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Provost and Deputy Director Professor Stuart Corbridge
(pictured), Professor of International Development and Pro-Director for
Research, has been appointed Provost and Deputy Director of LSE.
He will begin this new role at the start of Michaelmas term.
The Deputy Director will work closely with the Director across a range of
areas but also have authority for independent action in faculty career and
related departmental matters. The heart of the Deputy's specific
responsibilities will lie in working with established committees and the
heads of departments to help the School maintain a strong faculty. Issues
range from recruitment, through promotion, retention, and responding to both
external market pressures and the need for internal equity.
In addition, the Deputy Director will play a leading role in implementing
new programmes and initiatives, and deputise for the Director as needed both
in representational activities and in leadership of DMT. Working with the
pro-Directors, the Deputy will take the lead in integrating our work on
research, teaching, and other aspects of LSE life.
For more information, see
Appointment of the new Deputy Director.
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Professor Kenneth Minogue 1930-2013 The School is sad to
announce that Professor Kenneth Minogue (pictured), who taught at the
Department of Government and was an Honorary Fellow of LSE, has died, aged
82.
Born in New Zealand, he grew up in Australia, where he graduated from
Sydney Boys High School in 1946 before going on to Sydney University. There
he studied under John Anderson.
He moved to Britain to further his studies before taking up a lectureship
at Exeter in 1955, before eventually moving to LSE in 1959 as an Assistant
Lecturer in the Department of Government. He retired in 1995 after serving
as professor for 11 years.
A self-styled conservative, Professor Minogue was the author of numerous
books, most notably The Liberal Mind (1963), Nationalism
(1967), Alien Powers: the pure theory of ideology (1974) and The
Silencing of Society (1997). His most recent book, The Servile Mind
(2010), took up themes originally broached in his first book nearly 50 years
earlier.
He served as president of the Mont Pelerin Society from 2010-12 and was
made an Honorary Fellow of LSE in 2002. He was awarded the Centenary Medal
in Australia in 2001.
Professor Minogue died suddenly leaving the Galapagos after
participating in the final session of the Mont Pelerin Society conference.
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2013-14 pay negotiations update The higher education pay
negotiations for 2013-14 between the Universities and Colleges Employers
Association (UCEA) and the higher education trade unions (EIS, GMB, UCU,
Unison and Unite) have reached the final offer stage. The employers’ final
offer, made on Tuesday 21 May, is one per cent.
LSE would like to implement the pay award as soon as possible, but is
aware that the unions are consulting their members on the offer over the
summer, with a recommendation to reject. LSE will await to hear from UCEA on
the outcome of any further consultation before implementing the pay rise.
It is worth noting that the higher education sector continues to face
considerable uncertainty and financial insecurity. The negotiations took
place against a backdrop of economic stagnation and public sector pay policy
that limits pay increases to one per cent. Further, the offer is alongside a
number of joint working proposals on other important elements of the unions’
claim, including the offer for further work relating to the gender pay gap.
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Strategic Review update
A record number of students, staff, and alumni have responded to the latest
round of contributions to the Strategic Review.
In the fourth call for contributions, respondents were asked: "Which three
big issues facing the world do you think the School should seek to solve?"
The top three were inequality, climate change, and poverty. Other issues
that featured prominently include economic growth and defending human
rights.
This is entirely consistent with a key finding from the first call for
contributions, when respondents were asked to identify one of LSE’s unique
aspects they would miss if the School disappeared. High up on the list was
the School’s critical engagement with the real world.
Although the exercise had some critics, the vast majority felt that it is
one of the School’s core tasks to contribute to the big debates on the
world’s pressing public policy issues. An Economics (1961) alumnus
commented: "There appears to be an inverse relationship between economic and
social development. The degree of inequality tends to rise when a country's
economy progresses. Research should focus on this problem of poverty
progressing alongside prosperity so that solutions can be found. To my mind,
LSE is well poised for that type of research, given the strengths of the
economic and social faculties."
