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Michaelmas Term Teaching Surveys
Message from Professor Paul Kelly (pictured), Pro-Director for Teaching and Learning
The School will be conducting teaching surveys in weeks eight and nine of
this term. Students will be asked to complete questionnaires in
classes/seminars/lectures for half-unit courses, and for any other courses
on which teachers teach only this term: teaching by permanent teachers on
full-unit courses will be surveyed mainly in the Lent term.
The class/seminar survey asks for student views on the course as a whole;
it also asks opinion of their class teacher’s performance. The survey covers
permanent faculty, GTAs and LSE Fellows. Teachers should conduct surveys
during classes/seminars: it should take no more than ten minutes to
complete. Some teachers will also conduct a separate survey about lectures.
Please ask a student volunteer to collect completed questionnaires and to
return them, sealed in the envelope provided, to the drop box in the Student
Services Centre.
For more general information about teaching surveys, please visit
TQARO’s ‘FAQ’ page. Some courses have several teachers/lecturers – there
are two options available, and these should be discussed with the Course
Convenor. For details about survey arrangements for such non-standard
teaching, please see the
TQARO webpage.
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RCSD, Estates and the Finance Division
re-accredited with an Investors in People bronze award
Message from
Andy Farrell, Chief Financial Officer
Investors in People
(IIP) is a proven business improvement framework - a quality standard
focussing on people. It places emphasis on maximising the contribution of
employees to an organisation, and continually strives to improve business
performance.
At the end of October, three divisions within Finance and Facilities
(Residential and Catering Services Division, Estates and the Finance
Division) sought re-accreditation for IIP, which is in line with the
prescribed three-year review cycle. IMT will be reviewed separately in
January 2015.
The purpose of the assessment was to identify evidence to show
we continue to meet the Core IIP Standard in full and also to establish
whether we met the higher level requirements of the Extended Investors in
People Framework.
The assessor interviewed a total of 54 staff within Finance and
Facilities and I am very pleased to report that following her assessment we
have been re-accredited with a bronze award - a higher standard
than when we were originally reviewed in 2011.
This really is wonderful news and is great testament to staff working in
the divisions who have worked hard to ensure we have a culture of continuous
improvement.
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Old Building goes art-house As some of you may have
seen, the entrance to the Old Building has taken on a new style this week,
with the installation of a new piece of public art, called Final Sale.
This temporary installation is the creation of the Recycle Group - made
up of the award winning Russian artists Andrey Blokhin and Georgy Kuznetsov
- who “explore the realm of ‘virtual reality’ using both recycled imagery
and materials.”
The piece was loaned to the School free of charge by the Gazelli Art
House as part of its on-going commitment to art education. It will be mounted over the main
entrance to the Old Building for the next three months.
Recycle Group’s work is mainly concerned with consumerism and the
infinite drive for materialistic sustainability. Recycling is a central part
of their art, whether this is through the use of recycled materials or
recycling of familiar imagery.
The LSE installation is composed of both recycled imagery and materials,
and examines the socio-political and economic effects created by the current
financial climate - exploring the realm of modern day economics and its
effect on today’s society.
Commenting on the new artwork, Julian Robinson, Director of LSE Estates,
said: “Whilst we are world renowned for our place in the social sciences the
LSE is also passionate about architecture, art and public engagement. The
Recycle Group’s installation above our main entrance, demonstrates that art
and social science can combine to produce an innovative and thoughtful take
on the human condition.” More
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World's top economists warn UN Sustainable Development Goals will not
succeed without emphasis on economic growth Some of the world’s top
economists have warned the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon,
that the Sustainable Development Goals will not succeed without a stronger
emphasis on the need for economic growth, in an open letter.
Ahead of negotiations to finalise the Goals - which will replace the
Millennium Development Goals - 18 leading economists warn Mr Ban that,
“Achieving the SDG targets will not be possible unless the agenda focuses
squarely on individuals as active generators of their own income, lifting
themselves out of poverty.”
The letter has been signed by Professor Sir Paul Collier, Director of the
International Growth Centre and Professor of Economics at the University of
Oxford, and Professor Tim Besley from LSE.
Professor Larry Summers, Professor and President Emeritus of Harvard
University, Dr Nancy Birdsall, founding president of the Center for Global
Development, Professor Dani Rodrik, the Institute for Advanced Study,
Princeton, and Professor James Robinson, author of Why Nations Fail and
professor at Harvard University, are also amongst the signatories.
