Saw Swee Hock Student Centre shortlisted again

SAW is the only UK project to feature on the shortlist for the Design Museum’s 2015 Design of the Year Award.

Provost's Termly Briefings

Provost Stuart Corbridge’s Lent term briefings with all professional services staff will take place on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 March.

Dr Sheba Saeed

Having produced and directed her debut documentary as part of her MPhil in History, Dr Saeed would love to teach documentary filmmaking at LSE.

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Professor Pissarides awarded 2015 Kiel Institute Global Economy Prize

LSE's Nobel Laureate, Christopher Pissarides (pictured), has been named as a winner of the 2015 Kiel Institute Global Economy Prize.

Professor Pissarides was awarded this year's prize alongside former Soviet head of state Michail Gorbatschow, General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt, and entrepreneurs Kristine and Douglas Tompkins.

The Kiel Institute Global Economy Prize is awarded to honour influential personalities in politics, business and science. It is meant to highlight those who have been pioneers in finding solutions to global economic problems, who have been willing to participate in a dialogue with people from other walks of life, and who have championed a society based on individual initiative and responsibility. The prize, which is not endowed with prize money, will be handed to a high-ranking policymaker, a renowned economist and some out­standing entrepreneurs.

An EU Capital Markets Union (CMU) has the potential to be the driving force for growth across the continent, according to the UK’s City Minister, Andrea Leadsom MP.

The Minister made her comments during a discussion with the German Parliamentary State Secretary for Finance, Steffen Kampeter, at a conference organised by LSE’s Systemic Risk Centre and Goldman Sachs on Monday 23 February.

In line with many of the conference contributors, she asserted that creating a single capital markets union would make it easier for small and medium enterprises to access innovative forms of financing, such as private placements or bonds, and mean the union is a "framework for jobs and prosperity". But she added this proposed system would be an opportunity to "expand what we have" rather than replacing more traditional bank-based financing of firms.

SAW has now been open for over a year and the design award nominations are still flooding in - it is the only UK project to feature on the shortlist for the Design Museum’s 2015 Design of the Year Award.

The building has also been shortlisted for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award 2015 and the Building Magazine Awards - Project of the Year Award.

The world’s most prestigious award for architecture, the Royal Gold Medal for 2015, was awarded to the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre architects, Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey (pictured).

They were presented with the award by RIBA President Stephen Hodder on behalf of the Queen at a ceremony on 3 February.

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 Connson Locke (pictured), Assistant Professor of Management, discusses why organisations benefit from more women at senior levels. More
 

There’s still time to catch the LSE Photo Prize on campus, featuring a very special "Ghosts of the Past" look at LSE. Check the website for dates and times for this pop up exhibition.

On Wednesday 18 February, the Student Wellbeing Service ran another Wellbeing Stall focussing on how to maintain our wellbeing.

To help promote the UMHAN (University Mental Health Advisors Network) National Mental Health and Wellbeing Day, visitors were asked to complete leaflets with ideas of things that we could all do to help maintain our mental health/wellbeing.

The stall also promoted the "Time to Change" campaign that aims to end mental health discrimination, by handing out leaflets offering tips on how to look out for your friends and maintaining your mental wellbeing at work. This year’s campaign is "It’s time to talk" which encourages everyone to start a conversation about mental health.

The stall also publicised other support available at LSE including the Student Counselling Service, the Disability and Wellbeing Service, LSE Careers, the Peer Support Service, and LSESU activities. For more information, visit lse.ac.uk/studentwellbeing.

Provost's Lent term briefing

Provost Stuart Corbridge’s (pictured) Lent term briefing with professional services staff will take place in the Shaw Library, Old Building on Wednesday 4 March at 10.30am and Thursday 5 March at 2.30pm.

The agenda will be as follows:

Wednesday
10.30-10.35am: Stuart Corbridge, Deputy Director and Provost - Welcome and Introduction
10.35-11.20am: Kenneth Kinsella, Director of Capital Development - Centre Buildings Redevelopment: the impact of the project on staff and students and how this will be managed
11.20-11.50am: Simeon Underwood, Academic Registrar and Director of Academic Services - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: next steps

Thursday
2.30-2.35pm: Stuart Corbridge, Deputy Director and Provost - Welcome and Introduction
2.35-3.20pm: Kenneth Kinsella - Director of Capital Development - Centre Buildings Redevelopment: the impact of the project on staff and students and how this will be managed
3.20 - 3.50pm: Simeon Underwood, Academic Registrar and Director of Academic Services - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: next steps

The Centre Buildings Redevelopment (CBR) project is gaining momentum and the latest newsletter illustrates how the works will affect pedestrian routes around the campus, including the closure of part of Houghton Street, when demolition starts in the summer.

You may be aware that work has started on the redevelopment of New Court, which has planning permission for new residential properties.

