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LSE continues to ride high in rankings
LSE has maintained its position as one of the top universities in the
world according to the latest Times Higher Education World University
Rankings.
The School was placed in 34th overall and 11th in the social science
subject league table, a rise in two places from the 2013 subject rankings.
It is also one of only seven UK universities in the top 50.
This year’s rankings saw LSE rated particularly highly for its
international outlook and research, and deemed as having the most cited
research in the world for arts and humanities.
Professor Craig Calhoun, Director of LSE, said: "That LSE continues to be
recognised as a world-leading university is gratifying and testament to the
hard work of our staff. Although no league table can fully capture what a
university like LSE is all about, they can provide some insight into what we
do well and, of course, where we can do even better. The priority for the
School is to continue to focus on producing the very best research and
teaching and continuing to engage with the world’s most pressing problems."
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The 2014 Top Employers for Working Families
Now in its fifth year, the Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark
continues to provide employers with comprehensive and detailed insights
into their flexible working and work-life integration policies and
practices, giving them the opportunity to see how they measure up
against other organisations. LSE has just won the award for the second
year running, amongst an illustrious list of ten top scoring
organisations, including American Express, Deloitte and Centrica.
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Workingmums.co.uk 2014 Top Employer Awards
Twenty seven of the most progressive employers and their representatives
have been shortlisted for this year's Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer
Awards. LSE has been shortlisted for two awards: 'Best for Dads', an
award for organisations showing specific policies targeting dads and
'Career Progression', an award for organisations that demonstrate
initiatives aimed at developing women’s leadership potential.
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LSE at the party conferences
The Institute of Public Affairs hosted LSE’s first events at the Labour and
Conservative party conferences. Professor Henry Overman, Professor Christine
Whitehead and Professor Tony Travers travelled to Manchester and Birmingham
to share their expertise on the UK’s housing crisis. Joined by Emma Reynolds
MP (Shadow Housing Minister), David Orr (Chief executive, National Housing
Federation), Richard Blakeway (Boris Johnson’s Deputy Mayor for Housing,
Land and Property) and Cllr Sir Merrick Cockell (Former Chairman of the
Local Government Association) LSE academics spoke to an audience which
included councillors, think tank representatives, MPs, journalists and
alumni.
Professor Tony Travers who chaired both events said: “This was the first
time the School had had a presence at party conferences. The events held
were well-attended and provoked lively debate. In terms of engagement and
potential impact, there will surely be benefits for the School in the
longer-term”.
Podcasts of the events are available:
Housing: the crisis that divides (Labour party conference)
Housing: the crisis that divides (Conservative party conference)
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Research impact website to be launched
The School will be launching a new section on the LSE website to showcase
the range of impacts arising from research conducted by LSE academics in
mid-December. The new impact website will initially draw on the 66 impact
case studies submitted by LSE to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, and
will be adding new examples of impact on a regular basis. The site will link
to existing parts of the LSE website where research and impact are
showcased. The aim of the impact website is to attract new audiences who may
not be aware of the range of work being done at LSE and how LSE research can
make a real difference to the economy, society and culture.
Julia Black, Pro-Director of Research, said: “The impacts of LSE research
are of intrinsic human interest and make compelling reading. The impact
website will highlight some of the excellent research being done at LSE by
leading academics and will be of real interest to the public, policy makers,
potential students and others. They will also demonstrate to potential
donors, funders and partners that investing in LSE is likely to reap
benefits not only for the institutions involved but for many individuals,
communities and societies around the world.”
The website will be launched to coincide with the announcement of the
REF2014 results on 18 December, and will continue to evolve to include more
impact stories.
For more information contact Jo Hemmings on
j.hemmings@lse.ac.uk.
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Gearty Grillings return for the new academic
year
The Gearty Grillings is a series of
weekly,
short, to-the-point video debates from LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs
(IPA) on key issues affecting the world today. Conor Gearty, Director of
the IPA and Professor of Human Rights Law, subjects LSE academics to a
five-minute grilling on their research and ideas in the new series. From
the financial crisis and fracking, to housing policy and human rights,
the debates will put LSE’s leading authorities on some of humankind’s
most provocative issues under the spotlight.