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Cities are key to driving economic growth and fighting climate change
The world’s 724 largest cities could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up
to 1.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent annually by 2030 through
better, more efficient transport systems. This is more than the annual
emissions of Japan.
This surprising figure comes from a new series of studies released by the
Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, and led by LSE Cities, which
suggests how cities develop will be critical to achieve economic growth and
tackle climate change.
The studies provide real-world examples of how to achieve better patterns
of urbanisation and highlight how cities can grow their economies while
reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
One of the case-studies focuses on the city of Lima, which hosts next
week’s global climate negotiations. Lima currently has over 7 million
inhabitants and is one of the fastest growing cities in Latin America.
Without further action it will see substantial increases in energy bills,
which will be bad for the poor, and more greenhouse gas emissions, which
will be bad for the climate.
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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 Emily Jackson, Professor of Law, discusses euthanasia and
assisted suicide.
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Professor Serge Moscovici 1925 - 2014 It is with great sorrow
that we acknowledge the death of Professor Serge Moscovici (pictured), a
inspirational scholar and a great friend to the Department of Social
Psychology at LSE.
Professor Catherine Campbell, Head of Department, said:
"Professor Moscovici has been a huge intellectual presence in our
Department, and played a key role in influencing the development of the
distinctive brand of societal psychology that is the hallmark of our
collective work. He will be sorely missed, but will continue to inform our
theory and practice for many years to come."
If you would like to leave a tribute, please
click here.
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New research group on history and theory in international relations
A new
School-wide research group looking at history and theory has been launched
by academics Tarak Barkawi, George Lawson and James Morrison.
The
group aims both to raise the profile of historical work in international
relations and to deepen the historical sensibility of international
relations scholarship more generally. It seeks to build bridges between
scholars in a variety of fields - from positivist political science to
post-colonial theory, from historical sociology to the New Institutional
Economics - who work at the nexus of history and international relations.
For
more information,
click here or contact James Morrison at
j.a.morrison@lse.ac.uk.
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LSE Enterprise - applying LSE’s expertise
LSE Enterprise is LSE’s business arm, working with colleagues around the
School to apply their research and teaching expertise to policy and
corporate issues.
This year, we worked with 270 LSE staff in over 40 departments, centres and
research units, who together received £2.25 million for their work. Our
teaching and consultancy spanned health management, public policy, venture
capital, comparative politics, international migration, children’s rights,
city planning, European cohesion and more. Our profits are returned to LSE -
£1.2 million this year.
To find out more about working with us, please visit
lse.ac.uk/enterprise or email
enterprise@lse.ac.uk.
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Academics abroad
Dr Alex Gillespie, Deputy Head of the Department of Social
Psychology, presented a paper to a public audience at the
University of Chicago on Tuesday 18 November. The two other speakers
were Professor Hazel Markus (Stanford) and Professor Jim Sidanius
(Harvard). The three speakers debated the topic of conflict at
structural, cultural, and interpersonal levels. The event was sponsored
by both the Norman Wait Harris Memorial Fund and the Council for
Advanced Studies at the University of Chicago.
On Friday 21 November, Professor Ken Shadlen
of the Department of International Development presented at the
National Law University, Delhi, on "Indian Patent Prosecution in Context:
evidence from 'twin' applications" with Bhaven Sampat of Columbia
University.
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Notices
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How can LSE improve its communication to students? As you know,
there are a number of ways the School currently communicates with students -
primarily through Student News, all student emails and the intranet
homepage, but we also have social media channels, the campus-wide plasma
screens and of course, departmental-level led communications. With the
constant evolution of digital communications, we also face new choices in
how we communicate messages as we move forward.
The Communications Division, with ARD, is therefore planning to carry out
a review of LSE’s communication to students this term to establish whether
we are using the right channels for the right messages, and what students
feel we could be doing better. We plan to run a series of focus groups with
students over the coming term, as well as circulating a survey more widely
to all undergraduate and postgraduate students.
We will feedback our findings when we have them but would welcome your
input on this as we carry out the review. It would be helpful to know if you
have any particular issues or questions you would like us to factor in to
the review so please do let us know if you would like to discuss this
further - contact Adrian Thomas, Director of Communications and Public
Affairs, at a.thomas4@lse.ac.uk.
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Provost's Termly Briefings with Professional
Services Staff Provost Stuart Corbridge’s Michaelmas term
briefings with all professional services staff will take place in the Shaw
Library, Old Building on Wednesday 3 December at 10.30am and Thursday 4
December at 2.30pm.
The agenda for both days is as follows:
1. Adrian Thomas, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, will
give an introduction to the new LSE Communications Division and key
priorities for developing our communications.
