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18 April 2013 |
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Panorama programme on North Korea Staff
will be aware of the strong representations made to the BBC by the School
concerning the use of a student trip as a cover for a journalistic team
filming a documentary for Panorama. The issue has been debated extensively
in the media and LSE is now considering its next steps.
The morning
press cuttings service has captured the press interest, but staff may be
particularly interested to read an opinion piece by LSE Director, Professor
Craig Calhoun, in the
Times Higher, and by Lord Stern, Professor of Economics and
Government at LSE, and President-Elect of the British Academy in
The Times (subscription needed).
The School has received strong support from academic bodies, notably the
British Academy,
the Royal
Society and
Universities UK.
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LSE's major contribution to leading health policy journal
LSE academics have co-authored five research papers in the
latest issue of Health Affairs, the leading US journal of health
policy thought and research.
Four of the five papers were funded by research grants
from the US-based Commonwealth Fund awarded to LSE Health and led by Dr
Sarah Thomson and Professor Elias Mossialos.
The issue also highlights the international work of the
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, of which LSE is a
founding partner.
To view abstracts,
click here.
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LSE named as one of the ‘Best Universities for Employability’
LSE has been named one of five of the ‘Best Universities for Employability’
in a recent article by QS.
LSE is top of the list which also contains the University of California,
Berkeley, University of Melbourne, National University of Singapore and
Tsinghua University, China.
In the article, QS explains: ‘Specialising in social sciences subjects,
LSE is at a slight disadvantage overall [in league tables] when it comes to
competing with larger and more comprehensive institutions - but it seems
employers do place a very strong value on its leadership in a specific
field.’
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LSE student selected as top French person to follow on Twitter Nabila
Ramdani (pictured), PhD candidate in the Department of International
History, has been listed as one of the most influential Twitter account
holders in the world, by France’s national news agency, AFP (l'Agence France-Presse).
Some 6,000 Twitter accounts across 120 countries are listed by the new
AFP e-diplomacy site, including heads of state and government departments.
Nabila’s account is one of just three French accounts currently
recognised by AFP. Nabila tweets on a wide range of subjects, mainly to do
with current affairs. You can follow her on
@NabilaRamdani.
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Academic abroad
Professor Paul Kelly (pictured), pro-director for teaching and learning, is
visiting Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing from 3-20 April.
In Singapore, Professor Kelly led the Singapore Institute of
Management/University of London graduation.
In Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, he gave alumni talks as well as visiting Fudan, Tsinghua and Peking/Beida Universities on LSE business, before giving
a series of lectures and seminars at Beida to postgraduate students in
political theory.
While in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, Professor Kelly was accompanied by
Nick Byrne, Catherine Xiang and Gemma Stansfield from LSE's Language Centre.
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 Notices
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Facilities Management changes Please be advised of two changes
in facilities management organisation, taking place with immediate effect.
Central reprographics is transferring from Estates to Information and
Management Technology.
Facilities management activities relating to Residences and Estates,
hitherto separate, are being brought together in a single organisation
headed by Allan Blair, director of facilities management.
The residences service managers, Richard Anderson and Sarah Jons, will
report to Allan. Allan will report to both Ian Spencer, director of
residential and catering services, and Julian Robinson, director of estates.
Allan will work with his team in the coming year to review how facilities
management services* can best be provided, including the organisation,
contracted services and systems, to address the future needs of residences
and a growing campus that increasingly operates nearer to 24/7 than nine to
five.
* Facilities management services include, inter alia, sports ground,
security, reception, porters, building maintenance, heating, ventilation and
air conditioning, energy procurement and carbon management, utilities,
recycling and waste disposal, pest control, cleaning, post distribution,
lost property, estates environmental sustainability, and the related health
and safety, business continuity and procurement activities.
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Computer tip of the week Shortcut keys in Microsoft Office
2010
Most shortcut keys from Office 2003 work in Office 2010. However, this
latest version of Office also has an entirely new, additional set of
shortcut keys you may find handy. To view them:
1. Open Word, Outlook or any other Microsoft Office 2010 application.
2. Press the ALT key on the keyboard. Small grey boxes containing shortcut
keys are displayed for each of the tabs in the ribbons and for each icon in
the Quick Access Toolbar at the top of the screen.
