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31 July 2014 |
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LSE’s environmental work achieves ISO 14001 re-certification
LSE’s environmental initiatives have retained ‘ISO 14001’ status for the
third year running. This is an international standard that recognises
the School has systems in place that deliver continual environmental
sustainability improvements.
The external auditor, Dr Margaret Rooney, praised the School’s clear
environmental governance and reporting structures, sustainability
training and engagement programmes and the multi-award winning Saw Swee
Hock Student Centre.
Julian Robinson, LSE Director of Estates, said: “We’re delighted to
retain ISO 14001 status. This really shows that the School’s
environmental projects and systems are rooted in consistent best
practice, and continue to move from strength to strength. ”
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Dr Ruben Andersson wins 2014 Maria Ioannis Baganha dissertation award
Dr Andersson, a post-doctoral Fellow in the
Department of International Development's Civil Society and Human
Security Research Unit, has won the 2014 IMISCOE award for his thesis
'Clandestine migration and the business of bordering Europe, an
ethnographic study of the ‘industry of illegality’ at the
Spanish-Moroccan border'.
The prize is awarded to the best dissertation in the field of migration,
integration and social cohesion in Europe. It will be presented at
the IMISCOE 11th Annual Conference next month.
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Professor John Van Reenen jointly awarded the 2014 EIB Prize for
Excellence in Economic and Social Research
Professor John Van Reenen, Department of Economics and Centre for
Economic Performance, has been awarded the European Investment Bank
Institute’s 2014 ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’. The accolade, jointly
awarded to Professor Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University, recognised
academics whose research is related to innovation, market structure and
competitiveness.
The jury praised both Professor John Van Reenen and Professor Nicholas
Bloom: “for their influential research assessing the interaction between
company size and market structure and the impact of investment decisions on
innovation and productivity in different sectors.”
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LSE leads the way with design competitions
At the invitation of Stephen Hodder, President of the Royal Institute of
British Architects (RIBA), Kenneth Kinsella, LSE Estates Director of
Capital Development, has recently taken part in a RIBA ‘Competition Task
Force’. The task force worked with clients to help RIBA make
recommendations for running more effective design competitions. The work
was completed and presented by the task force Chair and Kenneth to the
RIBA Council last month.
Stephen Hodder said: “I was particularly pleased that the proposals are
tangible and achievable, with the potential to contribute to real
change.”
Kenneth Kinsella said: “It was extremely encouraging that innovations we
implemented on our award winning Saw Swee Hock Student Centre have been
recognised by the industry as exemplary and market leading by the task
force and RIBA Council.”
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LSE inspiring the next generation of architects
Earlier this summer, LSE was visited by a team of budding young
architects from the Young Architects’ Club at the Sir John Soane’s
Museum.
The children, aged between seven and ten, visited the New Academic
Building where they spent around an hour observing, thinking and
sketching.
Thanking LSE Estates for helping to organise the visit, Cynthia
Adobea-Aidoo, Schools and Families Officer at the museum, said: “We were
warmly welcomed into the Atrium. The kids thought it was the most
marvellous building. We truly appreciate your assistance.”
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Victory in BBC Four's 'Only Connect' for LSE's Mark Seager
Mark Seager, of LSE's Graduate Admissions Office, has won BBC Four’s ‘Only
Connect’ with his team, ‘Europhiles’. They
triumphed over 'The Relatives' who they had also beaten in the first round
but who made it to the final in the other half of the competition. The final
score was 16-10, but it was a tough battle.
Mark Seager said: "We let some early chances slip, and only hearing the
ignominious words 'the Europhiles have yet to score' at the end of round one
kicked us into life. We were ahead at halfway, only for us to let the lead
slip so we went into the final round with scores completely even. I remember
many questions passing unanswered, and the question setters being sneaky
enough to hide Lois and Meg Griffin in a set of 'famous mothers and
daughters'.
It was only during the credits it dawned on us that we’d won the thing.
Dougie, Khuram and I join a list of winners with some very notable quiz
names on it. Eight months on, I still stare at the trophy in disbelief."
