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28 June 2012 |
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Ethics Code
LSE's Council has approved the School’s first Ethics Code.
Dr Daleep Mukarji, chair of the Ethics Code Consultation Group, would
like to take this opportunity to thank all members of the School community
who contributed to the consultation process during the Lent term.
Click here for more information and to access a copy of the Code.
Council also approved new procedures for the ethical screening of grants
and donations, which can be
found here. All staff members should consult this guidance before
seeking a grant or donation, and in all cases, taking advice from ODAR or
the Research Division.
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Innovative LSE blogs win UK award for delivering powerful
social science impact An innovative series of academic blogs from LSE
has found new ways of stimulating interest in the social sciences, scooping
LSE Public Policy Group (PPG) the Times Higher Education award for the best
knowledge exchange initiative in higher education during 2011.
Judges at the THE’s Leadership and Management Awards praised the four LSE
blogs for the 'subtle and powerful' way they influence society and policy in
stimulating comment and debate. Judges said that by encouraging hundreds of
academics from the School and other universities to share their research and
thinking with a wider audience, the blogs showed real impact.
The first of the blogs to be established, British Politics and Policy
at LSE, is the highest-ranked university blog in the UK and the
second-most read economics blog in the country. The Impact of Social
Sciences blog - created to disseminate research from a project funded by
the Higher Education Funding Council for England - has grown to become a
leading international forum for debate on digital scholarship, government
policy and publishing models, with around 5,000 visitors a week.
The PPG team, headed by Patrick Dunleavy, professor in government at LSE,
also runs two newly created blogs: the European Politics and Policy blog
(whose brand name is EUROPP) and the LSE Review of Books. All
four blogs bring together expertise from academics, policymakers and
analysts in order to promote social science debate, expressed though
high-quality writing and editing.
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LSE director awarded honorary degree
Professor Judith Rees (pictured), director of LSE, has been awarded an
Honoris Causa Degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Hull.
Professor Rees has strong connections with the University of Hull.
She was professor of geography at the university from 1989 until 1995,
and during this period served as dean of the School of Geography and
Earth Resources from 1991-93 and was pro-vice chancellor from 1993-95.
Her research focuses on adaptation to climate change and the
management of environmental risk and resources, especially water.
The degree will be awarded to Professor Rees at a ceremony in Hull’s City
Hall on Monday 9 July.
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LSE academic awarded Mexico’s Order of the Aztec Eagle
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern (pictured), chair of the Grantham
Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, was awarded
Mexico’s Order of the Aztec Eagle by President Felipe Calderón at a
ceremony on Saturday 16 June.
The Decoration of the Order of the Aztec Eagle is the highest honour
given to foreigners and recognises services rendered to the Mexican nation
or to humanity.
In its announcement, the awarding body commented that Lord Stern was 'an
ally and a good friend of Mexico in his efforts to design a strategy to
address the problem of climate change' and that 'his advice and approaches
in identifying the needs for the development of low emission technologies,
had served as an inspiration and foundation for the development of public
policies in Mexico.'
A video and transcript of the ceremony can be
found here.
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An LSE Celebration of Sustainability
LSE’s Celebration of Sustainability took place on Tuesday 26 June. The event
was hosted in the Shaw Library by pro-director Professor Janet Hartley and
was introduced by Bob Ward (pictured) of the Grantham Research Institute.
The third year of the Green Impact Awards at LSE has been the biggest so
far, with 50 teams across the School signing up to take part over the year.
Green Impact is an NUS project that helps university staff and students take
small steps to enhance their department’s sustainability. Teams compete to
win prizes for completing the most actions in their institution. LSE was one
of 46 UK universities participating in 2012.
Thirty seven teams from across the School submitted entries and received awards.
Congratulations to the Estates Division, which was awarded the platinum
award. For more information and other winners, see
Green News.
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LSE Review of Books podcast
The LSE Review of Books site has released its second podcast this week,
focusing on the future of feminist scholarship.
Managing editors Amy Mollett and Cheryl Brumley talk to LSE Centennial
Professor Mary Evans about the books that inspired her into social theory
and gender studies, and why Scandinavian crime novels make for an exciting
escape from quiet academic life.
Senior archivist at the Wellcome Library, Lesley Hall, is interviewed
about her book on the early 20th century reproductive rights campaigner
Stella Browne and how her activism influences today’s feminist movements.
Melanie Williams, lecturer in film and television studies at the University
of East Anglia, also discusses how film and gender studies make natural
companions.