3. Using your keyboard, press the shortcut key for any tab in the ribbon to
move to that tab and view the shortcut keys for each of the commands there.
If you have a question, look for an answer in our
online guides and FAQs or consider attending one of our weekly
Software Surgeries. Alternatively, staff and PhD students are invited to
enrol for a
one-to-one IT Training session, or contact
IT.Training@lse.ac.uk to book a
consultation with a training specialist.
Subscribe to the
IT Training mailing list to stay informed of upcoming courses and
workshops. A huge range of additional computer training resources are
available from the
IT Training website.
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The role of E&D networks at LSE A networking opportunity hosted
by LSE’s Equality and Diversity (E&D) team will take place on Monday 29 April
from 12.30-2pm.
The session will provide an opportunity for members of LSE’s E&D related
networks, such as Spectrum, Embrace and the Disabled Staff Network, as well
as anybody interested in joining them, to discuss the type and levels of
support required and how best to achieve them in the School.
Lunch will be provided. To book a place, visit
The role of E&D networks at LSE.
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Call for applications for residencies at the Rockefeller Foundation
Bellagio Center in Northern Italy The residency programme allows for
one month of focused work, uninterrupted by the professional and personal
demands of daily life, in a diverse and stimulating community of fellow
residents.
Residents include an international cohort of scholars, scientists,
journalists, writers, artists, non-governmental organisation practitioners
and policymakers.
Residencies typically last four weeks, and spouses/partners may accompany
residents. There is no charge for accommodation and meals, and travel grants
are awarded on a needs basis. Team residencies for small groups of two to
four are also available.
To apply and for more information, visit
www.rockefellerfoundation.org/bellagio-center. The next residency
deadline is Wednesday 1 May.
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Chair Yoga - wellness at work Working in an office at a
computer for prolonged periods of time can lead to tension, stiffness, and
stress throughout the body. Yoga stretches can be done at your desk anytime,
and can help reduce strain that develops from sitting for long periods of
time, typing, and staring at the computer screen.
In these sessions we will target neck, shoulders, wrists, hips,
hamstrings and the lower back. The techniques will be easy to follow and
will be practiced seated and standing. No yoga mat, special attire, or
previous yoga experience is required.
Benefits:
- Reduced stress and muscle tension
- Clear your mind
- Relieve neck and back pain
The next session is Wednesday 24 April at 12.45-1.30pm in room
TW2.3.02. The sessions cost £8 but if you book one week or more in
advance, you pay £7. Please note that a PayPal transaction fee of 45p will
be added for single early bird bookings, 70p for two bookings.
Book early to avoid disappointment, spaces are limited and sessions do
sell out very quickly. For more information and to book your place, visit
www.kimhuyoga.com/lse.
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Room to rent in N16 (Stoke Newington/
Stamford Hill)
Spacious room to rent in quiet Victorian house, sharing with
owner and one other.
There is a pretty, sunny garden and the usual conveniences (central
heating, wi-fi internet, etc). Also near good transport links,
including links to LSE (Piccadilly line from Manor House).
Would suit responsible, independent, quiet person. Room available from early
May to end of June (six to eight weeks). Rent £150 per week, including gas
and electricity.
For more information, email j.kuper@lse.ac.uk. |
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features the 50 seat Harvard-style lecture theatre
on the lower ground floor of 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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Expanding our vision of museum education and perception
Dr Simon Hayhoe (pictured), centre research associate in the Centre for
Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences, has produced a new paper which
investigates the experiences of blind visitors to museums and galleries.
The study, published in the Harvard Educational Review in March and
funded by the US-UK Fulbright Commission, provides case studies of the
experiences of visually-impaired visitors to the New York Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
Dr Hayhoe found evidence that, for the blind visitors he interviewed,
proximity to works of art is as important as perceiving the art itself. This
questions, in part, beliefs that art is a purely visual culture. Because of
these findings he believes museums and galleries should broaden arts
education for the visually impaired.
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Call for proposals - corporate actions
The SWIFT Institute invites proposals for new research on the challenges of
achieving STP (straight-through-processing) for corporate actions, and
possible solutions in overcoming these challenges.
All six current calls for proposals are available to
download here.
The deadline for submissions is Friday 3 May. All submissions should
be sent to peter.ware@swift.com.
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ESRC centres and large grants competition Funding is available for
experienced researchers requiring longer-term or extended support for
research groups and networks.
