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27 February 2014 |
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Saw Swee Hock Student Centre in the news
The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre (SAW), LSE’s latest landmark building,
has transformed the campus, with the Students’ Union and student-focused
departments of the School taking up residence at the start of the year.
The first new building LSE has commissioned in over 40 years, SAW's
dramatic sculptural form and unusual perforated brick façade was designed by
Irish architect O’Donnell + Tuomey. Since opening its doors on 6 January
2014 it has steadily been garnering praise from students, staff and
architecture critics alike.
Critics have called the building “richly considered and finished”,
“eccentric and deeply satisfying”, “fantastically individual” and “a
fold-out marvel [and] lesson in architectural origami”. To read more about
what the press is saying about SAW, click
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Media studio opens at LSE
The new media studio at LSE is open and already taking bookings. The studio
will enable staff across the School to produce videos and podcasts of a high
quality. It will also enable academics to undertake interviews with
broadcasters from around the world.
Robin Hoggard, Director of External Relations, said, “LSE’s podcasts and
videos are already extremely popular, with over five million downloads a
year. The media studio will enable us to build on this strong foundation to
bring our research and teaching to new audiences. In addition, LSE matches
Harvard and Oxford for media mentions. Again, the studio will enable us to
build on this incredible reach, by connecting LSE academics live to TV news
and current affairs programmes around the world.”
Plans are already afoot to use the studio to produce a MOOC under the
auspices of the Institute of Public Affairs and to produce a course on
documentary making for students. There will be a formal opening later in the
year. Details to follow.
Those interested in using the studio please email
erd.mediastudio@lse.ac.uk
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Worldwide acclaim for LSE subjects
The latest QS World University subject rankings have rated LSE as the
best place in the UK to study Economics, Sociology and Media &
Communications.
The 2014 rankings also placed LSE as one of the top three places in the
world to study Geography, Politics and International Relations, Media and
Communications, Accounting and Economics. Overall eight LSE subjects were
rated as in the top ten in the world.
The biggest rise this year was for LSE’s Media & Communications department,
which climbed a huge 22 places from its position in 2013.
The annual ‘QS World University Rankings by Subject’ is a guide to the
world’s top universities in a range of popular subject areas. Using data on
reputation and research citations, the rankings highlight what it rates as
the 200 top universities in the world for 30 individual subjects. See the
full rankings here.
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New Union Agreement
The School has signed a new procedural and recognition agreement with its
three recognised trade unions; UCU, UNISON and Unite. This agreement sets
out how the School formally works with its trade unions and the support the
School provides to enable them to carry out their official duties within the
LSE.
Chris McClelland, Deputy HR Director said 'We are really pleased that we
have finally reached this point and have an all union agreement in place.
The School is committed to working in true partnership with its recognised
trade unions and this agreement is evidence of this.'
HR will shortly be
speaking to those Heads of Department and Service Leaders who employ staff
in their areas who are trade union officials so they understand what this
agreement means for them.
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First World War Digital Library exhibition and webpage launched
LSE Library has launched
WW1 @ LSE: a common cause, an online exhibition featuring a selection of
digital images related to the First World War. The exhibition draws on the
Library’s collections to provide a selection of materials which highlight
the personal, political and social consequences of the conflict. LSE has
also launched a dedicated First World War webpage,
FWWLSE,
featuring details of public events, research and other related media.
Highlights from LSE Library’s online exhibition include the varied role
played by women on the home front, such as driving ambulances for the
Scottish Women’s Hospitals and painting Hammersmith underground station.
Other images give an international perspective on the conflict, revealing
mass production in a German munitions factory and a decorative album given
to the British hosts of Belgium’s war refugees. A selection of images
featured in the exhibition are available
here.
Elizabeth Chapman, Director of LSE Library Services, says: ‘LSE Library’s
digital exhibition on the First World War will help protect and preserve the
Library’s collections in the social sciences for future generations of
researchers, as well as raise awareness of the unique role that LSE played
in the conflict. As with all of the Digital Library’s projects,
WW1 @ LSE: a
common cause will be free to access, part of the Library’s long-term
commitment to build partnerships with the wider public through our unique
collections.’