For more podcasts, features and reviews of the latest books released
across the social sciences, explore the LSE Review of Books at
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks. To listen or download the
podcast, go to
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/podcasts/.
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India Audit Office training at LSE Enterprise
Twenty officer trainees from the Indian Audit and Accounts Service spent
last week at LSE undertaking a
customised LSE Enterprise programme on contemporary challenges in the UK
and the global economy, the economic and financial crisis, public sector
trends and other relevant topics.
R Naresh from the India High Commission explains: ‘We worked with LSE
Enterprise to design a short programme with salient features such as civil
service reform, the recent financial crisis and the economic slowdown,
looking at what options there are for emerging economies like India. We also
covered some technical areas like derivatives, which as Warren Buffet says
is a largely unknown area.
'We chose the UK partly because we have the high commission and a branch of
the Indian Audit and Accounts Department here, but LSE was the key. India
and the UK have longstanding relations and LSE is part of that, with its
long history of engagement with India. Even though this is a very short
programme, there is an aura to having studied at LSE. Coming here is like
visiting a temple of knowledge.'
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 Notices
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Office move Andy Farrell, director of Finance and Facilities,
and
Cecilia Okereke
will be moving office on Saturday 30 June. They will be
relocating to the 3rd floor of Sardinia House, next door to HR (room
SAR3.02A - Andy, room SAR3.02 - Cecilia).
To allow for packing, sorting of materials, setting up services and
generally settling down, they will not be open for business from midday on
Friday 29 June and all day on Monday 2 July. Normal services will resume at
9.30am on Tuesday 3 July.
All electronic contact details, telephone extensions and email addresses
will remain the same. Please note that the Finance Division will not be
relocating at this time.
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Bike racks on the John Watkins Plaza - Friday 29 June Staff and
students are reminded not to leave their bikes on the plaza bike racks on
Friday 29 June because of the Party on the Plaza.
If you have a bike locked up there, please remove it for Friday as the
area is required for the party set up.
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1980-84 reunion
LSE will be welcoming over 150 alumni and guests back to the School on
Friday 6 and Saturday 7 July. Did you study at LSE during these
years? If so, why not join us for the weekend?
Full details of the programme and how to book can be found on the
1980-84 reunion webpages. If there are any staff who were working at the
School from 1980-84 and would like to reconnect with their former students
during the reunion weekend, contact the Alumni Relations Team at
reunions@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955
7050.
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Skip fit lessons
Security officer and former boxer Daniel Beckley is running skip
fit lessons for all staff and students at LSE.
Build up your fitness, burn calories and increase your stamina, all within
an hour.
The next lessons will take place from 1-2pm at the Badminton Court, Old Building, on
Tuesday 3 July, Tuesday 10 July,
Tuesday 14 August, Tuesday 21 August, Tuesday 4 September,
Tuesday 11 September, Tuesday 25 September and Tuesday 2
October.
Just turn up on any of these dates with your own skipping rope. All lessons
are free to attend. More sessions will take place during Michaelmas term.
For more information, email Daniel at
d.beckley@lse.ac.uk.
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features His Holiness the Dalai Lama bidding
farewell to LSE after speaking on 'Resisting
Intolerance: an ethical and global challenge' on Wednesday 20 June,
at the invitation of LSE, the Frederick Bonnart Braunthal Trust, Matrix
Chambers, and the Sigrid Rausing Trust.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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Charities given code of conduct warning over depictions of distant
suffering AID agencies should recognise disaster victims with dignity
rather than hopelessness, a new report finds.
The study by Polis, with global children’s charity Plan UK, calls on
organisations to comply with ethical codes of conduct. It urges them to
adhere to Article 10 of the International Red Cross Code of Conduct for NGOs
in Disaster Relief and ‘recognise disaster victims as dignified humans,
not hopeless objects.’
The report, Who cares? Challenges and opportunities in communicating
distant suffering, was conducted in the context of a three year Birkbeck/LSE
investigation funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
'In the current financial climate, and in the light of increasing
scrutiny of their operations, many NGOs are rethinking their communication
and fundraising from the bottom up. How to sustain a positive image, how to
build trust with the public, how to distinguish their brand and not
compromise their ethics, and how to engage new audiences: these and other
questions preoccupy NGOs communicators, advocates and fundraisers. The
report reflects on these issues, and allows NGO voices to be heard,' says Dr Shani Orgad, report co-author and a lecturer in the department of Media and
Communications.
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Going Green: how cities are leading the next economy Despite
the global recession, a new report from LSE Cities shows widespread optimism
concerning green economic development.