Quality applications will be welcome in any area of the social sciences.
The competition ranges from £2 million to a new higher funding limit of £10
million.
Outline proposals should be submitted no later than Wednesday 22 May.
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 Events
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Banker to the Poor: lifting millions out of poverty through social
business
On: Monday 20 May at 6.30pm. The venue will be confirmed to
ticketholders.
Professor Muhammad Yunus (pictured), Nobel peace prize winner and founder of
Grameen Bank, will speak at this International Growth Centre public lecture.
This event is free and open to all however a ticket is required. LSE
staff can request one ticket via the online ticket request form which will
be live after 6pm on Monday 13 May until at least 12 noon on Tuesday 14 May.
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Other forthcoming LSE events include....
Conflicted Societies, Memory and the Visual Arts
On: Monday 29 April at 6pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speakers: Miriam de Búrca, visual artist, Ruth Goddard,
London-based artist, Adela Jušić, artist, and Dr Gwendolyn
Sasse, professorial fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford.
Doing Well by Doing Good? Private Equity Investing in Emerging Markets
On: Tuesday 30 April at 6pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers:
Tsega Gebreyes, founding partner at Satya Capital,
Arif Naqvi (pictured), founder and group chief executive of The Abraaj
Group,
and Diana Noble, chief executive officer of CDC.
Obama, the Tea Party, and the future of American Politics
On: Thursday 2 May at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Theda Skocpol (pictured), Victor S Thomas
professor of government and sociology at Harvard University.
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Reflections on Freedom of Religion in Europe and Beyond On:
Thursday 25 April from 6.30-8pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Heiner Bielefeldt (pictured),
UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and professor of
human rights and human rights policy at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Within the UK, the recent cases of Nadia Eweida and others before the
European Court of Human Rights have brought questions of freedom of religion
or belief to the fore, cases which are part of a much broader set of
currents, interests, and debates.
In this lecture, Professor Bielefeldt will reflect upon how what we’re
seeing in the UK relates to these broader currents, from his unique
perspective as the UN’s special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration
required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.
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LSE HR Conference On: Monday 20 May from 10am-4pm
The LSE HR Conference, organised by LSE’s Employment Relations and
Organisational Behaviour Group, is now open for registration.
Registration for LSE staff and students is only £60 and includes
a full-day programme featuring:
- Talks by the CEO of the CIPD, Peter Cheese, and Kings College
professor David Guest
- LSE faculty showcasing their research
- A distinguished panel of practitioners and academics discussing
'People, Purpose, Power'.
A buffet lunch is included in the registration fee as well as
post-conference networking drinks and nibbles.
For more information and to register,
click here, or email erob@lse.ac.uk. |
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 60
second interview
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with..... Ian Marshall
I am an administrator who is coming to the end of an eight month acting up period as the department manager in the Department of Statistics.
I have worked at LSE for four and a half years. This is my first experience of working life in a higher education institution, having been persuaded to make the move by my partner.
I am rather old and grumpy, but probably no wiser than I was when I was young and grumpy. I am, however, a lot fatter.
If you weren’t at LSE at what other institution would you like to work?
This might not be the answer you are looking for, but I would like to spend much more time working in my garden. As such, I am looking forward to the day I retire, which is not that far away in the great scheme of things.
What would you do if you were Mayor for the day?
I would hate to be the Mayor. If I had to be the Mayor for a day and could do the impossible, I would make commuting in London less unbearable and also make this a genuinely cycle and pedestrian friendly city.
If a genie granted you three wishes, what would you ask for?
I am going to ask for three selfish wishes. One: I would like to play the drums better than I did when I had the opportunity to indulge in such things; two: I would like the opportunity to see my parents one last time to say things to them I never got the chance to; three: A chin would be nice!
Do you have an autograph book - anyone of note signed it?
I don’t have an autograph book, but I have asked for and received these autographs in my lifetime (all when I was somewhat younger) - Patti Smith, the various members of Blondie, and Alice Cooper.
Who would be your ideal travelling companion on a long journey?
My partner Eileen is the only person who could possibly put up with me on a long journey, but I’ll say D Boon because he is a particular hero of mine (I assume the fact that he sadly died many years ago now does not negate this choice).
What is your favourite TV programme?