2. Chris Yates, Director, Advancement, will share his initial sense of
the norms and practices required at LSE to advance the School through alumni
relations and fundraising.
3. Louisa Green and James Deeley, LSE Mediators, will share their
reflections on how mediation works in the School and when/how it can help
you. (Shaun Harris will present with Louisa Green at Thursday’s meeting.)
Each presentation will be followed by a 15 minute Q&A.
To round up this busy year in a Festive manner, we will serve mince pies
and hot beverages from 10.15am on Wednesday and 2.15pm on Thursday.
The 2015 Lent term meeting will take place in the Shaw Library, Old
Building on Wednesday 4 March at 10.30am and Thursday 5 March at 2.30pm.
We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.
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B-MEntoring Programme We are once again taking part in the
B-Mentor programme, a cross-institutional London mentoring scheme for
academic and research staff from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)
backgrounds.
The programme is run in partnership with the School, UCL, Kings College
London and Queen Mary University. It is a well-established initiative which
was shortlisted for two national awards in 2014: the
ENEI
Tapping into Talent award and the
Race
for Opportunity Developing Talent (Progression) Award.
We are looking for people to be both mentors and mentees. Information
sessions will be held on Tuesday 2 and Thursday 11 December at the
respective institutions.
Further details about the programme and information sessions can be
found here.
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Learning Technology and Innovation Grants - new round of applications
open
Applications are invited from teaching staff to explore the use of
technology in teaching and learning.
Grants will be awarded for initiatives that make effective and innovative
use of technology in teaching under the three strands of; EAssessment,
Students As Producers and Innovation.
The deadline for proposals is Friday 12 December. For more information see
our blog and
website.
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The Calibre Programme - development programme for disabled staff
To mark the
United Nations
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
on Wednesday 3 December, the School will be sponsoring two places on the Calibre Programme at
Imperial College.
The Calibre Programme is a focused development programme for disabled
staff in higher education and beyond. It has been designed specifically to
develop and implement unique strategies that reflect the challenges and
experiences of disabled academic and professional services staff across the
higher education sector.
The Calibre Programme is not your usual development programme. It is
custom designed to address the distinct and often subtle barriers disabled
leaders will recognise and know they must overcome and master
in higher education.
These skills will be useful for people who may be thinking about, career
development and/or leadership roles in the near future.
For more information and to express an interest in the programme, contact
Carolyn Solomon-Pryce, Equality and Diversity Manager, on ext 6621 or
c.solomon-pryce@lse.ac.uk
no later than Friday 12 December.
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Classify your data We all handle data in various forms during
the course of our work at LSE. It is important that we take the appropriate
measures to make sure this data is handled, stored and secured appropriately
and safely, to abide by the law and avoid fines, sanctions and legal action.
One practical way of doing this is by using the
Information Classification Standard (.pdf) to identify what kind of data
you have, and what should be done to secure it. Keeping files in order and
storing them in the appropriate place is also good practice - see
Where Should My Info Go (.docx) for advice.
For more information on data management and classification, please
contact the IMT Information Security team at
imt.infosec@lse.ac.uk.
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LSE Photo Prize Want to win a trip for two to the View from the
Shard? Send in your best photos for a chance to win the top prize and see
your photo printed.
Current staff and students can enter up to three photos into the
competition - submissions open on Monday 1 December. A selection of
submitted photos will be displayed around the LSE campus during the Literary
Festival, which will be on the theme Foundations, in February 2015.
For more information, check
LSE
Arts or email
arts.photoprize@lse.ac.uk.
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Staff portrait dates If you're in need of a staff portrait,
make a date to go over to G19 in the Old Building on Thursday 11 December
anytime between 2-5pm. There's no need to book.
Portraits will cost departments £15. All pictures are colour digital
files. Pictures will be received a few weeks after they have been taken,
giving time for post-production work.
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Send an LSE e-card this Christmas
Why not save resources this Christmas by sending e-cards? A specially
designed electronic card, together with the LSE logo and the words 'Season’s
Greetings from LSE', is now available for all staff to email out.
There is also room to add your own message below the e-card. Please contact
Liz Trumble at designunit@lse.ac.uk
for a copy to forward.
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Here to help - LSE's Staff Counselling Service
The LSE Staff Counselling Service aims to support all staff in their work,
whether full or part time.
A number of staff have already accessed and benefited from the opportunity
to look at personal or work difficulties in a confidential space. The
service can offer quick access and a range of appointment times throughout
the summer months.
