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22 November 2012 |
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LSE academic voted as president-elect of the Regional Science
Association International
Professor Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (pictured), professor of economic geography
at LSE, has been voted as president-elect of the
Regional Science Association
International (RSAI).
Founded in 1954, the RSAI is the international community of scholars
interested in the regional impacts of national or global processes of
economic and social change. The association serves as an umbrella
organisation overseeing three major super-regional organisations in North
America (the Regional Science Association of the Americas), Europe (the
European Regional Science Association), and the Pacific (the Pacific
Regional Science Conference Organisation). It has close to 5,000 members
worldwide.
Professor Rodríguez-Pose was proposed for election to the RSAI Council after
a global search for suitable candidates. As the current vice-president of
the European Regional Science Association, he already has a long track
record of involvement in regional science.
Professor Rodríguez-Pose said: ‘It is a great honour and a privilege to be
appointed as president-elect of such a prestigious international association
whose expertise, analytical capacities, and advice are increasingly needed
in order to find solutions to the problems of a globalised world.’
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LSE podcast series nominated for European podcast award
The LSE Review of Books podcast series has been nominated for a
European podcast award, organised by the European Initiative Podcast
Awards with the support of OLYMPUS.
The monthly podcasts feature insightful interviews with LSE academics and
authors about their latest work. Topics recently covered include the future
of feminist thought, featuring Professor Mary Evans; the impact of the
London 2012 Olympics, featuring Iain Sinclair and Professor Ricky Burdett;
and the challenges facing democracy today, featuring Dr Armine Ishkanian.
Cheryl Brumley, managing digital editor of the LSE Review of Books,
said: 'With greater public appetite for articulate and intelligent
media products, and with the need for universities to showcase innovative
and accessible methods of public engagement, podcasts certainly offer
listeners an excellent way to learn about all the great things going on at
LSE.'
To listen to and vote for the podcasts, go to
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/podcasts.
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Michaelmas term teaching surveys
Message from Professor Paul Kelly (pictured), pro-director for teaching and learning.
In teaching weeks eight and nine, the School will be conducting teaching
surveys. Students will be asked to complete a questionnaire in
classes/seminars for half-unit courses, and for any other courses on which
teachers only teach this term (teaching on full-unit courses will mainly be
surveyed in the Lent term).
The questions ask for student views on the course as a whole at this
particular point in time. They also ask for their opinion of their teachers’
performance. The survey covers permanent faculty, GTAs and LSE fellows.
Teachers should conduct surveys during classes/seminars, which should
take no more than ten minutes to complete. Some lecturers might also conduct
a separate survey about lectures (i.e. if they do not teach
classes/seminars). Please ask a student volunteer to collect completed
questionnaires, and to return them in a sealed envelope to a drop box in the
Student Services Centre.
For more information about teaching surveys,
click here. Alternatively, visit
TQARO’s FAQ page.
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Sourcebook on solitary confinement A sourcebook written by an
LSE academic has been translated into Russian, French, and now also Chinese.
The Sourcebook on Solitary Confinement, written by Dr Sharon
Shalev, was first published in 2008. It provides a comprehensive single
point of reference on solitary confinement, its documented health effects,
and professional, ethical and human rights guidelines and codes of practice
relating to its use.
The aim of the sourcebook is to encourage policy makers and prison
managers to put in place safeguards and mechanisms to limit the use of
solitary confinement and to mitigate its harmful consequences.
All versions are available as free downloads online at
www.solitaryconfinement.org.
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Big Wig Bake Sale
On Friday 16 November, the Undergraduate Admissions Office organised
the 'Big Wig Bake Sale' to raise money for Children in Need.
The team donned silly wigs for the occasion and raised a fantastic total
of £325.
They also ran a competition to win a meal for 10 at Chilango Mexican
Kitchen, by guessing the number of beans in the jar. The correct number was
1,745 and the lucky winners were the Summer School team (with a guess of
1,800).
The team would like to thank everyone who came along to support them,
donated so generously, and made sure they sold out of cake.
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Academic abroad
Dr Martin Lodge, reader in political science and public policy,
attended the annual meeting of the German alumni group 'Freunde
der LSE' which took place in Tübingen, Germany, from 27-28
October.
At the meeting, Dr Lodge enthused the audience with his presentation on
risk management around the London Olympics, an explanation of why team GB
won so many medals, and an overview of time delays and cost estimate
overdrafts of other mega events.
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 Notices
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Staff Survey
The School's Staff Survey will be launched on Monday 26 November.