The first academic to be grilled this year is Nicholas Barr, Professor
of Public Economics and architect of the student loan, as he explains
why students should regard it as a graduate tax, rather than a debt.
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Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi, joins LSE as Visiting
Professor of Practice
The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) is delighted to announce that Dr Joyce
Banda, former President of Malawi (2012 – 2014) and the second woman to lead
a country in Africa, will join LSE as a Visiting Professor for one week.
Joyce Banda will be the first visiting fellow with 'Above the Parapet', an
IPA research project exploring the journeys of women in high profile public
life.
Joyce Banda will work with the IPA in a range of research and outreach
initiatives including launching
'Above the Parapet' on Wednesday 15 October with a public lecture
focusing on her road to the height of public life. She will also contribute
to teaching activities for students of public administration, gender and
international development.
Before assuming the position of President, Joyce Banda served as Vice
President of Malawi, as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Gender,
Child Welfare and Community Services. She was twice named by Forbes as the
most powerful woman in Africa.
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Suzanne Hall receives ESRC Future Research Leaders grant
Suzanne Hall, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and
Research Fellow at LSE Cities, has been awarded an ESRC Future Research
Leaders grant for a comparative project on ‘Super-diverse Streets: Economies
and spaces of urban migration in UK Cities’. The project is a
multidisciplinary exploration of the spatial infrastructures, economic
practices and forms of civil organisation on selected ethnically-diverse
streets in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester and Bradford. The
project will engage with questions of migration and societal reconfiguration
through a detailed analysis of each street, and aims to provide a broader
perspective of the role of migrants in making urban space.
The Future Research Leaders scheme enables outstanding early-career
social scientists, in partnership with their host organisation, to acquire
the skills set to become future world leaders in their field. It is open to
high-quality candidates from anywhere in the world with a maximum of four
years postdoctoral experience and the support of an eligible UK research
organisation. This year 40 awards were made nationally across a range of
economic and social science disciplines, of which three were made to LSE.
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Dirty Old London
Lee Jackson, Website Development Officer in the Law Department, has a
new book, Dirty Old London, published today. Lee is a Victorian
enthusiast, who has spent the last decade exploring the social history
of Victorian London, through his popular website
www.victorianlondon.org,
seven historical crime novels, and various other works.
A book launch to celebrate Dirty Old London is being held on
Wednesday 19 November at 6.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre.
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Academics abroad
Dr Hayo Krombach
As part of his research into philosophical underpinnings of East-West
interculturalism, Dr Hayo B.E.D. Krombach, Centre for Philosophy of Natural
and Social Science, gave a lecture in April 2014 entitled 'World Philosophy
and International Peace in the Context of the Axial Age' at the
International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) in Kyoto.
This lecture was the last in a series of talks he gave on the same subject
at five other universities in Kyoto and Tokyo in spring 2013. Dr Krombach
will also follow an invitation this November to give a lecture at the Hajime
Nakamura Institute of Eastern Studies in Tokyo on 'The Importance of
Philosophical Dialogue in an Intercultural World'.
Professor Danny Quah
Professor Danny Quah, Departments of Economics and International
Development, spoke on 'Economics, Democracy, and the New World Order' at
TEDxKL in Malaysia in August.
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 Notices
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Help improve the IMT website and win Amazon vouchers
IMT is looking for academic and professional services staff to do some
user-testing on our website. The sessions will last for 15-30 minutes during
a lunchtime, and users will be asked to complete a list of tasks that will
help IMT improve the usability and structure of their website. Participants
will be entered into a prize draw to win £15 of Amazon vouchers and all will
be compensated for their time with tea and cake. If you're interested, email
imt.communications.team@lse.ac.uk.
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World Mental Health Day 2014
The Student Wellbeing Service is running a stall outside the Saw Swee Hock
Student Centre tomorrow, Friday 10 October, from 11am-3pm to mark
World Mental Health Day.
We will be asking people to complete “Keep Calm and…" posters with ideas of
things that can help with mental health and wellbeing. The posters will be
pinned up and collated on the
Student Wellbeing page.
