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• Innovative course at LSE puts strategy back at the heart of public
life
LSE is launching a unique new course to help future leaders rediscover the
lost art of strategy.
It comes at a time when leading politicians have warned of an absence of
strategic thinking. In October, The Public Administration Select Committee
issued a report entitled Who Does UK National Strategy? which concluded: 'We
have lost the culture of strategy making'.
LSE's new course on Strategy in the Age of Global Risk is for the select
few. Only 15 high-flyers— dealing with international and military affairs,
global business and finance —will be accepted.
The course takes a fresh look at the threats and risks that could arise in
the years ahead, new techniques for providing more robust assessments of
them and, above all, at the various strategies and the techniques that can
be used to address them. The course includes some innovative and challenging
strategic exercises.
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• LSE commended for its egg-cellent work
LSE was one of 18 leading universities to be awarded the ‘Good Egg’ Award
at Compassion in World Farming’s first ever University Good Farm Animal
Welfare Awards.
Compassion in World Farming campaign peacefully to end cruel factory
farming, which imposes mindless suffering on billions of farm animals reared
for food around the world. They have pioneered a unique partnership approach
– working with the European food industry to encourage and reward
commitment, transparency, performance and innovation in the field of animal
welfare.
This prestigious award recognises Universities that are committed to
sourcing higher welfare eggs across their catering. CIWF Good Egg Award
recognises LSE Catering’s commitment to ensuring all ¼ million fresh whole
eggs used in our kitchens each year are British Lion Standard Free Range.
The award was presented to Liz Thomas, Head of Catering; John Barrett,
Residences Catering Manager and Karen Agate-Hilton, Unit Catering Manager at
the awards ceremony on 18th November 2010.
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• LSE academic wins Leverhulme Research Project Grant
Dr Manali Desai from LSE’s Department of Sociology has been awarded a
two-year (£77, 550) Leverhulme Research Project Grant.
The grant is awarded for her project ‘Beyond Identity?: Markets and
Logics of Democratization in India, 1991-Present.’
This will involve studying the emerging political forms and frames of
claims-making – for example, protests and campaigns - in the context of
neoliberal reforms in India and with a focus on the rise of caste and
religion. She will be assisted in this project by Dr Nilotpal Kumar (as
Research Officer), who received his PhD in International Development from
LSE in 2010.
The first year of the grant will enable Manali to construct a database of
specific political events, protests and various forms of contention from
newspapers and other primary sources. During the second year she will build
on her data with in-depth interviews among three generations of lower caste
‘dalit’ workers and middle class Hindus in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
You can find out more about Manali's research project
here
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• LSE academic appointed to expert panel to review intellectual
property and growth
Mark Schankerman, LSE professor of economics and research associate at
the Centre for Economic Performance, has been appointed to a panel of
experts to advise the independent review into the UK’s intellectual
property (IP) system.
The appointment was announced by Baroness Wilcox, minister for
intellectual property, on 6 December. This follows the launch of the IP
review by prime minister David Cameron during a speech to an audience of
high tech businesses and entrepreneurs last month.
The review is expected to report in April next year.
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• BIOS researchers launch debate on public participation in the
biosciences
In an open editorial in the PLOS Biology journal, Claire Marris
and Nikolas Rose, researchers at LSE BIOS, argue that social factors are
inescapably part of discussions about research priorities in the
biosciences, and call for a debate between life scientists and social
scientists on new methods of public engagement to develop these priorities.
This open editorial marks the start of a series, edited by Claire and
Nikolas, where leading figures will discuss how to improve public
participation in the biosciences.
You can view the editorial
here.
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 Notices
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• Important
online questionnaires for academic staff who have led major academic
initiatives and support service staff who have been asked to support
them
Have you had experience of setting up a research centre or group, or of
developing a major new course, perhaps an unusual one such as an Executive
MSc? Or are you a member of a non-academic department with experience of
supporting such an academic initiative? If so we would like to hear from
you.
Experience tells us that sometimes new research and other major academic
initiatives come into being with specific additional support requirements
which have not been adequately identified and discussed with services,
leading to problems if the services in question cannot meet expectations.
To help the School’s services to respond better to the needs of the academic
community, APRC has set up a working group to identify issues faced by both
creators of academic initiatives and services required to support them, and
to propose changes to current practices and processes if appropriate.
To help in our task the group has devised two questionnaires to learn from
your experiences, including any positive examples you can give. We have
tested the questions with a few academic and support staff and revised them
in line with their comments so we hope you will find the questionnaires easy
to complete, and we look forward to receiving your feedback.
If you are a member of the academic community please compete the following
questionnaire here.
If you are a service provider please complete the following questionnaire
here.
