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14 October 2009 |
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• LSE
is best of the social science specialists finds world university
comparison
LSE is ranked as the world's top specialist social science university in the
World University Rankings 2009.
The rankings, compiled by educational analysts QS and Times Higher
Education, compare and assess 621 universities around the world. They
examine data in six categories - research excellence, teaching excellence,
the proportion of international faculty, the proportion of international
students, academic peer review and a survey of employers.
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• LSE
students take class to the streets
Most students see a fire alarm as the perfect excuse to finish a class
early. But not the MC411 Globalization and Media seminar group. They chose
to continue their discussions on a street corner, after the fire alarm in
the NAB yesterday afternoon. What dedicated students we have at LSE. I
wonder if they would have been so dedicated if it was January!
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• Risky
business
Risk is the theme of this year’s lunchtime lecture series, Thinking Like
a Social Scientist. The idea of the series came from Professor Sarah
Worthington, who said: ‘I thought that in an internationally recognised
social science institution, it ought to be possible to give every student
some insight into the workings of the social sciences outside their own
discipline.’
All the lectures are given by LSE academics who will explain the latest
thinking in their field and how it can help address the critical problems of
the day.
The first lecture of the series will take place on Thursday 15 October,
with Dr Kent Deng explaining why historical comparisons are a powerful tool
in the thinking and analysis of social scientists. The full programme is
available at
www2.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/TLSS.aspx
All the lectures take place from 1-2pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House and are free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a
first come, first served basis. For more information, email
events@lse.ac.uk
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• Late
arrivals
Students who have arrived late to the School and may have missed some of the
Orientation Week activities, should take a look at the
late arrivals page on the Student Services Centre website.
Recordings of the UG and PG School orientation presentations delivered by
the Director, Deans and General Secretary of the LSESU have just been added.
In addition there is a support services film highlighting services for
students such as Careers, the Teaching and Learning Centre and the Visa
Office amongst others. The page also contains useful guidance on topics such
as timetable information and course choices.
The
new arrivals website is also still available which contains a wealth of
information to help new students settle into life at the School; including
information on IT services, opening a bank account, the student mentoring
scheme and more.
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• Pedal
power
Cycling is a great way of staying healthy, avoiding the stresses of
public transport, and being environmentally friendly. To encourage this mode
of transport, LSE has more than 300 spaces around campus where you can
secure your bike.
There are two indoor bike park areas - one in the Towers' basement and
one in the NAB, with over 90 spaces to keep your bike dry. The NAB also has
a whole suite of bike friendly facilities with lockers and showers in the
basement. Additional showers are available around campus. Always remember to
secure your bike with a sturdy lock.
If you would like to receive personal cycle training, LSE now also has
its own bikeability trainer. Feimatta Conteh is qualified to deliver
training to the National Cycling Standards, so if you would like to get some
cycling training or have any other bike related issues, contact her at
f.conteh@lse.ac.uk |
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 Notices
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• Undergraduates
needed to participate in experiments
Would you like to take part in experimental research at LSE? During the
course of this year, Dr Oliver Curry will be running a series of internet
and lab-based research projects, involving questionnaires, social psychology
experiments, and economic games, and he is looking for recruits.
Depending on the study, you can expect to receive payment for your time
and effort, learn more about the experimental process, and make a valuable
contribution to research. To register, visit the
sign up page. You will be
contacted when suitable experiments arise and can then decide whether or not
to participate.
If you have any questions or would like more information, contact Dr
Oliver Curry at o.s.curry@lse.ac.uk
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• Creative
writers… The Muse want to publish you
The Muse is the annual publication of the LSESU Literature Society,
which aims to showcase the writing abilities of LSE’s students, staff and
alumni.
The editors are currently seeking submissions of poetry and short stories to
include in the next edition. Poetry submissions should be no more than 40
lines, and short stories no more than 3000 words. All entries must be
emailed to
submissions@themuse.co.uk by Friday 4 December, so you still have plenty
of time to get creative. If you have any questions, contact
editors@themuse.co.uk
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• Need
help with your writing…. then contact Sarah Salway
Sarah Salway is the new LSE Royal Literary Fund Fellow, based in the
Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC). Her role is to help students and staff
with all aspects of their writing, working on a one-to-one basis.
Sarah is a published novelist, poet and journalist, and for many years
she has taught writing at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. She can
help with improving writing style and process generally, as well as
answering particular questions on writing essays, dissertations, articles and reviews.
