexity Theory (Edward Elgar, 2010). The
book is based on an ESRC-funded project which involved five universities and
a multidisciplinary team of senior researchers, including Professor Eve
Mitleton-Kelly, director of LSE's Complexity Group.
The seminar will present some surprising findings and important new
insights into why governance systems are failing and what may be done to
improve this situation.
The seminar will be followed by a reception. The book will also be
available on the day at a 50 per cent discount.
The event is free, but places are limited and must be booked in advance.
To book your place, email Rahoul Masrani at
complexitygroup@lse.ac.uk.
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• Economic
transformation of the Gulf
Registration is now open for 'The economic transformation of the Gulf' - an
international conference to be held in Kuwait City in March 2011.
Topics will include the Gulf and the global financial crisis, the prospects
for regional financial centres and trends in higher education and
development.
For more information, visit the
Kuwait
Programme website.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
Green Growth: the transition to a sustainable economy
Speaker: Chris Huhne MP
Recorded: Tuesday 2 November
Click here to listen
Where Good Ideas Come From
Speaker: Steven Johnson
Recorded: Tuesday 2 November
Click here to listen
The State of the World Economy
Speaker: Olivier Blanchard
Recorded: Thursday 4 November
Click here to listen |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with.....
Sandy Carter, technical assistant in the Estates Division
I am
an American Anglophile and have lived
here most of my life. I did my O’
levels and A’ levels in the UK and
qualified as an interior designer
here in London. I have lived in east
London for the past 15 years. I
think London is a fabulous place.
There is so much to do and see.
Something for everyone.
My partner and I are owned by a
cat called Hamish, who was a stray
but adopted us a few years ago. I like being outside. I like
walking around and looking at
architecture. I also enjoy going to
Wanstead Flats for picnics, hiring a
row boat, and feeding the water fowl
on Sundays in the summer.
Where is your favourite place on
the LSE campus?
Any of the roof terraces. I love
the great views you get from these.
What would you do with the money
if you won a substantial amount on
the Lottery?
If I won the lottery, I would
carry on working here because I love
my job. To add some more interest to
the campus, I would commission a
sculpture for the School, something
quirky like a giant Buddha so
students could rub its tummy for
good luck before exams. Perhaps
there would be so much rubbing it
would generate enough energy to run
some of the campus? Not that I'm
casting aspersions on the quality of
the teaching at all! I just remember
how nerve wracking exam time was, or
was that only me?
What is your favourite film and
why?
Hmmm, that’s tough. So many great
movies and so little time. OK I’d
say Monty Python and the Holy
Grail, because it makes me laugh and
laugh, it’s brilliant.
What is your speciality in the
kitchen?
I love cooking. Escargot is
one of my favourites, it's so yummy.
It’s the garlic that does it for me.
The little snails are really
tasteless, so I don’t really notice
them much when I eat them. They are
just a vehicle for the garlic and
parsley butter sauce. So much
superior to garlic bread. It’s the
texture I guess.
I also love jerk chicken. I
like any form of chicken if I am
honest, it's just so versatile.
What would you do if you were LSE
Director for a day?
I would have all the staff and
students go and plant a tree to help
deal with greenhouse gasses and
offset our carbon foot print.
What are your hobbies?
Gardening is the main one at the
moment as it takes up most of my
spare time. As well as flowers, I
grow some fruit and vegetables and use the
vegetables to cook with. Modesty forbids me
saying how simply divine my potato
and courgette soup is. I would love
to have a bigger garden so I could
keep ducks or chickens or something
like that. Spending time with my cat
is also top of the list. I know this
sounds deranged, but he is just so
intelligent, he has me totally
trained now to attend to his every
whim. |
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bites
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• CNN (11 November 2010)
Suu Kyi's house arrest winds down, but release is uncertain
'If they release her, it's not because her term is up. They can always
come up with excuses to detain her,' said Dr Maung Zarni, a research
fellow on Myanmar at LSE.
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• Financial
Times (10 November 2010)
Concern that King ‘blurs line’ on policy
Charles Goodhart, professor at LSE and an expert on monetary policy,
said: 'Ministers have taken a decision not to comment on what the
central bank does and there is an equal concordat that the central bank
won’t comment on fiscal policy.'
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• Director (9 November 2010)
The domination game
The Downside of Looking Like a Leader, a study co-authored by Dr
Connson Locke of the Department of Management at LSE and published in
August, argues that a powerful demeanour stifles the opinions, ideas and
input of employees. Even worse, it can harm the decision-making process:
people will defer to strong leaders, even if they think their decisions
are poor.
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