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12 April 2012 |
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Richard Descoings It is with great sadness that the School
learned of the death of Richard Descoings (pictured), director of the Institut
d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, better known as Sciences Po, earlier this
month.
Richard's 16 years as Sciences Po's director saw the development of many
links between LSE and Sciences Po, leading to the development of a formal
institutional partnership.
LSE Director Professor Judith Rees said: 'Richard was a truly
inspirational leader whose vision, drive and commitment have been of
enormous benefit not just to Sciences Po, but also to higher education in
France and globally. The LSE bond with him was particularly warm and close,
given our successful and growing institutional partnership and our similar
visions for the social sciences. We shall miss him greatly.'
More information can be found on the
Sciences Po website.
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LSE academic wins the 2012 Nils Klim Prize Professor Sara
Hobolt (pictured), Sutherland Chair in European Institutions at LSE, has
been awarded the
2012 Nils Klim Prize by The Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund.
The prize is awarded annually to a young Nordic researcher who has made
an outstanding contribution in the academic fields of the arts and
humanities, social sciences, law and theology.
Professor Hobolt’s research covers a wide range of key issues in studies
of comparative politics: European integration, elections and referendums,
but also the interaction between media, processes of opinion formation and
responsiveness and responsibility of political elites and party systems.
When announcing the winner, the prize committee stated: ‘Sara Hobolt’s
scholarly achievements have helped to deepen and enrich, not only in
empirical but also in conceptual terms, our understanding of the basic
conditions of modern democracies.’
Professor Hobolt said: ‘I am delighted and honoured to have been awarded
this prize.’ |
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 Notices
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Changes to fire assembly points
In order to avoid congestion during the building works to Towers One
and Two, the area outside Tower One will no longer be used as a fire
assembly point for Clement House, St Clement's Building and The
Anchorage.
With effect from Thursday 12 April, the new assembly points for these
buildings will be:
- Clement House - outside the Three Tuns on Houghton Street
- St Clement’s Building - John Watkins Plaza
- The Anchorage - outside Waterstone's on Clare Market.
Any queries should be directed to the Health and Safety Team at
Health.And.Safety@lse.ac.uk.
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Senior Staff Contribution Committee deadlines Thursday 19
April - individual contribution statements to be completed:
- Deadline for the appropriate head of department/research centre
director to receive statements for comment.
- Deadline for the appropriate service leader/director’s management
team member to receive statements for comment.
For staff who are heads of department/research centre directors, their
contribution statement should be emailed directly to Human Resources by this
date, who will forward them to the Director for her comments.
Wednesday 2 May - contribution statements to be received by
Human Resources:
- Final deadline for the appropriate head of department/research
centre director to email all completed statements to HR.
- Final deadline for the appropriate service leader/director’s
management team member to email all completed statements to HR.
For staff who are considered directly by the remuneration committee,
their contribution statement should be emailed directly to Human Resources,
who will forward them to the Director for her comments.
All template forms and guidance on the 'Senior Staff Review process'
can be found on the
Human Resources website. For any other queries, email
HR.Reward@lse.ac.uk or call ext
6217.
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Emirates PhD support for Middle East studies award
The Middle East Centre is now taking
applications for its Emirates PhD support for Middle East studies
award.
Based on need and merit, the award is for students who will submit a thesis
within the academic year (by the end of July 2013) on any Middle
East or Arab League member state, in any discipline.
For more information and to apply,
click here. The submission deadline is Friday 27 April, and the
announcement of award winners will be in mid-May.
The Middle East Centre is also in the process of creating a database for all
staff, PhD and master's students who are researching and interested in the
Middle East, to connect them better with opportunities that come through the
Centre. Any staff members or students interested in being added should email
Dania Akkad at d.c.akkad@lse.ac.uk.
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LSE Perspectives April’s LSE Perspectives gallery is now
online. You can view this month’s selection of photos
here.