The report on the fourth call for contributions to the Strategic Review is
now available; its findings will inform the Review process. The
Strategic Review website contains a wide array of related resources and
materials.
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Customer First reassessment success for Finance and Estates The
Finance Division and the Estates Division are celebrating after passing
their recent Customer First reaccreditation.
The award demonstrates the Divisions’ continuous improvement and
commitment to the provision of excellent customer service.
The auditors commented that the School is “fortunate to have a great team
in the Finance Division full of people who are committed and enthusiastic
about their work” and that the Estates Division had submitted an exemplary
application with a great deal of positive information showing that they have
done better than most and are leading the way. The auditor also identified a
few highlights such as the positive feedback on the Customer Service
Excellence training, the sustainability achievements and the passion and
commitment people showed in delivering first class service.
Julian Robinson, Director of Estates, and Allan Blair, Director of
Facilities, expressed their personal thanks to the Customer First team for
supporting the application and to the wider Estates team for not only
meeting but also, where possible, exceeding expectations.
Mike Ferguson, Finance Director, said: “I would like to congratulate and
thank those in the Finance Division who took part in the meetings with the
Customer First team, and more widely everyone who has worked so hard to
deliver high quality services and processes over the past couple of years.” |
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 Notices
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Bike racks on the John Watkins Plaza - Friday 5 July Staff are
reminded not to leave their bikes in the bike racks on the John Watkins
Plaza on Friday 5 July, as the Party on the Plaza event will be taking
place.
If you have a bike locked up there, please remove it by Friday as the
area is required for the party set up.
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Estates Division campus improvement and long term maintenance
programme - summer 2013 Over 30 improvement projects are planned
across the campus during the summer.
For more information, see the latest
newsletter.
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Financial year-end The School's financial year ends on
Wednesday 31 July. In order to achieve an efficient and timely closing
of the School's books, we ask you to take note of the deadlines stated
below. The detailed year-end timetable and accrual forms are available on
the
Finance Division website.
Dates to remember:
- Wednesday 7 August at noon: Invoices to be received by
accounts payable to
be processed in this financial year
- Wednesday 14 August: Accruals to be received by Ellen Fraser
- Wednesday 14 August: Journal requests to be received by Sara
Whyte
If you need any additional information or assistance, contact Ashley Wang
at a.wang@lse.ac.uk or Andrew Gladin
at a.gladin@lse.ac.uk.
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Computer tip of the week Which version of Microsoft Office
am I using?
The way you check the version of applications depends upon the version
you have.
1. Open any Office application. If you have tabs at the top of your
screen, including a File tab that is a different colour from the
rest, you are using Office 2007 or 2010. To find the exact version, click
the File tab | Help. The panel on the right side of the screen
tells you all you need to know and more.
2. If you see a row of words (known as the Menu bar), starting
with File, you are using Office 2003 or an earlier version. For more
details, open the Help menu and select About: a dialogue box
opens, displaying details of the version you are using.
If you have an IT question, check out our
online guides and FAQs, attend our weekly
Software Surgeries or enrol for a
one-to-one IT Training session. A huge range of additional computer
training resources is available via the
IT Training website.
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New UCU officers for 2013-14
LSE's University and College
Union (UCU) branch held its AGM on Wednesday 26 June and elected its
officers for the coming session.
- Chair: Patrick McGovern, Department of Sociology
- Vice-Chair: John Kent, Department of International Relations
- Secretary: Dave Morris, IMT
- Treasurer: Shaku Banaji, Department of Media and Communications
- Membership Secretary: Mike Cushman, Department of Management
If you are interested in joining UCU, email Mike at
m.cushman@lse.ac.uk. If you
are a member and want help with a problem at work, email Patrick at
p.mcgovern@lse.ac.uk or Dave at
d.morris1@lse.ac.uk, or your
departmental rep.
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LSE Perspectives July's edition of LSE Perspectives is now
online. You can view the
gallery here.
