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• LSE
and Libya
On 21 February, following the distressing events in Libya over the
weekend, LSE reviewed all its links with Libya as a matter of urgency. The
School has placed a number of statements on the
website. As we have made clear, the North Africa Programme of the LSE,
founded in 2009 by a grant from the Foundation, has been stopped. The grant
was for £1.5 million and was received in good faith; there was due diligence
and discussion in Council.
£300,000 of the grant has been received to date, about half of which has
been spent, mainly on research projects on human rights, women and
development, democracy and civil society, and economic diversification. No
remaining salaries or other costs will be paid from what remains: the School
will meet continuing salary and other commitments from central funds.
The LSE Council will now consider what to do with the remaining funds,
taking into account proposals from the LSE community, including LSE
students. Following discussion at the School’s Academic Board, Council will
also consider whether the School should set aside for similar agreed
purposes funds equivalent in value to the Foundation funds already spent.
The student occupation on this matter has also ended.
Howard Davies, Director
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• Chef manager at Passfield Hall to run the London Marathon
After three years of trying to get a place and against medical advice,
Mark McAleese (pictured), chef manager at LSE’s Passfield Hall of
Residence, will be running his first London Marathon on 17 April to
raise money for Make A Wish Foundation.
The charity grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting
life-threatening illnesses. Since being established in 1986, the charity
has granted over 6,400 wishes.
The marathon is going to be a particularly tough challenge for Mark: ‘A
few years ago I was involved in two motor bike accidents. Since then I
have been having physiotherapy for both of my knees and I have been told
not to run in this marathon, but I’m going to run it anyway. This
charity is amazing, and with a young son myself, I want to do everything
that I can to raise as much money for them as possible.’
If you would like to sponsor Mark, please visit
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/markjamesmcaleese.
Mark is also asking for ideas of a costume that he can wear whilst
running the marathon: ‘The more money I raise, the crazier the idea can
be. One suggestion I have already had is to dress up like Borat but I
will only do this if I raise £5,000, so please donate as much as you
can.’ If you have a costume suggestion for Mark, please email him at
m.j.mcaleese@lse.ac.uk.
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• LSE's
Gender Institute flourishes as an autonomous academic department
LSE's Gender Institute has grown so rapidly over the last five years -
challenging the view that the field is in decline in the UK - that it is now
the largest of its kind in Europe and has just become an autonomous academic
department.
A part of LSE's Sociology department from 2003-10, the decision was made to
become independent due to a large increase in student intake and because its
research direction has become steadily more interdisciplinary.
Clare Hemmings, the Gender Institute's director, commented: 'It's a time
of enormous, forward-looking energy. We have trebled in terms of student
numbers and faculty, and our research has become increasingly global and
inter-disciplinary in its approach. We have good, close working relations
with the LSE departments of Sociology, Social Policy, Geography, Development
and Media, among others, and Advisory Committee members from most other LSE
departments.'
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• Proposed visa restrictions would deter potential LSE students
LSE and the LSE Students’ Union fear that proposed new visa regulations
could deter significant numbers of international students from studying
at the School.
LSE has surveyed all its overseas students (from outside the UK and the
EU) to gather views on the recent UK Border Agency's consultation on changes
to the student immigration system. As well as giving the School statistical
information, the survey allowed students to record their feelings and
comments on the proposals. One Indian student warned, 'The cancellation of
PSW [Post Study Work] will drastically reduce the number of overseas
students who come to the UK for studies.' A Chinese student reported feeling
a responsibility to 'inform my peers in my home country to consider their
choices to study in the UK...'
Nearly 40 per cent of LSE's 4,723 international students responded to the
survey. For 56 per cent of them, the temporary entitlement to post-study
work was a factor in their decision to study in the UK.
Simeon Underwood, academic registrar at LSE, said: 'LSE attracts the best
students from across the world and faces fierce competition particularly
from the Ivy League universities in the United States. Our survey shows deep
dissatisfaction amongst our overseas student body at the new proposals -
many have made it clear that they would not have applied under the new
rules, and some have even said that they will discourage others from doing
so.'
