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26 January 2012 |
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LSE launches its Digital Library For 100 years, the LSE
Library’s collections have played a crucial role in the field of social
sciences, making it vital to collect and preserve its material digitally.
Launched today, LSE’s Digital Library means that the School can now
preserve digital material in all forms - from various media and formats
through to emails and blogs. It contains both material that has been
digitised from LSE Library collections as well as born-digital material that
has been collected and preserved in digital formats.
Elizabeth Chapman, director of Library Services said: ‘The Digital
Library means we can build and preserve distinctive collections to support
research and learning, and represent a record of thought in the social
sciences.’
The first major collection to be made available through the Digital
Library is the diary of Beatrice Webb, with funding from the Webb Memorial
Trust. Dating from 1869 to the 1940s, the extensive diary is a key resource
for research into a wide range of subjects, such as politics in the late
19th and early 20th century, industrial relations, and the role of women in
society. The Digital Library provides a single access point through which
you can search and browse this material.
To see LSE Digital Library, visit
digital.library.lse.ac.uk.
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Commission to develop a long-term growth strategy for the UK launches
How best can the UK create a strategy for long-run growth? That is the
central question to be addressed by the LSE Growth Commission, which
launched in London on Monday 23 January.
Working with the Institute for Government, the Commission aims to provide
an authoritative contribution to the formulation and implementation of a
long-term growth strategy for the UK.
LSE professor and former MPC member Tim Besley, who is co-chair of the
LSE Growth Commission, says: 'Even in times of slow growth and protracted
economic turbulence, it is essential to stay focused on the key drivers of
prosperity over the long term.
‘The LSE Growth Commission will use frontier research and ideas to
provide a framework for policy and policy-making in the UK to support
sustainable growth.’
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LSE Catering announces new halal and kosher service LSE
Catering is now able to offer hot meals on the campus
and in the four catered halls for those wishing to follow a halal or kosher
diet.
Meals conform to the requirements of the halal, kedassia and kashrut
licensing authorities. As the kitchens have mixed use, meals come sealed and
double wrapped to avoid cross contamination.
Passfield Hall resident, Omar Malik, said: 'It's brilliant to finally have
the option of a halal dish at dinner. The food was confirmed halal by an
authentic source and was of good quality. I’d like to thank members of the
Passfield Hall committee and LSE Catering for providing the service.'
Ideally meals should be pre-ordered so that they are ready when required,
or they will be prepared to order in approx 10 to 15 minutes. Normal deadlines apply
for hospitality orders.
As this is a very new service, LSE Catering asks that you bear with them
while they establish demand and stock levels, and the new procedures bed in.
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LSE IDEAS and Public Policy Group ranked among world's most
influential think tanks Two LSE research groups, the foreign affairs
centre LSE IDEAS and political analysts/consultants the Public Policy Group
were today jointly named the world's fourth-best university think tank in a
global survey.
IDEAS, the centre for international affairs, diplomacy and strategy at
LSE, was also ranked the 20th most influential think tank in Western Europe.
The rankings, in the annual report of the Think Tank and Civic Society
Program of the University of Pennsylvania, compared more than 5,300 think
tanks from 120 countries.
They were assessed on categories including their ability to produce
rigorous research, contribute socially innovative ideas and to bridge the
gap between policymakers and the public. Reputation among academics, peers
and the media was also a factor in the outcome.
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LSE Strategic Plan 2011-16 now available The latest version of
LSE’s Strategic Plan approved by the School's Council is now available,
click here.
The plan is a statement of the School’s purposes, aspirations and
intended actions between 2011 and 2016 and is designed to guide every member
of the LSE community. Its publication was delayed this year in order to take
into account the recommendations from the report by Lord Woolf.
The School’s vision is stated in the Plan as:
- to deliver challenging research led degree programmes in an
environment that supports learning and develops independent thinking
among our students
- to ensure that our research and teaching remain at the forefront of
the social sciences, addressing the evolving challenges of society
- to be among the most internationally-oriented centres of social
science excellence in the world
- to extend our engagement with society across our full academic
portfolio and in key regions of the world and
- to enrol the best students from around the world to benefit from,
and contribute to, the learning environment at the School.
As the Plan can be accessed through the LSE website, only a small
quantity of hard copies have been produced for those staff who do not have
access to a computer and for distribution at staff induction events.
Requests for hard copies can be emailed to
planning.unit@lse.ac.uk.
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Travel back in time to London’s Deptford 100 years ago
The Library’s Charles Booth collection
takes pride of place in Discovering Britain’s new
Deptford walk.
The walk uses observations and descriptions from Booth’s notebooks to
paint a picture of life in Deptford over a hundred years ago, when it
was a working neighbourhood of bustling wharves, crowded streets and
teeming slums, poverty and deprivation alongside affluence and comfort.