The gallery features 12 striking images submitted by LSE staff and
students. Each image reflects a unique perspective on a particular scene.
LSE Arts is 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 June’s gallery? Previous galleries
can be
found here.
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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:
The
next session is Wednesday 24 July from 12.45-1.30pm in room OLD 6.06,
Old Building. The sessions cost £6.50 plus £1.04 booking fee if booked
before Wednesday 17 July.
Book
early to avoid disappointment, spaces are limited and sessions do sell out
very quickly. For more information and to book your place, visit
yogaforwellnesslse.eventbrite.co.uk.
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Rolling Stones tickets for sale
Margaret Benjamin in the Fees Office is selling two tickets for the
Rolling Stones concert taking place in Hyde Park, London on Saturday 13
July.
Other acts performing on the day include Jake Bugg and Tom Odell.
The tickets are on sale for £200 for the pair. If you would like to buy
the tickets or want more information, contact Margaret at
m.a.benjamin@lse.ac.uk.
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One bedroom flat to rent in Maida Vale
A one bedroom, first floor flat is available to rent in Sutherland
Avenue, Maida Vale.
The flat is fully-furnished and also has one smaller bedroom, currently
used as a study, newly fitted kitchen and shower room, and a private roof
terrace. It is located just five minutes walk from Warwick Avenue tube
station.
£475 per week but open to offers. For more information,
click here, or email
simonequach@gmail.com.
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features Baby Tembo, a bronze sculpture of an
African baby elephant on the steps in Clare Market. The sculpture by
Derrick Hudson was donated to LSE by the Canadian businessman Louis
Odette, a 1944 alumnus of the General Course and a noted patron of
sculptures to public spaces.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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Did Labour's social policy programme work? Labour’s increased
social spending delivered major improvements to services and social outcomes
but wider inequalities persisted, according to a new LSE report.
The report, Labour’s Social Policy Record: policy, spending and
outcomes 1997-2010, assesses Labour’s record on social policy, including
health, education, early years, neighbourhood renewal, benefits and
pensions. It is a comprehensive analysis of Labour’s social policy record
and the first phase in the Social Policy in a Cold Climate series of papers
looking at the effect of political and economic change on social policy,
poverty and equality.
The next phase will look specifically at the longer term effects of the
financial crash and include up-to-date data on social policy under the
coalition government. This will be published in 2015.
The report found that where Labour targeted investment, outcomes
improved. Increases in spending facilitated a reduction in rates of child
and pensioner poverty, shorter hospital waiting times, improved
teacher-pupil ratios and improvements in neighbourhood facilities. But some
issues which were not targeted saw little progress. Poverty for working age
people without children rose and there was no real change in overall levels
of income inequality, while wage inequalities grew at the top.
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Museums out of touch when catering for people with disabilities of
sight British museums are putting too much focus on touch based
exhibitions which do not provide a truly inclusive experience for many
visitors with disabilities of sight, and should, instead, be using a mix of
visual, non-visual and enhanced visual media, an academic from LSE has
argued.
In a paper published in a special issue of the Disability Studies
Quarterly, Dr Simon Hayhoe, a centre research associate in the Centre
for Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences at LSE, examines the
philosophical, political and religious roots behind touch focused
exhibitions which are favoured by British museums as a way to cater to
people who have disabilities of sight.
He argues that the theories behind these exhibitions can be traced back
to the Enlightenment, when discussions stereotyped people with disabilities
of sight as completely blind, having no visual memory and being entirely
disinterested in visual culture and visual elements of society. Although
understanding has moved on since then, museums are still too focused on
touch based exhibitions as the primary way to communicate the artworks to
these visitors.
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Surrogacy in the EU The European Parliament commissioned a
study via LSE Enterprise to analyse the existing and possible legal
approaches to surrogacy, a practice on the rise around the world and
increasingly carried out across national borders.