If you would like discuss any issue, complete an online registration form on
the
website, email
staff.counselling@lse.ac.uk, or call 020 7955 6953.
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Computer Tip of the Week - Weekly Software Surgery is open to all
Do you need some personalised help with Endnote, Microsoft Office
software or statistical or qualitative analysis packages like SPSS,
Stats and Nvivo?
All students are welcome to attend the weekly Software Surgery in R08,
lower ground floor of the Library. Sessions are run every Thursday
from 1-2pm during teaching terms. Drop-ins are welcome, but those who sign
up via the Training and
Development System will be seen first - log in to the system using your
usual LSE ID and password, then open the Using IT list.
Alternatively, staff and PhD students are invited to enrol for a
1-2-1 IT Training session or to contact
IT.Training@lse.ac.uk to book a
consultation with a training specialist. If you have an IT question, check
out our
online guides and FAQs.
A wide 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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Exclusive offer for LSE staff
To congratulate the School on winning the Working Mums Best for Dads Award,
MamaBabyBliss are offering LSE staff a 10 per cent discount on any purchases
made - simply enter the code: LSE14. Plus if you spend £500, they
will issue you with a £50 gift voucher.
To start shopping, visit
www.mamababybliss.com.
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Flat available to rent
Two bedroom flat with garden in Bermondsey available to rent from
January/February 2015.
Great location on the river, five minutes from Bermondsey tube, and only
30 minutes to LSE.
For more information, email
l.gaskell@lse.ac.uk.
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LSE
in pictures
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This week's picture features an instructor from Cycle Confident helping
students gain cycling proficiency around Lincoln's Inn Fields.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit.
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Research
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Stand tall if you are living in a democracy
Men growing up in a democracy are likely to be taller than those who
spend the first 20 years of their lives in a communist regime.
The link between democracy and stature is related to good nutrition, high
disposable income and a life free of social and political constraints,
according to new findings from LSE.
In a study of Czech Republic and Slovakian residents since the
dissolution of the communist regime in 1989, LSE political economist Dr Joan
Costa-i-Font and colleague Dr Lucia Kossarova found clear height differences
between the two regimes.
For Slovaks, those born under democracy as opposed to communism are on
average 1.5cm taller, gaining about 0.28cm for each year spent in a
democratic society. Czechs gained about 0.14cm each year in comparison.
The poorer, less educated Slovaks appear to have benefitted more from
democracy, Dr Costa-i-Font’s study shows.
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UK rises to fourth most entrepreneurial economy in the world
The UK has become Europe’s most entrepreneurial economy and has climbed five
places to fourth globally, according to the 2015 edition of the Global
Entrepreneurship Index (GEI).
The improvement in the UK’s ranking is due to progress in entrepreneurial
attitudes and abilities. However, entrepreneurial aspirations - a measure of
how innovative, risk-taking and internationally oriented UK entrepreneurial
ventures are - remains a relative weak spot compared to other leading
countries.
The study was carried out by researchers from LSE, Imperial College
Business School, University of Pécs and George Mason University.
This year’s GEI, formerly known as the Global Entrepreneurship and
Development Index, is now in its fifth edition. It profiles and benchmarks
the entrepreneurial ecosystems of 130 countries. In this year’s index, the
US ranked first, Australia second and Canada third.
The UK’s ranking has improved steadily over the past three years. In 2012
the UK ranked 14th and in 2013 it ranked ninth. This year’s ranking is the
UK’s highest position in the history of the index.
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Events
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EXHIBITION - Art as Social Document
From: 1 December 2014 - 23 January 2015 in the Atrium Gallery, Old
Building
This show presents a selection of work by the British photographer Mark
Neville. The artist’s socially engaged practice distinguishes him from the
majority of contemporary artists and builds a natural bridge to the academic
debates on the issues of inequality, class, race, and conflict.
The exhibition is organised in cooperation with the Alan Cristea Gallery
and curated by Helen Waters (Alan Cristea Gallery) and Gwendolyn Sasse
(University of Oxford). The opportunity to show such a high-profile artist
at LSE has arisen out of a previous cooperation between LSE and the Alan
Cristea Gallery.
This exhibition is open to all with no ticket required. Visitors are
welcome during weekdays (Monday - Friday) between 10am and 8pm (excluding
bank holidays, when the school is closed, at Christmas 24 December 2014 - 5
January 2015).
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Other upcoming LSE events include....