It then fast forwards to the present day to consider how some things
have changed in Deptford and other things have stayed the same, ranging
from the condition of the streets and housing to industry and
employment.
Discovering Britain is a project of the Royal Geographical Society (with
IBG). Visit the website
to find geographically-themed walks in London and across the country.
All walks are free to browse and download and are suitable for people of
all ages and abilities.
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Academic abroad
On Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January, Professor Martha Mundy (pictured)
is co-organising a workshop entitled 'Agriculture and Food Production in
the Shadow of the Arab Oil Economy' with the British Institute (CBRL) in
Amman.
The workshop, supported by the British Academy and LSE, brings
together researchers from the region and Europe to discuss changes in
agrarian relations and food production in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman,
Syria, Tunisia, Yemen and the occupied Palestinian territories.
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 Notices
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Personal items delivered to the school
The Post Room receives in excess of 20,000 'Signed For' items every
year. A large number of these are personal items.
Can we please ask that if you order any 'Signed For' items (e.g.
Recorded/Special Delivery, UPS, DHL, FEDEX etc) you notify the Post Room so
that we can let you know when the item has arrived.
We will not accept responsibility for personal items delivered to the
School unless we have had notification. This applies only to personal items
and using any 'Signed For' service.
If you have any queries regarding this, contact the Post Room on exts
7989 or 6564 or email
postal.enquiries@lse.ac.uk.
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Holocaust memorial The LSE Interfaith Forum will be holding a
Holocaust memorial on Friday 27 January at 12 noon in the Shaw Library,
sixth floor of the Old Building.
All staff and students are welcome. The memorial service will feature the
LSE choir.
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Equality issues at the School A meeting of the Gender Equality
Forum will take place on Wednesday 1 February at 10.30-11.30am in
room TW2.V3.01.
Anyone, support or academic staff, interested in equality issues at the
School is welcome to attend.
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Blind cleaning and servicing Blind cleaning and servicing will
take place in the East Building from 5am on Monday 30 January.
Blinds will be taken down, taken away, and returned from 5am on Tuesday
31 January once cleaning and servicing is finished.
Staff are kindly asked to remove any items on window ledges or desks that
could cause a hindrance. All work should be finished before staff arrive for
work.
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Let's Get Quizzical returns Let's Get Quizzical, the weekly
charity pub quiz, resumes again on Monday 30 January.
The quiz is an international affair covering a range of subjects in
a fun team atmosphere with the chance to win some great prizes.
The quiz starts every Monday night after 8.30pm in LSE's George IV pub.
There is a minimum donation of £1 per person to raise money for the local
homeless project, The Robes.
To reserve a table for your team, email Mairead at
m.m.moore@lse.ac.uk.
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More for less - take advantage of special offers for LSE staff
This week’s offer is from Tony Benjamin, who is married to a member of staff
at LSE. His new company, which is based in Kent, offers bathroom solutions
and full adaptation works.
Works include wet rooms, walk-in showers, complete bathroom suites, full tiling or decorative panelling,
designing, and mobility assisted bathrooms.
LSE staff will receive a free set of bathroom towels in your choice of
colour with every installation. All work is fully insured and guaranteed.
For more information, call 020 8301 1067 or 07973 391013 or email
t.benjamin1@sky.com or
margaret@lse.ac.uk.
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New York apartment for rent or swap
Andrea Schlesinger will be moving to London for the 2012-13 academic year
while she studies in LSE's Department of International History. During this
time, she is looking for someone to rent her loft apartment or do a house
swap with someone in London.
The apartment is in Astoria Queens, which is 15-20 minutes from midtown
Manhattan by train or taxi. It is
1,100 square feet with open living room, dining area and kitchen, desk,
and bathroom on the first floor, and closets and bedroom on the second floor. The
building is a converted factory with 24 hour concierge, elevators, exercise
room, and laundry facilities.
For more information and photos, visit
astoriapad.wordpress.com. If
you are interested, email Andrea at
abschlesinger@gmail.com.
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft and
co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Bill and Professor Hans Rosling were at the School yesterday addressing
the 2012 Global Poverty Ambassadors and LSE students. For more
information,
click here.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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Do you have any questions regarding the Research Excellence
Framework? If so, the School's
REF website may be able to help. The site gives up-to-date information
on impact, latest news from HEFCE (including FAQs), and keeps staff informed
of the School's preparations.
Specific queries can still be addressed to the Research Policy Team - Jo
Hemmings at j.hemmings@lse.ac.uk
or Michael Nelson at m.w.nelson@lse.ac.uk.
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AXA Research Fund: research projects The call is currently open
for proposals for research projects. Funding of up to €100,000 per year is
available for projects carried out over a period of two to five years.
If you wish to apply, please consult with the Corporate Relations Unit in
Research Division as soon as possible on your intention to submit an
expression of interest. For more information,
click here.