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Department of Social Policy
The Department of Social Policy is delighted to announce that Anton
Hemerijck, Professor of Institutional Policy Analysis at VU University
Amsterdam, has been appointed to the position of Centennial Professor.
Professor Hemerijck has been nominated to the Centennial Chair on
account of his outstanding contribution to the comparative study of
social policy with particular reference to his important contributions
to theorizing changing (European) welfare states in times of intrusive
social and economic restructuring. He joined the Department in January
and will stay until December 2016.
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Professor Paul Dolan on BBC Horizon
Professor Paul Dolan of the Department of Social Policy featured in
Monday's BBC Horizon episode looking at how people make decisions. The
episode can be viewed on the
BBC iPlayer until next Monday.
The Department of Social Policy is also launching a new Executive MSc in
Behavioural Science in September this year. Further details can be found
here.
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Academics abroad
Professor David Lewis
Professor David Lewis, Head of the Department of Social Policy, was an
invited guest speaker at Harvard Business School on 21 February. He gave
a presentation on 'Managing Change in the Social Sector: perspectives
from non-governmental organisations and civil society' as part of HBS's
20th Anniversary celebration of its Social Enterprise Initiative.
Professor Jean-Paul Faguet
Professor Jean-Paul Faguet of the Department of International
Development is speaking at three high profile events at the World Bank
in Washington DC this week. Today Professor Faguet is speaking on
'Improving Basic
Services for the Bottom Forty Percent: results of the poverty and social
impact assessment of basic service delivery in Ethiopia', and at the
Forum 2014 on 'Hard Talk: is decentralisation good for service
delivery?' and 'Expert on Call: is local government up to making your
project successful?' Over the next few days he will also be speaking at
the DFID-World Bank conference - World Development Report 2004
10th Anniversary Conference, 'Making services work for poor people: the
science and politics of delivery' on 'If 'all politics is local', is
decentralisation the solution?'
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LSE students nominated for Secularist of the Year
Chris Moos, a PhD student in Employment Relations and Organisational
Behaviour, and Abhishek Phadnis, a master's student in the International
History Department, who are both members of the LSESU Atheist, Secularist
and Humanist Society, have been jointly nominated for the prestigious
Irwin Prize for Secularist of the Year Award in
recognition of their work campaigning on 'fundamental issues such as free
speech and gender segregation'.
The award is presented annually in recognition of an individual or an
organisation considered to have made an outstanding contribution to the
secular cause with a prize of £5,000 given to the winner.
This year's prize will be presented by Kerry McCarthy MP on Saturday 29
March at a lunch event in central London. Previous winners have included
Southall Black Sisters, Peter Tatchell, Sophie in 't Veld MEP, former MP
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 Notices
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Tell us what you think - Staff News feedback survey
2014
The Press Office has put together a short survey for you to tell us how
you feel about Staff News. It's an important way for us to find out
how we can improve the newsletter for you, so please do take a look.
The survey is open to all staff and should take no more than five minutes
to complete. Take part
here.
The survey is open until Friday 21 March. Thank you for taking the
time to let us know what you think.
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Feel Good Food Day on Thursday 6 March
The Fourth Floor Restaurant's feel good food day will be filled with food
that is not only good for you and good for the planet, but delicious too.
The ‘Feel Good Food’ world cuisine menu will offer reduced meat options and
more vegetarian choices.
As well as raising awareness and promoting the sustainable aspects of the
food served, the team will show how limiting meat in our diet and using
healthier ingredients, seasonal vegetables, fish from sustainable stocks and
higher animal welfare produce can benefit your health, the environment and
animal welfare. So come along for some delicious food and enjoy the ‘feel
good’ experience.
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Stay fit for 2014 with Cardio Kick boxing classes
No sparring, no contact, just 60 minutes of music-driven, hard core exercise
incorporating elements of karate, boxing and tai chi to strip fat and shape
your body.
