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Clare Market was named after the street market established by the Earl of Clare in the 16th century. Find out more in the new LSE History blog post.

Fighting homophobia in Uganda

On Wednesday 8 July, Frank Mugisha, Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, will discuss his experiences at this event organised by Spectrum.

Daniel Payne

If Daniel, who works in the Library, could live anywhere in the world, he would choose Bologna: "you can have wine for breakfast and nobody bats an eyelid."

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Success for this year's Executive Summer School

LSE’s Executive Summer School has achieved its highest level of enrolments to date, with more than 300 senior executives studying at the School over the last fortnight.

A total of 14 courses took place. These courses were delivered across a range of departments and research institutes, including the Department of Management, Department of Finance, Department of Economics, Department of International Relations, Department of Media and Communications, the Grantham Research Institute, and LSE Cities.

Now in its seventh year, the Executive Summer School continues to offer its participants high-level and in-depth teaching which is typically delivered over five days by LSE faculty. This year saw the introduction of two new successful courses, including one new three-day course format in the field of media and communications.
 

New Gearty Grilling online

The final 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 Craig Calhoun, Director of LSE and world-renowned social scientist, discusses his research and the future of LSE. More
 

Paving the way for science, technology and innovation

On Monday 22 June, Dr Jane Secker from LSE's Learning Technology and Innovation team attended the TeenTech finals at the Royal Society to judge a new award launched this year as part of an exciting science, technology and innovation initiative open to all UK schools.

TeenTech is led by Maggie Philbin, star of the popular 1980's TV show Tomorrow’s World, who Jane met in January to discuss a report she had written on digital skills. Through their discussions, Jane and Maggie came up with the idea of a new TeenTech award to recognise the research and information literacy skills of students work. Jane was one of four judges for the award, which was presented to Birkdale School from Sheffield for their wearable technology project. A full list of award winners can be found here.

Jane said: "I'm inspired by my day at the TeenTech awards and also hopeful for the future of UK science and technology. I am also so pleased to be involved in such a fabulous initiative, and hats off to Maggie for trying to make tomorrow’s world a better place". More
 

Did you know? Clare Market was named after the street market established by the Earl of Clare in the 16th century and known for its butchers.

Sue Donnelly looks at the history of the Clare Market building, from car park to paternoster lift to Normaland Wall, in a new LSE History blog post.

Academics abroad

Two academics from the Department of Geography and Environment travelled to Bangalore, India, last weekend as part of the first Academy of International Business-Regional Science Association International Panel.

Head of Department Professor Simona Iammarino chaired a discussion on ‘The Geography of International Business and Global Value Chains’, while Professor Michael Storper joined her as one of the four international experts invited to speak at the event.

Following the launch of the Customer Portal earlier this year, IMT has been offering staff and students to chance to win £100 worth of Amazon vouchers with three prize draws.

Congratulations to Sonia McGilchrist from the Library, who won the first IMT Customer Portal prize draw.

Round two runs from 16 June - 15 August and round three between 16 August - 15 October. To be eligible for the competition, all you have to do is use the Customer Portal to request a service or raise an incident and you will be entered into the draw automatically.

LSE Vacations has secured preferential rates for tours and experiences around London and are keen to pass on those savings to members of staff.

As a result, they have privately hired out the popular BB Bakery Bus Tour for Thursday 23 July at 6pm and are able to offer it to members of staff at £38 per person. This represents a saving of between £7-£20 on the usual price of tickets.

During the tour, the BB Baker Bus will drive around Central London, taking in some of the City’s best sights while its passengers indulge in a fabulous BB Afternoon tea. More on the trip can be found on the BB Bakery website.

To book, you can either visit the Residential Services Office and pay in person or alternatively you can call 0207 955 7676 and book with one of their Sales Advisors. Please feel free to invite family and friends.

Have you got some great shots of campus? Whether you’ve photographed LSE buildings, hidden treasures, rooms or views, we want you.

Send in your best photos of life at LSE for the chance to be featured in the LSE Perspectives 120th anniversary special edition this September.

Croatian Economic Survey is an English-language, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published annually by The Institute of Economics in Croatia.

The journal aims to serve as a forum for academics and practitioners by publishing high-quality research papers on topics in all areas of economics. The journal welcomes empirical and policy-oriented papers relevant to a broader international audience. Contributions need not be limited solely to economics; submissions from other related disciplines are encouraged.

Want to send congratulations to award winners before they are announced? Need to ensure you send birthday greetings to a friend next week? Microsoft Outlook can delay delivery of email messages you want to send ahead of time. Here’s how:

1. In Outlook, create a new email message.
2. On the Options tab, select Delay delivery. The Properties dialog box opens with the Do not deliver before box ticked. Today’s date and a time are shown in the boxes to the right.
3. Use the drop-down arrows to select the date and time required.
4. Close the dialog box and Send the message. The message remains in your Outbox until the delivery time and date.

