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9 May 2013 |
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LSE contributes to new report by House of Commons Foreign Affairs
Committee on Scotland
Three LSE academics have contributed to a major new report by the
House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee which looks at the foreign
policy implications of an independent Scotland.
Dr Jo Eric Murkens, senior lecturer in the Department of Law, and Sir
Richard Mottram, visiting professor in the Department of Government, were
called as witnesses, and Dr James Ker-Lindsay, senior research fellow in the
European Institute, submitted written evidence that was cited.
To read the report,
click here (PDF).
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Preparing Croatia for EU membership Croatia is preparing to
become the 28th member of the European Union in July. In preparation, Dr
Simona Milio (pictured) of the Social and Cohesion Policy Unit at LSE
Enterprise has been working on a project to help Croatia make best use of
the EU’s Structural and Cohesion Funds, improving policy, instrument choice,
programme design and delivery, efficiency and accountability.
The 'ex-ante evaluation of programming documents and strengthening
evaluation capacity for EU funds post-accession' project also involved the
creation and delivery of an eight-module training programme to build
evaluation capacity within Croatia.
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Academic abroad
From 24-25 April Professor Sandra Jovchelovitch (pictured), professor of
social psychology, was in Lima, Peru where she spoke in one of
the plenary sessions of the World Economic Forum for Latin America.
The session was on 'Weaving the Social Fabric' and Professor
Jovchelovitch spoke on the lessons accumulated by bottom-up
experiences of social development in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
On Tuesday 23 April Professor Danny Quah, professor of economics and
Kuwait Professor of economics and international development, gave a public
lecture in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to help raise the profile of the LSE-led
University of London International Programmes.
In the lecture, which was entitled ‘Nobody’s
world, everybody’s problem? Who’s afraid of a little global hegemony?’,
Professor Quah discussed the significance of the dramatic shift eastwards in
the world’s economic centre. |
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 Notices
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Party on the Plaza - save the date
This year’s Party on the Plaza (Summer Party) will be held on Friday 5
July.
Please save the date; invitations will be issued in the middle of the Summer
term.
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Take a break to boost your energy levels and feed your brain
LSE Catering provides healthy and nutritious food choices so call in to one
of our outlets and feed your brain for that extra performance.
The Fourth Floor Restaurant is open from 9am to 7pm Monday to Friday.
From 9-11am cooked breakfasts, cereals, fresh fruit salad, yoghurts and
more are available. Lunch is available between 11.30am-2.30pm, with a range
of hot and cold options, including international dishes, made to order stir
fry, pasta, noodles, great salad bar and much more. Evening meals are
available from 4-7pm and once again offer a great selection of hot home
cooked dishes and salads.
Alternatively, the Garrick offers quality home cooked meals between
12noon-2.30pm in the basement restaurant or sandwiches and snacks in the
ground floor coffee bar.
Whether you want to indulge in a hearty meal or just need to grab a quick
drink and snack, all outlets offer a range of sandwiches, snacks and fruit
as well as hot and chilled drinks throughout the day.
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LSE Catering summer term opening times
Fourth Floor Restaurant, Old Building
Monday-Friday 9am-7pm
LSE Garrick, Houghton Street/Aldwych
Monday-Friday 8am-7pm
Fourth Floor Café Bar, Old Building
Monday-Friday 11am-8pm
Plaza Café, John Watkins Plaza
Monday-Friday 9am-10pm
Saturday and Sunday 12noon-6pm
Café 54, New Academic Building
Monday-Friday 8.30am-6pm
Mezzanine, New Academic Building
Monday-Friday 10.30am-4pm
The Bean Counter, 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Monday-Friday 10am-3.30pm
George IV, Portugal Street/Portsmouth Street
Monday-Friday 12noon-11pm
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Computer tip of the week How to stop a table in Word
splitting across pages
If a table in a Word document does not fit on the page where it begins,
use these steps to force it to start on the next page:
1. Select the table.
2. On the Home tab, open the Paragraph dialog box by clicking
on the tiny grey arrow in the bottom left corner of the Paragraph
icon group.
