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19 June 2014 |
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Queen's Birthday Honours at LSE
Congratulations are in order as members of the LSE community have been
recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. A number of academics,
Governors and alumni have had their achievements celebrated with honours
which were announced on Saturday 14 June to mark the Queen’s official
birthday.
Amongst them are, Dr Janet Stockdale, a Senior Lecturer in Social
Psychology, who was awarded an MBE; Professor Charlie Bean, Visiting
Professor in the Department of Economics, who was awarded a knighthood;
Martin Lewis, LSE Governor and former General Secretary of the LSE
Students’ Union, who was awarded an OBE; and Dr Hilary Mantel, LSE
alumna, who was made a Dame.
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2014 Weber Award
Dr Frank-Borge Wietzke, Department of International Development, has
received the 2014 Weber Award for the best paper in religion and
politics presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association (APSA), which was co-awarded with Elizabeth Shakman
Hurd, Northwestern University. The committee was impressed by Dr
Wietzke’s use of subnational historical data to demonstrate uneven
long-term effects of colonial institutions and missionary work on
institutional development in Madagascar. The Weber award seeks to
encourage innovative research on the interaction between religion and
politics, including issues of church and state, law, social justice, and
political behaviour.
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Media studio rules the airwaves
LSE's media studio is being put to great use, making it even easier for
broadcasters around the world to access LSE's academic expertise and
promoting the School's name.
Most recently, Dr Mareike Kleine of the European Institute spoke to Deutsche
Welle, Germany's international broadcaster, about the EU and David Cameron's
position on the Union's next president. Professor Paul Preston was also
interviewed by TV3 Catalonia, Catalonia's public broadcaster, following the
abdication of Spain's King Juan Carlos.The media studio's ISDN line has
also helped extend the School's appearances in the media with Dr Valeska
Huber who is currently working in the International History Department
speaking to the German radio station NDR about the First World War and the
Middle East.
If you receive requests for television interviews or for radio interviews
which could be done in the media studio, do get in touch with the Press
Office.
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LSE social science soapbox at Universities Week
Five LSE researchers took to the soapbox for a Universities Week event at
the Natural History Museum last week. Paula Zoido-Oses (European Institute),
Clara Fischer (Gender Institute), Joe Spooner (Law), Nick Anstead (Media and
Communications) and Amelia Sharman (Geography and Environment), left to
right in photo, used leading questions linked to their research to open up
discussion and debate with visitors, who had come to find out more about
university research and its importance to everyday life. More information
and photos at our
Universities Week 2014 web page.
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Senior politicians to pioneer landmark parliamentary scheme with
LSE's Institute of Public Affairs
David Davis, John Denham and Baroness Sarah Ludford are to pioneer a
landmark parliamentary scheme with LSE's Institute of Public Affairs (IPA).
They will work with the IPA on policy issues, assisting on the effective
deployment of academic work in the political and policy arenas.
Welcoming his new colleagues to the IPA offices, the Institute’s Director,
Professor Conor Gearty, said: "The IPA is dedicated to assisting in the
wider dissemination of LSE scholarship so that it can reach and influence
policy makers in government and wider political circles. I can imagine no
one better at doing this than these three independent-minded
parliamentarians. Each of them has an immense amount of relevant experience
to bring to the IPA, and in turn we hope to be able to assist them in their
own policy work."
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Academics out and about
Professor Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones, Department of Geography, gave the keynote speech at the
IDS-Unicef conference 'Rethinking Urbanisation and Equity in Asia:
Harnessing the potential of urban living for all children' which was
held at the University of Sussex's Institute of Development Studies on 9
and 10 June. The speech was called 'Cities, Poverty and Rights in
Latin America: what is the present and future for young people?'
Professor Ken Shadlen
Ken Shadlen, Department of International Relations, participated in the
annual meeting of the Latin American Political Economy Network (REPAL) in
Santiago, Chile on 9 and 10 June, and presented a paper on the politics of
patents in Argentina and Brazil. On Wednesday 11 June, Ken then participated
in a roundtable discussion called 'Patentes farmacéuticas e innovaciones en
América Latina' at the Department of Political Science, Catholic University.