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Media studio helps promote LSE's research
Last week was particularly busy for the media studio as Dr Michael Shiner
was in high demand following the publication of research which found that
black and ethnic minority students are less likely to receive offers from
university than white students. Using the media studio's ISDN line, Dr
Shiner appeared on many radio programmes, including many of the local BBC
radio stations.
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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.
The media studio was built with the support of the Annual Fund.
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Two alumni made LSE Honorary Fellows
Two LSE alumni with a record of outstanding service to public life and
the law have been made Honorary Fellows of LSE. Sir Anthony Battishill,
former Chair of the Board of Inland Revenue, and high-profile derivatives
lawyer Professor Jeffrey Golden were bestowed the honour at graduation
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 Notices
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New appointments at the Institute of Global Affairs
As part of the recently-created Institute of Global Affairs,
Professor Danny Quah, Departments of Economics and International
Development, has been appointed Director of the Southeast Asia Centre
and Dr Mukulika Banerjee, Department of Anthropology, has been appointed
Director of the South Asia Centre. Both will take up their posts on
Friday 1 August.
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Piece about ERD becoming Comms Division
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National Pay Award agreed for 2014, effective from Friday 1 August
2014
The national pay negotiations for 2014-15 between UCEA and the HE trade
unions have reached an agreement over the national pay award and will be
implemented from Friday 1 August 2014. Compared with the August 2013
rates of pay, the award increases all annual salary amounts on the LSE
spine by two per cent.
More
View LSE's pay scales
here.
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Essential network maintenance, Sunday 3 August
From midnight to 8pm on Sunday 3 August, LSE IT services will be
unavailable as IMT performs key upgrades and equipment replacement
before the start of the new academic year. The majority of IT services
including campus WiFi, LSE email, Moodle and LSE For You, will be
inaccessible.
If you have any questions about the work or experience disruption outside of
these times, contact the IT Service Desk on
it.servicedesk@lse.ac.uk or on
020 7107 5000.
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Using your LSE mobile phone abroad
If you’re going on holiday and taking your LSE mobile phone, be aware
that accessing 3G or 4G internet services abroad may cost more than
usual. Staff with LSE-owned phones with contracts are subject to a
maximum data cap which helps to avoid extra hidden charges for accessing
the internet.
Before you leave, be sure to check your data roaming limits and your data
cap by contacting the IT Service
Desk. If you have an LSE-owned phone with a contract and request that
the cap be removed, you may be liable for any extra charges you incur while
using a data connection abroad.
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Library launches ‘Library Search’- the single, simple resource
discovery tool
The Library is
launching Library Search on Friday 1 August, upgrading the Summon and
Catalogue resource finders.
Library Search will give Library users a simple, single point of access for
searching and accessing the Library’s collections.
As well as being more user friendly, Library Search will improve the
Library’s print and digital resource management, with stronger analytics
allowing greater insight into collection management and usage.
For more information on how to get the most from Library Search, have a look
at the Library’s webpage
or speak to Library staff during your next visit.
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Centre for Learning Technology (CLT) becomes Learning Technology
and Innovation (LTI)
The Centre for Learning Technology (CLT), the hub for technology-focused
innovation in teaching and learning at LSE, is rebranding to become Learning
Technology and Innovation (LTI).
The change of name to LTI better reflects the team's activities in
supporting LSE academics, staff and students through practical and
research-informed engagements centred on enhancing teaching, learning and
assessment through technology. LTI has also relocated to Aldwych House with
other IMT colleagues. Contact details such as CLT email addresses and the
website will gradually be changed over
the next few months with no interruption of service.
The team is still available to assist staff with digital literacy, flipping
lectures, Moodle support and other communication, information and related
technologies to support teaching and learning.
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Survey to help design of study skills course
for students with neurodiversity
Dr Simon Hayhoe, Centre for the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, is
looking to design, conduct and evaluate a study skills course with inclusive
technology for undergraduate students with disabilities and neurodiversity.
