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The Woolf Inquiry The Council of LSE has published Lord Woolf's
Inquiry into LSE’s links with Libya and lessons to be learned. It also
announced the results of a separate inquiry by the University of London into
alleged academic misconduct by Saif Gaddafi.
All documents relating to the Woolf Inquiry can be found at
www.lse.ac.uk/woolf.
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LSE appoints leading social scientist and public intellectual as new
Director Professor Craig Calhoun (pictured) has been appointed the new
Director of LSE.
Professor Calhoun, a world-renowned social scientist whose work connects
sociology to culture, communication, politics, philosophy and economics,
will take up the post on 1 September 2012.
He is currently University Professor at New York University, director of
the Institute for Public Knowledge and president of the Social Science
Research Council.
Peter Sutherland, chairman of LSE's Court of Governors, said: 'Craig is
an outstanding appointment - an intellectual completely at ease in public
life whose career shows how academia is not aloof from society but embedded
in it.
'He is also a vastly experienced leader of academic organisations,
finding new ways of drawing out their inherent strengths and bringing their
expertise to bear on society. I have no doubt LSE will thrive under his
leadership.'
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LSE Library celebrates 115th anniversary On Wednesday 23
November, the Library held a celebration to mark its anniversary. Over 150
supporters, friends of the Library, students and members of staff attended.
Director Professor Judith Rees gave a welcome speech, in which she
recalled the appeal for the refurbishment of the building and the
move, while thanking those who supported the Library then and encouraging
others to help in the future.
The original LSE Library opened in November 115 years ago and the current
Norman Foster version opened in the Lionel Robbins building in November 10
years ago.
The director of Library Services Liz Chapman then encouraged guests to
take a tour of the Library to see how it has changed over the last decade.
She drew attention to the Library’s continued place at the forefront of the
adoption of new technology.
The original opening document from 2001 and photos from the opening were
on show. On display in the Archives reading room were some of the personal
papers of Lionel Robbins as well as some of the photographs taken by George
Bernard Shaw. Elsewhere the LSE Digital Library was previewed prior to its
launch in 2012.
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LSE students take interfaith dialogue into local primary schools
Students representing the different LSESU faith societies visited two local
primary schools last week to speak in assemblies and classrooms.
Organised by the chaplain and interfaith advisor, Reverend Dr James Walters,
the students (Tasif Zaman, Hannah Geis, Catalina Geib, Chirag Shah, Pradyumn
Kothari, Sharafath Khandoker, Oren Garonzik, Desiree Sim, Gaurev Srivastava
and Victoria Desmond) worked with children at St Clement Danes School on Drury Lane and
St George the Martyr School on Holborn, both of which have a diverse
religious make-up.
They presented to school assemblies about objects used to aid prayer in
the different faiths and led discussion with the children on differing
understandings of God.
Rebecca Harris, head teacher of St George the Martyr said: 'The children
responded very thoughtfully to what the students had to say. It would be
good if they would consider coming back because seeing visitors from diverse
backgrounds who they can relate to is so important.'
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Academic abroad
On Wednesday 7 December Dr Katerina Dalacoura (pictured), senior lecturer in
international relations, will be launching her new book Islamist
Terrorism and Democracy in the Middle East, at a discussion event
organised by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace.
The book, which was partly funded by a grant from the USIP, assesses whether
the emergence of Islamist terrorism is linked to the absence of political
participation and repression. For more information,
click here.
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 Notices
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Michaelmas term support 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 Tuesday 6 December at 10.30am in
the Shaw Library, Old Building, and Wednesday 7 December at 2pm, also
in the Shaw Library, Old Building.
The subject will be a question and answer session on the Woolf report,
which will affect all of us. Staff will be aware from the 'All Staff' email
about how to access information about the report and the Director’s initial
response.
Adrian Hall intends to devote the whole of the meetings, for an hour, to
this subject. Questions obviously will be taken at the meeting, but to help
structure the question and answer session it would be helpful if questions
you have in mind over the next few days are forwarded to Adrian at
adrian.only@lse.ac.uk.
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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
and dinner will be available on the following dates:
On campus
- LSE Garrick
Lunch - Thursday 1 December
- Staff Dining Room (members only, bookings essential)
Lunch - Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December
- Fourth Floor Restaurant
Lunch and dinner - Thursday 8 December
Halls of Residence
- Rosebery
Dinner - Tuesday 29 November
- Bankside
Dinner - Sunday 4 December
- Passfield
Dinner - Wednesday 7 December
- Carr- Saunders
Dinner - Thursday 8 December
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Staff portrait dates Nigel
Stead, School photographer, will be holding a staff portrait photo
session on
Monday 5 December. The session will be held in
room G.19 in the Old Building from 2-5pm.