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• The Standard Bank scholarships launched at LSE
The Department of Finance at LSE is pleased to announce the launch of
The Standard Bank Scholarships.
The scholarships, generously supported by Standard Bank Plc for the next
three academic years, offer the opportunity of funding to students from
emerging markets (with a preference for students from Brazil, China, Russia,
Turkey and Sub-Saharan Africa) to study one of the following Masters
programmes within the Department of Finance:
- MSc Finance (Full-time)
- MSc Finance and Private Equity
- MSc Finance and Economics
- MSc Management and Regulation of Risk
Eight scholarships are available for the 2011-12 academic year. The
scholarship is aimed at providing the opportunities for students who
currently do not have the financial means to pursue further studies of this
nature.
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• PhD student wins at the ecch Case Awards 2011
Kyle Ingram (pictured), PhD student in employment relations and
organisational behaviour at LSE, has won the Human Resource
Management/Organisational Behaviour category award at the ecch Case
Awards 2011, for his co-authored case 'Richard Murphy and the Biscuit
Company (A)'.
The
ecch Case Awards are presented annually and recognise worldwide
excellence in case writing.
Kyle's case, which was among the best-selling cases in both 2009 and
2010, was judged to have received the highest growth in popularity
within the category, based on the number of individual organisations
ordering and teaching the case during the last calendar year.
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• LSE student takes part in debate on 'Turmoil in the Arab World'
Nabila Ramdani (pictured), a PhD student in LSE's Department of
International History, took part in an Intelligence Squared debate at the
Royal Geographical Society, London, on Tuesday 15 February.
A summary and audio of the debate, which was entitled 'Turmoil in the
Arab World: is the genie of democracy out of the bottle?', can be found on
the
Intelligence Squared website.
An article co-authored by Nabila has also been posted on the
Open Democracy website, covering her contribution to the debate.
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• Children’s
Hospice thanks LSE for helping to raise a smile
Children’s Hospice South West has written to LSE to thank all staff and
students who helped to raise money for the charity, by recycling ink
cartridges, toners, mobile phones and PDA’s in the Greensource Solutions
recycling boxes.
The scheme, organised by the Reprographics Department at LSE, helped to
raise £41,000 for the hospice in 2010.
Children’s Hospice South West provides the only residential hospice care
in the region and supports children and their families, with life-limiting
conditions.
Please continue to recycle your mobile phones, laptops, PDA’s, ink
cartridges and toners throughout 2011. A list of recycling box locations can
be found on the
Waste and Recycling webpage, or if you have a
Green Impact team in your department, please contact the team leader
about the process for collection within your office.
This scheme is run in partnership with Action Aid. Action Aid are open to
nominations for fund allocations, so if you know of any charities that you
think should also benefit from the scheme, please email Nick Sharman at
n.p.sharman@lse.ac.uk for more
information or for a nomination form.
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• Academics abroad
Dr
Robin Archer, LSE, has been invited to give a number of talks in the US.
On Thursday 24 February, Dr Archer will be discussing
'American Conservatism and State Violence' at the University of
Pennsylvania, for their American and Comparative Politics workshops.
Dr Archer will also be speaking at the University of
Chicago on Tuesday 1 March, on 'Why is there no Labor Party in the United
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 Notices
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• Lent
term Staff Briefings
All support staff are invited to attend one of the termly briefings, chaired
by Adrian Hall (pictured), secretary and director of administration.
The briefings will take place on Wednesday 2 March at 10.30am in the Vera
Anstey Room, and on Thursday 3 March from 14.15pm in the Shaw Library.
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• IT
Services Annual User Satisfaction Survey 2011
Please help IT Services to develop and improve our services in line with
your needs by filling out our annual user satisfaction survey. It should
take no more than fifteen minutes to complete and you could win an Amazon
Kindle electronic reading device if you enter our prize draw.
Feedback from last year's survey has led to improvements in the services
and facilities we provide, such as increased shared departmental storage
and, extension of the LSE WiFi network to cover more PhD rooms.