The gallery features 12 striking images submitted by LSE students and
staff. Each image reflects a unique perspective on a particular scene.
If you have taken any artistic images on your travels, from your home
town or even just here in London why not submit them for LSE perspectives so
that they can be shared with the LSE community.
For more information and to submit your images, visit
LSE Perspectives Submissions. Previous galleries can be
found here.
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Get fit for the summer at the LSESU Gym The LSESU Gym is
offering LSE staff a special summer membership deal. Join up or renew your
membership for four months before the end of May and receive two extra
months free - that's six months for the price of four.
The LSESU Gym is a well equipped and fully staffed facility located on
the first floor of the East Building. Take advantage of the quiet summer
months in the gym and get in shape at the same time. An induction is
required before using the facility and personal training is also available
at £15 per hour.
Don’t delay and join up today to take advantage of this fantastic offer.
For more information, call 020 7955 6002 or visit
www.lsesu.com/facilities/gym. |
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features LSE's New Academic Building at night. LED
lighting is being introduced across the campus and is fitted as standard
in new buildings.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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Identifying workplace mavericks could be key to business success
A cutting edge analysis of workplace mavericks - the creative, independent
thinkers who can be brilliant but troublesome - could help employers to
better identify them and channel their talents.
The research, from LSE and the University of New South Wales, Australia,
cites famous 'mavericks' such as Steve Jobs and Sir Richard Branson, and is
due to be published later this year in the British Journal of Psychology.
The study of 458 employees from a range of organisations explains that
"recent economic events have seen businesses increasingly more reliant on
the skills of internal 'mavericks' to keep firms aggressive and competitive
in the global market place."
It adds: "Maverick employees have been popularly described as independent
thinkers, creative problem solvers, quick decision makers, and goal-oriented
individuals. However, despite the apparent value of such individuals to
organisations, no formal model explaining this behaviour exists."
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Research e-Briefing
Click here to read the
March 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 April 2012.
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 Events
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Advancing Global Trade and Employment Together: shared opportunities
and responsibilities for the United States and the European Union On:
Tuesday 22 May at 12-1pm. The venue will be confirmed to ticket
holders
Speaker: Ambassador Ron Kirk (pictured)
US trade representative Ron Kirk will discuss opportunities for the US-EU
trade relationship.
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required. One ticket
can be requested after 10pm on Monday 14 May. For more information,
click here.
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Other upcoming events include....
Inside East-West Espionage
On: Thursday 19 April at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Edward Lucas, international editor of The Economist.
Tiger Head, Snake Tails: China today, how it got there and where it is
heading
On: Tuesday 24 April at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Jonathan Fenby, a British journalist.
France at the Crossroads
On: Wednesday 25 April at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Professor Patrick Le Galès, CNRS research professor at the
Centre d’Études Européennes, Sciences Po, and Professor Philippe Marlière,
professor of French and European politics at University College London.
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EMBRACE staff network conference sponsored by the LSE Annual Fund
On: Thursday 3 May from 6-8pm in room 2.04, New Academic Building
EMBRACE is holding an evening conference to mark the first anniversary of
the launch of the Black and Asian Ethnic Minority (BAME) staff network at
LSE.
The conference covers experiences of BAME people in higher
education in relation to the Equality Act 2010. It will start with a
critique of the act, followed by different speakers, discussions and
networking. Most people would support the view that a modern, tolerant,
liberal society is one in which citizens should not experience unfair
discrimination. However, discrimination as a concept is not straightforward.
Speakers will include:
- Part one
The concept of discrimination in relation to Equality Act 2010
- Professor John Macnicol, visiting professor in LSE's Department of
Social Policy.
Disability - Lewina Coote of the Department of Law at LSE.
- Part two
Self-confidence and shaping the future - Moshin Aboobaker,
international consultant from The Adab Trust.
Issues affecting BAME people - Professor Augustine John,
director of Social Investment Programmes, international consultant and
executive coach.