New Court is the building at the junction of Portugal Street and Carey Street between the Library and 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields. The developers, LODHA, have erected scaffolding and hoarding and have started stripping out the building and we are aware that this is causing concern.

LODHA’s latest information suggests they intend to start demolition of the building before the end of February. However, the LSE Estates Division is currently in negotiation with them to try to ensure that any potential disturbance to neighbouring LSE buildings is minimised through appropriate mitigation measures, such as installing secondary glazing to those areas in 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields and the Lionel Robbins Building that do not currently have it, and also convincing the developer to apply to undertake the noisiest works out of hours.

LSE Estates, together with other non LSE neighbours, are also investigating whether the demolition can be delayed until appropriate mitigation measures and working methods are agreed.

This is the final call for submissions which visually communicate research from across the School in three categories: photography, short film, and poster design. The deadline is this Saturday (28 February).

The festival is open to all staff and students currently conducting research, and a public exhibition of entries will be on display in the lower ground floor of the New Academic Building on Thursday 21 May. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to increase the impact of your research through public engagement.

Earlier this month Conference and Events internally re-organised into Room Bookings and Events Teams.

The newly formed Room Bookings Team manages all room bookings in LSE spaces, whether made by LSESU Societies, internal or external customers. Focussing on all room booking activity across campus, the team is aiming to improve efficiency, customer service and communication. While LSESU Societies and LSE staff should continue to make any room booking requests via LSE for You as usual, the Room Bookings team can be contacted via lse.roombookings@lse.ac.uk.

The LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and the Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the United Kingdom are calling for papers for their first Postgraduate Workshop, which will be held on Friday 15 May at LSE.

This workshop is open to PhD students and early career researchers from all fields of the social sciences, arts and humanities.

On: Tuesday 3 March from 12.30-2pm in BOX, fifth floor of Tower Three

Limited places are still available at the Lent term Knowledge Exchange and Impact Masterclass - 'What works: how to make your research relevant to Westminster'.

The theme of the session will explore what are the 'success factors' that lead to some research being championed in Westminster. Our distinguished panel includes Rt Hon. John Denham MP, Member for Southampton Itchen and IPA Parliamentarian Fellow; Niamh Moloney, Professor of Law, LSE; Chris Tyler, Director, Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology and Naomi Saint, Universities Programme Manager, Parliamentary Outreach.

The session will be chaired by Professor Julia Black, Pro-Director for Research. Please RSVP to conferences@lse.ac.uk if you would like to attend.
 

On: Wednesday 4 March at 5pm

Learning Technology and Innovation run an annual seminar series called 'NetworkED: technology in education' that invites speakers from the field of education, computing and related disciplines to discuss how technology is shaping the world of education.

Next week’s seminar will be a lively debate bringing together LSE students and alumni to discuss the role of education in developing entrepreneurs and innovators of the future. There are a limited number of tickets available and interested staff should book a place here.

LSE provides access to a wide range of self-study training materials, free of charge, to all students and staff. These cover everything from Dreamweaver, Photoshop and SPSS to touch typing and basic word processing skills. The training format varies, depending upon the software and topic. Visit our Self-Study Resources page to see what is available.

Acupuncture Awareness Week

The brand new study by the British Acupuncture Council to mark 'Acupuncture Awareness Week' (2-8 March) shows that over half of the UK residents surveyed are more stressed now than ten years ago and turn to junk food and drink in a bid to feel better.

Symptoms associated with stress including anxiety, nausea, insomnia, headaches and stomach pains, however acupuncture can help.

Acupuncture sessions are available at the LSE Treatment Clinic, at discounted rates for students and staff. Book online at www.lsetreatmentclinic.co.uk. If you have any concerns about acupuncture, contact Hanya Chlala on 07789 322821.

This week's picture features books on display at one of the LSE Literary Festival 2015 fringe events held in the Faith Centre, entitled 'Foundations of Faith'.

For more images like this, visit the Photography Unit.

Forthcoming LSE events

Clean Energy and Renaissance: a report from the race between revolution and collapse
On: Monday 2 March at 6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Jeremy Leggett

Gender and the Brain
On: Monday 2 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Professor John Dupré and Professor Gina Rippon

Power and Order, Peace and War: lessons for Asia from 1914-18
On: Tuesday 3 March at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Hugh White

Yes, it is a Curse: politics and the adverse impact of natural-resource riches
On: Wednesday 4 March at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Francesco Caselli (pictured)

Anna Gogova (piano)
On: Thursday 5 March at 1pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building

Touching and Feeling
On: Thursday 5 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Professor David J. Linden

Why We Should Talk to Terrorists
On: Thursday 5 March at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Jonathan Powell

Beyond the Cold War: how summits shaped the new world order
On: Thursday 5 March at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Dr Kristina Spohr (pictured)

If you haven’t spotted us yet, there’s still time. All the photos from this year’s Photo Prize competition will be displayed for the rest of the Literary Festival week, and the prize winners will be announced on Saturday 28 February.