All sessions are free and confidential.
Sarah is based in the TLC, fifth floor, G building, on Thursdays and
Fridays during term time. Appointments can be made through the central
office at the TLC, on 020 7852 3627 or by emailing
tlc@lse.ac.uk. Where relevant, Sarah
would be happy to see a piece of writing in advance.
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• Part-time
vacancy for students
IT Services have a vacancy for part-time student staff for the 2009-10
academic year. They are currently recruiting for a Student Training Advisor
to be part of the IT training team.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 21 October. For more details
and how to apply, see
http://ittraining.lse.ac.uk/jobs
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• Get
an LSE IT skills certificate
Attend a set of related IT training workshops, pass a short skills quiz,
and earn an LSE certificate of achievement - it’s that simple.
Workshops begin on Wednesday 14 October. Details online at
http://ittraining.lse.ac.uk/students
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• Learn
something different
Want to learn how to touch type? Do computer programming? Edit photos
with Photoshop or design a website in Dreamweaver?
Get free access to over 700 online training tutorials from VTC Online
Training or learn to type in 90 minutes with KAZ Touch Typing Tutor. Details
online at
http://ittraining.lse.ac.uk/independent_learning.htm |
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 What's
on
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• LSESU
Islamic Society charity week, 19-23 October
A week of fundraising for orphans around the world, in collaboration with
Islamic Relief. Islamic art calligraphy t-shirts will be sold on Houghton
Street on Monday and Friday, which you can have personalised by requesting
your name in Arabic. There will also be a mouth-watering global lunch on
offer on Thursday.
For more information, or if you want to get involved, please email Mira
at m.hammad@lse.ac.uk
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• The Cocaine Wars: the mess we're in and how to get out of it
Thursday 15 October at 6.30-8pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
LSE alumnus Tom Feiling analyses the thinking behind drug prohibition and
how and why the strategies embarked on to date have failed so spectacularly.
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• The
International economy, and the process of the citizen's revolution in
Ecuador
Tuesday 27 October at 7-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Click here for details on how to request a ticket - available from 10am
on Thursday 15 October.
Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado is the current President of the Republic of
Ecuador after being re-elected for a second consecutive term in April 2009.
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• General
Theory of Reflexivity
Monday 26 October at 1-3pm in the Shaw Library, 6th floor, Old Building
Click here for details on how to get a ticket - available from 10am on
Tuesday 20 October.
George Soros will present the fundamentals of his guiding philosophy,
laying the foundation for his four subsequent lectures on politics and
economics.
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• LSE
Events - keep up to date
You can keep up to date with the latest information through the LSE Events
email information service which enables you to receive email notification of
new events and public lectures at LSE when they are announced. To subscribe
to this service visit the
LSE events email subscription service. You can also get daily updates on
Twitter, which will inform
you about the posting of transcripts and videos, the announcement of new
events and other important event updates.
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• Business
History Unit seminars
On Monday 19 October, Peter Miskell from the Henley Business School,
University of Reading, will discuss Managing Creativity: theory and
practice from the film industry from the studio era to the present.
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• One
System, Two Countries
Wednesday 21 October at 5-7pm in the Thai Theatre, NAB
The Hong Kong Public Affairs and Social Service (HKPASS) society present
an evening with LSE alumnus and successful barrister Michael Thomas CMG
QC.
The event offers the opportunity to meet the penultimate Attorney
General, who will be speaking about the differences between Hong Kong
and London in terms of the seemingly similar common law system and his
own experience of living and working between the two cities.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. RSVP by
emailing su.soc.hkpass@lse.ac.uk
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• Centre
for Civil Society Thursday lunchtime seminar -
Resource Mobilization in Social Welfare Networks: views from NGOs in
China
Speaker: Dr Chuanlan Wang
Thursday 22 October at 12.30-1.45pm in room R505, LSE Research Laboratory
Dr Chuanlan Wang is a lecturer at Fudan University and a visiting fellow
at LSE's Centre for the Civil Society. She is currently working on a project
on NGOs and social welfare provision. This research tries to explore
non-governmental public action from the perspective of resource mobilization
which is different from the former institutional or organizational approach
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 Questions
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This is your opportunity to put your questions to the School - perhaps
you want to know more about the new student services centre, the careers
service, the library or even the catering facilities. Or maybe you just
have suggestions on how to improve your time here?
