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Influential minds of 2014
Both Professor Ulrich Beck, Department of Sociology, and Professor
Michael Storper, Department of Geography and Environment, have been
included in Thomson Reuters' list of the "most influential scientific
minds 2014".
They have both been included on this prestigious list in recognition that
their papers fall into the top one per cent most cited in their category of
"general social science." They are therefore authors whose published work
has consistently been judged by peers to be of particular significance and
utility.
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Party on the Plaza a roaring success
Congratulations to Daniel Beckley, Security Department, on his victory in
the first ever 'Party on the Plaza Karaoke Challenge' with his rendition of
Bob Marley’s ‘Three Little Birds’. There was tough competition from other
departments including Estates, IMT, Finance and LSE Advancement. A special
mention also goes to the runners up, the Department of Management team, who
sang the Grease classic ‘Summer Nights’.
Well done to all those who took part - looking forward to seeing and
hearing more of you taking part in next years’ challenge!
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Governance, Legal and Planning Division's (GLPD) away day with a
difference
GLPD decided to have an away day where they could have fun together whilst
doing something beneficial for the community. They chose to spend their day
at the Yalding Healthy Living Centre, an Age UK project in Bermondsey which
serves local people aged 64-97.
On Wednesday 9 July, the team of 17 arrived to a warm welcome from the
manager and centre volunteers. Everyone chose their own activities. Some
worked in the garden - tidying up, trimming hedges, weeding and mowing the
lawn, whilst another group helped paint doors on an outbuilding. Those keen
on knitting had brought their latest projects to work on whilst chatting to
centre members, and a small art project got underway, thanks to one artistic
colleague. Much of the time though was spent simply getting to know the
centre users who all really enjoyed meeting new people. After lunch with
everyone together, the GLPD team led a rousing sing-song round the piano.
All too soon it was time to go, but it’s hoped the team will stay in touch
with the Yalding Centre.
A number of organisations will, for an arrangement fee, set up a
volunteering project for a group of employees. GPLD worked with Community
Service Volunteers (CSV) who looked after all the details, including health
and safety. The team started planning last week's trip back in March when
CSV gave them a few options to choose from.
If you're keen to arrange something similar, GLPD's Joan Poole would be
happy to have a chat on ext 7825 or at
j.a.poole@lse.ac.uk.
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Team Grantham is a runaway success
Nine members of staff from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change
and the Environment were among more than 6,000 competitors in the Standard
Chartered Great City Race 2014 on Thursday 10 July, along a five-kilometre
course around the streets of the City of London.
Team Grantham finished 250th out of 667 mixed gender teams (based on the
results of our first two male and first two female runners), and was ranked
63rd among mixed gender teams in the ‘Other Industry’ category. Dr Swenja
Surminski finished in seventh place in the women’s race.
The team is pictured, by Amelia Sharman, toasting and lunging to their
victory!
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Academics at home and abroad
Professor Richard Sennett
Richard Sennett, Department of Sociology, is a guest selector at the
Edinburgh International Book Festival which begins on Saturday 9 August.
In events throughout the festival, Richard will join with other experts
from across the western world to look at three ideas that have affected
the human race: capitalism, religion and the city. Why have they been so
influential and how are they going to affect the world in the future?
Inspired by film contributions from an icon of the German film-making
world, Alexander Kluge, Richard’s selected strand features – among
others – former Archbishop
of Canterbury Rowan Williams, leading sociologist Saskia Sassen, and
economist Robert Skidelsky.
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Message from Craig Calhoun - appointment of new Director of LSE
Advancement
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Yates as Director of LSE
Advancement.
Chris comes to LSE from senior development positions at Stanford, CalTech,
and the University of Southern California. He will lead the development of
LSE Advancement, forging closer relations with faculty members and alumni
relations, as well as more closely integrating development work with the
School’s strategic agenda. Chris will also work to enhance our
communications with alumni and the School’s networks more broadly, to make
our development efforts truly global, and to develop the range of ways in
which alumni and others can support LSE.