The course will be run at LSE and
Canterbury Christ Church University and will be based on the philosophy
of inclusive mobile technologies.
To help with the design of the course, teaching staff are being asked to
take a short survey. Responses will help shape the course covering the apps
used, the skills taught and the hardware recommended.
Students are also being asked to complete surveys to be used to evaluate the
course once it has begun.
Take the survey
here.
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Participants sought for usability test of online auction marketplace
Researchers in the Department of Computer Science at UCL are recruiting
participants for a usability test for a new kind of online auction
marketplace. The test will look at behaviour in online interactions and will
last about an hour.
It will be conducted in an office on UCL's campus and all participants
will receive £10, with the opportunity to get bonuses up to £84.
For more information, contact Brian Glass on
ucl.usertesting@gmail.com.
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SharePoint is here
IMT is releasing SharePoint, a popular web-based Microsoft programme which
is a secure environment to store, edit and share information with colleagues
using your desktop computer or mobile device. IMT is looking for users to be
part of an early adopters' group to attend a SharePoint briefing in August.
Those who participate will be able to request a SharePoint site before the
School-wide rollout at the end of August.
Contact the IT Service Desk to express your interest on
it.servicedesk@lse.ac.uk or
find out more
here.
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LSE Review of Books blog
The LSE Review of Books blog has launched the third and final instalment in
its Brazil series. The podcast looks at leftist politics in the country,
social development and oil. LSE academics Francisco Panizza, Francesco
Caselli, Guy Michaels, and Anthony Hall, discuss their research alongside
experts from the University of São Paulo, and policymakers from Brasília.
Listen
here.
Cheryl Brumley, Digital Editor for the Public Policy Group blogs, travelled
to Brazil at the end of last year to speak about LSE’s research impact. The
Brazil series is part of the PPG’s initiative to bring high-quality,
multimedia output to higher education. Cheryl said: “Our award-winning blogs
have provided a unique platform for academics and policymakers to reach
wider publics. The Brazil podcasts further showcase LSE’s world-class
research to listeners around the world.” The full series can be found on the
LSE Review of Books blog
here.
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Urban Vignettes blog - call for submissions
Enthusiastic contributors are wanted for the Urban Vignettes blog to submit
a post on the theme of everyday urban experiences. The aim is to draw
attention to ‘invisible’ cities and urban spaces which lie beyond media and
policy limelight, such as community projects, small events, local
developments and innovative citizen-led initiatives.
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LSESU Gym
The LSESU gym on the fourth floor of SAW is a brand new,
state-of-the-art facility with Technogym and Olympic standard equipment.
The gym is fully staffed with a team of experts and is a great space to
work out, for every ability. Great rates are also available for LSE
staff. More
The gym is open Monday to Friday 7am - 10pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am -
6pm. It will be closed on Monday 25 August.
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More for less
LSE staff and students can enjoy a 25 per cent discount on food at
Fields
Bar and Kitchen in Lincolns Inn Fields - delicious!
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features.....
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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Black and ethnic minority students less likely to receive offers from
university than white students
University applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds are less
likely to receive conditional offers than comparable white British
applicants according to research from LSE.
The research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, shows that applicants
from non-mixed ‘race’ minority groups were significantly less likely to be
offered a university place even after taking into account academic
attainment, family social class background, sex and the type of school
attended.
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Rising prices, falling wages and welfare cuts – a recipe for debt in
Newham
Households in one of the poorest boroughs in London face crippling debt and
financial pressures despite a widespread desire to work and an aversion to
high cost lenders, according to
a new report
recently launched by LSE.Over the course of 18 months LSE researchers
conducted 122 in-depth interviews with low income households in the London
Borough of Newham , including those at risk of debt and vulnerable to the
impact of welfare reforms, to explore residents’ economic resilience.
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 Events
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'Too Young to Wed' - from Monday 21 July to Friday 1 August, 10am -
8pm, in the Atrium Gallery
Photographer Stephanie Sinclair has documented the issue of child
marriage for more than a decade. She lived in the Middle East for six years
and began her work on child marriage after encountering young women who had
set themselves on fire in Afghanistan and learning that many of these girls
had been married underage.
