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LSE achieves BREEAM Outstanding rating for
New Students' Centre LSE's £24 million New Students' Centre has
achieved a BREEAM design rating of Outstanding, becoming only the 17th
building worldwide, the first in higher education in London and the second
establishment in higher education to achieve such a high standard of
sustainability.
Test body BRE Global assessed the interim stage of the development and
rated the New Students' Centre with a score of 86.45 per cent, giving it the
rating of Outstanding and exceeding LSE's original specification to
achieve BREEAM Excellent.
The New Students' Centre is being constructed on the site of the old St
Philips building on Sheffield Street. The centre will house the Students'
Union - including a venue, pub, learning café, roof terrace coffee/juice
bar, fitness centre, media centre, advice and representation centres, an
inter-faith prayer centre and the LSE Careers Service.
Julian Robinson, director of estates at LSE, said: 'We are delighted
that the New Students' Centre has been recognised as BREEAM Outstanding,
which is the result of a lot of hard work from everyone involved in the
project. Sustainability has been a key factor for the School from the
very start of this project so it is pleasing to have achieved our aim of
creating not only a suitable home for our Students' Union, but one of
the 'greenest' buildings on campus.'
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The DNA of human rights 'What are human rights and where do
they come from?', asks Professor Conor Gearty (pictured) in the latest
Burning Issue lecture from LSE.
In the online public lecture, entitled 'The DNA of Human Rights',
Professor Gearty, professor of human rights law and a practising barrister,
looks at the history of human rights and ideas that have informed their
development, such as democracy and dignity.
He challenges the notion that human rights are a western idea, a mere
'cultural accessory', or that they can be used to justify 'necessary evil' -
as an excuse to go to war or to torture as part of interrogation, for
example.
The lecture explores the reality of what it is like to be deprived of
one's human rights through interviews with a victim of torture and a
psychologist.
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LSE lectures to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Should a banker be
paid more than a nurse? Should universities give preference to applicants
from poor backgrounds? Should we bribe people to be healthy? These are the
big questions that BBC Radio 4 listeners will hear from LSE when Harvard
academic Professor Michael Sandel (pictured) visits on 8 and 9 March to give
a series of three public lectures.
In his lectures, entitled ‘The Public Philosopher’, Professor Sandel will
challenge his audience to apply critical thinking to the sort of ethical
dilemmas most people rely on gut instinct to resolve.
Michael Sandel is professor of government and lecturer in political
philosophy at Harvard. He is one of the university's most popular lecturers:
his lectures to Harvard undergraduates are so popular that students have to
be turned away.
The lectures will take place at 5.45pm and 7.45pm on Thursday 8 March and
at 6.30pm on Friday 9 March. Each event is free and open to all but a ticket
is required. The lectures will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 9am on 3, 10
and 17 April. For more information, visit the event pages -
Should a banker be paid more than a nurse?,
Should universities give preference to applicants from poor backgrounds?
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Should we bribe people to be healthy? |
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 Notices
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Lent 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 Wednesday 7 March at 10.30am in the Shaw
Library, Old Building, and Thursday 8 March at 2pm in the Vera Anstey Room,
Old Building.
The main subject for discussion will be the Ethics Code Consultation
(please see below for further details).
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Update on Ethics Code Consultation The Ethics Code Consultation
is now into its third week. Several School committees have already
considered the difficult question of how to summarise the School's core
values in an elegant, succinct, and informative manner.
A number of individuals have made direct submissions to the consultation
email address, ethics@lse.ac.uk. Every
member of the School community has the opportunity to contribute before the
consultation closes at 5pm on Friday 13 April. As the Director said
in announcing the consultation, 'we will only be able to establish a
meaningful, workable code if it is drafted with input from the numerous and
diverse constituencies that make up our School.'
As part of the consultation, a range of students, academics, governors,
and staff attended an open 'town hall' meeting in the Shaw Library on
Thursday 23 February. Dr Daleep Mukarji, former director of Christian Aid
and chairman of the Ethics Code Consultation Group, led the discussion,
which was also attended by LSE Director Judith Rees and representatives of
the LSE Students' Union. Detailed notes from the discussion are available on
the
Ethics Code Consultation webpage.