New staff (or old staff who need to update their existing pictures) can
turn up at any time in the given time slot 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 electronically. Hard copy prints will not be provided.
Pictures will be sent after post production, which can be 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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Season ticket order deadline All staff requiring a season
ticket renewal before the Christmas break should place their order with
thetrainline.com between 5 December and 9 December.
Any orders received after this date will not arrive until January 2012.
Please bear this in mind if your ticket expires at the end of December.
For more information on how to apply for a season ticket, visit the
HR web pages.
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Meat Free Monday LSE Catering will once again be supporting
this international campaign in the Fourth Floor Restaurant and the Staff
Dining Room on Monday 5 December.
However, whilst LSE Catering seeks to highlight the health and
environmental benefits of this campaign, it values its customers' views and
freedom of choice. Therefore, instead of going completely meat free on
Monday 5 December, LSE Catering will be offering an increased selection of
vegetable and fish dishes and reduced meat options.
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Staff accommodation availability LSE Residential Services
currently have a range of rooms, studios and apartments available to let
from 3 January 2012 for staff and visitors to LSE. These are suitable for
short or long term lets.
Book now to avoid disappointment. For more information about staff
accommodation, contact Samantha Da-Costa on ext 7023, email
s.e.da-costa@lse.ac.uk or visit
Accommodation for staff and visitors.
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LSE two year leave planner/calendar now available Last year the
School launched its own two year leave planner/calendar for 2011-12. For
those who missed out, there is now a 2012-13 version available.
It comes in two parts: Jan-Jun and Jul-Dec, and is double sided. Side one
is for 2012 and side two for 2013. At the end of 2012, you simply turn it
over to display 2013.
Planner/calendar features:
- it is laminated so you can use highlighters on it which can be later
erased if need be
- School closure dates indicated
- comes in A5, A4 or A3 sizes, for either team use or individual use
- each of the two parts is either A5, A4 or A3 depending on size
ordered
- term periods shaded so you can immediately differentiate between
term time and non-term time
- term dates stated (2011-12 and 2012-13 on the 2012 planner, and
2012-13 and 2013-14 on the 2013 planner)
Please
click here to view it.
To place your order, email
repro.admin@lse.ac.uk stating the size and quantities required, along
with a valid budget code.
They are priced as follows: £2.90 (A3), £1.50 (A4), £1 (A5). Remember
that each of the two parts for each planner/calendar is sized as above.
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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.
Please note that nominations received in the current academic year will
be considered by the Nominations Committee in Michaelmas term 2012-13, for
awards to be presented in July 2013.
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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LSE Photo Prize Exhibition 2012: overcoming hurdles LSE Photo
Prize is an annual competition run by LSE Arts and supported by LSE Annual
Fund. The competition is open to all students and staff and is now open for
submissions.
This year’s theme is ‘Overcoming Hurdles’. Winning photos will be
selected by a panel of art professionals and LSE staff, and will be
printed and showcased in an exhibition in the Atrium Gallery, Old Building
from February to April 2012.
For more information on how to enter, visit
LSE Photo Prize 2012.
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LSESU Literary Society poetry competition To coincide with next
year's LSE Literary Festival, the LSESU Literature Society has organised a
poetry competition for students and staff to show some literary creativity.
To get involved, submit any self-written poem relating to 'Aestheticism:
is beauty the basic principle?' to
su.soc.literature@lse.ac.uk
by 6 February 2012.
Prizes include publication of work, one Kindle and two £50 book tokens.
There will also be an opportunity to attend a professional poetry workshop
in week two of Lent term.
Prize-giving will take place at the LSE Space for Thought Literary
Festival 2012, after a special event celebrating poetry on Thursday 1 March
(full details will be online in December 2011).
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More for less - take advantage of special offers for LSE staff
This
week's offer is for Health Aroma
based in the Thistle City Barbican Hotel, London, EC1V 8DS.
LSE
staff can now book a 30 minute body exfoliation
for two people for just £40, and with this offer you can also
book an extra 30 minute body massage for just £20 per person.
This offer is valid until Saturday 31 December. For more information and
to book, call 020 7956 6042 or email
info@healtharoma.co.uk.
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Room available to rent
A top-floor double bedroom with private bathroom is available to rent
from 1 January to 15 August 2012.
The room is in a large comfortable house, with
a garden,
in SE5 next to Myatt’s Fields, and would be shared with a research
fellow in the Department of Economic History. Wifi, cleaning and all
facilities are included.