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 Notices
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Honorary Fellowship nominations
Nominations for an Honorary Fellowship of the School are invited. The
criteria are that the LSE Court may elect as an Honorary Fellow any
individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the School, over the
course of a number of years, beyond that which might reasonably be expected.
Honorary Fellowship nominees are expected to have a direct link with LSE
either as a member of the School, or as someone who has made an outstanding
contribution to the School.
This is an early notification as the deadline for nominations for
consideration in Michaelmas Term 2014-15 is Friday 5 September 2014.
Full details and nomination forms can be found
here. Joan Poole can answer any queries on email j.a.poole@lse.ac.uk or
on extension 7825.
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LSE Election 2015
Many colleagues across LSE will be developing ideas for events or other
activities for the May 2015 UK general election, either in the run-up, on
election night itself, or for post-election analysis. A group has been
formed that includes representatives from the Institute of Public Affairs,
British Government @ LSE, and the LSE Public Policy Group to co-ordinate
events and draw out common themes in order to present a clear programme of
activities.
The group aims to draw upon LSE’s reputation as a world class centre for
social sciences, as well as its popular public lecture programme, to develop
an engaging series of events covering every aspect of the general election.
If you have ideas or intend to plan election-themed activities, please email
2015ElectionGroup@lse.ac.uk
with details so as to avoid any duplication.
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LSE Visualising Data: Call for submissions
With support from the HEIF 5 fund, the Institute of Public Affairs is
launching an exciting new project to bring cutting edge LSE research to the
public through data visualisation and infographics. A selection of both
qualitative and quantitative research will be selected, and academics will
be paired with designers who will help to present their work in a way that
makes it both immediately accessible and visually appealing.
If you have some interesting research, whether quantitative or
qualitative, that would benefit from ‘visualisation’, apply to participate
in the project by sending an email to
ipa@lse.ac.uk containing your name, department or research institute,
the title or subject of your research, and a copy of the research that you
would like to submit with a brief explanation of its findings and its
implications.
To help to stimulate ideas, the project’s lead designer, Jonathan Ing,
has put together a list of examples from across the web which are available
to view
here.
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Makeover for Post Graduate Common Room
The Post Graduate Common Room, in LG.05 in 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, has been
given a new lease of life with a lovely new paint job, some comfy seats and
even a Nespresso coffee machine. So if you're a Post Graduate student, make
the most of it! The room's open Monday - Friday, 8am - 11.45pm, and 8am
-9.45pm at the weekend.
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Little Havens Hospice
Ian Harvey of the Academic Support Team will be channelling Bradley Wiggins
this Sunday, taking part in this year’s 60 Mile Essex Countryside Bike Ride
in aid of Little Havens Hospice.
Havens Hospices, which incorporates Fair Havens Adult Hospice and Little
Havens Children’s Hospice, cares and supports those in Essex affected by
life limiting and life threatening illnesses. The Hospices' care is free but
with combined costs of over £4.7 million pounds, and limited government
funding, relies heavily on donations.
Support Ian and Little Havens Hospice
here.
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More for less
Offering the tastiest and most affordable alternative to the average
breakfast, lunch or dinner, dindin kitchen has recently opened in our very
own Holborn. Their chicken & lemon saffron soufflé is made using Vida's
mother's secret recipe, and alongside their satisfying soups their food is
sure to cure your cravings for fast and fresh food. LSE staff can claim a 15
per cent discount by showing their LSE id to get a delicious bargain.
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Computer tip of the week
Protecting sensitive data
Everyone at LSE handles data in their daily activities whether that’s
contact details, research materials, credit and debit card information or
other types. Different types of information require different security
measures depending on their sensitivity:
- Confidential information is subject to the strongest controls
and protection so that only those who absolutely need access have it.
- Restricted information is available to a smaller group of
people and has controls on access.
- Internal use information can be shared with appropriate
members of LSE, partners and other individuals.