LSESU will also be setting up a “living room” outside the Saw Swee Hock
Student Centre with free tea and cakes!
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Event to showcase social science’s role in designing new lighting for
London estate
International teams of lighting design professionals, architects, planners
will present their ideas on how to improve public lighting based on social
research on a north London estate to an expert panel, including
internationally renowned lighting designer Roger Narboni, at a symposium at
LSE.
The event, 'Urban Lightscapes/Social Nightscapes', will be the culmination
of an LSE-HEIF5-funded workshop where lighting professionals and social
scientists will engage with the community of Peabody’s Whitecross estate in
Islington over the course of a week to understand life on the estate, their
lighting needs and try out different lighting schemes. During these
workshops practitioners will work with researchers from the LSE Cities
Configuring Light project to learn social science research methods, so they
can incorporate them into their future work.
Dr Don Slater, Department of Sociology, said: “We hope this project will
help bridge the gap between the users of a space and its creators – and
explore the role social research can play in the design process.”
The symposium takes place at 3.30-6.30pm on Friday 17 October. It is
free to attend and open to all but pre-registration is required.
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LSE Chill
An extra special LSE Chill will take place on Friday 24 October from
2-4pm to celebrate the official opening of the Saw Swee Hock Student
Centre. Three performers will take to the stage: Daniel Print returns with
an electric guitar for his third performance at LSE Chill, Trevor Gowan will
play the piano, and The Critique of Pure Reason will be the final act.
Check out the
LSE Chill webpage for information about the acts and dates for upcoming
Chill events. If you're interested in performing at future LSE Chill
sessions then please contact arts@lse.ac.uk
with your name and details of your act.
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New edition of LSE Perspectives
The October edition of Perspectives is now online. Each month 12 photos
taken by the LSE community are chosen to appear in LSE Arts online gallery.
Check out October’s edition
here.
See more information about submitting images for future months
here or email
lseperspectives@lse.ac.uk. Previous
galleries can be found
here.
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LSE Treatment Clinic
The LSE Treatment Clinic, which welcomes LSE students and staff, is on
the first floor of Tower Two.
The clinic offers professional treatments, at reduced rates for LSE, of
acupuncture, osteopathy and sports massage from practitioners with over
20 years of experience between them. Their combined expertise is
effective in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain, repetitive strain
injury, tension headaches, posture advice, sports injuries, anxiety,
insomnia, migraine, among many other ailments.
The practitioners are:
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Hanya Chlala
Acupuncture and Reflexology available in a dual-bed setting on
Wednesdays and Fridays
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Laura Dent
Sports massage available on Mondays
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Tim Hanwell
Osteopathy available on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Appointments are available Monday - Friday from 9am - 6pm and can be
booked online at
www.lsetreatmentclinic.co.uk.
All consultations are strictly confidential and sessions will last between
30 and 60 minutes depending upon the treatment.
To reach the clinic, enter the Tower One/ Tower Two reception, go up to the
first floor in Tower Two and follow the signs to the LSE Treatment Clinic.
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Lunchtime meditation
Meditation is something that we all talk about doing. But what does it
really mean? What is one meant to do whilst sitting silently? It is often
understood as tuning out the chatter, the endless thoughts, questions, and
anxieties. In fact, it is more out about tuning in to a deeper, quieter part
of yourself. Being more fully present to what is.
Classes are on Monday during term time at 12.10-12:50pm in the Faith
Centre, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, Room 2.01. No previous
experience of meditation is needed. A brief introduction will be provided
followed by a silent sitting meditation. For more information, email Tina
Basi at t.basi@lse.ac.uk.
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Skip fit lessons
Security officer and former boxer Daniel Beckley is running skip fit
lessons for all staff and students at LSE. Build up your fitness, burn
calories and increase your stamina, all within an hour.
The next lessons will take place from 1-2pm at the Badminton Court,
Old Building, on Tuesday 21 October, Tuesday 28 October, Tuesday 11
November, Tuesday 18 November, Tuesday 2 December and Tuesday 9 December.
Just turn up on any of these dates with your own skipping rope. All
lessons are free.
For more information, email Daniel at
d.beckley@lse.ac.uk.
