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25 November 2009 |
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• New LSE website launches this week
Black, white and red all over - these are the colours of the new LSE
website to be launched this Friday 27 November. When you log on to the new
site you will find yourself on an intranet, specifically designed to serve
LSE students and staff. It will link to the externally-facing home page,
which will trumpet the lively discussion that runs through LSE's research,
new books and public events each week. The main School pages, the Library
website, and a number of academic departments and research centres will
spearhead the change, with the rest of the LSE website following.
From 30 November notices and other news will be posted on the School's
intranet, Staff and Students, instead of in the grey login box that currently
appears when you log into a School computer. Please see lse.ac.uk/intranet
to check notices.
Note: If you are a student employed by the School to edit pages on the
LSE website - i.e. an editor or contributor - please refer to
Staff News
for more information relating to your role.
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• Let the challenge begin
LSE has selected the team that will represent the School on University
Challenge. Following a number of selection exercises and rounds, the
final team of five was chosen. The team comprises Ilya Faybisovich
(captain), Wilson Chew, David Dwyer, Leon Matthias and Pete Mills
(reserve).
LSE has appeared on the programme six times since it was revived in
1994, with the team reaching the quarter finals two years ago.
Exact dates for the television screenings of the show have not yet been
set, but they have been tentatively scheduled for late
spring.
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• Royal
recognition for Health and Social Care at LSE
LSE has been awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further
Education for the work of LSE Health and Social Care, an innovative
international research centre whose work has influenced government policy in
the UK and beyond.
It is the second time LSE has won this prestigious prize which recognises
outstanding achievement in UK universities and colleges. The School's Centre
for Economic Performance was honoured in 2002.
LSE Health and Social Care won the prize for 'applying research to the
advancement of global health and social care policy'. The citation says that
its work is 'widely seen as unique in its continuing ability to bridge the
gap between research and policy. It is widely and frequently referenced by
policy makers and has contributed to raising the quality of evidence-based
policy making within government.'
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• Ever wondered where all your money actually goes?
Well here’s your chance to find out. The Economics Society is looking
for students to keep a diary of all their outgoings for one week.
The Student Consumer Price Index (SCPI) scheme aims to analyse inflation
and its effects on the LSE student population. Those who take part will
be entered in to a lucky draw with the chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher.
Participants will be asked to keep a record of all their expenditure
between Monday 30 November and Sunday 6 December.
To sign up visit the society’s booth this week from 11am-1pm, or email
scpidata@gmail.com by 5pm on
Saturday.
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• Want to teach? Then teach for India
Interested in helping to eliminate educational inequality in India? Teach
for India is a nationwide organisation that is offering 150 graduates from
around the world the opportunity to take part in fellowships in Pune and Mumbai, and teach
there full-time for two years.
The programme is not two years off - it's a two year leadership
development programme that aims to make candidates more attractive to
corporate and post-graduate institutions once they've completed the
fellowship. After the two years, Teach for India will help fellows find jobs
in the corporate and social sectors, or in government and higher education
institutions.
The application process has already begun, with the final
deadline for this year's applications being on 10 January 2010. For more
information, visit
www.teachforindia.org or contact LSE’s campus ambassador Caroline Heath
at c.l.heath@lse.ac.uk
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• Library user student satisfaction survey 2009-10
Give the Library your feedback and be in with a chance to win Amazon
vouchers just in time for Christmas.
The annual online Library user student satisfaction survey is being
conducted until Sunday 29 November. It's a great opportunity to say how you
feel about the Library and an important way for them to find out how they
can improve the Library for you.
In addition to contributing to the creation of an enhanced Library,
participants can enter a prize draw for a chance to win £50-£200 worth of
Amazon vouchers.
The survey can be found
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 Notices
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• Spanish in motion
The Language Centre invites you to the first Spanish in Motion session
of this academic year. Spanish in Motion focuses on the use of
documentary films and cinema techniques in the acquisition of Spanish
for specific purposes (i.e. the social, political and economic
sciences).