3. Go to the Line and Page Breaks tab and click Keep with Next.
To prevent a row from splitting across a page break:
1. Select the row and follow step two above.
2. On the Line and Page Breaks tab, click Page Break Before.
If you have an IT question, check out our
online guides and FAQs or attend our weekly
Software Surgeries. Alternatively, staff and PhD students are invited to
enrol for a
one-to-one IT Training session or email
IT.Training@lse.ac.uk to book a
consultation with a training specialist.
A huge range of additional computer training resources, including our
'Tip of the Week' archive, is available via the
IT Training website. Subscribe to the
IT Training mailing list to stay informed of upcoming courses and
workshops.
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Teaching Symposium 2013 All LSE staff interested and involved
in teaching and learning at the School are invited to attend a series of
events on the morning of Wednesday 29 May.
These include a breakfast event, ‘The Buzz of Teaching: LSE's teaching
prize winners in conversation’, a plenary address from LSE's Director, and
then the opportunity to contribute to the debate on teaching and learning at
LSE through participative discussions chaired by the pro-director for
teaching and learning and the deans.
For more information and to book for any of the sessions, visit
Teaching Symposium 2013.
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Residences summer holiday opening: 6 July - 28 September
Residences have several locations open to everyone as great value bed and
breakfast accommodation over the Summer holiday, all offering affordable
and central accommodation in the heart of London.
LSE staff are also entitled to a 10 per cent discount from our standard
rates making this a great option if you have friends and family visiting
London over the summer break.
Visit
www.lsevacations.co.uk/lse for more information and to make a discounted
booking or call 020 7955 7575 (ext. 7575).
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LSE Perspectives May'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.
We are always looking for submissions for future galleries. If you have
taken any artistic images on your travels, in 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 information on how to submit your photographs, visit
LSE Perspectives submissions. Missed April’s gallery? Previous galleries
can be
found here.
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More for less - take advantage of special offers for LSE staff
Looking for a personal trainer? Want to tone up and lose weight?
Danny Davis,
an international team GB 110m hurdler and REPs registered personal
trainer, is offering LSE staff a discount on his nine week fitness package.
Danny's offering:
1) One to one personal training sessions at home or in the gym
2) Individual nutrition plan
3) Stress management lifestyle assessment
3) Techniques to help you develop inner confidence and make sure you
maintain a positive self image.
Nine week packages start from £30 a week for LSE staff plus a £15
consultation and 60 minute taster session (usually £35 per week). The offer
ends on Friday 31 May.
For more information visit
www.dannydfitness.com or call 07984 005242. |
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture is the latest picture of the New Students' Centre on
Sheffield Street.
The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, designed by the
Irish architects O'Donnell + Tuomey, is the first entirely new building
on campus in over 40 years and is due to be completed later this year.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Events
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Forthcoming LSE events include....
Anthropology and Emotion
On: Thursday 16 May at 6pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Dr Andrew Beatty (pictured), author of A Shadow
Falls: in the heart of Java and a forthcoming ethnographic narrative
After the Ancestors.
Progressive Capitalism
On: Monday 20 May at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Lord Sainsbury (pictured), chancellor of the University of
Cambridge.
Cooking as a Political Act
On: Thursday 30 May at 6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Professor Michael Pollan, professor of journalism at
Berkeley.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
The Signal and the Noise: the art and science of prediction
Speaker: Nate Silver
Recorded: Monday 29 April, approx. 85 minutes
Click here to listen
The Challenges of Engaged Development in Brazil: homage to Albert Hirschman
and Oscar Niemeyer
Speaker: João Carlos Ferraz
Recorded: Thursday 2 May, approx. 88 minutes
Click here to listen
Obama, the Tea Party, and the Future of American Politics
Speaker: Professor Theda Skocpol
Recorded: Thursday 2 May, approx. 94 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 60
second interview
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with..... Pete Crowe
I’ve been the purchasing advisor
here at LSE for almost exactly five
years after a seven year spell
working in procurement for Guy’s &
St Thomas’ Hospitals across the
river.