Each week, we will include a selection of the questions received, along
with the relevant answer from the School. If you would like to submit a
question, please email Nicole Gallivan at
n.gallivan@lse.ac.uk
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 Society profile
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• LSESU
Baltic Society
The primary aim of the Baltic Society is to strengthen relationships
among LSE students from the three Baltic States (i.e. Lithuania, Latvia, and
Estonia) as well as other people interested in the region. We also aim
to expand knowledge and debate about the culture, economies and politics of
the Baltic region.
In addition to this, we simply encourage the students from the Baltics to
interact more and build a strong community at LSE where we could spend some
time together, create and implement new ideas, or just have a great time while studying at LSE and living in London!
Claim to fame -
The best fame is the positive feedback from our members who say that the
Baltic Society, despite its new-born status (est. 2008), is by far the most
active, easy-going, and friendly society they have ever seen.
Meeting all the past, present and even future presidents of the Baltic
States might also add to the fame...
Additionally, we are the only London based ‘club’ for Baltic students,
hence, most of our events are open to the general public and are highly popular
among students from other universities.
Approx number of members -
50
Society president -
Janis Dirveiks
janis@balticsociety.org
Biggest event or achievement -
Biggest event - public lecture with the famous former first head of state
of Lithuania, Vytautas Landsbergis
Biggest achievement - making our members enjoy their time and participation
in society activities
Why should people join this society? -
People should join not only to experience the best taste of so called
Eastern Europe but also because we are a seriously relaxed bunch of cheerful
people.
Website -
www.balticsociety.org |
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 60 Second Interview
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• with..... Professor Danny Quah
Danny Quah is Professor of
Economics, Co-Director of LSE
Global Governance, and a Senior
Fellow at LSE IDEAS. Externally, his
primary commitment is as one of the
Council Members on Malaysia's
National Economic Advisory Council.
For the last three years, he has served the
LSE's Economics Department as Head
of Department.
What book are you currently
reading?
Well, a number simultaneously:
Fool's Gold by Gillian Tett;
What I Loved by Siri Huvstvedt;
Paper Butterfly by Diane Wei
Liang. Except for a small number of
isolated instances, it takes me a
long time to finish any one book so
I make up for it by starting many at
once.
What advice would you give to
new students coming to LSE?
Read and think about all the
different social science done at LSE
- don't do just one thing; learn
everything you can from the amazing
city that is London; discard all the
unthinking prejudices that you find
in what your teachers here tell you.
Can you play a musical
instrument?
No, but I do a lot of taekwon-do
training. I am now a second-dan
blackbelt in taekwon-do but,
unfortunately, my travel and lecture
schedule no longer allows the kind
of intensive training I used to
undertake. In 2007-08, I had the
time still to train regularly with
the LSE TKD Club. Before that, I'd
won gold in patterns at the English
Championships (2006) and silver in
sparring at the English (2006) and
British (2005) Championships. But my
competitive performance since then
has been truly abysmal. I'm putting
this down to lack of training rather
than advancing age.
What is your favourite place
on the LSE campus?
I like the Peacock Theatre during
graduation and, before I became Head
of Department, when I lectured there
twice a week.
What, or who, makes you laugh?
Many more things make me smile
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 Advice
and support
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Each week we will feature one of the support services available to
students. This week, it's the Careers Service.
• LSE
Careers
It must be nearly impossible to not be aware of the Careers Service!
We're a very active service with involvement in a wide range of activities
about campus - we have to be! LSE students are some of the most career
focused out there and the LSE Careers Service is the most heavily used in
the UK.
Our aim is to advise you through the career planning and recruitment
process, helping you to research options, acquire employable skills and
promote yourself to employers in the best way. We do this through careers
advice, seminars, an extensive information website, the Volunteer Centre,
the LSE internships schemes, employer-led events and more. LSE is very
fortunate in attracting the top recruiters in many sectors and we organise
hundreds of opportunities to meet with employers and run the LSE-exclusive
vacancy board on My Careers Service. There’s too much going on to list here,
so have a browse around our huge website at
www.lse.ac.uk/careers
Right now is our busiest time of year, driven by the deadlines of many
larger graduate recruiters (who definitely are still recruiting!) Don’t be
put off by the buzz on campus if finance isn’t your thing; we spend as much
time working with organisations in policy, media, development and charity as
we do the big on-campus names. Come and see us in our new space on Floor
Three, Tower Three, visit us on Facebook or email us at
careers@lse.ac.uk and we’ll get
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