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Good for you, good for the planet LSE Catering will be
promoting another 'Feel Good Food Day' on Wednesday 7 March in the Fourth
Floor Restaurant.
The Oriental inspired menu will aim to demonstrate that using healthier
ingredients, seasonal vegetables and limited meat, dairy or egg-based dishes
can benefit your health, the environment and animal welfare.
Come along and enjoy the ‘feel good’ experience.
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Here
to help - LSE's Staff Counselling Service
The LSE Staff Counselling Service aims to support all staff in their work,
whether full or part time.
A number of staff have already accessed and benefitted from the opportunity
to look at personal or work difficulties in a confidential space. The
service can offer quick access and a range of appointment times.
Please note the service will remain open throughout the Easter break.
If you would like discuss any issue, complete an online registration form on
the
website, email
staff.counselling@lse.ac.uk, or call 020 7955 6953.
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Scanner available
Estates have an
Epson GT15000
scanner up for grabs and free to a good home.
The scanner hasn’t been used for some time but should be in working
order. If you are interested or for more information, email Mandy Hooker at
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features students hard at work during a lecture by
Dr Kate Meagher from the Department of International Development.
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
February 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 at the end of March 2012.
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 Events
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Upcoming events include....
LSE Literary Festival event
Noughties: narrating the student experience
On: Friday 2 March at 5pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Ben Masters
Tickets available online
LSE Literary Festival event
Faith, Doubt and Certainty in a Secular Age
On: Saturday 3 March at 3pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speakers: Richard Holloway and Alex Preston
Tickets available online
Mental Health: the new frontier for the welfare state
On: Tuesday 6 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Lord Layard (pictured)
The Future of Egalitarian Capitalism, in Light of its Past
On: Wednesday 7 March at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor Kathleen Thelen
Start Your Business in Seven Days
On: Tuesday 13 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: James Caan (pictured)
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required. LSE students
and staff are able to collect one ticket from the New Academic Building SU
shop from 10am on Wednesday 7 March.
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The Americanisation That Never Was? The First Decade of Top Management
Training in post-war Germany, 1954-64
On: Monday 5 March at 5.30pm in room 1.03, Clement House
Speaker: Armin Grünbacher, University of Birmingham.
This is the last Business History Unit seminar of Lent term. It is free and open to all
and no ticket
is required.
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Robust Regulation in the Offshore Petroleum Industry: an assessment of
different approaches
On: Tuesday 6 March from 1-2.30pm in room KSW 3.01
Speaker: Professor Preben Lindøe, professor of societal safety at the
University of Stavanger, Norway.
This presentation will summarise and compare some of the key elements in
the debate on the prevention of major offshore accidents in Norway, the UK
and the US. The presentation will combine an historical perspective on major
accidents, a contextual perspective with economic-market,
political-administrative-legal orientation, an expert-professional
perspective and consideration for social-cultural values.
For more information, visit the
event page.
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Speaking Out Against Mass Atrocities On: Thursday 8 March
from 6.30-7.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Dr Mukesh Kapila (pictured)
Dr Mukesh Kapila will discuss his experience speaking out against mass
atrocities. As UN humanitarian coordinator and UNDP resident representative
in Sudan between 2003-04, Dr Kapila reported genocidal violence during the
initial crisis in Darfur to the most senior levels of the UN before breaking
the silence and propelling Darfur into the international limelight.
Dr Kapila recently returned to the Chad/Sudan border to observe the
continued displacement of civilians and severe humanitarian crisis unfolding
in the region.
Dr Kapila will speak for 30 minutes, followed by a question and answer
session focusing on practical mechanisms to prevent future mass atrocities.
This event is free to attend with no ticket or pre-registration required.
For more information, visit the
event page.
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Hellenic Observatory Workshop on Social Change: theory and applications
(the case of Greek society)
On: Friday 9 March from 11.30am-6pm at LSE.
Headline Lectures
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Social Change and Changes in Reflexivity
Professor Margaret Archer, emeritus professor of sociology at the
University of Warwick.
