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26 May 2011 |
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• New
package of fees and financial support at LSE
The LSE Council decided yesterday that from 2012/13 the annual tuition fee
for UK and EU undergraduates at the School will be £8,500.
The new fee package will enable LSE to replace the loss of teaching
funding from the Government, increase the money spent on bursaries and
widening participation and keep tuition costs down for students. It also
reflects the concern expressed by many members of the LSE community about
the extent, and the suddenness, of the increase of home/EU fees and the
impact this may have on many students and their families.
For more information, see the
press release.
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• The
Munro Review of Child Protection
Professor Eileen Munro (pictured), Department of Social Policy, has
completed her ten month long review of the child protection service in
England.
Commissioned by the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, the secretary of state for
education, to investigate ways of improving child protection provision,
Professor Munro has now released the third and final report on the subject,
'The Munro Review of Child Protection: final report - a child-centred
system'.
Its recommendations centre on the need to reverse the previous trend
towards increased prescription and regulation with inspection focusing on
procedural inputs. Professor Munro recommends a move towards increased
reliance on the development and use of professional skills and judgement and
a focus on tangible outcomes for children.
Systems analysis was a key part of the Review methodology and
Dr David Lane, Department of Management, was appointed as an advisor to
the Review to provide expertise in systems modelling.
For more information, visit
www.education.gov.uk/munroreview.
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• LSE
orchards take shape
Rosebery and Passfield Halls have become the first halls of residences to
plant orchards, with 25 fruit trees now at Rosebery Hall and five at
Passfield.
Over 15 Rosebery Hall residents and local Islington community members
participated in the planting ceremony at Rosebery Hall on 20 March.
Participants enjoyed a delicious continental brunch before getting to work,
planting the 25 fruit trees that make up the Rosebery orchard. A green roof
is also being established at the hall.
Five trees have also recently been planted by students and staff at
Passfield Hall, within sight of the LSE roof-top beehives.
These orchards are part of LSE Residential Services' work to create more
sustainable and enjoyable 'green living' spaces within LSE's halls of
residences. The orchards have been developed by LSE staff and funded by
Capital Growth. Both orchards will support local biodiversity as well as
providing a colourful and vibrant green escape for those living in the halls,
with the added bonus of some edible treats on a seasonable basis.
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• Policies
for economic growth in Valencia
The Cañada Blanch Foundation's five day Valencia Masterclass, run by LSE
Enterprise, took place this May in response to demand for an extended course
on the financial crisis.
Twenty five experienced public and private sector participants from economic
and financial organisations in Valencia attended the course, which explored
the past, present and future impacts of the crisis on Spain.
The financial and economic crisis has significantly affected Spain in
recent years, illustrating some of the fundamental problems of the growth
and dynamics of the Spanish economy. It has impacted regional models of
economic development in Spain in radically different ways, and emphasised
the need to harness investment in ICT.
LSE academics Dr Daniel Beunza, Dr Vicente Cuñat, Dr Alexander Grous,
Professor Andrés Rodríguez Pose and Julius Sen covered topics such as global
competition, the efficiency of the financial system, and technology and
innovation. They addressed the international, regional and national effects
of fiscal consolidation measures, analysing their success, assessing signs
of private sector growth and considering what changes in policy direction
might be needed in order to revive economic growth in Valencia and Spain as
a whole.
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• Academic abroad
Professor Tony Barnett (pictured), LSE Health, addressed the European
Vets Annual Meeting in Brussels this week on the results of sociological
work showing the perils of using disease outbreak models.
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 Notices
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• Meeting
with senior staff
Adrian Hall's termly meeting with senior staff will take place on
Wednesday 8 June at 11am in the Vera Anstey Room.
If you have any particular questions or points that you would like Adrian
to address, please contact Yolanda Caramba-Coker at
y.caramba-coker@lse.ac.uk.
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• Get
your nominations in….
Nominations are invited for Honorary Fellowships.
The Court of Governors may elect as an Honorary Fellow of LSE any member
of the School whose achievements are of conspicuous merit, or any person,
including members of the School, who has rendered outstanding service to the
School.