Click the following link to take part:
Staff Survey
The survey is open until Sunday 27 February to allow you to find a
convenient time to fill it in.
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• Staff portrait dates
Nigel Stead, School photographer, will be holding two staff portrait
photo sessions on Monday 28 February and Thursday 3 March. 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.
For more information, contact Nigel Stead at
n.stead@lse.ac.uk.
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• LSE
Catering extended delivery service
Considering catering for a lunch time meeting? LSE Catering has an
extended delivery service and will deliver sandwich lunches and soft drinks
to all buildings on campus.
Simply place your order via the
online hospitality ordering
system.
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• Fairtrade Fortnight 2011
As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, LSE Catering will be actively
promoting LSE’s Fairtrade status in all its restaurants and cafes from
Monday 28 February to Sunday 13 March.
LSE Catering will be promoting existing fair-trade products, introducing
new products, and arranging free tastings and giveaways of Fairtrade
products.
The team are also working with the Department for International
Development and Trading Visions to promote a public debate they have
organised as part of the LSE public lecture programme. The lecture, entitled
‘Has
Fairtrade Asked for Enough?’ will be held on Tuesday 1 March at 6.30pm.
More information on Fairtrade can be found at
www.fairtrade.org.uk.
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• Consultation on the Single Equality Scheme Action plan
The Single Equality Scheme Action Plan is now open for consultation and
will be open until Monday
21 March.
The Single Equality Scheme, which will replace the existing race, gender
and disability equality schemes, is in its final stages of development.
The scheme ensures that the School’s policies, procedures and services
comply with equalities legislation and are responsive to the diverse
needs of its students, staff and service users.
The scheme’s Action Plan sets out the School’s equality objectives over
the next three years. The plan is a working document and is subject to
continual review. It shall be updated as progress is made in achieving
equality objectives and conducting equality analysis. The scheme will be
finally published in April 2011.
To access the Action Plan, please visit the
Single Equality Scheme webpage.
Please send your comments and responses,
by Monday 21 March,
to Carolyn Solomon-Pryce, equality and diversity adviser, at
c.solomon-pryce@lse.ac.uk
or Asiya Islam, equality and diversity intern, at
a.islam1@lse.ac.uk.
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• LSE Catering welcome your feedback
LSE Catering want to know what you think about their services.
Would you like to make a comment or suggestion on how they can improve,
praise the staff, or tell them when they didn’t get something quite right?
To leave your comments, visit the new
online feedback form.
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• Wellcome Trust International Ethics Research Studentships
The BIOS Centre at LSE is encouraging applications for this scheme,
which enables scholars from low and middle-income countries to undertake
basic training in research and methods, by up to three years of
full-time research on a subject within the remit of the international
ethics programme leading to a doctoral degree at a university in a low
or middle-income country.
Where support is not available in a low or middle-income country, the
studentship may be registered at an institution in the UK or Republic of
Ireland.
If you would like to make an application,
please email bios@lse.ac.uk.
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 Research
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• US
military support increases terror attacks on American citizens study
shows
US military support for foreign governments encourages terrorist groups to
attack Americans, demonstrates a new study from LSE and the University of
Essex.
Terrorist attacks on Americans are more likely to come from countries
where the US provides military aid, stations troops and sells arms finds the
study - the first to show a statistical correlation between American foreign
policy and terrorism against its citizens.
The paper, 'Foreign terror on Americans', is published in the new edition
of the Journal of Peace Research and explores the systematic patterns
which appear to govern terrorist action. The authors are professor Eric
Neumayer (pictured), from LSE, and professor Thomas Plümper, from the
University of Essex.
They examined details of terrorist attacks by foreigners on Americans
between 1978 and 2005 to establish not only their number but also the
country from which the action originated. Anti-American attacks were carried
out by people from 91 different countries and 568 US citizens were killed
(for the 9/11 attacks, only victims in aeroplanes were included).
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• Cities
are natural sites for emerging 'green' economy
As the world recovers from the worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme,
co-produced by academics from LSE, argues that investing in the Green
Economy will trigger greener, smarter economic growth. Greener cities will,
in turn, deliver more jobs, increased social equity and a better quality of
life.