Prior to that I graduated from
Brunel University with a degree in
politics and contemporary history. I
live in Finchley, North London with
my wife Clare and two kids - Eva
(nearly three) and Isabel (eight
months).
Eva does her bit for the LSE
books by attending the LSE Nursery
across the road. In the years BC
(Before Children), I used to play a
lot of sport and go on foreign
holidays to sunny climes.
At LSE, what has been the most
unusual proposed purchase about
which you have been asked to give
advice?
The Residences beehive is hard to
beat on this count. I’m led to
believe that a new queen bee is
being flown over from Argentina
(stuffed in an Office Depot
envelope!) to liven things up again.
Obviously it’s important to
negotiate these deals to make sure
we don’t get stung… (boom, boom!)
Do you like to go to the LSE
eateries and which one is your
favourite?
I have a complete aversion to
queueing so my choices are dictated
by whether it’s term-time or not.
The suntrap outside the Plaza Café
can be very nice in summer, as can
the terraces outside the Old
Building outlets. And if you’re
classing the White Horse as an
‘eatery’....
What is your favourite sport?
I’ll go for cricket by a short
head. For the last two seasons I’ve
had the toughest job in British
sport; namely captain of the LSE
staff cricket team.
I like to think we’re reminiscent
of the great West Indian team of the
1980s, but then I wake up. Plaudits
should go to Steve Butter and the
rest of the ground staff down at the
Sportsground in New Malden. A
first-class facility that is
completely unknown to large swathes
of the LSE community.
What three items would you
take to a desert island with you?
An iPod stuffed with decent
music, a cricket set and Penelope
Cruz. With a bit of coaching, she’d
make a decent bowler I’m sure.
Which poster(s) graced your
bedroom wall as a teenager?
The pre-season squad photo of my
beloved (but now ailing) Portsmouth
FC. Liz Hurley probably kept the
lads company up there at some point
as well.
Have you ever appeared on
stage, in any capacity?
Probably not since Harrison
County Primary’s production of
Joseph and his Technicolour (note UK
spelling) Dreamcoat. I was no Jason
Donovan. |
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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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Introduction to Blogging
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Developing Emotional Resilience in the Workplace
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Creating an Online Research Profile: using Google Scholar Citations
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Safe Posture and Avoiding RSI
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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Residential Life and Inclusivity; theories, practice and more
practice Monday 20 May from 12.30-2pm
A student’s initial living experience is close to the heart and can set
the tone for their overall student experience.
Rachael Elliott, head of residential life, will facilitate a session
which will explore key student development theories and how they inform the
work of Residential Life to create an inclusive environment within LSE
Halls.
Lunch will be provided. For more information and to book, visit
Residential Life and Inclusivity.
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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.
- Communications officer, Library: resources and innovation
- Corporate relations manager (maternity cover), Research
Division: corporate relations unit
- Country programme director, International Growth Centre
- Data administrator, ODAR: operations
- Evaluation and communications director, International Growth
Centre
- IGC country economists, International Growth Centre
- IGC economists (London), International Growth Centre
- LSE fellow (development management), International
Development
- LSE fellow (population and development), International
Development
- LSE fellow in economics, Economics
- LSE fellow in international political economy, International
Relations
- LSE fellows in law (four posts), Law
- Lecturer in political science and philosophy (fixed term for
three years), Philosophy
- Post-doctoral research assistant (empirical analysis of climate
change policies), Grantham Research Institute
- Post-doctoral research assistant (trade and competiveness),
Grantham Research Institute
- Project archivist (Swords into Ploughshares), Library:
archives services
- Research officer, Statistics
- Stewardship officer, ODAR: communications
- Support officer (student support), Information Management and
Technology
- The Mellon Fellowship Programme at LSE in Cities and the
Humanities, LSE Cities
- Timetabling assistant, Academic Registrar's Division
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
vacancies' heading. |
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