- Public information can be shared without any restrictions.
IMT’s
Information Security Classification Standard (pdf) details how to
classify your data and process, store and transmit it appropriately. If in
doubt about how to protect your sensitive data, contact the IT Service Desk
at it.servicedesk@lse.ac.uk.
All employees, third parties and contractors are responsible for the LSE
assets, including sensitive data, they use to carry out their function.
Please report any suspicious activity or suspected breach in security
immediately to the Information Security Manager at
imt.infosec@lse.ac.uk.
A huge range of additional computer training resources, including our
online guides and FAQs and our 'Tip of the week'
archive, is available via the
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features 'Advising the Advisers', an annual one day
conference at LSE which gives teachers and higher education
advisers guidance on how best to support students during the university
admissions process. Throughout the day advisers could talk to admissions
tutors and LSE Student Recruitment staff about LSE's courses and
admissions procedures.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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Scotland takes action to solve rental housing crisis
The Scottish Government will appoint a private rented sector champion to
help solve the country’s housing crisis, on the advice of a report
co-authored by LSE London and the Cambridge Centre for Housing and
Planning Research.
The new champion will lead an expert group that will identify the
barriers to large-scale construction of purpose-built rented homes in
Scotland and work to get financial institutions more involved in rental
housing.
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See the full report in LSE Research Online
here.
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New Gearty Grilling online
The latest Gearty Grilling video is now online. The Gearty Grillings is a
series of short video debates between Conor Gearty, director of the IPA and
professor of human rights law, and a leading researcher at LSE.
Episode 7:
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 Events
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'Good Morning, Mr Mandela' - on Tuesday
24 June at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building with Zelda la Grange
Zelda la Grange grew up in South Africa as a white Afrikaner who
supported the rules of segregation. Yet just a few years after the end of
Apartheid she would become a most trusted assistant to Nelson Mandela,
growing to respect and cherish the man she had been taught was the enemy.
In this lecture, she will talk about her new book, Good Morning, Mr
Mandela, that tells the story of how a young woman had her life, beliefs,
prejudices and everything she once believed in utterly transformed by the
greatest man of her time. It is the incredible journey of an awkward,
terrified young typist in her twenties later chosen to become one of the
President's most loyal and devoted servants, spending most of her adult
working life travelling with, supporting and caring for the man she would
come to call 'Khulu', or 'grandfather'.
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‘The Plot against the Generals: Gülenists, Intellectuals, and the
fraud that transformed Turkish politics’ - on Wednesday 25 June at
6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building with Professor Rodrik
A court case against Turkish military officers relying on evidence now
acknowledged to have been forged enabled Prime Minister Erdogan and the
Gülen movement to consolidate power over the secular old guard. Drawing on
his personal connection with the case, Professor Rodrik examines how an
apparently democratising society found itself in a frenzy where fact and
fiction became virtually indistinguishable.
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'Philosophy Challenge' - on Thursday 26 June at 6.30pm in the
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB
What is the meaning of life? Are we really free? What would Spinoza make
of the internet? Bring along pressing philosophical questions to this
fast-paced quiz where two teams of philosophers will compete to dazzle with
their wit and
amaze with their profundity.
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'Rethinking Economics' conference - on Saturday 28 and Sunday
29 June at UCL
'Rethinking Economics' aims to challenge certain aspects of economics, such
as the limited curriculum, the lack of diversity of thought within academia
and the consequent stifled public discourse. The conference will provide a
platform to challenge and rethink the current paradigms within economics, as
well as bringing together a diverse collection of perspectives on what needs
changing.
There will be keynote speeches from Lord Adair Turner and Dr. Ha-Joon Chang,
and over twenty other speakers, including Professor Victoria Chick,
Professor David Tuckett and Will Hutton.
The conference is being organised by students from LSE, SOAS and UCL and is
supported by the LSE Department of Economics. Tickets can be bought online
here.