It is your chance to have your say on what your thoughts are about the
School. All responses are completely anonymous and confidential and no one
in the School will be able to see your responses.
Look out for an email from the following address:
LSEstaffsurvey@orcinternational.co.uk.
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Termly briefings for all support staff
Susan Scholefield (pictured), School Secretary, will hold termly
briefings with all support staff. The aim of the first meeting is to
involve everyone in the continuing strategic conversation about the
future direction for the School. The first meetings will take place in
the Shaw Library, Old Building, on:
- Monday 3 December at 10.30am
- Tuesday 4 December at 2.30pm
Susan is in touch with senior staff in other ways so these meetings will
replace the senior staff briefings. We look forward to seeing as many of you
as possible on the dates above.
Future meetings will be held in the Shaw Library on:
Lent term
- Wednesday 6 March at 10.30am
- Thursday 7 March at 2.40pm
Summer term
- Monday 24 June at 10.30am
- Tuesday 25 June at 2.30pm
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Library building works starting soon
Over the next year, Library space will be increased and improved for our
users as the Library expands upwards into the fourth floor of the Lionel
Robbins Building.
This will enable the Library to develop its study zones with more group
study space for students and silent areas for research.
The
Women's Library @ LSE will also open in 2013 with a dedicated
reading room on the fourth floor and a new collection store on the lower
ground floor.
The full schedule of work will be available on our
website with initial works starting at the end of this month.
This will allow for the most disruptive work to be undertaken over the
Christmas closure period.
The outcomes of the building work will improve services for Library
users. However, there will be some disruption while the works take
place. We will do all we can to minimise the disruption - particularly
during the exam preparation period.
If you have any comments or feedback, email
library.psm@lse.ac.uk.
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Christmas posting dates
Please note that the last guaranteed posting dates before Christmas
are as follows:
- UK 1st class
Thursday 20 December
- UK 2nd class
Tuesday 18 December
- UK special delivery
Thursday 20 December
- Europe
Wednesday 12 December
- North America
Monday 10 December
- Rest of the World
Wednesday 5 December
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LSESU FoodCycle's
Great Christmas Bake Off On Friday 7 December, LSESU
FoodCycle will be hosting ‘The Great Christmas Bake Off’. Visit the Quad
between 1-4pm to enjoy the festivities.
LSESU FoodCycle is one of 14 hubs currently operating in the UK.
FoodCycle is a national charity that builds communities by combining
volunteers, surplus food, and spare kitchen spaces to create tasty,
nutritious meals for people at risk of food poverty and social isolation.
At the event, you will receive a raffle ticket corresponding to your very
own piece of Christmas dessert, which you can then eat and donate as much as
you think it is worth to the charity. The top three bakers will receive
prizes.
There will also be a raffle with donations from companies across London.
Keep an eye on the
Facebook
page for more information, including the chance to buy your raffle
ticket in advance via the
Virgin Money Giving Page. To enter your dessert
into the competition, email
lse@foodcycle.org.uk.
For more information and details of how you can get involved with the
charity, email
enquiries@foodcycle.org.uk.
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More for less - take advantage of special offers for LSE staff
This week’s offer is for LEDwear rucksack covers
- a high visibility, waterproof rucksack cover. Complete with a high
intensity light system, it adds style and improves safety whilst cycling.
It offers:
- High visibility yellow fabric
- Retro-reflective banding down both sides
- Seven red LEDs add further visibility
- Three different light settings
- Elasticated straps with heavy duty press studs
- Elasticated rim for further security
- Fits rucksacks between 10 and 30 litres
- Three AA batteries (not included) provide 100 hours of light
- 100,000 hour life of LEDs
The current selling price is £30 + postage but LEDwear is offering the
covers to LSE staff for £25 delivered FREE here to the School. For more
information or to order your LEDwear rucksack cover, email Ian Harvey at
i.harvey@lse.ac.uk.
If you know of any deals that you think may be of interest to Staff
News readers, email Margaret Newson, purchasing manager, at
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 LSE
in pictures
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The reflection of St Clement’s building and the LSE logo in the Student
Services Centre are captured in one of the windows of the Old Building.
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 November 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 December 2012.
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 Events
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Social Movements and Social Change On: Tuesday 27 November
from 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Craig Calhoun (pictured), LSE Director
Drawing on his decades of research on social protest, Professor Calhoun
will explore the roots of radicalism and the relationship between social
movements and social change.
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required. LSE staff
can request one ticket NOW via the
online ticket request form.
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Other forthcoming LSE events include....
Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826): utopian imperialist
On: Monday 26 November at 6.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Victoria Glendinning (pictured), prizewinning biographer.