The Nominations Committee will consider nominations for Honorary
Fellowship at its meeting at the beginning of Michaelmas Term 2011/12, for
awards to be presented in July 2012.
The deadline for nominations to be considered is Friday 1 July.
For more information, visit
Honorary Fellows Nominations. If you have any queries, contact Joan
Poole at j.a.poole@lse.ac.uk or on
ext 7825.
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• Brand
new ladies bike for sale
An LSE staff member is selling a brand new ladies bike
for £265, after deciding that cycling in London was not for her.
The bike is black with a brown leather seat and handlebars, a front
basket, bell, mudguards and a D lock. It was fully serviced when purchased
in early May and has only been used a handful of times, so is in perfect
condition.
If you’re interested in purchasing the bike, please call or send a text
to 07885 418411.
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 Research
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• The
'art' of governing synthetic biology
A new report looking at how synthetic biology should be governed to maximise
its benefits and minimise any potential risks has been launched by the
Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation at LSE.
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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
April 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 May 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.
Email exec.ed@lse.ac.uk to be
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 Events
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• New
events....
Rhian Benson Returns to LSE: music, conversation, African inspiration
On: Monday 6 June at 7pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
Speaker: Rhian Benson (pictured), award-winning artist and LSE
alumnus.
This event is free and open to all, but a ticket is required. One ticket per
person can be requested on Thursday 26 May.
The Euro, its Central Bank and Economic Governance
On: Monday 13 June at 2pm. The venue will be announced to
ticketholders.
Speaker: Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank.
This event is free and open to all, but a ticket is required. One ticket per
person can be requested on Monday 6 June.
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• Other
events include....
Health Care Reform in the US
On: Tuesday 31 May at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Dr Peter Orszag, vice chairman of global banking at
CitiGroup and LSE alumnus.
Homo Sapiens Report: the future of humanity
On: Tuesday 31 May at 6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Michael Wadleigh, Oscar-winning film director and co-founder
of The Homo Sapiens Foundation.
Alone Together: why we expect more from technology and less from each other
On: Thursday 2 June at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of
the social studies of science and technology at MIT.
Poor Economics: a radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty
On: Thursday 2 June at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation International
Professor of economics at MIT, and Professor Esther Duflo, Abdul
Latif Jameel Professor of poverty alleviation and development economics at
MIT.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
Equality, Growth and Sustainability - an impossible combination?
Speaker: Sigbjorn Johnsen
Recorded: Monday 16 May, approx 83 minutes
Click here to listen
Empowering Women to Meet New Challenges, from National Development to
Conflict Prevention and Post-Conflict Recovery
Speaker: Michelle Bachelet
Recorded: Tuesday 17 May, approx 69 minutes
Click here to listen
Public Policy, Equity and Growth: a panel discussion
Speakers: Professor Peter Diamond, Professor Martin Feldstein,
Professor Sir James Mirrlees, and Professor Lord Stern
Recorded: Thursday 19 May, approx 86 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Dr Wendy Sigle-Rushton
I grew up and studied in the
United States but moved to take up a
job in Southampton right after
finishing graduate school. I
returned to the US for a short time
before coming to LSE and have worked
here since September 2001.
I started out in Social Policy,
but in January of this year moved to
the Gender Institute. I'm a
committed supporter of animal
welfare and animal rights issues,
and after 21 years of being a
vegetarian, I adopted a vegan diet
four years ago. I live in north
London with my cat Zahra.
Which of your publications has
proved the most difficult to
research and which has given you the
most satisfaction?
Every project has its particular
challenges and lessons, but nothing
stands out as having been
particularly difficult to research.
I just feel extremely privileged to
have had the opportunity to work
with so many people that I admire
both as academics and human beings.
I suppose I'm most satisfied at the
moment with a forthcoming paper that
I co-authored with a very talented
MSc student. Helping her learn about
framing and writing an academic
paper, and seeing her delight when
it was accepted for publication, was
extremely rewarding.
If you had a time machine,
where and to which era would you go?
I'd like to be able to live fully
in the present moment before I think
of going anywhere else.
What is your favourite type of
music?
