LSE report will help insurance sector manage climate change risks

LSE has released the findings of a five-year research project tracking the impact of climate change on the insurance sector.

Lunchtime concerts at LSE

Musical life at LSE continues to flourish with a series of outstanding lunchtime concerts on Thursdays at 1.05pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building.

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Rob, who joined LSE Advancement this year, is passionate about food, music and martial arts, and used to have a fear of dogs when he was young.

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New grant from Rockefeller Foundation to boost the International Growth Centre's work to strengthen Sierra Leone's national health system post-Ebola outbreak

A new US $900,000 grant from The Rockefeller Foundation will support the International Growth Centre’s (IGC) partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone to build a more resilient national health system in the wake of the Ebola crisis.

The grant will enhance the IGC’s ongoing collaboration with the government in revising their national strategic plan for a community health workforce, a cadre of health workers who are trained to provide basic health and medical care in local communities.

LSE has appointed Peter Sutherland, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration, as a Professor in Practice in the School’s Institute of Global Affairs (IGA).

Mr Sutherland is returning to LSE after serving as Chair of the School’s Court and Council from 2008 until early 2015.

He will be the policy lead of the Institute’s Global Migration Initiative, a new multidisciplinary programme which will pool research and knowledge to provide evidence-based recommendations on the current migration crisis across Europe and globally. Mr Sutherland will also help guide future activities at LSE on other major international challenges, particularly in the EU and Middle East.

The Gender Institute is delighted to announce that Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw will be visiting the department during Summer term.

LSE academic named L’Oréal Professor of Creativity Marketing’ at ESCP Europe

Dr Ben Voyer, Visiting Fellow in the Department of Social Psychology, has been named L’Oréal Professor of Creativity Marketing’ by ESCP Europe.

Dr Voyer said: "As a consumer psychologist, I have always been fascinated by the consumption of beauty products, and the emotional and psychological factors that drive it. L'Oréal is at the forefront when it comes to understanding consumers, and this new partnership will be a great opportunity to show how real-world marketing issues can benefit from the cutting-edge academic research conducted at ESCP Europe." More
 

The National Communities Resource Centre and LSE have launched the new Housing Plus Academy.

Sage Handbook of Feminist Theory awarded an outstanding academic title award

The Sage Handbook of Feminist Theory has been awarded an outstanding academic title award for 2016 by Choice magazine (US review magazine for US academic libraries).

The handbook was published in 2014 and edited by Mary Evans, Clare Hemmings, Marsha Henry, Hazel Johnstone, Sumi Madhok, Ania Plomien, and Sadie Wearing, who are all based at LSE's Gender Institute.
 

Professor Anita Prazmowska has donated a rare collection of postcards and letters which document a Warsaw family's struggle during the second world war to the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw.

LSE Enterprise annual report now available

During 2014-15 LSE Enterprise worked with 240 LSE colleagues to complete 188 projects, training professionals, contributing to policy and facilitating debate around the world.

Consulting studies, conferences and custom education programmes sought to resolve questions such as is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership a threat to public health in Europe? And how can city infrastructure reduce inequalities across Latin America?

This year, LSE Enterprise has returned £2.03 million to LSE in gift aid - the highest amount to date. More
 

LSE Summer School: the student perspective

In this new film, students from across the globe share their experience of spending a summer in London with LSE Summer School.

Applications for the expanded nine week programme in 2016 will open on Tuesday 12 January.
 

China Dreams broadcasted on US television

China Dreams a film by William A Callahan, Professor of International Relations, has been broadcast on KCET television (Los Angeles, California).

The film was selected as part of a larger programme on The China Dream, which can be viewed online here.
 

News from Media and Communications

Dr Shani Orgad, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications, spoke at the Public Policy Exchange Symposium Towards Gender Equality: Supporting Women in the Workplace on Tuesday 10 November. Her talk was entitled Heading Home: What can workplaces learn from the women who left them?