With urban areas home to 50 percent of the world's population, accounting
for 60-80 percent of energy consumption and 75 percent of global carbon
emissions, cities hold the unique opportunity to lead the 'greening' of the
global economy.
The LSE Cities research centre were coordinating authors on the Cities
and Green Buildings Chapters of Towards a Green Economy: pathways to
sustainable development and poverty eradication, a new report from the
United Nations Environment Programme launched in Nairobi today. The report
challenges the myth of a trade-off between environmental investments and
economic growth.
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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 January 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 February 2011.
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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.
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 Events
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• Upcoming
LSE events include....
The Lure of Authority: motivation and incentive effects of power
On: Thursday 24 February at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old
Building
Speaker: Professor Ernst Fehr, director of the Department of
Economics at the University of Zurich.
Income Distribution and Social Change after 50 Years
On: Tuesday 1 March at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Sir Tony Atkinson, centennial professor
at LSE.
Good Life in Hard Times
On: Wednesday 2 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Archbishop Vincent Nichols, 11th Archbishop of Westminster.
Human Security and EU Foreign Policy: concepts, impact, implications
On: Thursday 3 March at 5pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Mary Kaldor, professor of global governance at the
Department of International Development and co-director of LSE Global
Governance, and Javier Solana, senior visiting professor at LSE
Global Governance and former secretary general of NATO, European Union high
representative for common foreign, and security policy and secretary-general
of the Council of the European Union.
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• LGBT
History Month
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month takes place every year in February.
It celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community.
Spectrum, the School’s LGBT staff network, has organised events to which all
staff at the School are invited.
You do not need to RSVP for either event - just turn up. To find out more
about Spectrum, or to get involved, email
spectrum@lse.ac.uk, or visit the
Spectrum website.
Thursday 24 February - TONIGHT
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Drinks reception featuring LGBT History Month quiz
Please join us to reflect on recent events in LGBT history whilst
learning more about some of the figures who have shaped our
understanding and definition of who we are today. Drinks for all and
prizes for the top answers in the quiz.
With an introduction from Barbara Bush, HR Director
6pm, Senior Common Room
Monday 28 February
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A night at the movies 2
Film screening of ‘XXY’ with free popcorn
XXY tells the story of a 15 year old intersex person, the way her family
copes, and the ultimate decision that she must eventually make as she
finds her sexuality (Spanish, with English subtitles)
6pm, room OLD 3.21
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• LSE Chill - session two
LSE Arts’ second open mic night for students and staff will be on this
Friday (25 February), from 5.30pm in the 4th Floor Café bar.
The line up for the evening is as follows:
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5.45pm Joshua Bernstein
Joshua Bernstein is a singer/songwriter/composer, located in London, who
is currently playing gigs and writes music for dramatic productions and
films. Joshua's songs are influenced by a wide range of musical styles,
mixing catchy hooks, melodic riffs and skilful guitar work to form a
collection of rock-driven, adult-contemporary style songs.
- 6.30pm Davina Nauth known as 'Dee'
Davina has been a singer/songwriter and self-taught musician for over 20
years. She has an eclectic music appreciation - playing in rock, funk,
folk, blues and jazz bands over the years. In 1991 she cut her first
studio recording; made an EP in 2005, and is currently working on her
new album. She will be performing five of her own songs.
- 7.15pm Jazz Quintet
Comprising of Sam, Richie, Alexy, Danny and Mark
If you enjoy listening to music and want somewhere to go after studying
to relax or catch up with friends, then think about coming to the LSE Chill
sessions.
We’re still looking for acts to perform. If you are interested in
performing then please contact
arts@lse.ac.uk with your name and details of your act.
Save the date - LSE Chill sessions will happen every last Friday of the
month. The next session will be held on Friday 25 March. Details to follow
soon.
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• TLC Event - Major review and promotions briefing
Monday 28 February, 4-5pm
Presenter: Professor David Stevenson, vice chair appointments
committee
This workshop aims to outline the procedures to be followed by academic
staff scheduled for interim or major review, or wishing to be considered for
promotion to senior lecturer, reader and professor.