Although I like a lot of
different kinds of music, I suppose
I'm partial to folk music, or at
least folk inspired. And I really
like female vocalists. I'm
particularly fond of Show of Hands
and the Cowboy Junkies.
What would you do if you were
Mayor of London for the day?
I'm not sure. I suppose I'd see
what I could implement under the
'Opposing Cruelty' section of the
Green Party's 2008 London Manifesto.
What is the best advice you
have ever been given?
About five years ago, someone
suggested that I consider taking up
yoga.
What, or who, makes you laugh?
I walk through Regents Park most
mornings and there often seem to be
many more dogs than human
companions. As the dogs run around,
their excitement and enthusiasm
sometimes seems to spill out of
them. Watching something so
effortlessly joyous often makes me
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 Training
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• Training
for staff at LSE
Staff courses scheduled for next week include:
- Blogging for researchers
- Moodle next steps
- Finding and using images in your teaching
- Assertive communication
- One-to-one IT training
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
There are still some places available on the HR courses - listed below -
taking place in June.
Assertive communication
Thursday 2 June, 10am-5pm
Self confidence and good communication skills are central to personal and
organisational effectiveness. This practical and fun course will allow you
to define assertive, passive and aggressive behaviour, examine the impact of
behaviour on relationships, and draw up a plan for more effective working
relationships.
Positive retirement conference
Tuesday 7 June, 9.30am-3.45pm
The transition from employment to retirement can seem daunting, exposing
many personal, social, domestic and financial uncertainties. If these are
recognised and approached in a positive way, the prospects for an active and
happy retirement can be increased. This conference will address
these issues and more and is designed to be participative so that each
delegate will benefit.
Equality and diversity training for non-managers
Tuesday 14 June, 10am-1.30pm
The aim of this workshop is to provide you with an overview of the key
equality and diversity issues, so you can recognise discriminatory practices
within the workplace and are better equipped to promote good practice within
the School. You will be able to identify your own values and prejudices more
clearly and work in diverse teams with greater awareness of the behavioural
issues that may arise.
Performance Development Review: making it happen and doing it well
Tuesday 14 June, 10.30am-12pm
This short briefing session will enable you to make the most of the
performance development review (PDR) process.
Effective writing at work
Wednesday 15 June, 10am-5pm
Make your writing much more readable, and make a much greater impact on
paper, with this short course. You can even make it much easier - maybe even
more enjoyable - to write those reports, emails or other documents that
currently take so long. This course can also be taken as two separate units:
Writing effective letters and emails, and Grammar and punctuation
essentials.
Writing effective letters and emails
Wednesday 29 June, 10am-1pm
This course is designed to help you write more effective letters and emails
by developing an appropriate tone, using clear language and structuring your
message effectively.
Flying start induction
Tuesday 21 June, 9.30am-4.30pm
Do you have a new member of staff? Get his/her LSE career off to a flying
start with our central induction briefing. These one day sessions provide
new staff with the opportunity to find out more about the School and
training and development opportunities available. Staff will also receive a
tour of the School campus as well as the opportunity to network with other
new starters.
For more information on any of these courses and to book a place, visit
the online training
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 Media
bites
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• Financial
Times (26 May 2011)
We should drop the NHS bill to save the reforms
Article by Professor Julian Le Grand of LSE, in which he contends that
Nick Clegg is bent on rolling back the NHS reforms implemented under New
Labour. He believes this will lower standards of care.
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• Financial
Times (24 May 2011)
Europe must not stitch up IMF role
'Sir, you have reported that European countries are trying to stitch up
the process of selecting the next managing director of the International
Monetary Fund. It would be damaging for Europeans to fix the job among
themselves, vote as a bloc and, with a nod from the US, push their
candidate into position. Such a deal would be fundamentally misguided
and "anachronistic”, as you pointed out.'
Letter by Professor Lord Nicholas Stern of LSE.
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• Bloomberg
(24 May 2011)
LSE's Garicano says Spain 'pretty stable' for most part
Luis Garicano, a professor at LSE, talks about the state of Spain's
economy and housing market. Professor Garicano speaks with Tom Keene on
Bloomberg Television's 'Surveillance Midday'.
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