César Jimenez, PhD Researcher in the Department of Media and Communications, participated in the colloquium 'Trauma and Memory: Europe and Latin America', which took place in the Embassy of Argentina and is part of the European Union funded project MEMOSUR: Lessons for Europe from Argentina and Chile.
 

Did you know? LSE has a war memorial in the Old Building. Constructed in the 50s, it replaced the original 1923 memorial. Read the stories behind the names in our history blog posts on LSE’s memorials for the First World War and Second World War.

Coming up in November, join Professor Michael Cox on Thursday 19 November for a Ralph Miliband Programme public lecture, “Red flag over Houghton Street? The Radical Tradition at LSE - Myth, Reality and Fact”. Don’t forget to book a place on a Foundations exhibition lunchtime talk: the next one will be in the Library on Tuesday 24 November. 2015 is Urban Age’s 10th anniversary and the LSE history blog will catch up with Urban Age on Wednesday 18 November to mark the start of a series of Urban Age 10 Global Debates.

LSE alumni appointed to the Government of Canada

Three LSE alumni have been appointed cabinet ministers in the Government of Canada.

Catherine McKenna (MSc International Relations 1996) is Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jean-Yves Duclos (MSc Economics 1989, PhD 1992 Economics) is Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and William Morneau (MSc International Relations 1987) is Minister of Finance.

So keep an eye on your email inbox over the next week. You will receive an email with a link to the survey from Aon Hewitt, the consultancy running the survey.

Staff feedback provides an indication about the strengths and areas for development of the School and it is important that everyone has their say. We need to hear from you about what you feel works well and what could be done better. The survey will be completely anonymous and responses will not be identifiable.

All staff and governors will shortly be required to complete our annual Declarations of Interest Survey. As part of the survey you will be asked to confirm that you have read and abide by the School’s Ethics Code and to give details of any interests you may have that should be declared.

This is an extremely important annual exercise. To get a complete picture of the many interests in play at LSE we need everyone to complete the survey, whether or not you have any interests to declare. You will receive an email with more details about the survey and how to complete it.

Nominations for Honorary Doctorate are invited. The criteria for the award are:

The LSE Council may confer an Honorary Doctorate on an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and distinction in a field or activity consonant with the work of the School and with its mission to improve society and understand the “causes of things".

Unlike Honorary Fellows, Honorary Doctorates do not need a direct connection with the School. The deadline for the receipt of nominations to be considered in academic year 2015-16 is Friday 15 January 2016.

Any Honorary Doctorates awarded would be conferred in December 2016. Full details, and a Nomination Form, can be found here.

See what creativity LSE has to offer at the exhibition of entries from the #LSEClimate Creative competition.

Check out the exhibition event page for more details on the prizes, and amazing spoken words artists who will be giving exclusive performances.

Are you interested in performing at LSE Chill, a relaxed performance night organised by LSE Arts?

We welcome poets, comedians and musicians to take part plus there will be free limited drinks and nibbles - it's a great place to start your weekend.

The next Senior Common Room (SCR) event will be a wine tasting on Thursday 3 December at 5.30pm.

The tasting will be hosted by Carolyn Bosworth-Davies, a member of the Association of Wine Educators and Circle of Wine Writers. The theme of the tasting is 'Affordable wines for Christmas'.

Keep up to date with all the latest weird and wonderful sustainability news, events, and opportunities from LSE and beyond.

Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach art or music there is a vibrant cultural side to the School including the weekly Thursday lunchtime concerts in the Shaw Library. Join us for a break from work and study.

For more images like this, visit the Photography Unit or check out the School's Instagram page.

A new report involving LSE academics has found that low earning renters stand to lose the most from planned reforms to state pensions and long-term care if they are not protected.

LSE report will help insurance sector manage climate change risks

LSE has released the findings of a five-year research project tracking the impact of climate change on the insurance sector.

The multi-million pound project, undertaken by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, has involved more than 30 academics, government and industry bodies, all working together to analyse the financial risks and opportunities posed by climate change.