Ready for Hillary? Portrait of a President in Waiting
On: Monday 1 December at 6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Robin Renwick (pictured)
Open Government in the Age of Total War
On: Tuesday 2 December at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Matthew Connelly
Lunchtime Concert
On: Thursday 4 December at 1.05pm in the Shaw Library, 6th floor, Old
Building
Performers: Krysia Osostowicz (violin)
(pictured) and Daniel Tong (piano)
Anarchism and Sexuality
On: Thursday 4 December at 6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speakers: Professor Martha Acklesberg, Dr Richard Cleminson, and Professor
Terence Kissack
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TONIGHT - Pressed for Time: the acceleration of life in digital
capitalism
On: Thursday 27 November from 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Judy Wajcman (pictured), Professor of
Sociology at LSE.
Respondent: Genevieve Bell, Vice President of User Experience Research
at Intel Labs.
The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can
easily conjure. Most of us complain that there aren't enough hours in
the day and too many emails in our thumb-accessible inboxes. This
widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now
ingrained in our culture, and smartphones and the Internet are
continually being blamed.
But isn't the sole purpose of the smartphone to give us such quick
access to people and information that we'll be free to do other things?
Isn't technology supposed to make our lives easier?
In her new book Pressed for Time (University of Chicago Press)
Judy Wajcman explores why it is that we both blame technology for
speeding up everyday life and yet turn to digital devices for the
solution.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration
required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.
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LSE Chill – new venue On: Friday 28 November from 6-8pm at
Café 54, New Academic Building
LSE Chill has moved - join us for
a chilled night in our new home, Café 54 in the New Academic Building.
With a limited number of free drinks and nibbles, relax after a long
week with musical performances from staff and students.
This month’s performance night will feature performances including the
Anthropology band, The Funktionalists, student and singer Alanna Hoffman,
and student guitarist and singer Dave D’Auria.
If you are interested in performing at any of next year’s events please
email arts@lse.ac.uk with your name and
details of your act.
For more information about LSE Chill, see the
LSE Chill webpage.
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Michaelmas Term Chamber Music Concert On: Friday 28 November
at 7pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
The Michaelmas term Chamber Music Concert, organised
by the LSESU Music Society, promises to be a night of splendour and
relaxation, showcasing the very best LSE talent.
Tickets are priced at £2 for Music Society members and £3 for
non-members, with all proceeds going to the Worldwide Cancer Research
charity. Tickets are purchased at the door.
For more information, contact
chambermusic@lsesumusicsociety.com.
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Social Psychology open lectures: Social Influence On:
Tuesday 2 December from 2.15-3.45pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Martin Bauer, Department of Social Psychology
Can a minority change the opinions of a majority? Are we always
influenced by the views of the majority? When do we challenge those in
authority?
This session will review and compare the classical modalities of social
influence including crowds and leaders, contagion, peer group pressure and
conformity, obedience to and compliance with authority, active minorities,
conversion and persuasion.
This event is free and open to all on a first come, first served basis.
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Normative-power Europe in the Western Balkans: enlargement 'fatigue' and
the multiple challenges of maintaining momentum in the accession process
On:
Tuesday 2 December from 6-7.30pm in the Cañada Blanch Room, Cowdray
House
Speaker: Dr John O'Brennan (pictured), NUI Maynooth
Dr John O’Brennan’s work focuses on European Integration and the EU
institutions and specifically on the process and politics of the EU's
Enlargement policy.
He is currently finishing a monograph which examines the EU's role in the
Western Balkans and will shortly begin a project examining the role of the
European Commission in the post-accession process in Bulgaria and Romania.
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Open Government in the Age of Total War On: Tuesday 2
December from 6.30-8pm in Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Matthew Connelly (pictured)
Wikileaks and Edward Snowden have brought significant attention to state
secrecy in the US. But how did the US national security state emerge? And
what shaped the government’s approach to official secrecy?
Join Philippe Roman Chair Matthew Connelly as he explains how the period
1914-1945, bookended by two horrendous world wars, transformed the US into a
nation equipped with a vast intelligence-gathering apparatus that could
dramatically curtail civil liberties.
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The Hizbullah Phenomenon: politics and communication
On: Tuesday 2 December from 6.30-8pm in the
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Dr Lina Khatib (pictured), Carnegie Middle East Center, Dr
Dina Matar, SOAS, and Dr Atef Alshaer, University of Westminster
In this talk, Dr Lina Khatib, Dr Dina Matar, and Dr Atef Alshaer will
present their most recent book, The Hizbullah Phenomenon: politics and
communication. In this book, the authors address how Hizbullah uses
image, language and its charismatic leader, Hassan Nasrallah, to legitimise
its political aims and ideology and appeal to different target groups.
