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World Mental Health Day at LSE
Last Friday, the Student Wellbeing Service ran a stall outside the Saw Swee
Hock Student Centre to promote the 'Time To Change' campaign that aims to
end mental health discrimination. This year’s campaign is 'It’s time to
talk', which encourages everyone to have a conversation about mental health.
One in four of us will experience a mental health problem in any year.
Despite being a common issue, it can be hard to talk about. This campaign
aims to help break down barriers and end the
stigma and discrimination of mental health issues by talking about them.
People who come to the Student Wellbeing Service's stall were asked to
complete a 'Keep Calm And…' poster, giving ideas of how they manage their
mental health and wellbeing. Eighty seven people shared how they relax and
maintain their mental health and wellbeing, with ideas ranging from 'have a
cup of tea', 'take a deep breath', 'dance', 'get lots of sleep' and 'study'!
The Student Wellbeing Service also publicised the support available at LSE,
including the Student Counselling Service, Disability and Wellbeing Service,
Careers and the Peer Support Service, with a range of staff from these
departments spending time at the stall.
The stall was a great success and lots of fun, particularly as the Student
Wellbeing Service was working alongside the Student Union's 'living room'
where they were asking people to say a few words about mental health over
tea and cake on the sofa.
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‘ReLove’ raises £900 for student and staff green projects
Last week saw the return of another successful ReLove event to Houghton
Street and Bankside Hall of Residence. ReLove collects items donated by
students moving out of halls, and gives them a new home by selling them
on to new students.
A huge £900 was raised for the LSE Sustainable Projects Fund, which
supports student and staff projects to improve sustainability on campus.
ReLove also saved around eight tonnes of items from going to waste,
minimising LSE’s environmental impact by reducing waste at source and
providing affordable items for students. Refrigerators of all shapes and
sizes proved to be the best seller at Bankside Hall of residence, along
with stationery, books and notice boards!
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The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre (SAW) wins LEAF
Award The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre has won the Public Building of
the Year award at the
2014 LEAF (Leading European Architects Forum) Awards, adding to its
considerable collection of accolades as we look forward to the announcement
of the Stirling Prize tomorrow.
The SAW was also shortlisted in the Best Sustainable Development of
the Year category at the LEAF awards, but just lost out to One Central Park
in Sydney; an amazing project by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and PTW Architects
which was also named as the overall winner.
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LSE launches specialist entrepreneurship unit
A specialist unit dedicated to promoting and understanding
entrepreneurship’s potential as a powerful force for driving change around
the globe has been launched by LSE.
Through courses, public lectures, debates and networking events, LSE
Entrepreneurship will foster discussions around entrepreneurial activity and
its impact on individuals, societies and economies, as well as enterprises.
LSE Director and President Craig Calhoun, who spoke at the LSE
Entrepreneurship launch last week, said, “LSE Entrepreneurship’s agenda is
very much connected to the School’s long-term agenda of understanding social
change and exploring how social sciences can contribute to these big
discussions. As more students choose careers that involve self-employment
and starting their own businesses, an offering that develops their
entrepreneurial thinking abilities and understanding is a valuable addition
to the School.”
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Library launches Fabian Society Archive
The Library has made hundreds of pamphlets and minute books from the Fabian
Society available on its Digital
Library. The archive, featuring material from 1884 to 1997 with
contributions from prominent political figures such as Clement Attlee, Tony
Benn and Gordon Brown, is now freely available to view
online.
The Fabian Society archive project honours an important part of LSE’s
heritage; co-founders of LSE Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb and George Bernard
Shaw, were also early and influential members of the Fabian Society.
The archive includes George Bernard Shaw's
annotated minutes from a May 1884 meeting of the Fabians, his first
recorded contribution to the group. It also features a tract from 1912 which
shows the Fabian’s activities as a campaigning organisation:
Family Life on a Pound a Week by Maud Pember Reeves considers
whether or not a typical family could survive on a low income. There is also
1995 pamphlet written by Tony Blair:
Let
us Face the Future Together reviews the achievements of the 1945
Labour government and considers how New Labour was facing similar challenges
as it approached the 1997 general election.