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• LSE Disabled Staff Network
Andy Farrell (pictured), director of finance at LSE, will be introducing the
development of a Disabled Staff Network on Thursday 16 December
from 5-7pm in the Director's Dining Room, Fifth Floor, Old Building.
All members of staff are welcome to attend the event. Refreshments will be
available and there will be a presentation on access to work and assistive
technology.
LSE is committed to disability equality as an aspect of the equalities
agenda. The aim of the event is to provide a network for disabled staff,
together with an opportunity for disabled staff to contribute directly to
the equalities agenda at LSE. The network will be open to staff who identify
as disabled and staff who are not disabled but who are caring for a disabled
child, parent or partner. It is envisaged that the network will work
alongside SPECTRUM and EMBRACE.
We look forward to seeing you and hearing your ideas on 16th December.
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• HR
is moving offices
A reminder that HR will be moving from Tower Three to Sardinia House
over the weekend of 11 and 12 December, resulting in 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 apologises for any inconvenience and disruption caused and thanks you for
your patience and support.
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• School
closure dates over Christmas
The School is due to close at the end of the working day on Wednesday 22
December 2010 and open again for business on Tuesday 4 January 2011.
There will be no access to School buildings on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26
December 2010 and Saturday 1 January 2011. Emergencies will be dealt
with by a 'skeleton' Security staff on duty at the Old Building
reception desk. On all other days there will be limited swipe access to
buildings for Staff only.
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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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• LSE Photoprize 2011 calls for submissions
A reminder to all budding photographers that submissions are being taken
for the LSE Photo Prize Exhibition 2011.
The LSE Photo Prize Exhibition is an annual competition run by LSE Arts
which is open to all students and staff and showcases a wide range of
photography. This year’s photo prize takes on the theme of 'crossing
borders'.
Photos are selected by a judging panel of art professionals and LSE
staff. The exhibition will be printed and displayed in the Atrium Gallery,
Old Building, between 28 February and 31 March 2011. This exhibition is
supported by the LSE Annual Fund.
Entrants can each submit up to three photographs which should reflect the
theme. Each photograph must be 300dpi, no smaller than 2MB, and a JPEG file.
The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Wednesday 12 January 2011.
For more information and to enter, please download an application form at
www.lse.ac.uk/arts.
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• sQuid update
Thanks to the almost 900 members of staff who came along to collect
their new sQuid cards during the special printing sessions last month.
We hope that you are finding your new cards useful to pay for food and
drink around campus, as well as for contactless entry to the Library!
LSE Catering will begin offering special discounts for sQuid card users
in the New Year.
Some members of staff reported difficulty in accessing certain buildings
with their new cards; this problem has now been resolved, but if you still
experience any issues with access, please let us know by emailing
its.programme.office@lse.ac.uk
Finally, for those members of staff who would still like to get their
sQuid card, you can make an appointment to have it printed in AH300 between
now and the School closure. Please send an e-mail to the above address
indicating a preferred time and we will get back to you. The sQuid card,
which incorporates your LSE ID/Library card alongside sQuid chip technology,
provides an exciting new way to pay for goods around campus: don’t miss out.
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• New LSE leave planner!
The School has now launched a leave planner for 2011 and 2012! It
comes in two parts: Jan-Jun and Jul-Dec and is double sided. Side one is
for 2011 and side two for 2012. At the end of 2011, you simply turn it
over to display 2012!
The planner is:
- laminated
- School closure dates indicated
- comes in A5, A4 or A3 sizes, for either team or individual use
- each of the two parts is either A5, A4 or A3 depending on size
ordered
- term periods are indicated to differentiate between term time and
non-term time
- term dates stated (2010-11 + 2011-12 on the 2011 planner, and
2011-12 + 2012-13 on the 2012 planner)
This has been introduced through the School's
Bright
Ideas scheme by Chuwie Teape from the Fees Office, Finance Division,
with the artwork provided by the Design Unit.
Please click
here to view it.
To place your order, please email:
repro.admin@lse.ac.uk stating the size you would like (A5, A4 or A3) and
quantities required.
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 Research
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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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• Lent
term's public events programme online
There are over 100 public events planned for Lent Term 2011,
including debates, lectures, exhibitions, concerts and discussions, all
free and open to all.
Speakers include Jeremy Hunt, UK secretary of state for culture,
Olympics, media and sport; Professor Niall Ferguson; prime minister of
Latvia, Valdis Dombrovskis and international economist Dambisa Moyo.
The LSE Director's Dialogue series also continues with two events. Howard
Davies will be in conversation with Carsten Kengeter, CEO of UBS Investment
Bank, and John Varley, group chief executive of Barclays Bank.