Chris will officially start his new role on Monday 1 September.
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New Head of Communications and Public Affairs appointed Adrian
Thomas to the position of Head of Communications and Public Affairs. Adrian
is currently Head of External Relations at the British Red Cross. Previous
appointments include the Met Office, Amazon and Help the Aged. Adrian will
start work on Monday 4 August.
Adrian said: "I’m thrilled to be joining such a globally important
institution. There’s a great story to tell - both inside and outside of LSE
- about the School itself as a centre of learning excellence. And about the
impact and relevance of the research and ideas generated here. I’m also
incredibly lucky to be working with a genuinely impressive team of people. I
really can’t wait to get up and running.
"My Red Cross role involved developing something we called the
'ambassador programme', and getting as many LSE people as possible talking
about their work is something I'd like to look at; promoting what is unique
and special about the institution while making the most of the expertise and
passion of those who make it what it is."
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Becoming LSE Advancement
As you may have seen, the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (ODAR)
is becoming LSE Advancement. This change is recognition by the School that
Advancement better reflects LSE’s global vision for the office. Advancement
is a strategic way of engaging with key constituents such as alumni and
friends, students and staff, organisations and the wider community to
further the strategic aims of the School and to increase philanthropic
income.
Chris Yates,
the new Director of LSE Advancement, will be leading this programme.
In recent years around three per cent of the School's income has come from
philanthropic sources, but LSE Advancement aspires to increase this to 20
per cent in coming decades. To this end, the School has made a commitment to
invest in LSE Advancement with the expectation that it will be building a
significant and sustainable long-term income for the School.
LSE Advancement’s strategy will be to integrate fully in the School and to
ensure engagement and philanthropy are embedded and normalised functions
across LSE. This will allow us to build relationships for mutual benefit,
and maximise opportunities for constituents to support LSE with their time,
their contacts and their wealth.
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LSE Literary Festival 2015
We are delighted to confirm the dates for LSE’s 7th Literary Festival,
which will be taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with
the theme Foundations. This theme in part reflects on the multitude of
important anniversaries and centenaries taking place in the next year (Magna
Carta, Waterloo, WW1, WW2 and so on), whilst also celebrating an idea at the
heart of LSE, encapsulated in our motto- to understand the causes of things.
Within this over-arching theme we intend to explore the following areas:
Unity in Diversity, Place and Identity, LSE's Foundations, High Culture and
Heritage.
As in past years, we are keen to work with departments in putting
together the Festival programme, in order to make it as relevant as possible
to LSE. Holding an event as part of the Festival is an excellent way of
boosting a department's profile, and reaching out to new audiences. The
Festival also gives departments the opportunity to host events in formats
that may not usually be included in the traditional LSE programme, from film
screenings to performances. At the heart of the Festival lies a desire to
stimulate interest in the social sciences through thought-provoking
discussions.
We encourage departments to be as imaginative as possible in their
response to the theme. We would ask for event proposals to be submitted by
Monday 15 September, after which time the Literary Festival group
will meet to finalise the Festival programme. Please contact Louise Gaskell,
Literary Festival Organiser, l.gaskell@lse.ac.uk
for more information.
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Favelas@LSE wants you
The blog Favelas@LSE is a
knowledge exchange initiative recently launched by the HEIF-funded project
‘Communicating Bottom-up Social Development: A Dialogue between Multiple
Stakeholders in the UK and Brazil’, at the LSE Department of Social
Psychology. It seeks to engage researchers, academics and practitioners in
sharing their knowledge on grassroots initiatives of social development in
both the Global South and the Global North. By making this knowledge
available to the general public, the blog attempts to foster a dialogue
about ‘what works’ in different contexts.
The Favelas@LSE’s
editor is seeking contributions of no more than 800 words. Blog posts can
report on research conducted anywhere in the world, as long as they document
and/or make reference to social development endeavours. If interested,
contact favelas@lse.ac.uk.
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IMT training survey – Amazon vouchers up for grabs!
The Learning and Development Group would like your input to help plan
training and other learning support for staff over the next couple of years.