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Academics abroad
Dr Heather Jones
On Wednesday 8 October Dr Heather Jones presented as part of a three person
panel at the EU ‘Committee of the Regions’ at Brussels as part of the launch
event for ‘14-18-Online’, a new online open access peer-reviewed
Encyclopaedia of the First World War:
http://www.1914-1918-online.net/
The encyclopaedia has been written by historians in over 50 countries. Dr
Jones is on the Board of Editors. The encyclopaedia is now live online for
the public to access.
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 Notices
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Partnership PhD Mobility Bursaries 2014-15 for LSE PhD students
Applications are invited from LSE PhD students for a partnership
mobility bursary to visit the National University of Singapore or
Sciences Po (Paris) in 2014-15. One place remains available at each
institution for a student to work informally with an advisor on their
PhD thesis, research and/or on related publications and presentations,
and to attend conferences and workshops both at the host institution and
within the wider regional/national academic community.
LSE will provide financial support with a bursary of £2,500 to students
to visit one of these two partner institutions. The bursary is intended
to contribute to the student's expenses, including travel,
accommodation, living and educational materials.
Students registered for PhD studies at any LSE department and who have
already been upgraded to full doctoral student status are eligible to
apply. Each visit should last a minimum of two months and a maximum of
three months.
Applications must be submitted by noon on Tuesday 11 November.
Email
academic_partnerships@lse.ac.uk with any questions.
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Read about the experience of a former participant who visited Sciences
Po, Inez Freiin von Weitershausen, in this week's 60
second interview.
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#AsktheDirector is back
Do you have a question for the LSE Director? Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun)
will be live on Twitter to answer your tweets from 3-4pm on Wednesday 22
October.
Feel free to ask him a question in advance, or during the ‘live hour’, using
the hashtag #AsktheDirector.
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SCR event - The Night Shift The Night Shift is run by the
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. It specialises in unique classical
nights, bringing you great music in a relaxed and contemporary setting,
outside of the usual concert hall. The music is introduced by the musicians,
or an MC, and you’re encouraged to ditch the irksome classical rules – so
feel free to have a drink, cough and clap when you like.
An ensemble of six professional musicians will present a programme based
around Purcell in the Shaw Library. Tickets are £10, which will include a
first free welcome drink and nibbles.
Join the SCR committee on Thursday 13 November in the Shaw Library
- doors open at 6pm with the event starting at 6.30pm until 8pm
Tickets can be booked in advance with Veronique Mizgailo,
v.mizgailo@lse.ac.uk. Tickets may
also be available on the door on the night.
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International Growth Centre's new blog and website
The International Growth Centre has launched a new website and blog to
help their work promoting sustainable growth in developing countries by
providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Take a
look at them here.
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LSE History blog
The LSE History blog has been transformed. Take a peek at its new look,
subscribe to its posts, and read the latest about the wise words of
William Beveridge in his addresses to new students during his time as
Director of LSE in the 20s and 30s
here.
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RUN. VOTE. CHANGE.
LSE Students’ Union is holding elections for a Postgraduate Students’
Officer, Postgraduate Research Students’ Officer, Mature and Part-time
Students’ Officer, and this year for the first time ever, a BME Students’
Officer. The full list of positions is available at
www.lsesu.com/elections.
Nominations are open until next Monday at
www.lsesu.com/elections.
We want to encourage as many students to run for a position as possible,
in order to keep the SU diverse and representative. So if you know any
students who would be perfect for any of these roles, please encourage them
to stand, or pass their name onto Engagement Co-ordinator Laura Burley on
L.A.Burley@lse.ac.uk.
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Call for submissions – LSE Perspectives
Taken some artistic photos you’d like to share? Send them to
Lseperspectives@lse.ac.uk by
Tuesday 28 October and your photos could be displayed in the November
edition of Perspectives.
See the
website for more information about submitting your images, or the
previous galleries can be found on the Perspectives
homepage.
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Communications Division office move
Work is continuing on the fourth floor of Tower Three preparing the offices
for the new Communications Division.
From Monday 20 October, the Design Unit will be temporarily location in
3.02, Tower Three until around the middle of November. Academic Partnerships
will also remain in 3.02 Tower Three for the time being. They can be
accessed either from Tower Two or from Tower Three, via the Confucius
Institute.