This event is free and open to all on a first come, first served basis. Our
events are very well attended, please make sure to arrive early as we cannot
guarantee entry.
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Battlefields of the Republic: the struggle for public space in Tunisia
On: Wednesday 3 December from 4.30-6.30pm in room
9.05, Tower 2, Clement's Inn
Speaker: Professor Charles Tripp (pictured), SOAS
In this seminar, Charles Tripp argues that the city, as a distinctive set of
places, is also the site and progenitor of particular forms of contention
and that these come together in the social construction of, and competition
for public space. Acts of collective association, of bodily occupation and
of aesthetic intervention, both violent and nonviolent, give rise to the
powerful abstract but contested ideas of an activist public, of citizenship,
of rights and of representation. These processes will be examined largely
with reference to the Tunisian revolution.
This is a registration only event. Please register using the
online booking system.
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Inform Autumn Seminar - Minority Religions and Schooling On:
Saturday 6 December from 9.30am-4.45pm in the New Academic Building
‘State multiculturalism has failed’, declared David Cameron in 2011. Yet
there is a continued expansion in state-funded religious schooling in
Britain. This expansion has gone hand-in-hand with legal rulings that have
placed minority religions on stronger footing next to the more established
faiths. After exponential growth of Academies operating outside of local
authority control since 2000, and three years after the first Free Schools
opened their doors (a programme which has assisted the expansion of a
diversity of faith-based schools), it is a good opportunity to take stock
and reflect on the nature of minority faith schooling in Britain.
Registration is now open and can be done using a credit/debit card
through PayPal or by posting a booking form and a cheque payable to 'Inform'
to Inform, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE. Tickets, which include a
buffet lunch, coffee and tea, are £48 (£28 students/unwaged).
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On South Bank: the production of public space - Book Launch
On: Tuesday 9 December from 6.30-8pm in Thai Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Dr Alasdair Jones
London’s South Bank has recently been the subject of a much-publicised
campaign to protect its use by skateboarders. This organised protest
reflects a broader resurgence in the use of urban public space as a site for
the contestation of rights of various kinds in cities around the world.
Through a timely ethnographic examination of the South Bank, On South
Bank: the production of public space uses ethnographic data to explore
multiple dimensions of the production of urban space and the ways these
relate to the experience of such space as public.
To mark the launch of the book Dr Alasdair Jones will be reflecting on his
experiences of studying South Bank and on the evolving transformation of
this site.
The launch is a joint Department of Methodology-Cities Programme event with
additional contributions from Professor Fran Tonkiss (LSE) and Professor
Phil Hubbard (University of Kent).
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Cross-national Surveys: methods of design and analysis On:
Monday 15 December in Clement House
Cross-national surveys such as the European Social Survey (ESS) are one
of the most important resources of comparative social science. Their design
and analysis raises many distinctive methodological challenges, especially
ones related to questions of comparison and comparability between countries.
This one-day workshop examines the state of the art and recent
developments in the design and statistical analysis of cross-national
surveys. The topics covered include critical steps in the design and
implementation of such surveys, methodological innovation in the ESS,
cross-national equivalence of measurement in survey questions, modelling of
survey non-response across countries, and statistical modelling of
cross-national survey data.
The workshop is sponsored
by the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods under its Methodological
Innovations Projects programme. Registration is now open. This event
is free but there are only a few place remaining and registration is
essential -
register here.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
What Europe?
Speakers: Professor Timothy Garton Ash, Professor Renaud Dehousse,
Giuseppe Laterza, Professor Jan Zielonka
Recorded: Monday 17 November, approx. 93 minutes
The Scale-up Manifesto: why scale-ups will drive the global policy agenda
for the next generation
Speaker: Sherry Coutu
Recorded: Tuesday 18 November, approx. 79 minutes
A Conversation with Professor Muhammad Yunus
Speaker: Professor Muhammad Yunus
Recorded: Friday 21 November, approx. 76 minutes
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Discovering Latin America: film festival
Founded in 2002, Discovering Latin America (DLA) is a London-based
charity raising funds to promote development projects in the region by
sharing Latin American culture worldwide. Today, many of Discovering
Latin America’s volunteers and contributors are students or alumni of
LSE.
From 27 November to 4 December, Discovering Latin America is staging its
tenth annual film festival here in London, headed by LSE MSc Economics
alumnus Daniel Calderon. Daniel was previously president of the LSESU’s
Colombia Society, meeting other Latin American enthusiasts who have
become involved with DLA.