The deadline for submissions is Thursday 15 March. |
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 Events
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Upcoming LSE events include....
From Regional to Global Players: the emergence of Asian firms in the
global economy
On: Thursday 26 January at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre,
Clement House
Speaker: Professor Henry Wai-chung Yeung (pictured), professor of
economic geography at the National University of Singapore.
Outside In: a conversation with Peter Hain
On: Monday 30 January at 6.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Peter Hain MP, Labour MP for Neath and shadow secretary of
state for Wales.
God’s Jury: the inquisition and the making of the modern world
On: Tuesday 31 January at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Cullen Murphy, editor at large for Vanity Fair.
The Portuguese Economy: restoring credibility and confidence
On: Wednesday 1 February at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Vítor Gaspar (pictured), Portuguese finance minister.
OECD Labour Markets in the Great Recession
On: Thursday 9 February at 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Christopher Pissarides, Norman Sosnow Chair in
Economics at LSE and joint recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize for Economic
Sciences.
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required. One ticket per
person can be requested on Thursday 2 February.
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LSE Chill - tomorrow Come and watch our talented students
and staff perform at LSE's popular open performance evening. The event is
open to all students and staff and the next session is this Friday (27
January) from 5.30pm in the Fourth Floor Café Bar.
The line up for the evening is as follows:
6-6.30pm The Teesside Specials
The Teesside Specials is a three-piece pop rock band that has played at a
number of LSE events and a couple of LSE Chills. They call themselves 'the
best (and possibly only) pop-rock trio at LSE'. They will be playing a new
acoustic set.
6.45-7.15pm Ros Coe Tanner
Ros Coe Tanner is a transatlantic three piece which plays Americana folk
rock. They have been playing at London clubs for the past year and are
currently recording a new album. They will be performing an acoustic set of
original songs which come from the Midwest.
7.30-8pm The Funktionalists
The Funktionalists are comprised of staff and students from the Department
of Anthropology. The band plays a mixture of cumbia, son and rock. The
Funktionalists draw inspiration from a range of groups including the Buena
Vista Social Club, The Band, The Grateful Dead, Herbie Hancock and Willie
Colon.
We’re still looking for acts to perform throughout the year. If you are
interested in performing, email
arts@lse.ac.uk with your name and details of your act. For more
information, visit www.lse.ac.uk/arts.
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Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: the new global revolutions On:
Monday 30 January from 6.30-8pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Paul Mason,
economics editor of the BBC's flagship programme Newsnight.
Our world is changing dramatically. Social upheaval has followed
worldwide economic crisis and the gulf between the haves and the have-nots
is widening. In 2011, this profound disconnect found expression in events
that we were told had been consigned to history: revolt and revolution.
In his new book Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere, which he will
discuss in this lecture, Paul Mason sets out to explore the causes and
consequences of this current wave of struggle, illuminating the links
between the economic and social crisis. He explores and analyses what lies
behind the new revolutions - a volatile combination of the near collapse of
free-market capitalism, new technologies and changes in popular culture, and
a profound shift in our understanding of what freedom means.
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
On: Monday 30 January at 6pm, Tuesday 31 January at
8.30pm, and Wednesday 1 February at 7pm, in the Old Theatre, Old
Building.
The LSESU Drama Society presents 'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui' by
Bertolt Brecht.
This dynamic and insightful play tells a story of the petty gangster
Arturo Ui, who, through the 'pragmatic politics of his Tommy-gun',
rackets the vegetable traders of Chicago and eventually gains control of
the whole city.
Marked by the characteristic Brechtian black humour and razor-sharp wit,
'Arturo Ui' is a portrayal of the theatricality of power and how it
unfailingly seduces people into conformity - a condemning ridicule of
dictators, as well as of those who lead them into power.
Tickets cost £3 each and are on sale from 11am-3pm on Houghton Street.
Tickets will also be available on the door.
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Ideals of Governability in Risk Regulation. Or Where do Risk-Based
Decision-Making Frameworks Come From? On: Tuesday 31 January
from 1-2.30pm in room KSW 3.01
Speaker:
Dr David Demortain (pictured),
political scientist with IFRIS (Université Paris-Est) and a CARR
research associate at LSE.
Characteristic of an era of risk regulation is the proliferation of
managerial frameworks that describe the ideal ways of making decisions about
risks - including public decisions. Such frameworks capture the generic
processes by which one can organise interventions on risk issues in a
supposedly optimal and generally applicable way.
They are usually designed by specialists of health and environmental
risks, with expertise in natural sciences, decision sciences but also with
regulatory experience. What are the political reasons for the prevalence of
this attitude of modelling government and decision-making?
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TIMELESS – the largest student theatre production in London
On: Monday 6 February at 7pm.