Complete a short (no longer than 15 minutes) survey to show what IT you use
now, what you would like to know more about and what you want to use in the
future. The survey closes at 5pm on Tuesday 22 July and everyone who
responds and leaves their name will be entered into a prize draw for one of
three £10 Amazon vouchers. Start the survey
here.
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Replacement of lift in Clement's Inn
The School has appointed Charter Construction Plc to undertake essential
works to replace the lift at the entrance to Clement's Inn Passage from
Grange Court. The existing lift is no longer fit for purpose.
Work will start on Monday 28 July and continue until mid-November. The work
area will be cordoned off, leaving restricted access with only one side of
the steps available for use. Step free access between Houghton St, Grange
Court and Clement's Inn will be via Aldwych for the duration of the project.
Notices to this effect will be put on the gates at both ends of Clement's
Inn.
The contractor will endeavour to keep noise to a minimum, however some
disruption is inevitable. The noisiest period should be during the first two
weeks of work, as demolition, removal of concrete and existing equipment is
undertaken.
Estates apologises for the inevitable disruption and thanks everyone all for
their patience and cooperation. For more information contact Tony Rossiter
at a.rossiter@lse.ac.uk.
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Salto fob collection
Have you been collecting old or unused Salto fobs (the little blue ones)
over the past academic year? If you have some spares lying around, please
pop them in the collection tubes at the reception desks of 32 LIF, the NAB,
Towers 1 and 2, Old Building and SAW so the security team can get them back
in circulation.
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LSE Catering's pop-up frozen yoghurt stall
Over the next few weeks, LSE Catering's new frozen yoghurt pop-up will be on
the forecourt of the NAB. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
11.30am - 2.30pm, the stall will be outside Café 54 ready to refresh
with a delicious selection of low-fat treats, and a tasty range of toppings
and sauces.
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Diabetes group
The recently-formed diabetes group, set up for all staff to support each
other and look at issues diabetic people face, is holding its next meeting
on Friday 25 July at noon in Connaught House, 7.05.
If anyone can't make the meeting but is interested in joining the group,
get in touch with Ian Marston at
i.marston@lse.ac.uk for more details.
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Northbank privilege card
As LSE is situated in the Northbank, we can all
enjoy the benefits of the new, and free, Northbank privilege card and
indulge for a little less.
The Northbank privilege card gives local workers and residents special
discounts and offers on eating, drinking, entertainment, leisure and much
more. Apply for your card and find out more about the great deals available
here.
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Double bedroom to rent in Stoke Newington
Double bedroom to let in a two bedroom flat in Stoke Newington (N16).
£600pcm plus bills. Good transport links to LSE with Angel station 15
minutes away by bus. Easy to walk to Stoke Newington Church Street, Clissold
Park and good nearby pubs such as the Shakespeare. Comfortable living room,
sunny balcony and shared garden. Sharing with one other person.
Please contact Daniel Lombard, researcher in Personal Social Services
Research Unit, at d.lombard@lse.ac.uk
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Holiday flat for rent
Ever wanted to visit the beautiful Isles of Scilly? Airy top floor flat
available for dates in late August and September. Perfect for a pre-term
constitutional!
For further details please contact
j.peay@lse.ac.uk or see more
here.
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This week's picture features the view of the Library from the rear of St
Clements Building across the living sedum roof on top of the Plaza Café.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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Cyberbullying now more common than face-to-face bullying for children
Cyberbullying and exposure to online sites with negative content such as
messages of hate or self-harm is a growing problem for the UK's children,
according to a new report from LSE.
The report from EU Kids Online, a research programme based at LSE,
examines how the UK’s children are using the internet and digital
communications and updates the findings of a 2010 EU Kids Online survey with
the results of a new 2013-14 survey conducted by Net Children Go Mobile.
The research reveals that cyberbullying now more common than face-to-face
bullying, with children also reporting a sharp rise in exposure to
potentially negative forms of content such as self-harm sites and hate
messages.