Also from Monday 20 October, the Press Office and Digital Communications
along with the Africa at LSE and India at LSE blogs will move to their new
permanent home of 4.01, Tower Three. However, due to ongoing work these
teams can only be accessed from Tower Two until mid November.
If you have any questions or you're uncertain where a member of the
Communications Division is located, call Maddy on x7582.
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New Podcast Episode: Academics in Exile
What happens when academics turn enemy of the state? LSE podcast series
Audible Impact takes a closer look at the work of the Council for At-Risk
Academics (CARA). CARA was started by William Beveridge, LSE Director from
1919 to 1937, to assist Jewish academics fleeing Nazi Germany. The charity
now works with 100 universities in the UK to aid academic refugees in
countries from Zimbabwe to Syria.
Cheryl Brumley, Multimedia Editor at LSE, speaks to LSE Fellow Latefa
Guemar about her journey from academic to exile after Guemar escaped the
Algerian Civil War. Once in the UK, CARA awarded her grants so that she
could revive her professional life as an academic. She is now undertaking a
PhD at the University of Swansea and holds a fellowship position within the
LSE Gender Institute. “It was a dream to rebuild the same life I left at
home,” said Guemar.
In the podcast, Brumley also speaks to a refugee and academic from
Uzbekistan who fled the country to escape a prison sentence for being gay.
Listen
here.
Audible Impact is the podcast of the award-winning Impact Blog and is hosted
by Sierra Williams.
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The Library opens extra study space for LSE students in
the Course Collection
The Library has opened 36 additional study spaces in the Course
Collection on its ground floor.
The changes came following feedback from students to increase the amount
of quiet study space available to them. The Library has listened and as a
result there are now 56 seats in the Course Collection area, giving students
priority use of a substantial new area dedicated to quiet study.
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LSE Chill
An extra special LSE Chill will take place on Friday 24 October from
2-4pm to celebrate the Saw Swee Hock opening ceremony. Three acts will
take to the stage to perform their music.
Check out the
LSE Chill webpage for more information about the acts and to see the
dates for upcoming Chill events.
If you are 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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Turbocharge your MS Office skills in practical workshops
Need to be able to use Excel in a more sophisticated way? Want to develop a
more engaging way of using PowerPoint? Need to work with long Word documents
more efficiently?
Check out our
IT Practical Workshops. These sessions flip traditional training on its
head by presenting learners with the problem to be solved and encouraging
them to use their prior experience, real-world problem solving tools, and
their fellow course mates to find the solutions in short, focused sessions.
Trainers are on hand to guide and answer questions.
If you have an IT question, check out our
online guides and FAQs or attend our weekly
Software Surgeries. Alternately, staff and PhD students are invited to
enrol for a
1-2-1 IT training session. Or contact
IT.Training@lse.ac.uk to book a
consultation with a training specialist.
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 features the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre in
Sheffield Street.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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New Gearty Grilling online
A new Gearty Grilling video, part of the series of short video debates
between Conor Gearty, director of the IPA and professor of human rights law,
and leading researchers at LSE, is now online.
This week, Eileen Barker, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and leading expert
on new religious movements, discusses accusations that she is a "cult
apologist".
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 Events
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'Buying Time: the delayed crisis of democratic capitalism' - on
Monday 20 October at 6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building with
Professor Wolfgang Streeck (pictured) and Colin Crouch
The financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 still has the
world on tenterhooks. The gravity of the situation is matched by a
general paucity of understanding about what is happening and how it
started.
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'In Search of Human Uniqueness' - on Monday 20 October at
6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building with Professor
Michael Tomasello (pictured), Professor Rita Astuti, Dr Alex Gillespie
An exploration of what distinguishes humans from other great apes in
terms of their cognitive and social capacities.
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'Do We Need to Shake Up the Social Sciences?' - on Tuesday 21
October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
with Professor Nicholas Christakis, Professor Patrick Dunleavy, Dr
Amanda Goodall (pictured), Professor Andrew Oswald
‘Yes’, according to Nicholas Christakis. He wrote in the New York
Times: ‘Taking a page from Darwin, the natural sciences are evolving
with the times. In contrast, the social sciences have stagnated. They
offer essentially the same set of academic departments[…]This is not
only boring but also counterproductive.’ Is Christakis right?