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Developments Leading to the Greek Crisis
Professor Nicos Mouzelis, emeritus professor of sociology at LSE.
Session I: Social Change: theory and applications
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Belonging and the Many Faces of Social Change
Dr Vanessa May, lecturer in sociology at the University of
Manchester.
- Title to be confirmed
Dr Matthew Adams, principal lecturer in psychology at the University of Brighton.
Session II: The Example of Greek Society
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Greece in Crisis: the rise of populism in an age of austerity
Dr Sofia Vasilopoulou, lecturer in politics at the University of York.
Dr Theofanis Exadaktylos, Ministry of Finance Research Fellow in
the Hellenic Observatory, LSE.
Dr Daphne Halikiopoulou, fellow in comparative politics in the
Department of Government, LSE.
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How Greek Social Reality Changes and Why?
Dr Athanasia Chalari, A C Laskaridis Post-Doctoral Fellow
in the Hellenic Observatory, LSE
Attendance for this event is free for all, but you still need to register
through the
LSE’s e-Shop. The closing date for registrations is Tuesday 6 March.
A draft programme is available to
view here.
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Houses of Parliament Open Lecture
On: Friday 9 March from 11am-12.30pm at Portcullis House,
Westminster, SW1A 2LW
Speaker: Andrew Kennon,
head of the House of Commons Committee Office, which has responsibility
for all aspects of select committees’ work.
This is the first of a new series of free lectures to be delivered at
Westminster by senior figures from within Parliament. The event is open
to all staff and students from universities across the UK.
At this event, Andrew Kennon will talk about recent developments in the
work of select committees and their relationship with the House.
For more information on the lectures and to book your place, email
kentn@parliament.uk or phone
the Houses of Parliament Outreach Service on 020 7219 1650. Booking is
essential.
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Getting it Wrong About the Riots: why the official explanations and
policy responses will only make things worse
On: Wednesday 14 March from 6-8pm in room NAB LG.01
Speaker: Professor Steve Reicher, professor of psychology at the
University of St Andrews.
Following the riots of August 2011, rioters were portrayed as amoral and
criminal outsiders. The government response was based on tougher policing
and greater intervention in the rioting communities. This approach,
encapsulated in the branding of rioters as 'feral', mirrors responses to
previous riots both in the US and the UK. However, in time, both the
explanations and the responses have come to be seen as flawed and to
misrepresent the nature of crowd action.
Drawing on both past research on crowds and riots, and also detailed
analysis of the events of August, Professor Reicher will provide an
alternative explanation of why people participated in the riots and what
they did during the rioting. He will also argue that effective responses
must be based on inclusion and engagement rather than exclusion and
containment.
For more information, contact the
Institute of
Social Psychology.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Of Public Intellectuals, Universities, and a Democratic Crisis
Speaker: Michael D Higgins
Recorded: Tuesday 21 February, approx 87 minutes
Click here to listen
Climate Change and the New Industrial Revolution - what we risk and how we
should cast the economics and ethics
Speaker: Professor Lord Stern
Recorded: Tuesday 21 February, approx 58 minutes
Click here to listen
The Politics of Resistance and the Arab Uprisings
Speaker: Professor Charles Tripp
Recorded: Thursday 23 February, approx 94 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 60
second interview
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with.....
Hendrik Scheer
I am a third year BSc government
student at LSE. Originally from
Germany, I lived in Shropshire for two years
before coming to London.
At LSE I am a member of the
activities committee, the LSE
Community Festival Committee and
spent two and a half years with the LSESU Rowing Club.
Please tell us about the aims
of and plans for the LSE Community
Festival.
The LSE Community Festival is a
unique project organised by current
LSE students, alumni and staff.
The idea developed over two years
ago following a survey completed by
students and alumni. It was
requested that an event be organised that
would bring together the entire LSE
community to raise money and
celebrate the School’s diversity.
The Community Festival
aims to raise money for LSE
student needs, including
scholarships, hardship funds, LSESU societies and clubs and the
LSE African Initiative. Students,
alumni and staff will raise money
via sponsorship for running or
walking around Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
At the same time live entertainment,
a bar and inter-society/halls
competitions will take place in Lincoln’s Inn
Fields.