The Creative Mind
On: Tuesday 27 November at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speakers: Professor Margaret Boden,
research professor of cognitive science at the University of Sussex,
Professor Gregory Currie,
professor of philosophy at the University of Nottingham, and
Professor Nicholas Royle, professor
of English at the University of Sussex.
The Eurozone's Design Failures: can they be corrected?
On: Wednesday 28 November at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Paul De Grauwe, John Paulson chair in European
political economy and head of the European Institute at LSE.
Antifragile: how to live in a world we don't understand
On: Wednesday 5 December at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb (pictured), distinguished
professor of risk engineering at New York University.
LSE staff can request one ticket via the online ticket request form after
10pm on Monday 26 November until at least 12noon on Tuesday 27 November.
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When Gay People Get Married On: Monday 26 November from
6.30-8pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: MV Lee Badgett (pictured), professor of economics and
director of the Centre for Public Policy and Administration at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Same-sex couples on four continents, including eleven countries and six
American states, can now legally marry. The experiences of these countries
allow a glimpse into the future about what will happen if and when the UK
opens marriage to same-sex couples.
With one side worried about the end of civilisation and the other side
scratching their heads in bewilderment, it is difficult to see room for
reasoned discussion. MV Lee Badgett bridges that gap by drawing on data,
interviews, and stories from American and Dutch couples and from other
countries.
This lecture is co-hosted by the Gender Institute, the LSESU LGBTQ
Alliance and LSE Spectrum, and is the main event of LSE Pride Week 2012. The
event is free and open to
all
with no booking required.
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The Future of the European Union After the Euro Crisis: political
union and its discontents
On: Monday 3 December from 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre,
Old Building
Speakers: Emma Bonino, vice-president
of the Italian Senate and board member of the European Council on Foreign
Relations (ECFR),
Mark Leonard (pictured),
co-founder and director of the ECFR, and
Anthony Teasdale,
director of EU internal policies in the secretariat of the European
Parliament and senior visiting fellow at LSE.
With the euro crisis deepening and criticism of the EU increasing, Europe
is adrift in unchartered waters. How will this crisis shape Europe?
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a
first come, first served basis.
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New Exhibition - Conversation 21: image
On until Friday 7 December in the Atrium Gallery, Old Building
This exhibition will feature photographs from 20 and 30-somethings from
21 cities across the Middle East and North Africa, one photo by one
photographer for one city, who have been commissioned by LSE's Middle
East Centre to capture what it means to be young where they are today.
The exhibition will also include video installations featuring
interviews with each photographer, giving deeper insights into the image
they have chosen to share.
The exhibition has been generously supported by the LSE Annual Fund.
The exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors are welcome during
weekdays (Monday - Friday) between 10am and 8pm.
For more information,
click here, email arts@lse.ac.uk
or call 020 7107 5342.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
America and the World - After the Election
Speakers: Professor Anne Applebaum, Professor Craig Calhoun,
Professor Michael Cox, and Gideon Rachman
Recorded: Monday 12 November, approx 90 minutes
Click here to listen
Knowledge Matters: the public mission of research universities
Speaker: Professor Craig Calhoun
Recorded: Tuesday 13 November, approx 89 minutes
Click here to listen
The Future of the Union: England
Speaker: Lord Heseltine
Recorded: Wednesday 14 November, approx 88 minutes
Click here to listen
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 60
second interview
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with..... Manny Odogwu
I joined LSE in 2004 as a
security officer in the Estates
Division. My job, with the other
security officers, is mainly to
protect life and property within LSE
and help to keep the campus safe.
I'm
married with four adult children and
three grandchildren plus one on the
way, due soon. I am also a
traditional chief in Nigeria.
Tell us more about your role
as a traditional chief in Nigeria.
I come from Asaba, the capital
city of Delta state, Nigeria, and I
belong to the highly respected
prestigious group of 'Mkpalor' title
holders. We assume the title name of
'Ogbueshi'.
If I were resident in Asaba, I
would be involved in endless
meetings, mainly at my local village
level, and periodically representing
my village at a higher level in the
King's Palace.
However because I am
non-resident, I am expected to visit
regularly. Some visits are less
tasking than others: fewer meetings,
fewer land dispute cases to settle,
fewer harrowing stories of school
fees or house rents not
paid. But the role I most look
forward to is participating in the
initiation of a new Mkpalor. All the
Ogbueshis in my village turn out in
full traditional costumes, to the
chanting and singing of the village
women and dancing to the heavy drums
played by the young men. Large cows
are slaughtered and meat shared. Our
title name of Ogbueshi means 'the
killer of cows'.