The report, Going Green: how cities are leading the next economy,
was launched at the Rio+20 Summit and shows the extent to which cities have
successfully integrated green policies since the last United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development in 1992.
While all 53 cities surveyed aspired to be 'green', with 95 per cent
reporting that they believed green policies would benefit the economy, and
75 per cent reporting they were willing to invest in new green technology to
drive change, the findings show that there is still work to be done.
While cities expect going green to bring positive economic impacts
including growth, job creation, inward investment, innovation,
entrepreneurship and attracting skilled workers, only 20 per cent of cities
have developed a co-ordinated strategy for ‘green growth’.
The research also found that cities believe that environmental problems are
deeply intertwined with the most critical challenges facing them, such as
road congestion and lack of affordable housing. Despite these challenges,
cities still believe that substantial progress has been made in achieving
green objectives, particularly relating to recycling, green space and water
pollution.
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Taskforce calls for action to expand public service mutuals The
number of public sector mutuals has increased six-fold since 2010 and they
are improving services as predicted, finds a report published by Professor
Julian Le Grand (pictured) and the Mutuals Taskforce.
It recommends actions to make this burgeoning movement a mainstream
option for public service delivery.
The taskforce is chaired by Professor Le Grand, who is Richard Titmuss
Professor of Social Policy at LSE, and comprises leading experts in public
policy, employee ownership and business. They examined the barriers facing
public servants who form mutual businesses and take control of their
services.
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 Events
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Family Planning: why do we need a London summit? On: Tuesday
10 July from 5.30-7pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Dr Ernestina Coast, deputy director of LSE Health and
senior lecturer in population studies in LSE's Department of Social Policy,
Karl Hofmann, president and CEO of PSI (Population Services
International), Ashley Judd (pictured), actress and humanitarian, and
Nina Muita, master’s student at LSE.
On 11 July, the UK government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
will launch the London Summit on Family Planning. The unprecedented event
will bring world leaders together to catalyse political and financial
commitments to reach the needs of an additional 120 million women who lack
access to modern, voluntary family planning methods.
The day before, LSE Health and PSI will co-host a public discussion about
the summit's relevance to health, economic, and environmental challenges
facing every country, and why everyone, in every sector, has a critical
role to play.
This event is free and open to all, but a ticket is required. One ticket
can be requested via the online ticket request form after 10pm on Tuesday
3 July. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users is
#yestofamilyplanning.
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Other upcoming LSE events include....
Tubes: behind the scenes at the internet
On: Tuesday 3 July at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Andrew Blum, correspondent at Wired (US)
magazine.
How Much is Enough? Work, Money and the Good Life
On: Wednesday 4 July at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Dr Edward Skidelsky, moral philosopher at Exeter University,
Professor Lord Robert Skidelsky, emeritus professor of
political economy at the University of Warwick.
Iran: the next war in the Middle East?
On: Thursday 5 July at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian professor of
Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University.
Burma's Rohingya: a panel discussion
On: Monday 16 July at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speakers: Greg Constantine, freelance photojournalist, Chris Lewa,
director of The Arakan Project, and Melanie Teff, senior advocate and
European representative at Refugees International.
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Wittgenstein’s Philosophy or a Reorientation of Science On:
Friday 29 June at 7pm on the fourth floor of the Old Building
Speaker: Dr Michael Nedo, Wittgenstein Archive, Cambridge
To coincide with the Wittgenstein exhibition currently on show in LSE's
Atrium Gallery, Dr Michael Nedo will give a presentation on Wittgenstein's
philosophy in the context of science.
The event is free and open to all; no ticket is required.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
The Rule of Law
Speakers: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Professor Christine Chinkin,
Professor Nicola Lacey, Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, and Dr
Maung Zarni
Recorded: Tuesday 19 June, approx 60 minutes
Click here to listen
The Big Society Debate: a new agenda for social welfare?
Speakers: Faiza Chaudary, Dr Armine Ishkanian, Professor
David Lewis, Ralph Michell, and Professor Simon Szreter
Recorded on: Tuesday 19 June, approx 76 minutes
Click here to listen
Resisting intolerance: an ethical and global challenge
Speaker: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Recorded: Wednesday 20 June, approx 56 minutes
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 60
second interview
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with..... Felicity Jones
I am head of Foundation Partnerships in ODAR. We are a small team who works with Trusts and Foundations around the world to support (mostly) research and other activity at LSE.
I have been at LSE for five years, prior to which I was head of development at the Institute of Historical Research. Before that I was on the other side of the academic curtain as a lecturer in medieval history.
