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2 December 2010 |
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• LSE website survey
Give your feedback and have your chance to improve the LSE website.
All staff and students are encouraged to complete the LSE website's four
question survey, available as a link from the 'staff and students' home page
or by visiting
www.survey.bris.ac.uk/lsewebsite/lsewebsite2/.
The survey will be open until Sunday 5 December.
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• LSE
academic awarded
Siegel prize
Emeritus Professor Anthony Atkinson, Department of Statistics, has been
awarded the Siegel prize for his book Optimum Experimental Designs, with
SAS (Oxford University Press).
The book was co-authored with Alexander Donev, Manchester University, and
Randall Tobias, SAS Institute.
The prize is awarded annually for a book reviewed in Technometrics, a
joint publication of the American Statistical Association and the American
Society for Quality.
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• Six questions with....
Meena Kotecha, a teacher in the Department of Mathematics and
Department of Statistics at LSE, has recently been interviewed by the
Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, as part of their 'Six
questions with...' series.
The series aims to 'showcase the achievements of inspirational women from
all kinds of backgrounds and at all stages of their mathematical sciences
careers'.
To read Meena's interview, visit the
Institute website.
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• E-resources
update - Scopus
Scopus has just been added to the Library’s collection. Scopus is the
largest abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed
research literature and quality web sources.
With over 18,000 titles from more than 5,000 publishers, Scopus offers
researchers a quick, easy, and comprehensive resource to support their
research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences
fields and also in the arts and humanities.
You can access Scopus directly via the Library Catalogue and also via
Cross Searcher. For regular updates on additions to the Library collection,
please see
http://lselibrarycollections.blogspot.com. If you have any questions,
please email
library.enquiries@lse.ac.uk.
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• LSE
Enterprise annual report
LSE Enterprise worked with 266 LSE academics in 2009-10, on projects
ranging from health care research in Turkey, to training Vietnamese
diplomats.
To find out more about LSE Enterprise and the areas you could get
involved with, see its
annual report.
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• Enabling
Equality: furthering disability equality for staff in higher education
The Equality Challenge Unit and
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
have commissioned a joint research project to explore the experiences of
disabled staff working in and employed by higher education institutions in
the UK.
The project, Enabling Equality: furthering disability equality for staff
in higher education, will be carried out by
NIACE (National Institute of Adult
Continuing Education) and De Montfort
University, and aims to identify effective practices to develop more
inclusive working environments for disabled staff to improve career
development and equal opportunities. The research will lead to a report and
guidance for the HE sector to further disability equality.
As part of the research, disabled staff employed by LSE are invited to
complete an online questionnaire at
http://guest.cvent.com/d/cdq5xq.
This may take approximately 30 minutes. Alternatively, a word version of the
questionnaire or telephone interview can be conducted. There is also the
opportunity to take part in a focus group. The closing date for taking part
is Friday 17 December.
To find out more and to take part in the research, visit the
NIACE
website.
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• LSE Perspectives - call for entries
The LSE Perspectives December 2010 gallery is now online. You can view
this month's selection of photos
here.
LSE Perspectives is an online gallery featuring photos taken by LSE
staff and students, each image reflecting a unique perspective on a
particular scene.
If you have taken any artistic images on your
travels, from your home town, or even here in London, why not submit them
for LSE Perspectives so that they can be shared with the rest of the School.
Every month, the Arts team selects 12 images and publishes them online.
For more information and to submit your images, visit
LSE Perspectives submissions. Previous galleries can be found
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 Notices
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• HR office move
HR will be moving from Tower Three to Sardinia House over the weekend of
11 and 12 December, resulting in a disruption to the service offered by HR
staff and the School during this period.
Because of the scale of the move, HR has no alternative but to close the
office for five days in order to complete the essential work. The closure
dates will be Thursday 9 to Wednesday 15 December inclusive.
Regular updates will be published on the HR website, and the team will be
contacting departments directly regarding specific deadlines and timescales
relevant to your area. For the latest information, visit
Human Resources.
If you have an urgent enquiry during this time, please call 020 7955 6659
or email humanresources@lse.ac.uk.
HR apologise for any inconvenience and disruption caused and thank you for
your patience and support.
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• Update
from IT Services
Staff will be aware of severe IT difficulties in the first four weeks of
term, during which time a significant number of problems were experienced in
lecture theatres and classrooms. The problems included very slow logins,
failed logins, interruptions to PowerPoint presentations, and the
disappearance of a small number of applications on the classroom teaching
PCs, as well as some problems with printing. In the early days of term there
were also problems with LFY course choice modules and other features.
IT Services wish to apologise unreservedly to staff and students for this
unfortunate start to term for their IT provision, particularly the delays
and interruptions to classes throughout the first four weeks of term. The
interruptions to teaching must have been extremely frustrating for all
concerned.
ITS staff worked flat out during the problems, most of which have now been
resolved at source, and are continuing to investigate and understand the
exact causes.