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'The Radical Transparency of the American Republic' - on
Tuesday 21 October at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building with
Professor Matthew Connelly
For most of its history, the U.S. government’s commitment to
transparency stood as a radical counter-example to the rest of the
world. Washington, Madison, and Lincoln were in some ways as radical as
Julian Assange in their commitment to transparency. During the Civil
War, one hundred and fifty years before Wikileaks, the State Department
routinely made public normally secret diplomatic correspondences. More
recent invocations of national security stand in contrast with America’s
founders and their principles.
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'The Lakatos Award Lectures' - on Wednesday 22 October at
6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House with Professor Laura
Ruetsche, Dr David Wallace
Joint winners of the 2013 Lakatos Award, Professor Ruetsche will
speak on 'Developing the Scientific Image: The Quantum Darkroom' and Dr
Wallace will speak on 'The Emergent Multiverse'.
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'A Changing World and China' - on Wednesday 22 October at
6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building with
Ambassador Wu Jian Min
The rise of China has been one of the most important developments in
global affairs. Despite China’s growing interactions with the rest of
the world, the country’s foreign policy is largely dictated by domestic
politics and further economic reform. Distinguished Chinese diplomat Wu
Jian Min will explore China’s international strategy and what this means
for the country’s relations with the rest of the world.
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'Happiness by Design' - on Wednesday 22 October at 6.30pm in
the Old Theatre, Old Building with Professor Paul Dolan
Professor Paul Dolan will define happiness in terms of experiences
of pleasure and purpose. Behavioural science tells us that most of what
we do is not so much thought about; rather, it simply comes about. So by
clever use of priming, defaults, commitments and social norms, you can
become a whole lot happier without actually having to think very hard
about it.
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'Global News Media: the next horizon' - on Thursday 23 October
at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building with Andrew
Miller
Andrew Miller will address the challenges facing the news-media amid
continued technological upheaval, changing consumption habits and the
emergence of new competitors.
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Book launch: The Social Life of Money - on Thursday 23
October at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre with Professor Nigel Dodd
(pictured) and Professor Keith Hart
Professor Nigel Dodd, Department of Sociology, one of the world’s
leading sociologists of money, will launch his new book The Social
Life of Money with a public lecture followed by a reception where
the book will be on sale. The respondent is Keith Hart, Centennial
Professor of Economic Anthropology in the Department of International
Development. Free and open to all, seats on first come first served
basis.
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'Art and Activism: reflections on the anti-apartheid struggle and two
decades of South African democracy' - on Thursday 23 October at
6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House with Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela has long spoken out about South Africa’s struggle for
civil rights. His talk will be about arts and activism, reflecting on
the role that he and other artists, particularly those in exile, played
in the anti-apartheid movement.
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A Lecture by the Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vučić - on
Monday 27 October
Tickets will be released on Monday 20 October
Aleksandar Vučić has been Prime Minister of Serbia since 27 April 2014.
He is the Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and has
previously served as Minister of Information and Minister of Defence.
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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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A Lecture by the Slovakian Prime Minister, Robert Fico - on
Thursday 30 October
Tickets will be released on Wednesday 22 October
Robert Fico is currently serving his second term as the Prime
Minister of the Slovak Republic. He is also the author of several
professional articles and books in the field of criminal law, as well as
a lecturer at universities in the Slovak Republic and abroad.
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Book launch: The Impact of European Employment Strategy in Greece
and Portugal - on Monday 20 October at 6pm in the
Cañada Blanch Room COW 1.11, Cowdray House
with Sotirios Zartaloudis
By focusing on three key areas of employment policy – public
employment services, gender equality policies and 'flexicurity' – in
Greece and Portugal, this study provides a model to explore how European
Employment Strategy can influence member states' employment policy.