The first class is Monday 3 March at 7-8pm on the 6th floor of the Saw Swee
Hock Student Centre. The first class is free - subsequent classes will be £5
and will be every Monday.
If you would like to attend or need further information, email Amy Mamawag
at
A.Mamawag@lse.ac.uk
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Bright double room available to let in East Dulwich
£700 a month and a quick train (~20 minutes) or direct bus door-to-door
to LSE, a bright and spacious double room is available in this friendly two
bed homely flat share from March onwards (flexible move-in date). Flat has
all mod-cons, separate kitchen and living room, bathroom and huge garden.
For more information and pictures, please email Naomi at
njh1428@gmail.com.
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Double room available to rent in Bloomsbury
Double room available to rent in Bloomsbury maisonette, by the British
Museum, just 5 minutes from Holborn and Tottenham Court Road tube stations
and very close to LSE. The room comes with a double bed, desk, wardrobe and
a large book case. The landlord runs the souvenir shop directly below the
flat; there is a travel agency on the first floor of the building and the
flat is spread over the second and third floor.
Current flatmates are a male PhD student (UCL/IFS) and a female trainee
lawyer (BPP), aged 25-30, friendly non-smokers. Cleaning is shared amongst
the flatmates. Rent is £523 per month. Utilities bills are separate and come
to around £35 per month. Deposit is £692. Please contact Martin for more
details, giving some information about yourself and your availability to
view the room, at martin_o@ifs.org.uk
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Technology tip!
Aligning objects in PowerPoint
Save time when creating PowerPoint
presentations by taking the guess work out of whether or not your
objects are aligned.
By default, you will see small dotted lines called gridlines and a
larger cross of dashed lines called drawing guides on your slides.
Either of these may be sufficient to align your objects. However, you can go
further by turning on the rulers; right click somewhere on your
presentation, or on the blank area outside it, and click Ruler.
Wherever your pointer is, as you move it, the position will be indicated on
the rulers. You can use this for precise placing of objects.
As you move an object, e.g. a shape, near another object, above, below, or
next to, you will see a line which connects the two objects when they are
centre-aligned. The object you are moving can “snap” to this line allowing
for precise alignment. You can then move this along this line to bring it
nearer, or move it further away from the other shape.
Practice with some shapes to see how it all works.
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features Melvyn Bragg, the award winning author and
broadcaster, at the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival discussion
‘Who is it who can tell me who I am? Understanding Dementia through Art
and Literature’ on Tuesday 25 February.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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New report suggests LSE is not the 'bankers' school'
LSE should no longer be referred to as the 'bankers' school', according
to 'Alternative Aspirations', a report published last week by the
LSESU's Artichoke
Society, the organisation for fulfilling, socially beneficial graduate
careers. Their research revealed that 90 per cent of students aspire to roles
outside of investment banking with 49 per cent of undergraduates saying they were
motivated by interest in work and 13 per cent seeking to
benefit society. Only 14 per cent of those asked said they were motivated by
salary.
The report surveyed first, second and third year students and asked a
number of questions to gauge career motivations, preferences and plans. It
shows that less than half of all students have a career plan, that public
policy is as popular as investment banking and more popular than management
consulting among all students, and that teaching is an unpopular career
option.
Dan Martin, an LSE Governor and Chair of the
Artichoke Society said: 'This research challenges the stereotypes about LSE
students and demonstrates the diversity of aspirations among young people.
We need to recognise this diversity and offer students insights into the
whole breadth of options available to them, rather than allowing those
sectors with the most resources to dominate our campus.'
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'One size fits all' approach to global marketing a recipe for failure
according to new LSE research
Major global brands are at risk of failing to win new customers from Eastern
countries because they don’t take into account key cultural differences when
marketing their products, new research has found.
According to researchers from LSE and ESCP Europe Business School, some of
the world’s most recognised brands fall into the trap of marketing their
products in a global way, while ignoring cross-cultural differences in
consumer psychology.
Dr Ben Voyer, a visiting fellow in the Department of Psychology at the
School, says the psychology of consumers in the East is often vastly
different to the West, leading to recurring market failures when new
products are launched.
