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Olympic apps The LSE Complexity Group, together with the German
Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and ETH Zurich, has
developed two iPhone apps to be used during the Olympic Games in the City of
London and the City of Westminster.
One of the apps has been developed for the City of London Police to be
used by visitors during the two busiest days of the Olympics. Its main
application however, will be to provide information to the businesses and
residents in the Square Mile, with a special feature that will be activated
if and when there is an incident, so that the police can send geographically
targeted advice to users.
The second app, called ‘What’s On’, has been developed for Westminster City
Council and will be used throughout the Olympics and Paralympics within the
City of Westminster. A ‘beta’ version of the app for Android phones will
also be made available.
Both apps are free to download from the following links:
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Appointments to the British Academy Professor Michael Storper, professor of economic geography at LSE,
has been
appointed as a British Academy Corresponding Fellow. Professor Storper,
who is based at LSE each year during the Michaelmas term and spends the rest
of the year between Sciences Po in Paris and UCLA, was one of only 15
Corresponding Fellows chosen this year.
Professor Mary Morgan, professor of history and philosophy of economics
at LSE, has also been nominated
to the British Academy governing council. Professor Morgan was nominated by
the economics section of the Academy.
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LSE student named one of 101 most innovative individuals in the world
for social good
Nabila Ramdani (pictured with Sir Bob Geldof), PhD candidate in LSE's
International History Department, has been named by DNA (Decide Now Act)
‘101 Innovation’ as one of 101 most innovative individuals in the world for
social good.
Nabila received her award at the DNA Summit Innovation 101 Power Breakfast
held at the House of Lords on Thursday 26 July.
In partnership with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs, the Global Partnerships Forum and the Institute for
Strategic Dialogue, the DNA Summit is a new annual international forum,
designed to act as a collective meeting place for visionaries, helping them
work together for social good.
Others honoured include
Sir Richard Branson,
Sir Bob Geldof, Sir Tim-Berners
Lee, Jamie Oliver, Piers Morgan, Jimmy Wales, Kofi Annan, and David Beckham. For more information, visit
www.dnasummit.com.
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LSE at the Camden Fringe
There's an LSE flavour to the comedy sketch group Goes Well With Cheese,
whose new show 'Zinfandel' makes its debut at the Camden Fringe this
weekend.
The cast of the show, which opens tonight, includes Steve Bond from the
Centre for Learning Technology, sociology undergraduate Tania Bizoumi and
alumnus Mark Richardson.
The show looks at everything that's 'alright' about modern life such as
going to the supermarket, walking in the park, getting on a bus and watching
the news. Zinfandel is on for three nights only at Theatre Collection (51
Camden Park Road, NW1 9BH), tonight, Friday 10 and Saturday 11 August, at
9.30pm.
For more information or to buy your tickets, visit
Camden Fringe.
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Academic abroad
From 23-31 July Dr Chaloka Beyani (pictured), senior lecturer in law at LSE,
visited the Côte d’Ivoire on an official mission in his capacity as United
Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced
Persons.
At the end of his visit, Dr Beyani concluded that internally displaced
people in Côte d’Ivoire needed durable solutions, including livelihood
opportunities and confidence in their security, in order to be able to
sustainably rebuild their lives.
Before that, Dr Beyani was in Kabul, Afghanistan from 12-18 July to look
into the framing of a policy on internally displaced persons.
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 Notices
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LSE Volunteering Fair 2012
Do you work with any charities that are looking to recruit volunteers? Our
Volunteering Fair is an exciting opportunity for not-for-profit
organisations to meet and recruit committed students who are keen to
volunteer, engage with the wider community and apply their knowledge and
skills to real life situations.
This year's Fair will take place on
Tuesday 9 October from 5.30-8.30pm in LSE's Old Building.
We welcome bookings from registered charities with
current volunteer opportunities in London. Places are free of charge to
registered charities but we expect organisations to notify us if and when
they recruit volunteers from LSE.
Please complete the
online booking request form to apply.
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Diversity in Sport
The Equality and Diversity blog is running a series of articles on ‘Diversity
in Sport’ for the duration of the Olympics.
The series seeks to discuss where we are today in living up to the Olympic
values of inclusivity and diversity. From the black power salute in the 1968
Olympics to the inclusion of women in every team in London 2012, the series
will explore issues of disability, gender identity, race, religion, sex and
sexual orientation.
The series runs until 12 August on the Equality and Diversity blog.
Join in
the discussion.
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LSE Perspectives August's LSE Perspectives gallery is now online.
You can view the gallery
online here.
The gallery features 12 striking images submitted by LSE staff and
students. 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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LSE ID sQuid payment card prize draw Congratulations to the
winners in the final monthly sQuid prize draw:
- Oliver Gerstberger
- Charlotte Andreasen
- Ilya Sheynzon
- Daniel Peel
- Andrew Farrell
From September, using sQuid on your LSE card to make fast and easy
cashless payments across campus will be even better value.
A 10 per cent loyalty reward will be added to your account when you pay
using sQuid in LSE Catering’s outlets. Further details will be announced
soon.
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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 14 August, Tuesday 21 August, Tuesday 4 September,
Tuesday 11 September, Tuesday 25 September, Tuesday 2
October, Tuesday 16 October and Tuesday 23 October.
Just turn up on any of these dates with your own skipping rope. All lessons
are free. More sessions will take place during Michaelmas term.
For more information, email Daniel at
d.beckley@lse.ac.uk.
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One bedroom flat to let in New Cross Gate Available from Monday
20 August, this one bedroom flat is in a quiet cul-de-sac five minutes' walk
from New Cross Gate station and ten minutes from New Cross station.