An unmissable show with live music, extraordinary dancing, exceptional
acting as well as an astonishing magician.
Timeless 2012 is bigger, better and more diverse than ever before.
Whether you like salsa, jazz and blues, Bollywood, comedy or
contemporary, there is something in it for you.
Tickets on sale now on Houghton Street or online at
lsesutimeless.com/tickets.html.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Gender and Men’s Studies: peril or promise?
Speaker: Professor Michael Kimmel
Recorded: Monday 16 January, approx 83 minutes
Click here to listen
The EU in the Global Economy: challenges for growth
Speaker: Mario Monti
Recorded: Wednesday 18 January, approx 49 minutes
Click here to listen
Paper Promises: money, debt and the new world order
Speaker: Philip Coggan
Recorded: Thursday 19 January, approx 84 minutes
Click here to listen
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From Protesters to Government Partners: Chambers of Commerce 1767-2012
On: Wednesday 15 February from
6-7.45pm (followed by a reception) at The British Academy, 10-11
Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH.
LSE staff and students have been invited to this event at The British
Academy.
The event draws on the 2011 publication of Local Business Voice: the
history of Chambers of Commerce in Britain, Ireland and Revolutionary
America, 1760-2011, by Robert Bennett. For more information,
click here.
Attendance is free but registration is required -
click here to
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 60
second interview
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with..... Cliff Hannan
I’ve had quite a varied work history. When I left college, I spent a long time in catering, working in different bars and restaurants, before spending eight and a half years as a croupier in three different London casinos. I worked in the London branch of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) for a couple of years, providing administrative support to 200 staff. Immediately prior to LSE, I ran the reception department for a trade association in Mayfair. Now I’m the administrative assistant to LSE's Director.
It’s a very exciting time to join
LSE with one thing and another and
hopefully I’ll be up to the
challenge.
Did you have any preconceived
ideas about LSE before you started
and have these changed since you
began employment here?
My sister already works here, so
she told me a few bits and pieces
before I started, so I was, maybe, a
bit more prepared than most newbies.
I worked at GCHQ for a couple of
years and although very different,
there are a lot of similarities to
the set up, so everything feels
quite familiar, thankfully.
Can you cook? What is your
signature dish in the kitchen?
When I left school I trained to
be a chef, so I’m quite handy in the
kitchen. My New Year’s resolution in
2011 was to cook at least one new
recipe every week and I managed 70
over the year - I think my favourite
was a very grown-up Earl Grey
Martini.
How would you spend a fantasy 24
hours with no travel restrictions?
It’s hard to pick between skiing,
sightseeing in Vietnam or just
chilling out at home. Could I do all
three?
What would you do if you were
Mayor of London for a day?
I think it’s crazy that in one of
the leading cities in the world, the
tube stops so early and there are
restricted opening hours, so I would
make the tube run 24 hours a day and
abolish Sunday trading laws. Oh, and
I’d also fine cyclists who jump red
lights!
What was your best subject at
school - and what was your worst?
School seems like a hundred years
ago now and has all merged into a
happy and hazy blur, but I do
remember that I could never get my
head around quadratic equations in
maths.
Tell us a random fact about
yourself.
I don’t believe in Eskimos - I’ve
never met one or met anyone who has
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 Training
and jobs
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Training for staff Courses scheduled for next week include:
- Managing yourself
- Mentoring scheme for parents
- Keeping Up to Date: tools and tips for your research
- Moodle basics training
- Presentation skills
- Creating a reading list in Moodle
- iMeet
- Software surgery
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, STICERD
- Deputy registry manager (results and ceremonies), ARD:
student administration
- Development manager, ODAR: major gift fundraising
- Grant applications manager x 3, Research Division
- Lecturer in early modern international history, International
History
- Lecturer in sociology, Sociology
- Lectureship in mathematics, Mathematics
- MI graduate teaching administrator, Methodology Institute
- Online communications assistant, IT Services
- Research development manager, Research Division
- Research officer in quantitative text analysis, Methodology
Institute
- Research programme administrator, International Development
- Senior contract accounts manager, Research Division
- Student recruitment administrator, ARD: student recruitment
- Student recruitment officer, Academic Registrar's Division
- Student services adviser, Academic Registrar's Division
- Support specialist (Linux), IT Services
- Training specialist, IT Services
- Widening participation manager, ARD: student recruitment
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
vacancies' heading. |
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 LSE
people
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Simon Beattie, graduate admissions manager at LSE, is raising awareness and
support for Aillidh Christine Kinnaird (pictured) in her search for a bone marrow
donor.
Aillidh is eight years old and has leukaemia. She needs a bone marrow
transplant to have a chance of survival. Anyone can register to be a bone
marrow donor. For more information about Aillidh's story,
click here. For
information on the British Bone Marrow Registry, visit
www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/bonemarrow.
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