A thorough independent review of the IT problems has recently been
completed, chaired by the director of business continuity with the
assistance of an external IT expert. The review report has outlined the
lessons learned and has made recommendations for the future in order to
prevent any such situation happening again. Senior staff in the School have
seen and discussed the review report findings and ITS staff are now working
on an action plan to address the recommendations and this action plan will
be made widely available in the School.
If you have any feedback, please email
ITS.feedback@lse.ac.uk.
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• Michaelmas
term staff briefings
All support staff are invited to attend one of the termly briefings, chaired
by Adrian Hall, secretary and director of administration.
The briefings will take place on Tuesday 7 December at 10.30am and
Wednesday 8 December at 2pm. Both sessions will take place in the Vera
Anstey Room, Old Building.
At the briefings, there will be a presentation from the HR Division on
the 'New Ways of Working'; Andy Farrell will talk about the Comprehensive
Spending Review and what this will mean for LSE; and Adrian Hall will give a
presentation on service quality.
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• Christmas lunch and dinner at LSE Catering
Come along and enjoy a traditional Christmas meal at your favourite LSE
Catering outlet. Lunch or dinner will be available on the following dates:
On campus
- Fourth Floor Restaurant
Lunch and dinner - Thursday 2 December
- Staff Dining Room - members only, booking essential
Lunch - Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 December
- LSE Garrick
Lunch - Thursday 9 December
Halls of Residence
- Bankside
Dinner - Sunday 5 December
- Carr-Saunders
Dinner - Monday 6 December
- Rosebery Hall
Dinner - Wednesday 8 December
- Passfield Hall
Dinner - Wednesday 8 December
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• Christmas posting dates
Normal post service
- 1st Class UK
Tuesday 21 December
- 2nd Class UK
Friday 17 December
- Special Delivery
Thursday 23 December
- European Union
Monday 13 December
- Rest of World
Friday 10 December (items under 2kg only and remember to attach CN22
labels)
Express post service (budget code needed)
- DHL UK
Wednesday 22 December
- DHL Europe
Tuesday 21 December
- DHL USA/Canada
Monday 20 December
- DHL Rest of World
Thursday 16 December
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• Send
an LSE e-card this Christmas
Why not save resources this Christmas by sending e-cards? A specially
designed electronic card, together with the LSE logo and the words 'Season’s
Greetings', is now available for all staff to email out.
There is also room to add your own message below the e-card. Please
contact Liz Trumble at
designunit@lse.ac.uk for a copy to forward. |
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 Research
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• Sex offenders should not be banned from looking after children
Sex offenders should not automatically be banned from adopting,
fostering or working with children, according to new research which also
backs government plans to relax strict vetting procedures introduced
after the Soham murders.
The report, by Helen Reece, a family law expert at LSE, is published in
the latest edition of Child and Family Law Quarterly. It points out
that co-habiting couples are much more likely to split up than married
couples, with potentially harmful emotional consequences for children, yet
they are not banned from adopting and fostering.
Ms Reece, a barrister and leading expert in her field, argues that strict
regulations surrounding sex offenders adopting or fostering children should
be relaxed to enable cases to be judged on their individual merits. A
blanket ban, she argues, contravenes Article 14 of the European Convention
for the Protection of Human Rights and therefore the government could be
open to legal challenge if it does not recognise this.
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• Global metros show economic growth shift towards emerging
markets
As the world economy recovers from the worst crisis since the Great
Depression, nearly half of global GDP is produced in 150 large metropolitan
areas, and the rapid growth in emerging Asian and Latin American metros
presents those in Europe and the United States with major competitive
challenges and significant opportunities.
The Global MetroMonitor, a new joint report of the Brookings
Metropolitan Policy Program and LSE Cities, is the first analysis of
international metropolitan economic performance before, during, and after
the Great Recession. The report describes how the shift in growth from the
US and Europe to Asia and Latin America has accelerated post-recession.
'This report confirms that the rise of China, India, Brazil, and other
nations is fundamentally about the rise of their metropolitan areas,' said
Alan Berube, senior fellow and research director at the Metropolitan Policy
Program and co-author of the report. 'Urbanisation, in both established and
emerging regions, is one of the most important factors in the restructuring
of the global economy. Our analysis shows many Asian and Latin American
metros have fully recovered from the global crisis, while U.S. and European
metros are still struggling to regain their footing.'
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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 November 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 December 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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• LSE carol service
Wednesday 8 December, 5.30pm, Shaw library, Old Building
End the term on a festive note with the School's traditional Christmas
carol service.
There will be the familiar readings with all your favourite Christmas
carols. The service will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
All staff and students are welcome.
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• Upcoming events include....
Asylum
On: Monday 6 December at 6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Professor Ranjana Khanna, professor of English, literature,
and women's studies and Margaret Taylor Smith director of Women's Studies at
Duke University.