We’ll be giving away freebies at every location, so come and enjoy the creative talents of your fellow LSE staff and students

On: Thursday 26 February at 6pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Jessica Goldberg (pictured), UCLA.

The Epstein Lecture series was created in memory of S.R. (Larry) Epstein, whose sudden death at the age of 46 in early February 2007 was an enormous loss, not only to his family and friends, but to his department and the global community of economic historians.

The Department of Economic History decided that one appropriate way of commemorating Larry’s achievements would be to inaugurate a regular Epstein lecture and, with the generous support of friends, colleagues and alumni, achieved this aim.

At the time of his death Larry had in mind a number of projects, but one to which he was particularly committed was the establishment of a regular lecture series at LSE by outstanding early career researchers in economic history. The lectures are given by an early career researcher regarded as a rising star in the profession. In line with Larry’s broad intellectual interests, there are no restrictions on subject matter or geographical scope or time period providing that the topic comes within the broad, interdisciplinary scope of economic history.

On: Monday 2 March from 6.30-8pm in room 2.04, New Academic Building
Speaker: Dr Carly Beckerman-Boys (pictured), Lecturer in the International Relations of the Middle East at Durham University.

In this lecture, Dr Carly Beckerman-Boys will challenge the traditional historiography of the Palestine Mandate, revealing how intrigues and political manoeuvring in Westminster inadvertently forged Britain's formative relationship with Zionism.

She will also address some stubborn myths surrounding British policy throughout the occupation and mandate periods, arguing that Britain’s role in creating the Jewish National Home was largely accidental, the result of ‘muddling through’ stressful domestic situations rather than acting principally on ideology, prejudice or even any long term planning.

Cyprus Question: current state of play in the settlement negotiations and prospects in 2015

On: Monday 2 March from 6.30-7.30pm in CLM 5.02, Clement House

Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis (pictured), Negotiator of the Greek Cypriot Community, will speak at this event.

This event is free and open to all and no ticket is required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. More
 

YTFN @ LSE

The LSE Volunteer Centre has joined forces with LSESU RAG and The Youth Funding Network (YTFN) to bring you this event on Tuesday 3 March as part of Student Volunteering Week.

Three small charities - Tanzania Development Trust, Rural Urban Synthesis Society, and Lensational - will be pitching and then you decide who gets your funding and time. There is also fantastic entertainment lined up with live music from the LSE Houghtones and an open mic session.

For more information and tickets, visit the blog. Buy your tickets for this event online or double the amount you donate for free by purchasing your tickets at the Santander branch on-campus.
 

On: Tuesday 3 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building.

Wol Kolade (pictured), Managing Partner of private equity investors Livingbridge, is the speaker at LSE Entrepreneurship’s next Entrepreneurship Matters session.

He will discuss the British Venture Capital Association and what it taught him about the industry, some of the entrepreneurial companies that Livingbridge has backed over the year, and his thoughts on the future of private equity.

On: Tuesday 3 March from 6-7.30pm in the Cañada Blanch Room, Cowdray House
Speaker: Dr Rosa Vasilaki, National Bank of Greece Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Hellenic Observatory, LSE.

Because of historical, political and cultural reasons, the Greek police have not been yet the object of sociological analysis, except for cases of police misconduct.

As the sociological gaze has been focused mainly on the protesters and the manifestations of resistance, Dr Vasilaki will shift the emphasis to the experience of policing the crisis and its violent aspects, and to the views and perceptions of police officers.

All Hellenic Observatory seminars are open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. More
 

The Cyprus Recovery Plan: a midterm assessment

On: Friday 6 March from 8.45am-6.30pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building

This one day conference is organised by LSE's Hellenic Observatory in association with the University of Nicosia and the Neapolis University of Pafos.

Has the financial disaster of March 2013 resulted in the economic catastrophe of Cyprus or provided an opportunity for addressing deep rooted political and economic problems and implementing long overdue reforms?

This event debates whether the financial (crisis) disaster became an economic disaster or it has provided the opportunity to revise the hitherto economic model and implement the requisite reforms for a sustainable recovery.

TEDxLSE 2015

This year's TEDxLSE 2015 conference will be held on Sunday 8 March from 10am-5.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building.