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More for less - special offers for LSE staff
LSE staff can now get a special discount for Alexander Technique lessons
taking place at the Bloomsbury Centre, just a five minute walk from LSE.
If you spend a lot of time sitting or standing, reading or using a
computer then how you use yourself in these and many other daily
activities can have a profound effect on how well you function.
Lessons can relieve back pain, RSI, help improve posture, lessen
depression and anxiety and make you sound better. Improvements in these
areas lead to a better general appearance and enhance your confidence
generally.
Lessons cost £40 per individual for LSE staff (normal lesson fee £45) or
you can take part in a four week Tuesday evening course taking place in
October and November, costing £70 for LSE staff (normal price £80). For
more information, contact Alun Thomas on 07817 091385 or email
alun.thomas@hotmail.co.uk.
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Using your own computer at LSE
Struggling to get your own computer set up for working at LSE? There are
dozens of
online guides and FAQs available to help. The vast range of topics
include:
- How to download and use the free anti-virus available to staff and
students
- File storage options and quotas
- How to connect to an LSE printer using any of various operating
systems
- How to amend your LSE IT account to reflect a change in your surname
or title
- Connecting to the LSE network either on or off campus
- MS Office skills such as using Track Changes in Word or how to
forward your email in Outlook
- Guides to specialist software ranging from Abacus and Endnote to
Stata and VoteView
- And much more...
Advice and help with viruses, network connection and hardware problems is
available to all staff and students from the Laptop Surgery in STC.S198.
Opening hours are listed
here.
A huge range of additional computer training resources is available via
the
IT Training website. Subscribe to the
IT Training mailing list to stay informed of upcoming courses and
workshops.
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 LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture shows the Freshers' Fair, held last week to welcome
new students to the School.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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 Research
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School can worsen disabled children's behavioural problems,
researchers say
Much more could be done to help children with physical and learning
disabilities cope with the challenges they face on entering school, new
research from LSE suggests.
A study from LSE and the Institute of Education, University of London,
has found that the behavioural problems of many disabled children worsen
between the ages of three and seven. They encounter increasing difficulties
in terms of hyperactivity, emotional problems and getting on with other
children.
However, disabled children might have fewer behavioural issues in their
early years if more schools introduced stringent anti-bullying measures and
other support strategies, the researchers claim.
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 Events
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A speech by Minouche Shafik, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England
- on Monday 27 October
Tickets will be released on Tuesday 21 October
Nemat (Minouche) Shafik became Deputy Governor of the Bank of
England on 1 August 2014. She is Deputy Governor for Markets and
Banking. She represents the Bank in international groups and
institutions, including as G7 Deputy and in the Bank's engagement with
the IMF, overseas central banks and the Bank for International
Settlements. Dr Shafik sits on the Monetary Policy Committee, and
attends the Financial Policy Committee and the Bank's Court of
Directors.
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'Art and Politics Now' - on Monday 13 October at 6.30pm in the
Wolfson Theatre, NAB with Anthony Downey
Since the turn of the 21st century, contemporary artists have
increasingly engaged with some of the most pressing issues facing our
world, from globalisation, migration and citizenship to conflict,
terrorism and social activism. In this talk, Dr Anthony Downey explores
the implications of this development, for both art and politics alike.
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'Structural Reform for Growth with Equity' - on Tuesday 14
October at 1pm in the New Theatre, East Building with Alberto Arenas
The government of President Bachelet in Chile is undertaking a
number of initiatives to promote inclusive growth. Alberto Arenas,
Finance Minister, will discuss the main aspects of these efforts,
particularly on the recently passed tax reform, the evolution of the
pension system, the agenda of productivity, innovation and growth as
well as the energy agenda.
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'Secure the Borders!' The Cost and Consequences of Europe's 'Fight
Against Irregular Migration' - on Tuesday 14 October at 5pm in
The Venue, Saw Swee Hock with Dr Ruben Andersson, Dr Nicholas De Genova,
Jeremy Harding, Dr Cecilia Malmström (pictured)
The summer of 2014 has been yet another season of misery at Europe’s
southern frontiers. A decade on from the founding of Europe’s border
agency Frontex, the challenges at the border seem as steep and
intractable as ever. To mark the launch of Illegality, Inc., this
event grapples with difficult questions about the ‘business of bordering
Europe’ in the boats’ wake – while also suggesting ways in which the
suffering at the borders may be alleviated in the future.