The film festival will showcase an exciting selection of feature films
and shorts to provide a unique insight into Latin America. Screenings
include To Kill a Man by Alejandro Fernández Almendras (followed
by a Q&A with the director,) and The Clown by Selton Mello. The
festival also offers master classes and discussions with film directors
and actors from across Latin America.
This year, the festival has elected to support Casa Alianza UK, an
organisation defending children’s rights by providing advocacy and legal
aid in Guatemala, Hondruas, Nicaragua and Mexico. For more information
about DLA’s work, as well as tickets and programmes,
click
here.
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60
second interview
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with..... Cheryl Brumley
I work at the LSE Public Policy
Group with colleagues who do
fantastic work with digital
dissemination through our
award-winning blogs. Namely, I produce podcast
series for each of the blogs. I’m
very passionate about bringing
social science research to online
platforms through creative uses of
sound (and in the future, video) so
if you are looking to push out your
research - get in
touch. I’ve worked with some great
departments and colleagues over the
years from LSE Favelas, to LSE
Cities, the LSE Literary Festival,
and I even received an LSE grant to
produce a series of podcasts in
Brazil to showcase LSE’s research
impact there.
I try to produce unique podcasts
that feel more like radio
broadcasts. My work for LSE has been
recognised by the European Podcast
Awards (my LSE Review of Books
series, hosted by Amy Mollett, was
voted the #1 UK Academic Podcast),
and also the British Film and Video
Council and the Association of
Independents in Radio. I enjoy what
I do!
I’m also an LSE grad with an MSc
in Theory and History of
International Relations so I’ve
spent some very formative years in
this pocket of London.
If you were in charge of
throwing a fancy dress party for the
whole of LSE, what theme would you
choose and why?
As an American who will be
eligible for British citizenship
soon, I would do a “Favourite Brits”
theme and of course, come as Mick
Jagger. I could also save the
costume in case I have a “Favourite
former LSE student” party.
Who was your hero when you
were growing up?
I was a big baseball fan growing
up and I loved the early 90’s
Phillies player John Kruk. An
unusual hero for a young girl, but I
liked his no-nonsense attitude.
If you had a time machine,
where and to what era would you go?
I read The Autobiography of
Alice B Toklas, actually written
by Gertrude Stein and not her
partner, and it made me long to go
back to early 1900s Paris, ring the
buzzer to Stein’s flat at 27 rue de
Fleurus, and hang out with her,
Alice and Picasso. I might go back
and revisit in the 1920s to say
“Hello” to Hemingway too.
If you had to choose a
personal theme tune, what would it
be?
As music plays a big role in the
way I produce podcasts, I often
think about this. I’d say Neil
Young’s Harvest Moon because
when we would take family holidays,
my dad would play this album. It’s
great driving music (not that I
drive much since living outside The
States).
Have you ever broken a bone?
No, but to prove that I am still
the clumsy, adventurous type I got
high-altitude sickness and
hypothermia on my birthday this year
in the Himalayas.
Do you prefer the town or
country and why?
I love cities and London
especially. London’s green spaces
for me means there are plenty of
opportunities to escape the urban
madness. |
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Training
and jobs
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Research Division Training Sessions
Information Session: research impact case studies - a panel discussion with
LSE faculty members
Wednesday 3 December from 10.30am-12pm
With just two weeks to go until the announcement of REF2014 results, this
session will bring together LSE faculty who submitted impact case studies to
the REF to share their experiences of creating and documenting research
impact. Confirmed panellists are:
- Sonia Livingstone: Protecting and empowering children in digital
environments
- Simon Hix: VoteWatch - Making European Union politics more open,
democratic and accountable
- Quwei Yao: Helping Barclays meet the new Basel III regulation rules
- Adelina Comas-Herrera: Improving the provision of mental health
services in the UK
Workshop: Fundamentals of Grant Writing
Friday 5 December from 9.30am-5pm
This hands-on workshop focuses on how to start developing a research idea
into funding applications, engage with collaborators and identify potential
funders. Participants will be expected to attend all day and provide a
work-in-progress proposal in advance to share and discuss as part of the
exercise.
Aimed at academics and researchers who are relatively new to writing
research proposals and those who wish to refresh their grant writing skills.
It will be delivered by an external facilitator, Prof John Wakeford from
Missenden
Centre.
Workshop open to academic staff only. Places are limited and will be
confirmed closer to the date.