Speakers will include:

• Mete Coban, Hackney's youngest Councillor and CEO of a non-profit organisation
• Russell Buckley,government advisor, mentor and angel investor in over 40 startups
• Ross Sutherland, poet, theatre-maker and former Times Literary Star of the Year
• Nadia Darwazeh, international disputes lawyer and Secretary-General of the Jerusalem Arbitration Center
• Jane Burston, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Head of the Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory
• Jonathan Glennie, Director of Policy and Research at Save the Children UK
• Tak Lo, Director at Techstars, former management consultant, investment banker and army veteran
• Dr Hugh Rayment-Pickard, co-founder and Director of Development of IntoUniversity
• Ed Cooke, memory champion and best-selling author
• Melissa Sterry, design scientist and futurist
• The Komola Collective, London-based theatre and arts company dedicated to telling the untold stories from women's perspectives
• Neal Lawson, British political commentator and author of the book All Consuming
• Alecia Maragh, TEDxLSE student competition winner

On: Monday 16 March from 12.30-2pm in the Alumni Theatre, New Academic Building

The General Election is weeks away and with a Spending Review to follow this is a critical time to advocate for social science.

This week Campaign for Social Science launched The Business of People, a landmark report which sets out the value of social science to the UK’s society and economy and makes key recommendations to policy-makers. Read the new report.

On Monday 16 March the Campaign for Social Science visits LSE to present the report and discuss its relevance to the School. Social scientists of all disciplines are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be served from 12.30pm before the main session at 1-2pm. The panel includes Professor Craig Calhoun, Director of LSE, and from the Campaign for Social Science, Professor James Wilsdon, Chair, David Walker, Head of Policy, and Professor Andy Ross, Board Member.

Podcasts of public lectures and events

Women, Peace and Security Centre Launch Event
Speakers: William Hague MP, Angelina Jolie Pitt, and Professor Christine Chinkin
Recorded: Tuesday 10 February, approx. 39 minutes

Investor Protection in TTIP: fading democracy or new generation?
Speaker: Dr Jan Kleinheisterkamp
Recorded: Thursday 12 February, approx. 86 minutes

The Challenge of Big Data for the Social Sciences
Speaker: Professor Kenneth Benoit
Recorded: Monday 16 February, approx. 92 minutes

Core Learning and Development Programme - training and development opportunities for staff

Balancing Work and Being Dad
Tuesday 24 March from 12.30am-2pm

Managing Stress in Yourself and Others
Thursday 12 March from 10am-4.30pm

Managing Under Pressure
Wednesday 11 March from 10am-4.30pm

Unconscious Bias
Wednesday 18 March from 10am-1pm

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.
 

Academic Development Programme Training Sessions

Events are open to academic and professional services staff.

Funding Clinic
Thursday 5 March from 12-2pm
A number of funding clinics will run throughout the term. Five academics will discuss the particulars of, for example, a specific funding scheme, specific application systems, specific research questions and themes.

Timesheets for research grants
Wednesday 11 March from 12-1.30pm
This information session will introduce participants to LSE’s new timesheet template to be used on European Commission and UK Research Council research grants. Participants will learn:

• when timesheets are required to be used
• how timesheets should be completed
• how to use SharePoint to submit timesheets

Impact Case Studies: what’s involved and how to achieve reach and significance
Tuesday 17 March from 12-1.30pm
In this workshop participants will be introduced to HEFCE’s definition and categories of impact and its criteria for assessing impact - reach and significance.

Research Project Grants: recurring calls
Thursday 19 March from 12-1.30pm
An overview of research project funding opportunities available all year round, in any area of the social sciences and humanities.

Below are some of the vacancies currently being advertised to internal candidates only, as well as those being advertised externally.

• MSc Programmes Manager, Economics
• Administrative Assistant, European Institute
• Assessment Regulations and Complaints Officer, ARD: Student Administration
• Assistant Professor, Media and Communications
• Business Analyst, Information Management and Technology
• CEP Research Assistant (Wellbeing Programme), Centre for Economic Performance
• Careers Consultants (maternity cover), LSE Careers Service
• Centre Administrator, LSE Cities
• Digital Library Developer, Library: Resources and Innovation
• Director of Property and Space Strategy, Estates Division
• Equality and Diversity Administrator, Human Resources
• Events and Communications Officer, Management
• Events and Reunions Manager, LSE Advancement
• Grant Applications Manager, Research Division
• Grant Applications Manager (Knowledge Exchange and Impact), Research Division
• Head of Catering Services, Residential and Catering Services Division
• Head of Corporate Marketing, Communications
• Head of Internal Communications, Communications
• LSE Fellow, International Development
• LSE Fellow in Comparative Politics, Government
• Personal Assistant (internal applicants only), Directorate
• Senior Graduate Admissions Administrator (Economics and Visa Specialist), ARD: Graduate Admissions
• Service Delivery Manager (Taught Postgraduate Programmes), Law
• The Mellon Fellowship Programme in Cities and the Humanities Research Officer, LSE Cities
• Warden - LSE Halls of Residence (internal applicants only), Residential and Catering Services Division