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features a cartoon depicting a political infant or 'poupon
politique' by artist Michel Herreria, which can be found on the wall of
the staircase in Clare Market. Michel was commissioned to produce a
frieze of words and associated images incorporating LSE language
students' reinterpretation of the battle cries of '68 from famous
intellectuals or politicians.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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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 funding opportunities, research awards
that are about to start, and examples of research outcomes,
click here.
The next issue is out in December 2011.
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 Events
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A lecture by Hamid Karzai, president of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan
On: Wednesday 7 December from 5-6.30pm. The venue will be confirmed
to ticketholders.
Hamid Karzai (pictured), president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
will deliver a lecture to LSE staff and students on Wednesday 7 December.
This event is free and open to all LSE staff and students. One ticket per
person can be requested from 1pm on Friday 2 December. For more information,
visit the
web listing.
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Upcoming events include....
Repositioning Bangladesh in the Western Imagination
On: Monday 5 December at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor David Lewis (pictured), professor of social policy
and development at LSE.
Discussants: Professor Ramachandra Guha, Philippe Roman Chair in
History and International Affairs for the 2011-12 academic year at LSE, and
Professor Naila Kabeer, professor of development studies at SOAS.
A Lecture by Kristalina Georgieva
On: Tuesday 6 December at 1pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
Speaker: Kristalina Georgieva (pictured), European commissioner for
international cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response.
A New Synthesis of Public Administration: serving in the 21st century
On: Tuesday 6 December at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Jocelyne Bourgon, president of PGI (Public Governance
International).
The US and the Arab Revolutions
On: Thursday 8 December at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor William Quandt, professor in the Department of
Politics at the University of Virginia.
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The Role of Information and Communication Technology in International
Development On: Thursday 1 December from 6.30-8pm in room
NAB2.04, New Academic Building
The International Growth Centre and STICERD invite you to a presentation
of Development Connections: unveiling the impact of new information
technologies, the new flagship publication by the Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB) on the role of ICT in international development.
Speakers will include:
- Dr Andrew Powell, principal advisor at the research
department of Inter-American Development Bank, who will present the
publication
- Dr Celia Szusterman, director of the Latin America programme
at The Institute for Statecraft, who will discuss the publication
- Dr Greg Fischer, lecturer in economics at LSE and program
director for finance at the International Growth Centre, who will chair
the event and discuss the publication.
This event is free and open to all, with no ticket required. For an
executive summary of the book,
click here.
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The Transitional Objects of the Law
On: Tuesday 6 December from 1-2.30pm in
room KSW 3.01, 20 Kingsway
Speaker: Dr Javier Lezaun (pictured), James Martin Lecturer in
science and technology governance at the Institute for Science, Innovation
and Society, University of Oxford
At this event, Dr Lezaun will discuss the fabrication and circulation of
reference materials, a critical component of regulatory regimes that has
received little attention from social scientists or legal scholars.
For more information on this and other upcoming CARR events,
click here.
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Spanish in Motion On: Tuesday 6 December from
6.30-8.30pm in room CLM.5.02, Clement House
The Language Centre invites you to the first ‘Spanish in Motion’ session
of this academic year. This year, the Language Centre will screen two documentaries
under the title 'El color con que se mira' (The crystal that one looks
through).
On Tuesday 6 December, the Language Centre will be screening Suite Havana (Suite
Habana, 84”, 2003, Fernando Pérez). Suite Habana shows a day in the lives of
ten ordinary habaneros. There are no interviews, no dialogues and no
narration: just images, sound and music to express in purely cinematic
terms the everyday existence of some very peculiar and unique realities.
Each character is a representative of the wonderful diversity of the
different social groups that move about the city, because there is not one
single Havana but many invisible Havanas, each with its very characteristic
lifestyle.
After the film, there will be a Q&A session with Professor Michael Chanan,
professor at University of Roehampton and a documentary film-maker. For more
information, visit
Spanish in Motion Screenings.
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LSE Christmas Carol Service
On: Wednesday 7 December at 5.30pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
All staff and students are invited to celebrate the festive season with
traditional carols and readings.
Featuring the LSE choir and Timothy Radcliffe OP, author of What Is The
Point of Being a Christian? and Why Go To Church?, the service
will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
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British Journal of Industrial Relations 50th Anniversary
Conference On: Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December in the Wolfson Theatre, New
Academic Building
The
British Journal of Industrial Relations (BJIR) will be
celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special conference entitled 'Across
Boundaries: an interdisciplinary conference on the global challenges facing
workers and employment research' and an anniversary issue.
The conference is free and open to all, email
bjir@lse.ac.uk to register. For more
information and the conference timetable, visit
www2.lse.ac.uk/BJIR.