Information Session: How to apply for Impact Acceleration funding
Tuesday 9 December from 12-1pm
The Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) is a new source of funding from the
ESRC to enhance and promote the impact of LSE research on non-academic
groups and audiences. There are various funding schemes to apply for,
including secondments, policy briefings for the Parliament and a general
impact fund. This session will give an overview of how IAA funds are being
used, how to apply for funds, and the types of activities that would be
eligible. This session will be delivered by the Institute of Public Affairs
Manager, Paul Sullivan.
All training sessions are delivered in partnership with the
Teaching
and Learning Centre. For the list of upcoming events,
click here. For more information, contact
researchdivision@lse.ac.uk.
For daily updates, follow us on Twitter
@ LSE_RD.
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Core Learning and Development Programme - training and development
opportunities for staff Personal Effectiveness
Fair Treatment and Respect for Staff
Friday 19 December from 10am-5pm
Fair Treatment and Respect for Managers
Friday 12 December from 10am-5pm
Equality and Diversity
Equality and Diversity Awareness
Monday 24 November from 10am-4.30pm
Managing Stress in Yourself and Others
Managing Stress in Yourself and Others
Wednesday 17 December from 10am-4.30pm
Visit
Core Learning and Development Programme to find a comprehensive list of
other courses available this academic year. If you have any queries or
require additional information, email
hr.learning@lse.ac.uk.
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English classes for LSE staff LSE Human Resources (OLL) is
offering staff the opportunity to attend English support classes to be
delivered by the LSE Language Centre starting in January 2015.
These classes are for those members of staff who have learnt English as a
foreign language and want to improve their ability to communicate more
effectively in work-related and social contexts. The classes cover a range
of topics, situations and vocabulary, providing an excellent opportunity to
practise and improve spoken and/or written English in a supportive
atmosphere.
All applicants will be assessed before joining the programme to determine
the most appropriate class schedule and level. Staff who are unable to
attend the course due to shift patterns will be offered 1-2-1 advice and
assistance on how to improve their English through self-study.
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Suzanne
Christopher, Organisational Learning Manager via email on
s.p.christopher@lse.ac.uk.
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Attracting Corporate Research Funding while Safeguarding Academic
Independence On: Wednesday 14 January from 5.30-7pm in room NAB
2.14, New Academic Building (refreshments served 5.15-5.30pm) -
Book your place here.
Successful academic-business partnerships are built on high quality
research, close collaboration and academic independence. They offer
academics an array of benefits including insight into new and innovative
business practice, and access to funding and valuable data.
Academics interested in finding out more about engaging with corporations
are invited to attend this panel discussion examining the benefits and
potential pitfalls of business partnerships. Panellists include Professor
Julia Black (LSE Pro-Director for Research), Susan Liautaud (LSE alumna and
international ethics/governance consultant), and Mark Selby (Visiting
Professor at the University of Surrey with over 30 years of senior executive
experience in Technology, Media and Telecoms).
Business Partnerships at LSE work to ensure academic independence is not
compromised through commercial sponsorship and to preserve the reputation of
the School. Get in touch with any questions or to arrange a meeting with a
member of the team -
businesspartnerships@lse.ac.uk.
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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 Behavioural Science (two posts),
Social Policy
- Assistant Professor in Health Policy, Social Policy
- Assistant Professor in Social Psychology/Community Psychology,
Social Psychology
- Assistant Professor in Social Psychology/Economic Psychology,
Social Psychology
- Course Tutor, Sociology and City Design, Sociology
- Executive Officer (Strategic Projects), GLPD: governance,
legal and planning division
- Governance, Compliance and Implementation Manager - LSE
Registration in IGC Countries, GLPD: governance, legal and planning
division
- LSE Fellow in Global Politics, Government
- LSE Fellow in Population Health, Social Policy
- Office Co-ordinator (nine months fixed term), Management
- Professor/Associate Professor in Economics, Economics
- Research Officer, Systemic Risk Centre
- Research Officer (Environment and Development Economics),
Grantham Research Institute
- Research Officer (Environmental and Resource Economics),
Grantham Research Institute
- Research Officer, Middle East Centre
- Research Officer, Statistics
For more information, visit
Jobs at LSE and login via the instructions under the 'Internal
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Get
in touch!
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If you have some news, an achievement, or an aspect of LSE life that you
would like to share, I would love to hear from you. Do get in touch
at n.gallivan@lse.ac.uk
or on ext 7582. The next edition of Staff News is on Thursday 4
December. Articles for this should be emailed to me by
Tuesday 2 December. Staff
News is emailed every Thursday during term time and fortnightly during
the holidays.
Thanks, Nicole
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