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 Events
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Literary Festival week
The sixth annual Literary Festival is underway this week and there's still
time to book tickets for the events over the next few days. With speakers
including AS Byatt, Michael Rosen and Kenan Malik, there's something for
everyone.
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'Peacebuilding: what is it and why is it important?' - on
Tuesday 4 March at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House with Judy
Cheng-Hopkins
Peacebuilding has become a buzzword over the past decade. Yet, there are
many diverging ideas of what peacebuilding is and what it entails. The
United Nations is not exempt from such uncertainty, diverging
interpretations, and misunderstandings, as well as the resulting conceptual
and practical debates.
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'A Question of Law' - on Wednesday 5 March at 6.30pm in the
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building with Dr Chaloka Beyani,
Professor Julia Black, Professor Emily Jackson, Dr Peter Ramsey
Should we be allowed the right to die? Can the UK do more to prevent
international human rights abuses? What can the law do to prevent another
recession? Are juries worth having? Tweet your questions to @LSELaw using #LSElaw.
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'China's Urban Policies: dilemmas facing the world's
largest urban population' - on Thursday 6 March at 6.30pm in the Hong
Kong Theatre, Clement House with Professor Vernon Henderson
With the majority of its population now urban dwellers, China faces a
unique set of challenges. Vernon Henderson examines the policy options as
Chinese cities continue to grow.
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'Rhyme and Reason: reflections on climate change'
- on Thursday 6 March at 7pm in the Three Tuns, Saw Swee Hock Student
Centre with Sabrina Mahfouz and special guests
Join award-winning poet and playwright Sabrina Mahfouz and special
guests for an evening of live literature, performance and debate, as she
explores climate change in the UK through storytelling and lively poetry
performances.
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Y the F Not?! - on Thursday 27 February at 7pm in the Senior
Dining Room
The LSE Volunteer Centre has joined forces with LSESU RAG and The Youth
Funding Network to bring you an event to warm the heart with an
evening of fundraising, live music and comedy. Three small
charities will be pitching their ideas to the audience to try and win your
money and your time.
Tickets cost £10 which you pledge to the charity of your choice. Tickets can
be bought on the door and the first 50 tickets sold include a free drink.
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LSE Arts Photo Prize 2014 Awards - on Saturday 1 March at
7.30pm in the New Academic Building
Over 250 photos were submitted to the competition and now three winners have
been chosen. Nick Byrne, chair of the Arts Advisory Committee at LSE will
announce the winners at the start of the Literary Festival closing
reception. The winners will have their photos printed and displayed in the
Atrium.
For more information email arts@lse.ac.uk.
If you haven’t spotted your submission pop-up across campus this week,
there's a final chance to spot them in the Atrium where your images will be
projected during the first week of March!
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‘Adapting to Climate Change: the challenges of the
least-developed countries’ - on
Monday 3 March at 5-6pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre,
News Academic Building with Quamrul
Chowdhury and Dr Robert Falkner
A lead negotiator for the G-77
specialising in climate change and sustainable development, Quamrul
Chowdhury has represented developing countries for over 35 years in
multilateral environmental negotiations, including the UNFCCC process and
the Kyoto Protocol. This LSE100 lecture will explore
the impact of climate change on the least developed countries and the
challenges of climate-smart development and adaptation.
This event is free and open to all on a first come, first served basis. For
more information email lse100@lse.ac.uk.
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'Gender and the Hindu Right in India' - on Monday 3 March at
6.30-8.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building with
Nishrin Jafri Hussain, Angana P. Chatterji, Meena Kandasamy and Kalpana
Wilson
With the forthcoming Indian elections in which the current Chief
Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi is the Prime Ministerial candidate of
the Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party, the panel will discuss
questions such as 'what are the implications of the rise of the Hindu
Right for gendered violence in India?' and 'what would a possible
victory for Narendra Modi at a national level mean?'