The issues arising from surrogacy arrangements include contractual law,
parental status and the welfare and civil status of the child, with
accompanying health policy implications, financial, gender and power
dynamics. What medical services is the surrogate mother entitled to in a
country where surrogacy is illegal? How can the child’s rights to know its
parents be balanced with the biological mother’s or donor’s right to
anonymity? Who are the child’s legal parents? What is its nationality?
The report was written by Laurence Brunet of Université Paris, Janeen
Carruthers from the University of Glasgow and four LSE researchers:
Konstantina Davaki of LSE Health, Derek King from PSSRU, Claire Marzo from
the European Institute and Julie McCandless from the Department of Law.
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Making Sense of Uncertainty Dr David Stainforth (pictured) and Professor
Leonard Smith of LSE's Centre for the Analysis of Time Series, have
contributed to a report by Sense About Science which challenges the idea
that uncertainty in research is a reason for people to worry about the
reliability of findings.
The report, entitled Making Sense of Uncertainty, was launched on
Thursday 27 June at the World Conference of Science Journalists. The
researchers say that if policy makers and the public are discouraged by the
existence of uncertainty, we miss out on important discussions about the
development of new drugs, taking action to mitigate the impact of natural
hazards, how to respond to the changing climate and to pandemic threats.
Dr David Stainforth said: "Uncertainty is simply part of our
understanding. Sometimes the details matter, sometimes they don’t, but
uncertainty is not a barrier to taking good decisions. Nor is it unfamiliar.
We all take decisions under uncertainty every day."
The full report can be
found here.
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How experts gain influence A paper co-authored by Dr Matthew
Hall (pictured), a lecturer in the Department of Accounting, has been
published in the latest edition of the Harvard Business Review.
The paper, which was written alongside Professor Anette Mikes of the
Harvard Business School and Professor Yuval Millo of the University of
Leicester, argues that functional leaders should develop four specific
competencies in order to increase their impact.
The authors studied three sets of risk managers at two UK banks from
2006-11 and noted differences in how the managers used and shared their
expertise. They found that influence comes from four competencies:
trailblazing, toolmaking, teamwork, and translation. The managers who
combined all four had the greatest visibility and impact.
The paper can be
found here.
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Research e-Briefing
Click here
to read the June 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 summer issue is out at the end of July 2013.
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 Events
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Forthcoming LSE events include....
Secrets of Silicon Valley
On: Monday 8 July at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Deborah Perry Piscione (pictured), entrepreneur and
author.
China's War with Japan
On: Wednesday 10 July at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker:
Professor Rana Mitter (pictured), professor of the history
and politics of China at the University of Oxford.
Gridlock: why global cooperation is failing when we need it most
On: Thursday 11 July at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Thomas Hale (pictured), postdoctoral research fellow at
Blavatnik School of Government,
University of
Oxford, Professor David Held, master of the University College,
Durham and professor of politics and international relations at Durham
University, Kevin Young, assistant professor at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst.
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LSE GROUPS research conference On: Friday 5 July from
10.30am-4pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
All staff are welcome to attend the LSE GROUPS conference on Friday, at
which undergraduates will present their research on the theme of
‘community’.
The undergraduates have been working in interdisciplinary, mixed year
groups on an original research question around this theme over the last
fortnight, and the conference - at which awards will be made for the best
conference paper and the best conference presentation - sees the culmination
of their efforts. Please do come and support them.
For more information, including the conference programme and a short film
from last year’s event, see
LSE GROUPS.
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Emerging Cultural Capital and New Forms of Distinction: launch workshop
of the Stratification and Culture Research Network
This one day collaborative event hosted by the Department of Sociology is
taking place on Thursday 12 September in room NAB 1.04, New Academic
Building.
Speakers will include Will Atkinson, Joanne Entwistle, Giselinde Kuipers,
Omar Lizardo, Annick Prieur and Alan Warde.