We will also be celebrating the work of our Nobel Prize Winner, Professor
Christopher Pissarides, with a special lecture in February.
Please visit www.lse.ac.uk/events
to download the pdf of the programme.
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• LSE China Development Forum 2011 - China's Global Integration
On: Saturday 22 January 2011 at 9am-6pm in the Old Theatre, Old
Building
Speakers:
Amir Dossal, former executive director of UN Office of
Partnership, Li Junfeng, deputy director, Energy Research Institute,
NDRC, Neil Hirst, former director of Global Energy Dialogue, IEA,
Jeffrey Currie, global head of commodity research, Goldman Sachs,
Bret Clayton, group executive business support and operations, Rio
Tinto, James Kynge, China bureau chief, Financial Times,
John Allen, chairman and CEO, Greater China Corporation, Jonathan
Woetzel, co-founder, Mckinsey & Company Shanghai Office and Zhang
Weiguo, former director general, Department of International Affairs,
CSRC.
The LSE China Development Forum is a prestigious annual conference
organised by the LSE China Development Society. The forum, which takes
the theme 'China's Global Integration', will address the issues arising from
China's increasing international responsibilities and involvement, and
examine the possible shift in the paradigm of China's integration with the
world.
For the full speaker list, agenda and to register, please visit our
website www.lsecds.org/cdf
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
The Sixth Crisis: Iran, Israel, America, and the Rumors of War
Speaker: Dr Dana H. Allin
Recorded: Monday 29 November 2010, approx 92 mins
Africa and the World: the view from Washington
Speaker: Howard Wolpe
Recorded: Tuesday 30 November 2010, approx 88 mins
The Importance of Being Independent: a regulator and female lawyer’s view
Speaker: Dame Janet Gaymer
Recorded:Tuesday 30 November 2010, approx 58 mins
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Claire Harrison
I’ve been at LSE for nine years
now, I work as art director in the
Design Unit, managing the team and
working on various design projects
around the School. We produce a wide
variety of materials from the
corporate printed publications to
online e-newsletters. Please contact
us should you wish to discuss any
design work you might want us to be
involved in.
I live in Worcester Park and I
enjoy spending time with my husband
and two year old daughter Isabel.
Being two she keeps me on my toes -
but when I get a chance I also like
to visit galleries, cook and keep
fit.
What is the best part of your
job at LSE?
The variety - I get to work with
a variety of people and a wide range
of design work, which keep my
creative needs satisfied.
If it were your last day on
earth, what would you have for
breakfast, lunch and dinner?
I’m going to be very unhealthy
and say a sausage sandwich, burrito
for lunch, and a roast
beef dinner
(yes I’m a carnivore). Oh and don’t
forget pudding - I’d have Lemon
Meringue.
What is the first record you
ever bought/track you ever
downloaded?
Dare I answer this, it was
probably a Kylie Minogue record.
What was your best subject at
school?
Art and maths (though when I
continued with maths at A-level, my
enthusiasm was put to the test).
What are you most afraid of?
Mice come to mind as we had a
near miss when Tower Three had a
small infestation (am I allowed to
say that?). I became the cleaning
monitor for a while there to keep
them away.
Forget about daily complaints
and little frustrations, what do you
actually love about LSE and what
would make it an even better and
more unique institution?
As I mentioned above I love the
diversity - there’s never a dull
moment. That’s hard - the New
Students' Centre will be great -
maybe an indoor heated swimming
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 Training
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• Training courses for 2011
To support the revised PDR process, the HR Organisational and
Lifelong Learning team have now scheduled core training courses for
2011, to allow you to plan your training and development across the rest
of the year.
To find the current programme for the remainder of the 2010-11 academic
year, and to book your place on any of the courses, visit the
online training portal.
Courses will be added to the programme throughout the year.
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 Media
bites
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• Bloomberg News (6 December 2010)
China's Cap and Trade to Come Within Five Years, Professor Stern
Predicts
China will have a cap-and-trade system to limit its emissions by about
2015 as the world’s biggest polluter takes a lead role in developing
clean energy, London School of Economics professor Nicholas Stern said
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• The
Wall Street Journal (Europe) (8 December 2010)
Tough move boosts Zapatero's clout
Professor Iain Begg says that the strong position adopted by the Spanish
Prime Minister against striking air traffic controllers will receive
credit abroad with investors and politicians.
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• Washington
Post (9 December 2010)
Tuition hike tests mettle of UK coalition
'The real danger for the government is not that they won't pass it
through, but that it will be a policy fiasco,' said Patrick Dunleavy,
commenting on the parliamentary vote on the rise in tuition fees.
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