The resulting photographic exhibition, 'Too Young To Wed', produced in
association with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has been
published and shown around the world. The Department for International
Development is delighted to bring an abridged version of the exhibit to the
UK for the first time.
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 60
second interview
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with....Danny O'Connor
I am the Head of the Press and
Information Office at LSE, helping
to tell anyone and everyone about
the wonderful work going on across
the School. Prior to this role, I
was an LSE Press and Communications
Officer for about three and a half
years. I have been in or around
education and universities for all
my working life, formerly as a
parliamentary researcher, then in
government relations/ public affairs
and subsequently in media relations.
I am originally from Sheffield but
thanks to living down south for the
best part of 13 years my native
accent has mutated into that of an
extra from Hollyoaks.
What would you do if you were LSE
Director for a day?
If my press office colleagues had
anything to do with it I would say
every LSE member of staff is
entitled to look after a puppy for
the day.
But really I’d like to arrange a
music festival around the LSE
campus. Using my pull as Director of
one of the world’s foremost
universities, I’d inevitably be able
to get the Stone Roses, Pulp and the
Smashing Pumpkins (original line-up)
to reform again for the occasion,
and finally bring Morrissey and Marr
back together. How would we fit the
crowds on campus? Oh details,
details…
If you weren’t at LSE, at which
other institution would you like to
experience working?
For a short time at university I
considered going into acting, so I
think being part of a theatre
company would be a fun, if insecure,
way to make a living. Michael
Grandage (former associate director
of the Crucible in Sheffield!) does
great stuff. Plus, if I were in his
gang, I’d get the chance to hang out
with some very talented people.
Do you follow any particular
sport?
I like most sports but mainly follow
football. I am in the honourable,
but often blighted, position of
being a lifelong Sheffield United
fan. For those who don’t know,
Sheffield United are the original
‘United’. Accept no (ridiculously
successful) imitations.
Despite being bogged down in League
One it’s not all bad; along with
33,000+ other Blades fans, I got the
rare opportunity to see us score
three times at Wembley in the FA Cup
semi-final last season. Shame we
still lost.
Do you have a party trick? If so,
what is it?
Probably accents and impressions –
though the quality of both is
patchy, at best. My long-suffering
colleagues have to put up with most
of my vocal experiments. It turns
out I do a decent cross between Alan
Bennett and Billy Casper from Kes.
What annoys you?
Unfortunately, the list of petty
things which annoy me could fill an
encyclopaedia.
But as a catch-all, I’d say general
rudeness – pointless aggression,
littering, being mean to shop
assistants and waiting staff,
putting a bag on the seat next to
you on the bus in the hope that
no-one will bother ask you to take
it off etc.
…actually, a lot of my grievances
relate to behaviour on public
transport.
Also, politician selfies. Not fun.
Not friendly. Just awkward.
Which poster graced your wall as
a teenager?
The first poster I ever bought was
the sleeve art for Common People by
Pulp. Thanks to my understanding
wife, it’s still hanging on the
living room wall (but in a frame… I
am an adult after all) . |
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 Training
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 few weeks. To
receive a monthly summary of all training courses, subscribe to email list
by clicking
here and pressing Send. To find out more about training and development
across the school and for links to booking pages, see
lse.ac.uk/training.
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Jobs at LSE Below are some of the vacancies currently being
advertised to internal candidates only, as well as those being advertised
externally.
- Training and Performance Consultant, Information Management
and Technology
- Development Manager: South Asia Centre, Institute of Global
Affairs
- Fellow in Global Health Communication, Social Psychology
- Office Co-ordinator (12 months fixed term), Management
- Programme Officer: Executive MPA, Institute of Public Affairs
- Service Quality and Transition Manager, Information
Management and Technology
- Timetabling Assistant, Academic Registrar's Division
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
vacancies' heading. |
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 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 14
August. Articles for this should be emailed to me by
Tuesday 12 August. 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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