I live in Arundel, which the observant will spot is not in London and is quite a long way away. This means that I come in on the train every morning at a hideously early hour. Over the years, I have become a proper commuter with my train friends and flask. However we are lots of media and third sector types and we also have pop up tea parties and perform Christmas pantomimes now, to the amusement rather than irritation of our fellow travellers - although the provision of food and drink probably has something to do with that.
I love mountain walking and spending time in south west France, and especially combining the two. And it will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me that I have been a vegetarian for a very long time and no, I don't miss bacon. Fortunately my other half, Jenkins, has similar obsessions and is a veggie too.
What is the best part of your job at LSE?
I very much like working on a campus that is not separate from the world around it. Every morning I get to speak to Vinny who sells the Big Issue on Arundel St (sometimes this is the most sensible conversation I have all day…).
Then the work itself is just so varied - sometimes challenging, but never boring. The worst bit is living so far away that I get up when Farming Today is on - this invariably makes me cross even before I have cleaned my teeth. It also means that I see a lot of the last train home after public events.
If you were offered the trip of a lifetime, where would you like to go and why?
I don't like flying (for scaredy cat and also environmental reasons) so it would have to be somewhere I could get to by a very long train journey. So if I can cheat and break it up into stages, I would go first to Istanbul on the various overnight trains via Budapest and Bucharest and then would work out how to get across to Asia, especially China and India.
I would also love to go to Bhutan but can't face the thought of the small airplane coming in through the valleys so I hope I could get close to it and then walk! After that I would have to come back as I don't like ferries either and I would run out of land.
What is the funniest thing that has ever happened to you?
Recently, it would be galloping up and down a train carriage on a borrowed hobby horse, with two grown men from Australia and New Zealand dressed as elves pulling along a cardboard coach with Cinderella in it. That and mistakenly hearing on the phone in France that we were to look for a big grey buffalo - it only became clear after a sequence of conversations with bemused bystanders with me asking where the buffalo herd was, when we saw the sign for a Buffalo Grill restaurant looming up and I realised it had been the French pronunciation of grill.
What would you do if you were LSE director for a day?
Firstly, have more vegetarian options in the catering outlets, although I have to say that Joe has become very adventurous with these recently in the SDR.
Secondly, I would put lots more greenery around the place. I love the green walls which have sprouted up but I would put them all up the Towers for a start and put in some raised beds to grow vegetables and herbs across campus. A little bit of guerilla gardening would not go amiss.
Finally, I would have a games afternoon - perhaps with Houghton Street grassed over for the day for kicking balls around and having picnics, or perhaps an enormous game of 'What's The Time Mr (Lord?) Wolf'.
What is the last film you saw at the cinema? Do you have a favourite film?
Shamefully, I hardly ever go the
cinema, except to the 'Flicks in the
Sticks' and their rather rickety
productions in our Town Hall where
they still have to change the reel
and have an interval. At home, I
love Coen Brothers movies,
especially The Fisher King and The
Big Lebowski, although I can't watch
this too often as Jenkins is the
spitting image of The Dude and it's
quite a postmodern experience to be
sitting next to him at the same
time.
Do you have a temptation you
wish you could resist?
As a leftie child of the
Thatcherite era, I can't resist a
good cause and a protest march.
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 Training
and jobs
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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.
- Administrative assistant, Centre for Philosophy of Natural
and Social Science
- Chef manager, RCSD: catering services
- Communications manager, Academic Registrar's Division
- Communications officer, Library: research and innovation
- Deputy department manager, Social Policy
- Executive officer to the director, PCPD: directorate and
support team
- Hub economist, International Growth Centre
- Knowledge exchange project coordinator, PSSRU
- LSE fellow, International Development
- LSE fellow (qualitative methodology), Methodology Institute
- LSE fellow in accounting (two posts), Accounting
- LSE fellow in anthropology, Anthropology
- LSE fellow in EU politics, European Institute
- LSE fellow in global politics, Government
- LSE fellow in media and communications, Media and
Communications
- Lectureships in economic history, Economic History
- Postdoctoral research assistant (GGGI project one), Grantham
Research Institute
- Postdoctoral research assistant (GGGI project two), Grantham
Research Institute
- Professor/reader in accounting, Accounting
- Professor/reader in accounting and financial management,
Accounting
- Research officer (GGGI project one), Grantham Research
Institute
- Research officer (GGGI project two), Grantham Research
Institute
- Widening participation coordinator, Academic Registrar's
Division
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
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