The initiation fees paid by the
new entrant are also shared. For
every initiation undertaken, I
receive between £50 and £100 and a
large share of cow meat, which is
carried home for me by my personal
'butler'. I come home to my
household of 20, eagerly awaiting my
return to relieve me of all the cash
and meat.
Which is your favourite place
on the LSE campus?
Houghton Street. This is the
heart and soul of the LSE campus,
buzzing with life from people from
all over the world during the day
which then transforms to a very
serene place at night, where one can
enjoy some quiet moments on one of
the benches.
How do you spend your lunch
break?
Forty-five minutes of freedom! A
walk in Lincoln's Inn Fields or
sitting out on those lovely silver
chairs in the Plaza in good weather.
Otherwise, in bad weather, watching
BBC One's Bargain Hunt in our
staff rest room.
Do you have a temptation you
wish you could resist?
I wish I could resist the
temptation of having a large New
York style cheesecake topped up with
double cream, after a four course
dinner. Always nice but very
naughty.
What are your hobbies?
I love going to the theatre,
mostly musicals, and then dining at
a restaurant afterwards. Good red
wine, and of course, cheesecake with
double cream.
I love travelling. The excitement
of the airport buzz and the
in-flight entertainment. And when
family budget permits, cruise
holidays. My wife and I have done a
Caribbean cruise and are now saving
for a world cruise on retirement
(soon!).
Listening to all kinds of music;
pop, rock, classical, soca, reggae,
soul, R&B, African drums/sounds.
Plus watching Liverpool FC on TV
which ruins my Saturday afternoon!
If you could change places
with someone, past or present, for a
day, who would it be and why?
Brendan Rogers, the Liverpool FC
manager. Then I can select three
strikers: Steven Gerrard, Luis
Suarez and Raheem Sterling to play
together and, with any luck, end the
continuing goals drought.
What is the funniest thing
that has ever happened to you?
Mistakenly walking into a private
corporate function in a five star
hotel, thinking it was the hotel's
breakfast lounge, and then being
offered a glass of champagne at the
reception. That was embarrassing,
but the few people who noticed saw
the funny side of it before I
quickly made my exit. |
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 Training
and jobs
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Training for staff
Courses scheduled for next week include:
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Mental Health First Aid
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Reasonable Adjustments: have we gone too far? The role of The Disability
and Well-being Service
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Introduction to Financial, Market and Company Data
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Emergency First Aid
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Excel 2010: charts
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Planning a Positive Retirement
For full listings and further details, including booking information, see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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Staff courses from HR Organisational and Lifelong Learning
- Writing for effective communication
Tuesday 27 November, 10am-4.30pm
- Equality and diversity for managers
Thursday 29 November, 9.45am-1pm
- Planning a positive retirement
Friday 30 November, 9.30am-4.30pm
- Balancing work and being the carer of an adult
Friday 30 November, 3.30pm-5pm
- Creativity and problem solving
Tuesday 4 December, 10am-5pm
- Recruitment and selection
Thursday 6 December, 9.30am-5pm
Please note that this course has been designed for those who will be
short-listing and sitting on an interview panel.
- Managing performance positively
Thursday 6 December. 9.30am-5pm
- On becoming a manager
Monday 10 December, 10am-4.30pm
- Finance for non-finance managers
Tuesday 11 December, 10am-4.30pm
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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Media training sessions TLC has organised two day-long media
training sessions running on Friday 30 November and Thursday 6
December.
There will also be one further slot next term, taking place on Friday
1 March.
The session will be practical and the trainers will put participants
through mock radio and TV interviews.
There are limited places on these sessions, so early sign up is
recommended. To reserve a place and for more information, email
j.j.hann@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.
- Assistant director of capital development, Estates Division
- Dahrendorf post-doctoral research officer, Grantham Research
Institute
- Donations and finance administrator, ODAR: operations
- External relations executive, External Relations Division
- Open rank academic positions, All departments
- Lecturer in accounting, Accounting
- Lecturer in early modern international history, International
History
- Lecturer in philosophy, Philosophy
- Lecturer/senior lecturer in political science, Government
- Lectureship in commercial law, Law
- Lectureship in criminology, Law
- Lectureship in tax law, Law
- Lectureship/senior lectureship in insolvency, Law
- Lectureships/senior lectureships in property and trusts, Law
- Post-doctoral research officer (philosophy), CPNSS
- Reader, senior lecturer, or lecturer in international development
(MPA), International Development
- TRIUM executive director, Management
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
vacancies' heading. |
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