One stop from London Bridge station and also on the upgraded overground
line. Allocated off-street parking space, access to a private shared garden,
modern bathroom and lounge with separate kitchen. Currently unfurnished but
can be flexible with furnishings.
£800 pcm.
For more information, pictures, or for viewings, contact George Ames on
07816 857502.
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More for less - take advantage of special offers for LSE staff
I Need Pampering is offering LSE staff and their family members an
amazing 80 per cent off hair and beauty treatments at:
Corinne & Co at the InterContinental Hotel on Park lane, London
Hair and beauty experience, usually priced at £400, is available to LSE
staff for just £55. Simply enter COR80 at the checkout or call 0208
208 3132.
If you know of any deals that you think may be of interest to Staff
News readers, email Margaret Newson, purchasing manager, at
m.newson@lse.ac.uk. |
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 LSE
in pictures
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Inspired by the Olympics, LSE Archives has been taking a look back at
the first LSE annual sports day, which took place 90 years ago. This
picture shows the start of the men's sprint race (c1920s). For more
information and photos, see
'The great trees
down at Malden gaze down upon our play…' - 90 Years of Sport at LSE.
For more images like this, visit
LSE Sports.
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 Research
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Research e-Briefing
Click here
to read the Summer 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 October 2012.
More
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 Events
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Upcoming LSE events include....
Policies for Inclusive and Balanced Growth
On: Tuesday 11 September at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Heiner Flassbeck, director of the division on globalisation
and development strategies at UNCTAD, and Professor Robert Wade,
professor of political economy and development at LSE.
Kandak: fighting with Afghans
On: Wednesday 12 September at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Patrick Hennessey (pictured above), former soldier and now a
barrister.
Emerging Economies Riding the Storm: Chile and the rest of the region
On: Wednesday 12 September at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre,
Clement House
Speaker: Felipe Larraín, Chilean minister of finance.
The Decline of the US Middle Classes and the Transformation of the
Republican Party
On: Monday 1 October at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Anatol Lieven (pictured), professor in the War
Studies Department at King's College London, and a senior fellow of the New
America Foundation in Washington DC.
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism and What They Mean for our
Economic Prospects
On: Wednesday 10 October at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Dr Ha-Joon Chang, teaches economics at the University of
Cambridge.
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 60
second interview
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with..... Professor Emeritus Frank Land
My twin brother Ralph and I were
LSE students between 1947 and 1950.
After graduation and a spell in the
Economics Research Division, where I
met my wife Ailsa, I joined the food
and catering company J. Lyons & Co
as an accounts clerk.
Luckily Lyons were just
developing the world's first
business computer, LEO, and I joined
that team. I spent 16 years working
with computers at Lyons and
successor companies before being
recruited by LSE in 1967 to
establish teaching and research in
the new academic discipline of
systems analysis within the
Department of Statistics. My wife
Ailsa was already in the same
department, working on operational
research.
In 1982 I was appointed professor
of systems analysis, and on
retirement in 1992, after spending
five years at the London Business
School, became an emeritus professor in
the Information Systems and
Innovation Group in LSE's Department
of Management.
What is your abiding memory of
the 1948 London Olympics?
Walking from Wembley underground
station to Wembley Stadium and
finding our place for some of the
events amongst mounting excitement.
Watching the Jamaican Arthur Wint
winning the 800 metres with his
unbelievably long stride. Two
Italians competing in the field
sports, shot put and hammer throw, I
think. They did not bother to take
off their track suits and casually
threw their implements about twice
as far as the dapperly attired
British competitors. Fanny
Blankers-Koen winning four gold
medals. Zatopek's apparently
agonising runs, beating all comers.
Which event are you most
looking forward to at this year’s
Games?
Athletics: the most exiting
events for me are the
middle-distance and long distance
running events. I have very much enjoyed
seeing Mo Farah achieving glory -
and hope he repeats this. Of course the
sprints with Usain Bolt can't be
missed, but they are over before you
can say boo.
Apart from that the track cycling
and some of the other events that you hit
on via the wide television coverage.
I watched the Danny Boyle orchestrated opening ceremony with
low expectations, and was delighted
with the overall (and special)
effects he created, a triumph. And
congratulations to those who let him
of the leash.
What would you do if you were
LSE director for a day?
Initiate a campaign to get rid of
the self-defeating, costly and
stultifying attempts to measure
academic quality and performance by
such measures as the RAE.
What is your opinion of social
networking sites?
They take up far too much time
and to me provide a kaleidoscope of
boring information.
What book are you currently
reading and which have you enjoyed
most in the past?
Robert Harris' Fear and I
have enjoyed a number of his books
in the past. Books which have left a
lasting impression are, over a long
lifetime, legion, but some which
stand out are Dostoyevsky's major
novels, Graham Greene, Wodehouse and
of course works of non-fiction and
in particular books with a historic
theme.
Is there anything you cannot
do and would like to learn?
Having worked with computers most
of my working life I would like to
master the latest innovations
instead of having to ask the
grandchildren. |
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 Training
and jobs
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Training for staff
Courses scheduled for next week include:
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.
- Business analyst, IT Services
- Dahrendorf post-doctoral research officer, Grantham Research
Institute
- Events executive (international and UK), Conference and
Events
- LSE fellow in international development - managing
humanitarianism (part-time), International Development
- LSE teaching fellow, Social Psychology
- Lecturer in management, Management
- MSc management and exchanges programme administrator,
Management
- Programme co-ordinator, Management
- Research administrator, Statistics
- Research officer, European Institute
- Residential life officer, RCSD Office
- Stewardship and communications officer, ODAR: communications
- Sub wardens, Residential and Catering Services Division
- TRIUM programme manager, TRIUM
- LSE fellows in sociology (two posts), Sociology
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
vacancies' heading. |
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