LSE Diplomacy Commission warns of crisis of confidence for Britain's foreign policy

The UK has become increasingly insular, with a succession of governments shying away from significant foreign policy engagements. As a result, British foreign policy lacks a clear purpose and suffers from an incoherent approach to the distribution of resources.

Government regulation and industry practices stalling drug development, finds new report

The majority of new medicines entering the market offer few clinical advantages over existing alternatives according to a new analysis article published in the British Medical Journal.

England needs to build an extra 1.5 million homes in next five years, says LSE co-authored report

Research for the Town and Country Planning Association co-authored by Christine Whitehead, Professor of Housing at LSE London, has found that young people across the country are struggling to live independently because of the cost of housing.

Lunchtime concerts at LSE

Musical life at LSE continues to flourish with a series of outstanding lunchtime concerts on Thursdays, showcasing an impressively international spectrum of musicians.

The concerts are free and open to all and start promptly at 1.05pm in the Shaw Library, sixth floor of the Old Building. Forthcoming concerts include:

• Emmanuel Bach (violin) and Jennifer Stern (piano)
  On: Thursday 19 November

• Gabriele Carcano (piano)
  On: Thursday 26 November

• Bartosz Woroch (violin) and Caroline Palmer (piano)
  On: Thursday 3 December

• Boris Bizjak (Flute) and Maria Canyigueral (piano)
  On: Thursday 10 December

For more information, see Music@LSE.
 

Forthcoming LSE events include....

GDP: a brief but affectionate history
On: Monday 16 November from 6.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Diane Coyle (pictured)

Debt and austerity: post-crisis lessons from Ireland
On: Tuesday 17 November from 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Patrick Honohan (pictured)

The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the evolution of an insurgency
On: Wednesday 18 November from 2pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Charles Lister

"Enough!" Will Youth Protests Drive Political Change in Africa?
On: Wednesday 18 November from 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Alcinda Honwana

Migration: an English history
On: Wednesday 18 November from 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Robert Tombs (pictured)

Red Flag over Houghton Street? The Radical Tradition at LSE - Myth, Reality and Fact
On: Thursday 19 November from 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Michael Cox

New Forms of Cultural Capital

On: Monday 16 November from 5.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Professor Philippe Coulangeon (pictured), Director of Research at SNRS, Sciences Po and Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology at LSE, Dr Sam Friedman, Assistant Professor in Sociology at LSE, Dr Laurie Hanquinet, Lecturer in Sociology at University of York, and Dr Andy Miles, Reader in Sociology at the University of Manchester.

A panel of leading international experts discuss whether traditional forms of 'highbrow' cultural capital associated with the dominance of the classical and historical canon are being eclipsed by newer and more fluid kinds of cultural tastes, associated with contemporary music and art, sport, and engaging with the social media and computer games. More
 

Order without Law? Gangs and Other Forms of Alternative Social Order in and Beyond the Prison

On: Monday 16 November from 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Dr Insa Koch (pictured), Assistant Professor in Law and Anthropology at LSE Law, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Fellow in the Department of Sociology at LSE, and Dr David Skarbek, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at King’s College London.

On: Thursday 19 November from 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Anne Marie Goetz, Clinical Professor at the Center for Global Affairs, New York University.

On: Thursday 19 November from 6.30-8pm in the Thai Theatre, New Academic Building

On 3 November, the Ranking Digital Rights project launched its first annual Corporate Accountability Index. A first for the ICT sector, the index ranks the world’s largest internet and telecommunications companies on their disclosed policies and commitments affecting users’ freedom of expression and privacy.

Project Director Rebecca MacKinnon will present on 'Ranking Digital Rights (RDR): how do companies respect freedom of expression and privacy?' reviewing RDR findings on sixteen companies, exploring the interplay between corporate decision making and protection of user rights, and addressing challenges of designing a universal ranking system.

After her presentation, Rebecca will be joined by representatives from civil society and industry commenting upon how to effectively shape ICT companies’ human rights practices in a global context.