To book your place, visit the
training and development system.
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• Visit
to Abnormally Funny People
Whatever your interest in disability, you are invited to attend the first
social events of a social network for disabled LSE staff or staff interested
in issues around disability.
The next event is a visit to the Soho Theatre on Friday 4 March to see
the show Abnormally Funny
People. The show is 'a group of gifted stand-up comedians strutting
their funny stuff.'
Tickets are modestly priced and can be purchased online in advance. To
receive more information about this network or to express interest in
attending, please contact Rachael Elliott at
r.elliott@lse.ac.uk or on 020 7106
1153.
A review of the Abnormally Funny People show can be found
here.
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• 11th Social Study of IT (SSIT) Workshop - Information Systems
and the Financial Crisis: is technology to blame?
Monday 28 March, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
The financial crisis raises two provocative questions from an information
systems perspective: in a global financial domain saturated with information
and communication technology (ICT), why were the problems not identified?
And once they were identified, why was the crisis so hard to contain?
This year’s SSIT workshop has invited leading academics and practitioners
to open the discussion on the way information systems development has coped
with the continuous innovation in the financial sector in the past decade;
the resulting information infrastructures; and the pressures for new
enterprise architectures and IS development practice at the aftermath of the
crisis.
Speakers will include:
- M Lynne Markus, professor of information and process
management at Bentley University, USA
- Elena Esposito, professor of sociology of communication at
the University of Modena-Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Stephen Norman, CIO, RBS
- Magí Clavé, directorate of information systems, ECB
For more information, visit the
event webpage. To register for the event, please complete a registration
form and email it to i.iqbal2@lse.ac.uk
by Monday 21 March. Please note that places are limited so early
application is recommended.
LSE's Information Systems and Innovation Group will also be holding an
Open Research Forum on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 March in room KSW G1. For
more information, visit the
news and events webpage.
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• AUA
Jubilee Conference and Exhibition: the conference for HE administrators,
leaders and managers
18 - 20 April, The University of Nottingham
The Association of University Administrators (AUA) is the professional
body for HE administrators, leaders and managers, with over 4,000 members in
the UK. Each year, it holds an annual Conference and Exhibition, which
presents a unique opportunity for HE services staff to come together from
across the world to learn, share, develop and celebrate our contribution to
the sector and society.
This year is the Golden Jubilee Conference, with the theme 'Looking Back,
Looking Forward and Looking Beyond'. The event has a line-up of high profile
speakers and personalities from within and beyond the sector, plus over 80
working sessions, four parallel presentations to choose from and a live
debate, all reflecting this theme. The conference is open to members and
non-members of the AUA.
If you would like further details about the conference programme, or if
you would like to know more about the AUA and our activities at LSE, please
contact Helen Broad at aua@lse.ac.uk.
LSE also has limited funds available to assist with the cost of attending
the conference (subject to application and conditions) please also contact
Helen at this.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
The Foreign Policy of Modern Russia: the prospects for Russian British
relations
Speaker: Sergey Lavrov
Recorded: Tuesday 15 February, approx 56 minutes
Click here to listen
The Nobel Lecture: equilibrium in the labour market with search frictions
Speaker: Professor Christopher Pissarides
Recorded: Tuesday 15 February, approx 70 minutes
Click here to listen
Where is Future Growth Going to Come From?
Speaker: Professor John Van Reenen
Recorded: Thursday 17 February, approx 88 minutes
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Second Interview
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• with..... Andrea Kreideweiss, LSE Careers adviser
I run Venture@LSE Careers, LSE’s
entrepreneurship support
programme. We work with students
from across the School who want
to start their own businesses.
We offer them one-to-one
mentoring and training sessions
such as our Entrepreneurship
Masterclass series, and we run a
business plan competition and a
start-up internship scheme. We
also work with students
interested in social enterprise,
i.e. businesses that address
social needs.
Prior to coming to LSE I’ve worked
at quite a few places, including
the London Business School, the
European Commission, and a
digital music start-up.