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'The Politics of Climate Change 2014: what cause for hope?' - on
Tuesday 14 October at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building with
Professor Lord Giddens
Professor Lord Giddens published The Politics of Climate Change
in 2007 and is currently preparing a new edition for publication in
2015. He will consider how much progress has been made in containing
global warming - arguably one of the greatest threats to a stable future
for humanity.
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'The Summit: the biggest battle of the Second World War – fought
behind closed doors' - on Wednesday 15 October at 6pm in the
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB with Ed Conway
The overhaul of the international monetary system agreed at the
Breton Woods summit in 1944 was the closest to perfection the world’s
economy has ever been. Ed Conway is the Economics Editor of Sky News and
author of The Summit: the biggest battle of the Second World War -
fought behind closed doors.
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'Women in Public Life: above the parapet' - on Wednesday 15
October at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building with Dr Joyce Banda
Joyce Banda will reflect on her journey to the highest level of
public life. This event launches a new Institute of Public Affairs
project exploring the roads taken by women who shape public life.
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'The Outlook for Global Financial Stability' - on Thursday 16
October at 6pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building with Dr José Viñals
José Viñals is currently the Financial Counsellor and Director of
the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). He is a member of the Financial Stability Board,
representing the IMF.
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'Rationality and Irrationality in Government' - on Thursday 16
October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB with Professor Cass
Sunstein
What impact is behavioural science having on politics and business?
Simplified disclosure, default rules, social norms, and ‘choice
architecture’ are all being used to steer people in specific directions.
Are these ‘nudges’ improving our decisions? Are they offsetting
irrational behaviour?
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'Hand to Mouth: the truth about being poor in a wealthy world' -
on Thursday 16 October at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House with Linda Tirado
Linda Tirado knows from experience what it is to be poor, to
struggle to make ends meet. She was working all hours at two jobs - as a
food service worker in a chain restaurant and as a voting rights
activist at a non-profit organisation - to support her young family. She
knows what it’s like to have problems you wish you could fix, but no
money, energy or resources to fix them, and no hope of getting any.
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'Why Emerging Countries Need Their Own Growth Recipes' - on
Thursday 16 October at 6.30pm in the Thai Theatre with Dr Jacques Rogozinski
and Professor Stuart Corbridge
Emerging countries, such as the BRICS and MIST, are developing into
sources of significant growth. these exporters and capital and investment
receivers face similar problems in different scales, such as poverty,
inequality, corruption and weak institutions. Therefore, emerging countries'
growth recipes must be outlined according to their own needs and challenges.
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Centre Buildings Redevelopment Public Exhibition - from Monday
13 until Friday 17 October at 10am-5pm In the former Three Tuns, Clare
Market, Houghton Street. Late opening until 7.30pm on Wednesday 15 October.
Take a look at the School's proposals for the Centre Buildings
Redevelopment project at this Public Exhibition presented by LSE Estates.
Take the opportunity to view and comment on the proposals before a planning
application is submitted to Westminster City Council in December this year.
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'Social Psychology Open Lectures: Societal change and installation
theory' - on Tuesday 14 October at 2.15-3.45pm in the Old Theatre
with Professor Saadi Lahlou
How do societies funnel their members into specific behaviour? Can the
same mechanisms be used to change the world? As Kurt Lewin said, the best
way to understand complex systems is to try to change them. Professor Saadi
Lahlou will discuss how in practice, however, it is useful to have a
framework to guide these attempts to change and to understand what happens.
This event is free and open to all on a first come first served basis.
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'Greece: Taking Stock: Economic and financial changes since the onset
of the global and Euro area crises' - on
Tuesday 14 October at 6.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre with Professor
Eleni Louri-Dendrinou
Professor Louri-Dendrinou, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of
Greece, will consider the roots of the crises and the first and second
adjustment programmes. She will also discuss the Bank of Greece’s
strategy, its next steps and the stabilisation of the Greek banking
system.