NOTE: If you use an Exchange Server email account, such as at LSE, your message will be sent even if your computer is turned off. But if you use a POP3 or IMAP account, Outlook must be open at the appointed date and time. To check your account type, from the main Outlook window File tab, click Account Settings and Account Settings. On the Email tab, the Type column shows your file type.

Two bedroom, fully furnished flat in Camberwell available for sublet from July to the end of September 2015. The flat is ideal for two sharers or a couple with child.

It comes with two bathrooms, a spacious living room, kitchen and a balcony. Part of a new development, the flat is situated at the edge of a large park.

Excellent bus connections to LSE, Westminster, City or the East End and the tube at Elephant and Castle. Within walking distance to shops, restaurants and amenities at Camberwell Green and superstores nearby.

Run or walk 38 floors to the top of the Gherkin

The NSPCC is looking for adventurers to join their fight for every childhood. Are you up for the challenge?

Take on this exhilarating tower running challenge to the top of one of London's most iconic landmarks. You can take part on your own or as part of a team and can tackle the challenge at your own pace. And if that all sounds like too much hard work, why not buy a champagne lift pass and get to the top without the stairs!

• Adult entry - £20

• Child entry - £10

• Team of four adults - £70

• Champagne lift pass - £60

• Champagne lift pass for two - £100

All they ask is that runners commit to raising £200 in sponsorship, or £800 as a team, to help raise money to support their work with children. Sign up today.

This week's picture features the LSE bus, which provides tours to student residences organised for the Open Day on Wednesday 1 July.

For more images like this, visit the Photography Unit.

A major new book on Russia’s foreign policy concludes that internal political objectives of regime consolidation drive Russia’s foreign policy and that this influences its behaviour in Ukraine.

Russia's Foreign Policy. Ideas, Domestic Politics and External Relations, edited by David Cadier, Fellow in International Strategy and Diplomacy at LSE, and Margot Light, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at LSE, includes analyses from 11 renowned experts coming from around the world and writing from different viewpoints (academics, former practitioners and think tank analysts). It is the first comprehensive investigation of the kind since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis.

Forthcoming LSE events include....

Digital Capital: where next for London in the tech revolution?
On: Tuesday 7 July at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Gerard Grech (pictured)

A Beautiful Question: finding nature's deep design
On: Wednesday 8 July at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Frank Wilczek

The Impact of Geography on International Politics
On: Monday 13 July at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Tim Marshall (pictured)

On: Wednesday 8 July from 6.30-8pm in the Thai Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Frank Mugisha, Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, and Dr Rahul Rao, Senior Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS.

Rahul Rao will be interviewing Frank Mugisha about his experiences as a gay man and an LGBT activist in one of the most actively hostile nations towards LGBT people in the world.

Uganda is threatening to enact new legislation which would lead to the further persecution of the LGBT community, and a clamp down on LGBT advocacy NGOs like Sexual Minorities Uganda.

There will also be an opportunity for members of the audience to ask Frank about his vital work and life-long struggle to fight for the human rights of LGBT people in this uniquely persecutory environment.

Podcasts of public lectures and events

No Ordinary Disruption: the four global forces breaking all the trends
Speakers: Richard Dobbs, Stephanie Flanders, and Jonathan Woetzel
Recorded: Monday 8 June, approx. 83 minutes

Why People (Don't) Buy: the GO and STOP signals
Speaker: Professor Amitav Chakravarti
Recorded: Thursday 11 June, approx. 85 minutes

The EMU: a work in progress
Speaker: Herman Van Rompuy
Recorded: Friday 19 June, approx. 90 minutes

Data management, data protection, and research ethics surgeries

These fortnightly drop-in sessions will continue over the summer break - dates can be found here. Please book in advance if you can but you are also welcome to just drop in.

If you have any questions in advance please email either datalibrary@lse.ac.uk or research.ethisc@lse.ac.uk.
 

Below are some of the vacancies currently being advertised:

• Admissions Assessor and Administrator, ARD: Undergraduate Admissions
• Assistant Financial Controller, Finance Division
• CEP/CVER Research Economist or Research Assistant, Centre for Economic Performance
• Deputy Director for Constituency Relations, LSE Advancement
• Deputy Director of Development, LSE Advancement
• Development Events Coordinator, LSE Advancement
• Digital Marketing Officer, Management
• Events Officer, LSE Advancement
• Financial Accountant, Finance Division
• HR Administrator, Human Resources
• International Alumni Executive (maternity cover), LSE Advancement
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science, Government
• Fellow in EU Politics, European Institute
• Fellow in Health Economics (two positions), Social Policy
• Fellow in Health Policy, Social Policy
• Fellow in International Development (two posts), International Development
• Fellow in Population Health and Social Epidemiology, Social Policy
• Fellow in Public Policy and Administration, Government
• Fellows (internal only), LSE100: The LSE Course
• Planning Officer (Policy and Review), Planning Unit
• Postdoctoral Research Officer, Media and Communications
• Research Officer (Environment and Development), Grantham Research Institute
• Research Officer (Family life courses and later life health in Europe), Social Policy
• Research Officer (Spatial Analyst), LSE Cities
• Research Officer (Race in the Academy), Social Psychology