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ALPHA launch: Ageing, Lifecourse and Population Health Analysis -
on Friday 24 October at 2-6pm in Room 9.04, Tower One
The goal of LSE's ALPHA research unit is to undertake and promote
research on lifecourse, socioeconomic and intergenerational influences on
individual and population health. LSE ALPHA brings together three research
programmes funded by the European Research Council. Join their launch to
hear more about LSE ALPHA, these research programmes and a speech from
Professor Lisa Berkman. Register for the event
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Social Psychology Open Lectures: 'Human Consciousness and the Social
Self' - on Tuesday 20 October at 2.15-3.45pm in the Old Theatre with
Dr Caroline Howarth
How do we think? How does human consciousness develop? What is the
connection between human consciousness, culture and social change?
This lecture focuses on the development of human consciousness and the
socially constructed and temporal nature of self, drawing on the works of
Mead and Goffman, before considering the impact of rapid cultural change on
the self and discussing links between human consciousness, relations of
power and agency.
Free and open to all, entry on a first come first served basis.
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'Political Orientations and Internal Power-struggles in the
Nationalist Movement in Kosovo, 1968-2008' - on Tuesday 21 October at
6pm in the Cañada Blanch Room, Cowdray House with Dr Gëzim Krasniqi and Dr
James Ker-Lindsay
Dr Gëzim Krasniqi is the Alexander Nash Fellow at the School of Slavonic
and East European Studies, University College London. His main research
interests include politics, nationalism, nationalist movements and
citizenship in South East Europe.
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'The Political Economy of Finance, Energy and Security in the UAE:
between the Majilis and the market' - on Tuesday 21 October at 6.30pm
in Room 9.04, Tower Two with Dr Karen Young Dr Karen Young will
summarise her new book, The Political Economy of Finance, Energy and
Security in the UAE: between the Majilis and the market, presenting her
argument about the role of informal institutions in policy making and
state-building in the UAE.
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LTI NetworkED seminar:
'Digital literacy in practice - making change happen' - on
Wednesday 22 October at 5pm with Josie Fraser
Josie Fraser will discuss her experience as the lead on technology for
Leicester City Council's £340 million Building Schools for the Future (BSF)
Programme. In addition to leading on ICT for the schools building programme,
she is responsible for setting, promoting and delivering on a city wide
agenda for educational transformation in relation to the use of technology
within schools. The talk will be of interest to anyone working to embed the
use of technology to support learning, teaching and community development
within organisations, and related issues of cultural change. Book a place
here.
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'A Matter of Life and Death for the Country: the Iranian intervention
in Oman, 1972-1975' - on Thursday 23 October at 6.30pm in the
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building with Professor James Goode
Professor Goode discusses one of the Shah’s most successful foreign
initiatives.
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'What is 'Modern' about Modern Greece?' - on Friday 7 November
at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House with Professor Molly
Greene, Professor Vassilis Lambropoulos, Professor Stathis Kalyvas and
Professor Kevin Featherstone
The debt crisis has provoked new debate over Greece’s historical path
and its identity. Was the crisis a result of it somehow being less
‘modern’ than previously thought? But what is ‘modern’ in this context?
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry on a
first come first served basis.
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Exhibition: 'Afghanistan: The transition' - from 26 October - 28
November, Monday - Friday, at 10am-8pm in the Atrium Gallery
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in collaboration with documentary
photographers Andrea Bruce and Mikhail Galustov, present a series of highly
evocative photographs capturing personal stories from MSF’s Afghanistan
projects to highlight the serious ongoing problems of accessing basic health
care in Afghanistan.
This exhibition is open to all, no ticket required. For more information see
the
website, or email arts@lse.ac.uk.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Inequality and the one per cent: what goes wrong when the rich become
too rich
Speaker: Professor Danny Dorling
Recorded: Tuesday 7 October 2014, approx. 85 minutes
The Paradox of China's Peaceful Rise
Speakers: Professor Barry Buzan, Professor Arne Westad
Recorded: Tuesday 7 October 2014, approx. 90 minutes
The History Manifesto
Speakers: Professor David Armitage, Dr Jo Guldi, Professor Simon Szreter
Recorded: Wednesday 8 October 2014, approx. 83 minutes
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second interview
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with.....Inez Freiin von Weitershausen
Since 2011, I have been a PhD candidate at the International Relations Department where I work on European co-operation in foreign policy, notably during the Arab uprisings. I enjoy very much what I am doing as it gives me the opportunity to research what interests me and I get to teach students who share my passion for international politics. This year I taught in the Government Department and also at LSE's summer school, both here in London and in Beijing, which were both great experiences.