The event is open to all but booking is required and there are only a few
places are left. If you are interested in attending, email
Sociology.events@lse.ac.uk.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Against the Consensus: reflections on the great recession
Speaker: Professor Justin Lin
Recorded: Monday 24 June, approx. 95 minutes
Click here to listen
An Uncertain Glory: the economic and social condition of modern India
Speaker: Professor Amartya Sen
Recorded: Wednesday 26 June, approx. 85 minutes
Click here to listen
What's
happening in Turkey? Reflections on an uprising
Speakers: Dr Derya Bayir, Dr Ayça Çubukçu, Dr Zeynep
Gambetti and Dr Özlem Köksal
Recorded: Wednesday 26 June, approx. 112 minutes
Click here to listen
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 60
second interview
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with..... Susan Scholefield
I graduated from Somerville in
1977 and spent four years at the
University of California at
Berkeley, teaching and researching
classical literature and philosophy.
I transferred my PhD on Jason and
the Argonauts to Birkbeck, where I
was supervised by the poet Ruth
Padel. However, it remained
unfinished - entirely my fault! - as
I didn’t have enough energy with a
toddler and full-time job. I was
also Director of a small start-up
fish trading company and my son
Jonathan was born in Seattle.
In 1981 I returned to the UK and
joined the Civil Service Fast
Stream, which took me through a
fascinating range of departments,
working on Defence procurement and
finances, Bosnia and Northern
Ireland peace processes, the Cabinet
Office, Head of Social Policy in the
Department of Communities and Local
Government and back in Defence for
the action in Afghanistan and Iraq,
and finally as Director General for
Human Resources and Corporate
Services.
I also studied for 18 months at
the French Ecole Nationale
d’Administration in the mid-‘80s and
more recently at Warwick University
to become a Chartered Public Finance
Accountant. I am also a Chartered
Fellow of the Institute of Personnel
and Development.
I became School Secretary here at
LSE in June 2012, and I support the
Director and Council governance and
ethics issues, legal compliance and
audit, strategy, planning, personnel
and external relations. I chair
several School committees and am on
the Board of LSE Enterprise.
What have you found to be the
most noticeable differences between
your previous career and your
employment with LSE?
Intriguingly, I’ve noticed more
similarities than I was expecting.
But it is refreshing to be back in
the university world; it feels like
coming home after thirty years.
Which has been the most
interesting LSE public lecture you
have attended?
There have been so many, but Aung
San Suu Kyi.
How do you relax?
By visiting family and friends;
going to the theatre and opera;
gardening; or reading a good book.
As a child, what did you want
to be when you grew up?
At various times, I wanted to
write plays and books, and
illustrate them. Later, to be a
diplomat, lawyer, journalist with
the BBC, geologist or… you won’t
believe this but it is true, an
economist!
What is the best advice you
have ever been given?
Go home and have a good night’s
sleep.
Where would you go if you were
invisible for a day?
To whichever was having the most
interesting 'day', of the Voyager
space probe, the International Space
Station or the Curiosity vehicle on
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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.
- Admissions administrator, Academic Registrar's Division
- Course administrator, LSE100
- Executive assistant to Director of Library Services, Library:
resources and innovation
- Executive officer to the Director, PCPD: directorate and
support team
- LSE fellow in finance, Finance
- LSE fellow in human rights, Sociology
- Library assistant (cataloguing), Library: collections
services
- MSc programmes manager (maternity cover), Economics
- Postdoctoral research assistant (REDD+), Grantham Research
Institute
- Research officer, Centre for Macroeconomics
- Senior graduate admissions administrator, ARD: graduate
admissions
- Undergraduate programme administrator, Management
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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On Sunday 23 June staff members Maria Bell, Lucy Ayre and
Jane Secker (pictured) successfully ran the Race for Life 5K around
Crystal Palace Park, South London, and were still smiling at the end despite
being caught in flash rain showers. The team have already passed their
fundraising target, raising over £650 for Cancer Research UK. However if you
would still like to sponsor them, you can do so by visiting the
Just
Giving page. |
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