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'Why Emerging Countries Need Their Own Growth Recipes' - on
Thursday 16 October at 6.30pm in the Thai Theatre with Dr Jacques Rogozinski
and Professor Stuart Corbridge
Emerging countries, such as the BRICS and MIST, are developing into
sources of significant growth. these exporters and capital and investment
receivers face similar problems in different scales, such as poverty,
inequality, corruption and weak institutions. Therefore, emerging countries'
growth recipes must be outlined according to their own needs and challenges.
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'Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the
Cold War' - on
Thursday 16 October at 6.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre with Dr
Roham Alvandi
Roham Alvandi offers a revisionist account of the Shah's relationship
with the United States by examining the partnership he forged with Richard
Nixon and Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. Dr Alvandi will discuss how the Shah
shaped US policy in the Persian Gulf under Nixon and Kissinger, including
the CIA’s covert support for the Kurdish revolt in northern Iraq, and the US
role in the origins of Iran’s nuclear program. The lecture will be followed
by a drinks reception.
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'Economic Rationality and British Investment in Brazilian Coffee
Plantations, 1900-50' - on Monday 13 October at 5.30pm in Room
3.04, Tower Two with
Robert Greenhill
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Opening of the new media studio – Roger Graef in conversation with
Professor Conor Gearty
Speakers: Roger Graef, Professor Conor Gearty
Recorded: Tuesday 30 September 2014, approx. 87 minutes
Giving Guidance On Future Monetary Policy In A Very Uncertain World
Speakers: Professor David Miles, Professor Charles Goodhart
Recorded: Tuesday 30 September 2014, approx. 78 minutes
Gender, Inequality and Power
Speaker: Professor Diane Perrons
Recorded: Wednesday 1 October 2014, approx. 85 minutes
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second interview
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with.....Rachel Middlemass
I joined LSE at the end of September from University College, where I headed up a small team brought in to support the development of the impact components of UCL’s REF2014 submission and retained to provide ongoing strategic support for research impact. I’ve previously worked at the University of East London, University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University. I did a PhD at the University of Nottingham, exploring the relationship between male corporeality and masculine identity in the twelfth- and thirteenth-centuries.
What does your role as Research Impact Manager involve?
In November 2013, UK universities made submissions to the first Research Excellence Framework (REF2014), which informs the selective allocation of public funding across the Higher Education sector. This is done through assessment of the quality of each institution’s research outputs and environment and, for the first time, its non-academic “research impact”.
LSE submitted 66 case studies of its impacts to REF2014. You’ll be able to read summaries of all of those on a new LSE research impact website, due to be launched on 18 December 2014.
The central focus of my role in the new post of Research Impact Manager is to support the continued realisation, enhancement, demonstration and recording of examples of excellent research impact from across the School. That will include building up a bank of records of recent, current and potential research impact from across the School - if anyone has any suggestions about projects I should be documenting as part of that process, please do get in touch and I’ll come and have a chat!
I’ll also be involved in the development and delivery of training and guidance relating to research impact, including best practice examples of a wide range of the many applications and benefits of LSE research.
Describe yourself in 3 words
Mostly very cheerful.
What is the first thing you do when you get home in the evening?
Usually, go out again! Otherwise it’s a heady combination of tea, toast, peanut butter and pyjamas.
If you could bring one famous person back to life, who would it be and why?
Srinivasa Ramanujan, the self-taught Indian mathematician hailed for his exceptional natural genius, who died in 1920 at the age of 32. I just think it’s sad that the world lost such an extraordinary mind so young and wonder what he could have accomplished with more time.
Which book shaped your childhood?
In common, I’m sure, with lots of slightly bookish children, Matilda by Roald Dahl, though I must confess a (retrospectively rather frightening) admiration for Miss Trunchbull, or at least for her impressive aptitude for hammer throwing (see competitions, below…)
Have you ever won a competition?
I most certainly have. I was, in my youth, an exceptionally talented welly wanger. I retired at the age of about 10, safe in the knowledge that the key to a really enviable legacy of sporting success is quitting whilst you’re ahead.
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