Join Spectrum on Thursday 19 November at 5.45pm in NAB.2.14 for an intersex awareness screening of XXY.

XXY, a 2007 Argentine-Spanish-French drama, tells the story of Alex, a 15-year-old intersex person, her family and her search for gender identity.

On: Thursday 19 November from 6pm in room CLM.7.02, Clement House

In the run up to the COP21 international climate summit we’re thinking about stuff: where does all our stuff come from? Why do we have so much stuff? And what happens to it when we don’t want it anymore?

We’re screening the Story of Stuff short film series and hosting discussions to think about our relationship with stuff and how we can live without it.

Podcasts of public lectures and events

Social Class in the 21st Century
Speakers: Dr Niall Cunningham, Professor Fiona Devine, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Daniel Laurison, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Professor Mike Savage, Dr Helene Snee, and Dr Paul Wakeling
Recorded: Monday 2 November, approx. 77 minutes

Will the 21st Century be Asian?
Speakers: Professor Michael Cox, Professor Danny Quah, and Dr Leslie Vinjamuri
Recorded: Monday 2 November, approx. 86 minutes

Russian Foreign Policy as an Exercise in Nation-Building
Speaker: Dr Dmitri Trenin
Recorded: Tuesday 3 November, approx. 87 minutes

Group work and peer assessment

On: Tuesday 17 November from 12.30-2pm

Learning to work in a group is an invaluable skill for students in terms of both their disciplinary studies and future employment.

During this session academics from across the School will present their experience of group projects on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in both formative and summative assessment. More
 

The Research Division would like to invite anyone interested in research funding or already with an award to attend the following events.

Multiple Grant Proposal Clinic
Tuesday 1 December
Morning session: 10am-1pm
Afternoon session: 2-5pm
This hands-on clinic is designed for those who have previously applied for research funding. Discuss the grant proposal process and review how to develop your grant proposal application.
Limited to six academics. Delivered by a Research Development Manager from the Research Division and external speaker, John Wakeford.

Annual Visit from UK Research Office (Brussels) - EC Grants
Thursday 3 December from 11am-4pm
This workshop will focus on the purpose, nature and structure of EU collaborative grant proposals. as well as how to get successful grants from EU bodies.LSE's UK Research Office (UKRO) advisor in Brussels, Maribel Glogowski, will present the sessions. Agenda is to be confirmed. A welcome break and sandwich lunch will be served.
Please note: even if you are only able to attend part of the day or one talk, we strongly recommend that you book your place.

Below are some of the vacancies currently being advertised:

• Administrative and Projects Assistant, GLPD: Governance, Legal and Policy Division
• Assistant Professor, Accounting
• Assistant Professor in Economics, Economics
• Assistant Professor in Gender, Development and Globalisation, Gender Institute
• Assistant Professor in Global Health Policy, Social Policy
• Assistant Professor in Health Economics and Policy, Social Policy
• Assistant Professor in Law (English Law of Property and Trusts), Law
• Assistant Professor in Law (Financial Regulation), Law
• Assistant/Associate Professor in International Relations (Gender and International Relations), International Relations
• Associate Professor in Global Health Policy, Social Policy
• Coordinating Business Chinese Teacher Post, Confucius Institute
• Donor Relations Manager, LSE Advancement
• HPC Service Coordinator, Information Management and Technology
• HPC Systems Support Analyst, Information Management and Technology
• Head of Research, LSE Advancement
• Country Economist - Pakistan, International Growth Centre
• Junior Project Manager, Information Management and Technology
• Fellow (Post-Doctoral) Fellowship in Political Science (two posts), Government
• Postdoctoral Research Officer (EPSRC), Statistics
• Professor/Associate Professor in Economics, Economics
• Research Assistant - The Price of Connection (internal only), Media and Communications
• Research Officer, Middle East Centre
• Research Officer, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
• Surveys Manager (internal secondment), Academic Registrar's Division
• Technical Analyst, LSE Advancement