Dr Chaloka Beyani, senior lecturer in law at LSE, will chair the event.
Light refreshments will be served. This event is free but registration is
essential. To register, email
embrace@lse.ac.uk by Monday 30
April. For more information, call 020 7955 7665. |
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 60
second interview
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with..... Dr Dina Dommett
This is my fifth year working in
the Department of Management and I
love it. I am responsible for
admissions and external relations
for one of our full-time degrees and
programme management of a new
executive degree called the Global
MSc in Management.
It’s an honour for me as an
American to work at LSE. I grew up
thinking it’s the place where
debate, controversy, globalisation
and social relevance reign. I’m glad
to see how much that is true.
Please tell us about the new
Global MSc in Management programme.
The Global MSc in Management (or
Global MiM) is our newest degree in
the Department of Management. It is
part of a range of executive
programmes for people who want to
keep their careers and study at LSE
at the same time. Like our
well-established TRIUM Global
Executive MBA, Global MiM allows
participants to live anywhere in the
world - flying in for 10 weeks over
17 months for seven intensive
classroom modules (five at LSE; two
overseas at strategically chosen
locations where LSE is influential,
such as Singapore and Istanbul).
My role is to support Professor
Paul Willman, who designed the
successful full-time version of this
degree which we launched five years
ago. When I interviewed for the job
in 2007, I remember thinking how
great it would be if we could create
an executive version of our popular
residential degrees. And now we are
doing it.
What is the longest meeting
you have ever attended?
Weekly six hour seminars on
medieval Italian literature at
university. Our professor was an
intimidating Anna Magnani type who
chain smoked right under the 'no
smoking' sign. Nothing has ever felt
so long or intense since.
Which celebrity would you
choose to be the British prime minister
for a week and which to be the US
president?
Stephen Fry as UK PM and Hugh
Laurie as US president. I know Hugh
Laurie isn’t eligible, since he
wasn’t born in the US, but
overlooking that technicality, I
think it would be fun. They were
always such a great double act.
What is the funniest thing
that has ever happened to you?
I was once mistaken as someone
close to the Kennedys (our US royal
family) by… Caroline Kennedy.
Name three things you cannot
do without.
My husband, our little Abyssinian
cat and apparently my obviously
American accent.
What book are you currently
reading and which have you enjoyed
most in the past?
Tina Fey’s Bossypants and
because I just saw the film remake
of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,
I am re-reading Robert Littell’s The
Company, about the CIA. One of
them is funny - I’ll leave you to
guess which one. |
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 Training
and jobs
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Staff courses from HR Organisational and Lifelong Learning
- Finance for Non-Finance Managers
Monday 16 April
- Developing Individuals and Teams
Tuesday 17 April
- Managing Yourself
Wednesday 18 April
- Getting the Most from Meetings
Thursday 19 April
- Strategic Thinking
Thursday 26 April
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Communication Skills
Tuesday 1 May
- Recruitment and Selection
Wednesday 2 May
To book a place and for more information, visit the
online training booking
system. For further information, email
Hr.Learning@lse.ac.uk.
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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.
- Head of financial planning and analysis, Finance Division
- LSE fellow in gender theory, globalisation, and development,
Gender Institute
- LSE fellow in global politics, Government
- LSE100 class teacher (GTA), LSE100 The LSE Course
- LSE100 teaching fellow, LSE100 The LSE Course
- LSE fellowships (up to three posts), Law
- Lecturer in management (marketing), Management
- Lecturer in management (public management and governance),
Management
- Lectureships in law (two posts), Law
- National Bank of Greece post-doctoral research fellowship,
Hellenic Observatory
- Office coordinator, Management
- Research fellow (economics of climate risk), Grantham
Research Institute
- Research officer (part-time), PSSRU
- Research officer, LSE Health and Social Care
- Teaching and learning facilitator (maternity cover), Language
Centre
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
vacancies' heading. |
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