I need to choose three. One: I grew up loving Doctor Who and continue to do so. I am not a fanatic, but I will happily watch old episodes from time to time and still always make a point of watching the new ones. For those who care about such things, Jon Pertwee is my favourite 'Doctor.
Two: Buffy the Vampire Slayer was, I think, absolutely sensational, a brilliant example of how good a television series can be.
Three: The programme I watch most these days is probably Last of the Summer Wine. I think I aspire to be one of the old codgers, spending my days mucking about and going down the pub. It sounds blissful. |
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 Training
and jobs
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Training and development opportunities for staff
Courses scheduled for next week include:
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Apple Hour
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Voice and Presentation Skills for Lecturers: quantitative subject focus
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Video Conferencing for Teaching and Meetings
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Creating an Online Research Profile: using Google scholar citations
(aimed at research staff)
These are just some of the events running next week. To receive a monthly
list of all events, subscribe to the staff training and development email by
clicking here. To find out more about training and development across
the School and for links to booking pages, see
lse.ac.uk/training.
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Training and development opportunities for staff For all staff:
For managers:
Visit
Core Learning and Development Programme to find a comprehensive
list of other courses available this academic year.
If you have any queries or require additional information, email
hr.learning@lse.ac.uk.
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Voice and presentation skills for lecturers The Teaching and
Learning Centre is running a day-long event on Thursday 25 April for
staff who lecture primarily in quantitative subjects.
The event will raise awareness of how the voice works and how it can be
looked after, and will include practical exercises for making best use of
your voice and presentation style to keep students engaged and motivated.
For more information and booking,
click here.
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Understanding narrative craft - for LSE researchers
This workshop on Thursday 2 May from 10am-3pm will help researchers
to improve their narrative style by focusing on how to write high-impact
beginnings and endings, and looking at the craft skills involved in moving
their writing along, paragraph by paragraph, page by page.
The workshop is suitable for qualitative or quantitative researchers, who
are close to completing a draft of an article, or who are actively
re-writing their thesis for a different audience.
Lunch will be provided. For more information and booking,
click here.
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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.
- Academic or school resident - Lilian Knowles House,
Residential and Catering Services Division
- Administrator, Middle East Centre
- Alumni relations officer (maternity cover), ODAR: alumni
relations
- Country programme director, International Growth Centre
- Evaluation and communications director, International Growth
Centre
- Executive director, International Growth Centre
- Financial administrator, Estates Division
- Country economists, International Growth Centre
- Economists - London, International Growth Centre
- LSE fellow in international political economy, International
Relations
- LSE fellow in international relations theory, International
Relations
- LSE fellow in international relations and foreign policy analysis,
International Relations
- LSE fellow in international relations of the European Union,
International Relations
- LSE fellows in law (four posts), Law
- Night security officer, Estates: security and porters
- Post-doctoral research assistant - economic history, Grantham
Research Institute
- Research awards manager, Research Division
- Research officer, PSSRU
- Research officer, Systemic Risk Centre
- Research officer, International Development
- Residence assistant (hourly paid), Residential and Catering
Services Division
- Student recruitment administrator, ARD: student recruitment
- The Mellon Fellowship Programme at LSE in cities and the
humanities, LSE Cities
- Warden - Sidney Webb House, Residential and Catering Services
Division
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
vacancies' heading. |
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 LSE
people
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Corina Mavrodin (pictured),
who works as a research assistant at LSE IDEAS, is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in August
to
raise money for Amani Children’s Home. After her trek, Corina plans on visiting and volunteering at the
children’s home, which is located in Moshi at the base of the highest
free-standing mountain in the world. Amani, named after the Swahili word for
‘peace’, provides primary care, counselling and outreach options to the
region’s most vulnerable street children. Their numbers have rapidly
increased in the last few years due to poverty and the effects of HIV/AIDS.
Amani offers them a safe environment, where they can grow, learn, and be
treated for various psychological or physical afflictions.
Corina’s target is to ‘sell’ the 5,895 metres that she will trek to
Kilimanjaro’s peak, for £1 each. Any donation stands to have a huge impact,
considering that £16 is enough to feed one child at Amani for a month, while
£230 covers a child’s care, including education, for a year.
To make a small donation of £3, £4, £5 or £10, text AMNI55 and the amount
to 70070. For larger amounts, visit
www.justgiving.com/Corina-Mavrodin. |
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