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'After the Fall: world order or disorder after 1989' - on
Tuesday 4 March at 6.30-8pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
with Professor Jacques Rupnik, Professor Mary Kaldor, Professor Michael Cox,
Professor Karoline Postel-Vinay and Dr George Lawson
It was thought the end of the Cold War in 1989 ushered in a more stable
world shaped by an irresistible combination of capitalism and liberalism.
But did it? New wars in failing states, the spread of nuclear weapons,
rising terrorism, and in 2008 the great financial crash, all point to an
international system where the certainties of a 20th century Cold War had
given way to a new century full of uncertainty and danger.
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'Diversified but Marginal: the GCC private sector as an economic and
political force' - on
Wednesday 5 March at 4.30-6pm in Room 2.04, New Academic Building
with Dr Steffen Hertog
Dr Steffen Hertog will explore the passive and isolated role of business
in the Gulf private sector by looking at how, despite all the
diversification, it remains structurally dependent on state spending and
subsidies, and how its interests are at odds with those of GCC citizens
at large. This event is free and open to all on a first come, first
served basis.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Reforming Europe in a Changing World
Speaker: José Manuel Barroso
Recorded: Friday 14 February 2014, approx. 75 minutes
Social Movements, Political Violence and the State
Speaker: Professor Donatella Della Porta
Recorded: Monday 17 February 2014, approx. 87 minutes
An American Century or an Asian Century?
Speakers: Professor John Ikenberry, Professor Michael Cox, Professor
Arne Westad
Recorded: Tuesday 18 February 2014, approx. 86 minutes
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 60
second interview
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with.....Gabbi Neenan
I've worked in the LSESU Shop for
19 years, driving my colleagues mad
most of the time with my insistence
on singing along to every tune on
the radio and demanding regular cups
of tea!
What is the best part of your job
at LSE and also the part you enjoy
least?
The best part is working with
everyone in the SU Shop - they're a
great bunch! The bit I enjoy least
is having to get up in the morning!
Which are your two favourite shops
in London?
HMV (God Save the Dog!) and
Wright's Bar, of course!
What, or who, makes you laugh?
Lots of people, from Laurel and
Hardy to Harry Hill!
What are the best and worst
presents you have ever received?
The best present was a trip to
Hollywood from my boyfriend Phil for
my fortieth birthday. And I don't
think there's any such thing as a
bad present!
Name three things you cannot do
without.
One in laughter; two is music; and
the third is pie, mash and liquor!
What is your favourite work-time
snack?
Mini Cheddars...YUM!
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 Training
and jobs
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Training and development opportunities for staff
Courses scheduled for next week include:
These are just some of the events running next week. To receive a monthly
summary of all training courses, subscribe to email list by
clicking here and pressing Send.
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Triple P – Positive Parenting
LSE has received local authority funding to pilot the Positive Parenting
Programme. The Programme is free to a group of up to 45 employees and
partners who are parents of children under six years old. It includes a 90
minute seminar on Thursday 6 March led by Matt Buttery and online
learning. Anyone who attended the 'Balancing work and being Dad' course will
know Matt. The programme aims to help raise happy children and manage their
behaviour. More
There are still a few places available so if you're interested in
attending the seminar on Thursday 6 March at 12– 2pm in Room NAB 2.06,
book
here.
If Thursday 6 March is inconvenient, you can enrol for the online
programme
here.
More information and other workshops can be found
here.
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Workshop: What is Knowledge Exchange? - on Wednesday 5 March
at 4-5pm in OLD 3.21
This workshop covers the concept and practice of knowledge exchange;
policies of knowledge exchange activities in research project funding;
how LSE academics can make use of them; and how to find funding for
knowledge exchange activities. Book
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.
- Assistant Chef Manager, RCSD: Catering Services
- Assistant Librarian, Discovery and Metadata Library:
Collections Services
- Assistant/Associate Professor, International Development
- HR Manager - Information Systems, HR Specialists
- Fellow in Demography/Population Science, Social Policy
- Fellow in Environment, Geography & Environment
- Research Officer, Health and Social Care
- Research Programme Administrator, International Development
- Website and Digital Communications Manager, Grantham Research
Institute
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
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