The conference will be followed by a round table event which is also free
and open to all:
BJIR Anniversary Round Table
'The unsolved problems in the research of work and employment' - a
round table discussion among previous chief editors
On: Tuesday 13 December from 5.30-6.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New
Academic Building.
Speakers: Ed Heery, John Kelly, David Metcalf, and Stephen Wood.
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Conference on Social Statistics Honouring the Scientific Contributions
of Professor Emeritus David J Bartholomew
On: Monday 12 December at 2-6pm and Tuesday 13 December at
10am-4pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, New Academic Building
The Department of Statistics is holding this two day social
statistics conference honouring the scientific achievements of Professor
Emeritus David Bartholomew (pictured).
Professor Bartholomew was a professor in LSE's Department of Statistics
and a pro-director of the School. He is a leading figure in the area of
stochastic processes and multivariate analysis and has made significant
contributions to various areas of statistics.
A special buffet reception will take place on the evening of day one.
To register for your place, visit the
LSE e-Shop. For more information, visit
www2.lse.ac.uk/statistics/events/SpecialEvents
andConferences/2011conference.aspx.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Leading Colombia towards Prosperity for All
Recorded: Tuesday 22 November, approx 62 minutes
Speaker: Juan Manuel Santos Calderon
Click here to listen
Social Business: to solve society's most pressing problems
Recorded: Thursday 24 November, approx 69 minutes
Speaker: Professor Muhammad Yunus
Click here to listen
Social Movements in the Age of the Internet
Recorded: Thursday 24 November, approx 95 minutes
Speaker: Professor Manuel Castells
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 60
second interview
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with..... Dr Lisa Goh
I'm originally from Canada and did my undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta. I came to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar to do my MPhil/PhD in Cambridge. I have been a lecturer at LSE since 2007, in the Department of Accounting.
I have been warden at Butler’s Wharf residence since September 2011, but I was previously academic resident at Lilian Knowles House.
What are the main duties of a warden in one of the LSE Residences? How many sub wardens work with you?
As warden, I deal with pastoral care, welfare, and discipline in my residence. It’s my general responsibility to maintain order among residents, approving parties and guests, and to deal with student-related incidents or cases in residence. I have a team of four sub wardens who live in the residence and report things to me as they arise. I also try to work with the hall committee to make sure that people have a good time!
Do you find it easy to reconcile your responsibilities as a lecturer in the Department of Accounting and your role as warden?
Since becoming warden, I have become much more efficient at using my time. Certain periods are quite busy, like the start of the year, but normally I am able to deal with most of my residence-related duties early in the morning, late in the evening, or at the weekend. I still try to leave the day for research, when I’m not teaching.
I probably now do more academic work than I might otherwise, since I am connected to the LSE network at home; it’s the same as being at the office.
What would you do if you were
LSE director for a day?
Increase our email quota. I’m
over the limit every day, and am
frequently blocked from sending
email from my Blackberry because my
mailbox is full. Archiving uses up
my network space, which is full too
since I work off the network all the
time.
What is your favourite item of
clothing?
Jeans. They are very comfortable
and easy to match and to clean. I
probably have a tendency to wear
them too often to the office,
though, as sometimes I underestimate
how many people I’ll see in a day.
On many days I just hope to hunker
down in my office and get some work
done, and they’re fine for that.
What is your favourite part of
London?
I like the river, in particular
the South Bank. I regularly run from
LSE to Butler’s Wharf after leaving
the office, along Victoria
Embankment and the South Bank. It’s
a fantastic route and an efficient
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 Training
and jobs
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Training for staff Courses scheduled for next week include:
- Finding and using digital media for teaching
- Excel 2010: formulas and common functions
- Developing your web presence
- Copyright, the Internet and teaching online
- Managing change
- Introduction to working in higher education
For a full listing of what is available and further details, including
booking information, see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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Jobs at LSE Below are some of the vacancies currently being
advertised to internal candidates only, as well as those being advertised
externally.
- Administrator, International Development
- Foundation partnerships manager, ODAR: major gift fundraising
- Head of academic services group, Library: information
services
- LSE fellow in risk and regulation, Centre for Analysis of
Risk and Regulation
- Lecturer in environment, Geography and Environment
- Lecturer in political science, Government
- Lecturer or senior lecturer in international relations,
International Relations
- Research economist, Spatial Economics Research Centre
- Research officer, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
- Research programme administrator, Government
- Senior maintenance technician/approved shift electrician (two
posts), Estates: facilities and projects
- TLC administrator, Teaching and Learning Centre
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
vacancies' heading. |
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