Unbelonging
On: Wednesday 8 December at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor Ranjana Khanna, professor of English, literature,
and women's studies and Margaret Taylor Smith director of Women's Studies at
Duke University.
Europe in 2011 and Beyond
On: Tuesday 7 December at 12pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: János Martonyi, minister for foreign affairs of Hungary.
LSE Choir and Orchestra Christmas Concert
On: Tuesday 7 December at 7.30pm in St Clement Danes, Strand, London,
WC2R 1DH
Tickets are still available to buy online for £5 per person.
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• SIPRI Yearbook 2010 Seminar on nuclear weapons in Europe
On: Thursday 2 December at 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old
Building
Speakers: Dr Bates Gill, director of SIPRI, Professor Mary Kaldor
(pictured), co-director of LSE Global Governance, and Baroness Shirley
Williams, former adviser on nuclear proliferation to prime minister
Gordon Brown.
This event marks the London launch of the 2010 Stockholm International
Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook on nuclear weapons in Europe,
which this year considers world military expenditure increases despite the
financial crisis.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. For more
information, visit the
event web page.
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• European Democracies and Human Rights: from present failures
to future protection
Thursday 9 December, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre
Speaker: Thomas Hammarberg, council of Europe commissioner for
human rights.
In a lecture marking UN International Human Rights Day, Thomas Hammarberg
will discuss the gap between human rights standards and realities in the EU.
For more information, visit
International Human Rights Day.
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• Cambodia: reflections of the Khmer Rouge - last chance to
visit exhibition
Atrium Gallery, ends Friday 10 December.
Cambodia: reflections of the Khmer Rouge, hosted by the LSE
Centre for the Study of Human Rights, portrays life under the Khmer
Rouge in Cambodia, and brings the story up to date with information
about the ongoing trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
How to Avoid Financial Crises in the Future
Speaker: Professor Costas Markides
Recorded: Monday 22 November, approx 84 minutes
Click here to listen
EU as a Global Player: reality or illusion?
Speaker: Dr Danilo Türk
Recorded: Tuesday 23 November, approx 70 minutes
Click here to listen
Zombie Economics: how dead ideas still walk among us
Speaker: Professor John Quiggin
Recorded: Thursday 25 November, approx 75 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Reverend Dr James Walters
I’ve just started at LSE, having
been a parish priest in North
London. Before that I worked in
Westminster for a Member of
Parliament. I’m interested in
politics, art, philosophy,
interfaith dialogue and the
meaning of life in general.
I was thrilled when I was asked if
I wanted to be the LSE chaplain.
It seemed a great way of
marrying my interests. I also
love London because there’s
always something new to see or
old friends to go for a drink
with.
The Chaplaincy is here for all
staff and students and we have a
Communion Service to which all
are welcome at 1.05pm on a
Thursday.
What advice would you give to
new students coming to LSE?
Study to better yourself and
society. Not to improve your CV.
What three items would you take
to a desert island with you?
A Bible, a high factor sun cream,
and my iPhone.
If you had a time machine,
where and when would you go?
I would go to fourth century north
Africa to talk theology and
politics with St Augustine of
Hippo. No one since has had such
a good grasp of the topic.
What is your favourite film,
and why?
The Muppet Movie. It’s about
sharing your dreams with other
people. And it has some great
songs.
What is the best part of your
job at LSE?
Working with bright, interesting
young people from all over the
world. No parish has that.
What is your favourite part of
London?
The Southbank.
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 Training
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• Training
for staff and research students at LSE
Staff courses scheduled for next week include:
- EndNote: next steps
- Copyright, the internet, and teaching online
- Moodle basics training
- IT training office hours
For a full schedule and further details, including booking information,
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 Media
bites
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• Voice of America (29 November 2010)
WikiLeaks reaction in Europe shows dismay, not alarm
John Kent, an international relations expert at LSE, says that
revelation shouldn't hurt the relationship between European countries
and the United States. 'I don't think in terms of the relationship
between the EU and the US there will be that much significance, unlike
for example in the Middle East because most people are aware, who know
anything about what goes on with the EU and with the US that these
things are done anyway. So it's not particularly revealing,' said Kent.
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• Daily
Mail (29 November 2010)
Coalition spends £1.2m on climate change talks since election - not
including Cancun
Dr Bob Ward, of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and
the Environment at LSE said: 'Climate change is a global problem that
requires a global solution. Just relying on countries to decide on their
own how much to cut emissions at home would be unlikely to result in
efficient and fair actions by all countries.'
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• London
and Manchester Wired (27 November 2010)
Damilola Taylor: how his murder shocked a nation
Dr Myria Georgiou, a media lecturer at LSE, says the coverage created a
lot of sympathy for Damilola and his family: 'It showed the possibility
for the media to create a sense of empathy for people who come from
different places and ethnic groups. Audiences do become more aware and
sensitive.'
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