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 60
second interview
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with.....Dr Shoshana Dobrow Riza
I earned my PhD from Harvard University in Organisational Behaviour, my A.M. from Harvard University in Social Psychology, and my A.B. from Harvard University in Biological Anthropology, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. I joined the Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour Group in LSE's Department of Management as an Assistant Professor in 2012. Previously, I served on the faculty of Fordham University's Graduate School of Business Administration for six years. I was a visiting scholar at Tel Aviv University's Recanati School of Business during a 2009-10 research sabbatical.
My award-winning research focuses
on callings - consuming, meaningful
passions people can experience
towards an area - and on
developmental networks - the set of
people who take an active interest
in advancing a protégé’s career by
providing developmental assistance.
I use dynamic, relational, and
career frameworks and methodologies
to understand these phenomena. I
have particular expertise in
conducting multi-year longitudinal
research. My research on the meaning
of work, the sense of calling, and
developmental mentoring networks has
been published in journals such as
Academy of Management Learning
and Education, Journal of
Management, Journal of
Organisational Behaviour,
Journal of Vocational Behaviour,
and Personnel Psychology.
I have taught management and
organisational behaviour courses for
undergraduate, MBA, and master's
students. I've also appeared as a
contestant on the TV trivia game
shows ‘Jeopardy’ and ‘Cash Cab’.
If you could instigate a new
subject to be taught at LSE what
would it be?
A course about career development.
My research focuses on this general
topic because I think it’s so
important not just for research
purposes, but for people’s lives.
This is particularly true for
students, who are thinking about
what the next steps in their lives
will be. I am very passionate about
understanding and teaching about
careers, and so this is a subject I
would love to share with students.
If you were asked to rewrite
the School’s motto, what would you
suggest?
Our current motto is, “To know the
causes of things.” I think this is
great, but could be
expanded…perhaps, “To understand the
causes and effects of things in our
social world.”
If you could live anywhere in
the world, where would you choose
and why?
I’m still a newcomer to London - I
was thrilled to move here about 18
months ago and I'm very happy here.
That said, another favourite city of
mine is Tel Aviv. I had an amazing
sabbatical year there a few years
ago - and I continue to work with
co-authors there. Plus, what’s not
to love about a beautiful city on
the Mediterranean Sea? I love going
there as much as I can.
Can you play a musical
instrument, if so what and to what
level?
Yes, I play the bassoon
professionally and both the alto and
soprano saxophones as an amateur. I
was a member of the Rhode Island
Philharmonic in Providence for 13
years and freelanced with a number
of orchestras in Boston and New
York, including the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, Boston Pops, and played
on Broadway and at Carnegie Hall.
Only time will tell what gigs I’ll
find in London, especially since
being a faculty member at LSE is a
pretty busy gig in itself!
As a child, what did you want to
be when you grew up?
I didn’t know! I’ve always had a lot
of varied interests. Before I went
to university, I used to joke that I
had finally decided what my major
would be: “undecided.” Perhaps my
curiosity about my own career path
helped spark my research interest in
careers.
What item of clothing would
you like to ban?
Leggings (especially ones that are
see-through) worn as trousers. Not
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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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Jobs at LSE Below are some of the vacancies currently being
advertised to internal candidates only, as well as those being advertised
externally.
- Department Manager: Operations, Economics
- Fellow, International Development
- Research Officer in Health Policy and Economics, Health and
Social Care
- Senior Disability Advisor: Deputy Head of Student Wellbeing,
Teaching and Learning Centre
- MPA Programme Tutor, Institute of Public Affairs
- Events and Communications Manager, European Institute
- Communications Manager, Information Management and Technology
- Business Objects Developer, Information Management and
Technology
- Admissions and Access Specialist, ARD: Undergraduate
Admissions
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
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 Get
in touch!
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If you have some news, an achievement, or an aspect of LSE life that you
would like to share, I would love to hear from you. Do get in touch
at m.wall@lse.ac.uk
or on ext 7582. The next edition of Staff News is on Thursday 26
June. Articles for this should be emailed to me by
Tuesday 24 June. Staff
News is emailed every Thursday during term time and fortnightly during
the holidays.
Thanks, Maddy
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