I am very thankful to have had the opportunity to conduct interviews for my work in London and Berlin - both cities are great places to enjoy my two other passions: art and music. I sometimes wish I had more time to talk to independent artists, go to galleries, jazz and classical concerts and produce more art and music myself but, as every PhD student knows, writing a thesis is very time consuming. So in the meantime - and hopefully until I have time to use them differently - I try to capture my observations and experiences by writing blog posts, journalistic articles and short stories. I can recommend creative writing as a nice way to free one's mind.
Please tell us about your
experience as a candidate under the
Partnership PhD Mobility Bursaries.
Thanks to LSE's Partnership PhD
Mobility Bursaries, I was able to
conduct an essential part of my
fieldwork in Paris and learn more
about my topic. My stay in Paris was
a wonderful experience, both
academically as well as personally.
I learned about the distinct
character of French academia, the
importance of hierarchies and
formalities, and the beauty of the
French capital. I also learned that
Parisians are much nicer than their
reputation suggests.
If you could book any guest
speaker for an LSE public event, who
would you choose?
I would choose Richard Saul Wurman,
founder of TED, to talk about his
visions; Oliver Samwer, one of
Germany's most active and successful
tech entrepreneurs, to talk about
his plans for the global financial
system; and Ai Weiwei, Chinese
contemporary artist, to talk about
arts and politics
What three items would you take
to a desert island with you?
I would take a huge stack of writing
material so I could document my
time, write letters to my loved ones
and maybe the book How to survive on
a desert island - for dummies the
Bible, the Quran or Siddharta by
Herman Hesse, so I won’t lose hope.
I'd also take a lighter, as I know
I'd be too impatient to make fire
any other way.
Where is the most interesting
place you have visited?
I have been lucky enough to travel
to so many amazing places that it is
simply impossible to choose. But I
have to say that I really loved
Georgia - for its beautiful nature,
kind people, delicious food,
beautiful script and its
authenticity.
Who is your favourite author?
Also a tough question. I really like
Cervantes, but would probably choose
Dale Carnegie - his writings seem to
be timeless, applicable and great
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Research Division Training Programme 2014-15
The Research Division has just published its events and training programme
for Michaelmas term. Most events are open to both academic and professional
services staff.
Their programme provides staff with the skills to win and manage research
grants, knowledge exchange and impact activities. It includes information
sessions, workshops, panel sessions and visits from funding bodies. It also
provides a platform to network and share experience with colleagues.
Delivered in partnership with the Teaching and Learning Centre
See the list of upcoming events and book your place
here.
Contact
researchdivision@lse.ac.uk for more information. Follow us on
Twitter @LSE_RD.
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Knowledge Exchange and Impact Masterclasses - on Tuesday 4 November
at 12.30-2pm in Room 9.04, Tower Two Knowledge Exchange and Impact
Masterclasses, hosted by the Institute of Public Affairs, will be held
during the academic year, one in each term. The theme of the Michaelmas term
session will be the roles that LSE faculty can play in the work of
government commissions. Our distinguished panel includes: Professors John
Hills, Eileen Munro and Tony Travers. The session will be chaired by
Professor Julia Black, Pro-Director for Research. Demand is expected to be
high and places are limited. Please RSVP to
conferences@lse.ac.uk if you
would like to attend.
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Training and development opportunities for staff
Courses scheduled for next week 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.
- Assistant Professor in Gender and Contemporary Culture,
Gender Institute
- Assistant Professor in International Political Economy,
Department of International Relations
- Administrative Assistant, Department of Law
- Assistant Professor in Political Science and Public Policy,
Department of Government
- HR Manager - Review and Promotions, Human Resources
- PA/Institutions Coordinator, Academic Registrar’s Division
- Research Festival Assistant, Institute of Public Affairs
- Residential Services Office - Halls of Residence Lead, RCSD:
Accommodation Office
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 23
October. Articles for this should be emailed to me by
Tuesday 21 October. Staff
News is emailed every Thursday during term time and fortnightly during
the holidays.
Thanks, Maddy
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