The Festival has already
attracted the attention of major
companies such as Deutsche Bank and
Ernst&Young, which have agreed to
sponsor the event. Participants have
to register online at
www.run-or-walk.org and in
return will receive a goody-bag with
products by Lynx and other
companies, and a t-shirt.
How many people do you expect
to be taking part and is it aimed at
any specific group?
The event is not aimed at a
specific group but at the entire LSE
community. We are expecting a total
of 500 LSE students to participate.
To date more than 200 students have
already registered online. Student
societies have also expressed great
interest in setting up stalls for
the event to advertise their
services. Members of staff,
including Stuart Corbridge
(pro-director) and Andy Farrell (director
of finance and facilities)
have already signed up.
With which famous person would
you like to have dinner and why?
Though dead, probably Al Capone.
He was born to an immigrant family
and rose to become one of the most
influential and ruthless figures in
the criminal world to date. I
believe that he was an extraordinarily
powerful person with a very complex
character and life story. Especially,
his later 'career' is of great
interest to me. I would like to hear
about his thoughts when he was
finally arrested and convicted, not
for the serious crimes he was
involved with but for tax evasion.
Similarly I would like to ask him
about the time when his influence
finally diminished.
What, or who, makes you laugh?
I am a simple person - it is easy
to amuse me.
Marmite - love it or hate it?
Hate it.
What are the best and worst
presents you have ever received?
Best: my best present was given
to me by my granddad. When I was
younger my granddad gave me a small
Bible. He received it from his
granddad before the war. My granddad
then carried it with him during the
war. I was very young when he gave
it to me but after my granddad died
I understood the importance of this
present and always turn to it in
remembrance of my family.
Worst: I had to take Latin in
school for five years and was not
the greatest fan of it. A close
family friend was a Latin teacher at
the time and decided to give me a
book written in Latin (a fairy tale)
for my birthday. I never got around
to reading it and, to date, I am
not sure whether he meant it as a
joke or was seriously expecting me
to translate/read it. |
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 Training
and jobs
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Training for staff Courses scheduled for next week include:
- PowerPoint 2010: polished presentations in 10 steps
- Data protection and research data
- Copyright, the internet and teaching online
- Project management
- Creativity and problem solving
- Introduction to blogging
- Achieving good quality sleep
- Word 2010: essential tips and techniques
For a full listing of what is available and further details, including
booking information, see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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An introduction to the Equality Act 2010 for managers Following
on from the success of last term’s lunch and learn session on the Equality
Act 2010, several requests have been made to repeat this course for the
benefit of those managers who could not attend.
The session will take place on Friday 16 March from 12.30-2pm in
room CON 7.05, Connaught House. Lunch will be provided.
The session will highlight managers’ responsibilities to fulfill specific
equality duties, namely:
- Setting equality objectives
- Collation of information on protected groups
- Publishing information in a format which is accessible to all
- An introduction on how to carry out Equality Analysis (which
replaces Equality Impact Assessments).
To book a place, visit the
online training system.
The session will be jointly led by the School’s equality and diversity
adviser, Carolyn Solomon-Pryce, and Dr Ossie Stuart. Dr Stuart, a wheelchair
user, is an academic with over 12 years' experience as a lecturer and
researcher. Since 2001, he has devoted his time to equality issues, as both
consultant and trainer.
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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.
- Building liaison officer, Library: user services
- Head of LSE Annual Fund, ODAR: Annual Fund
- LSE fellow (one post for one year), Philosophy
- LSE fellow (one post for two years), Philosophy
- Lecturer in anthropology (two posts), Anthropology
- Network specialist, IT Services
- Operations coordinator, Summer School and Executive
Programmes
- Porter, Library: public services
- Post-doctoral research assistant (economics of climate
change), Grantham Research Institute
- Post-doctoral research assistant (green growth), Grantham
Research Institute
- Professor in international history, International History
- Remote support officer, IT Services
- Research economist, Spatial Economics Research Centre
- Research economist, Centre for Economic Performance
- Research executive, ODAR: research and academic liaison
- Training, web and social media manager, IT Services: user
services
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
vacancies' heading. |
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