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Call for research project proposals from the Hellenic Observatory
Researchers with a recognised interest in contemporary Greece are invited to
submit an application to the Hellenic Observatory for funding carry out a
project on one of the below themes:
- The crisis and gender
- The crisis and political extremism
- Outward migration from Greece during the crisis
Funding is being provided by the National Bank of Greece and the
initiative accords with the Observatory’s mission to promote public policy
research and to foster academic collaboration and networks and follows on
from previous successful calls.
The call is open to all researchers with a university affiliation, who hold
a doctorate (PhD degree) and have at least two years of post-doctoral
research experience. Applications from groups of researchers are also
eligible, but all members of the research team should meet the eligibility
criteria. Applications from researchers who have had an affiliation with the
Hellenic Observatory at any time over the past two years as well as from
researchers with a current LSE affiliation are not eligible.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Speaker: Professor Thomas Piketty
Recorded: Monday 16 June 2014, approx. 86 minutes
Good Morning, Mr Mandela
Speaker: Zelda la Grange
Recorded: Tuesday 24 June 2014, approx. 87 minutes
Human Rights, Security and the Rule of Law after Snowden
Speaker: Professor Conor Gearty
Recorded: Wednesday 9 July 2014, approx. 72 minutes
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second interview
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with.....Dr Flora Cornish
I’m an associate professor in the
Department of Methodology where I
teach Qualitative Research Methods
to students from departments across
the School. I also research
community mobilisation in relation
to health. I grew up on the wild
coast of south west Ireland and
return there as often as I can. I
recently find myself pondering
inconclusively about the concept of
‘work-life balance’.
What are your current research
interests?
I’m obsessed by the processes of
translation of concrete experience
into something abstract called
evidence. I’ve researched the
workings of sex worker organisations
in tackling HIV in India for many
years, and more recently considered
the troublesome meeting ground of
such grassroots organisations and
international health and development
systems. With the International
HIV/AIDS Alliance, I’ve been working
on the nature of ‘evidence’ in the
context of community action. With my
brilliant colleagues in the
Department of Methodology, our
‘Communicating Chronic Pain’ project
investigates new figurations of
pain, using creative workshops and
social media.
If you could teach a new
subject at LSE, what would it be and
why?
I teach a half-unit methodological
course in Ethnography where we take
‘protest in London’ as a theme for
ethnographic investigation. I love
the course, but what a treat it
would be to teach a year-long course
studying contemporary grassroots
movements to re-invent society. I
could invite my favourite LSE
scholars as guest lecturers, go out
of the classroom to do lots of
practical case studies, experiment
with inventive pedagogical
practices, and then write an
interesting book!
With which famous person would
you like to have dinner?
Edward Snowden. He could probably do
with a lively dinner party at this
stage and I expect he has some
interesting stories to tell.
How do you relax?
Combing through a tray of Lego
looking for a particular piece is
surprisingly meditative. Reading
Michael Rosen poems aloud. Yes, with
two small children and a busy job,
I’ve got to find relaxation where I
can! Ultimate relaxation: coffee
with a friend and no agenda. Super
ultimate relaxation: a midweek swim
in Hampstead Heath ladies' pond.
What is your pet hate?
Long sentences.
What change would you like to see
in the world in the next 50 years?
How are we going to adjust to a
world run by robots? Seriously. So
many jobs are becoming obsolete, and
algorithms are replacing
decision-making. If finally the
automata take most of the work off
our hands, we’ll need to figure out
how people can make a meaningful and
sustainable living. I don’t know the
answer but a global citizen’s income
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and jobs
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Training and development opportunities for staff
Courses scheduled for next few weeks include:
These are just some of the events running in the next two weeks. To
receive a monthly summary of all training courses, subscribe to email list
by clicking
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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.
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
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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 31
July. Articles for this should be emailed to me by
Tuesday 29 July. Staff
News is emailed every Thursday during term time and fortnightly during
the holidays.
Do send through any items you would like to be considered for inclusion
on the intranet at any time.
Thanks, Maddy
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