How popular has the
Entrepreneurship Masterclass
series proved to be and how do
you plan to attract more
attendees?
Since its inception three years
ago, attendance has increased
steadily, and we currently have
an average of 80 students at
each weekly session, but at
times that goes up to 140. My
main priority is getting the
content of the programme right.
LSE students are always busy - I
want to make the best possible
use of their time, ensuring that
the topics covered in the
sessions are the right ones, and
that students leave the sessions
with answers to all their
questions. I’d like to encourage
LSE faculty who see
entrepreneurial students to
refer them to us - we are always
happy to work with students and
to help them develop their
plans.
What are the main
characteristics discernible in a
successful entrepreneur and can
these be learnt?
I think you want to be a healthy
mix between an ideas person and
someone who can get things done.
It won’t help to lock yourself
away and write your business
plan in complete solitude. What
you need to do is get out there,
discuss your idea with others,
and speak to your potential
clients as soon as possible -
ideally get them to co-design
your product or service - get
feedback and act on it.
The most successful start-ups I’ve
worked with have been run by
people who sought advice from
many people, made changes based
on this advice and moved forward
with their initiatives. I think
this approach can be learnt, for
sure - of course it comes more
easily to some people, but
that’s true of so many things.
What is the best part of your
job at LSE?
Just being at LSE - I love the way
that although it’s quite a small
place, sooner or later the whole
world comes by.
What would you do with the
money if you won a substantial
amount on the Lottery?
I probably would have to change my
contract to part-time. It’s a
hell of a commute from the Côte
d'Azur.
Name a company you would like
to own and run and explain why.
That’s a difficult one, there are
so many exciting and creative
companies out there. I love
music, so perhaps the MAMA group
of companies. They manage
artists and own music venues all
over London, like the Jazz Cafe,
HMV Apollo, Relentless Garage,
and Barfly. Working for MAMA
would mean putting events
together, working with very
creative people and going to
great gigs - thinking about it,
not so different from my work
here at LSE.
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• Training
for staff at LSE
Staff courses scheduled for next week include:
- Moodle next steps
- Organising your Favourite Websites: introduction to social
bookmarking
- Writing for blogs
- EndNote: next steps
- Using Creativity when Solving Problems
- One-to-one IT training
- Outlook 2010: outlook for business
For a full schedule and further details, including booking information,
please see www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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• HR
training and development courses
Performance Development Review: making it happen and doing it well
Wednesday 9 March, 11.30am-1pm
The HR Division invites you to attend a short briefing session that will
enable you to make the most of the performance development review (PDR)
process.
Networking
Tuesday 22 March, 1.30-4.30pm
This half-day workshop takes a light-hearted look at the concept of
networking and it explores its benefits for building and maintaining
relationships. Delegates will have an opportunity to learn some practical
tools and techniques that can be used in less formal situations in order to
build rapport and get to know people.
Improve your CV
Friday 25 March, 10am-1pm
If you are considering a change in role or the next step in your career,
this short course will help you make effective applications for jobs at the
School.
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• Guardian (23 February 2011)
Treating NHS hospitals with competition and closures
Off record, some health service managers will tell you that the NHS has
too many hospitals, and those which do a poor job should be closed. But
few are willing to brave the political flak to say it out loud. Dr Zack
Cooper of LSE's centre for economic performance, believes his research
can do the talking.
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• Daily Mirror (21 February 2011)
Middle East expert Prof Fawaz A Gerges on region's 'Berlin Wall' moment
'The Middle East and North Africa is going through the same birth pains
as Eastern Europe in the 80s and 90s. In countries such as Libya and
Egypt, it might take longer because civil society has to be revived and
developed from scratch.'
Article by Professor Fawaz Gerges, professor of middle eastern politics
and international relations at LSE.
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• The New York Times (19 February 2011)
Uganda president takes big lead in re-election bid
If the vote were truly free and fair, says Elliot Green, a Uganda expert
and lecturer in development studies at LSE, Mr Museveni might win less
that 50 percent of the vote, forcing him into a runoff with the
second-place finisher.
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