On Tuesday 1 December, the centre will be screening 'Songs for after a
war' (Canciones para después de una guerra, 1971). The film will be in
Spanish with English subtitles.
In this documentary, the Spanish film director, Basilio Martín Patino,
presents a collage of images, voices and songs to tell us about the Spanish
Civil War, the post-war and Franco. It is an emotive and playful but
implacable portrait of that period. The film uses a complex montage
technique to create new meanings, going beyond the conventions of the so
called documentary cinema. It was banned by the censors for five years and
was not released until 1976, after Franco's death.
After the film, there will be a panel discussion on the issues raised by
the film. Speakers will include Professor Helen Graham, Spanish writer Lala
Isla and Professor Paul Preston.
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• ITS Newsletter – subscribe today
The termly student newsletter with all the latest news and information
about IT Services is now available, click
here.
Some of the articles in this term’s edition include:
- New email and H: space quotas
- Protect your own computer with free anti-virus
- Guide to LSE Learning Spaces
- IT support – now available 24/7
- Connecting your laptop to LSE resources
Make sure you don’t miss out on future newsletters -
subscribe today.
You can also keep up-to-date with the latest ITS news, by subscribing to
the news feed
Not familiar with RSS?
Learn about RSS and how to use it.
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• Run, Santa, Run
A group from the Hong Kong Public Affairs and Social Service Society will
be running 5k in full Santa suits to raise money for Community Links, a
charity which support vulnerable children and families in East London.
To give the team a helping hand, the society will also be manning a stall
on Houghton Street over the next two weeks with lots of things on offer,
including:
- Freshly made gingerbread men
- Krispy Kreme doughnuts
- Hot chocolate with marshmallows
Make sure you pop by and help them raise lots of money. For more
information, visit www.lsehkpass.com
or email su.soc.hkpass@lse.ac.uk
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• Producers looking for contributors for new show
Hat Trick Productions are in the early stages of a search for
contributors to a new
television series called 'Make Me British' which looks at the nation we are
today through the eyes of those who have chosen to make it their home.
They are hoping to chat to anyone who is new to the UK and is willing to
tell them about their experiences on camera. These short interviews will not
be shown on television. The series will celebrate all that makes Britain
what it is today in 2009.
If you are interested in taking part please email
amyw@hattrick.com or call 0207 184
6748.
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• Careers Service jobs of the week
Cancer Research UK, Graduate Schemes - apply now to these
competitive graduate schemes in either Corporate & Scientific Services or
Fundraising, Marketing & Communications.
International Journal of Transitional Justice, Editorial Intern -
gain valuable experience while you study by working on this Oxford
University Press journal
Edelman PR Graduate Scheme 2010 - take part in one of the longest
standing graduate schemes in the PR industry. Applications are open for both
January and September intakes.
For full details of these posts and over 500 more visit 'My Careers
Service' at www.lse.ac.uk/careers
and click ‘search for opportunities’.
Come and visit the Careers Service in their new location on Floor 3, Tower 3.
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• LSE Student Counselling Service - Women's Group
The Student Counselling Service is running a group for women students in
January, meeting for eight weeks on Mondays from 11am-1pm, starting on 18
January.
The group offers a therapeutic space in which female students can explore
and look at a range of issues affecting them today, including self-esteem,
anxiety, identity and relationships, as well as offering a range of coping
strategies.
Please contact the office to book a place in advance, email
student.counselling@lse.ac.uk
or call 020 7852 3627. |
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 What's
on
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• Law Fair
Thursday 26 November at 5.30pm
Increase your knowledge of the law profession and the different career
paths within it. Both law students and non-law students are invited to
meet partners and representatives from solicitors' firms, barristers'
chambers, law schools and professional bodies such as The Honourable
Society of the Inner Temple, Herbert Smith, Clifford Chance, Travers
Smith, Jones Day and many more.
Book now on
My Careers Service.
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• Don't miss the LSE Christmas Concert
Tickets are now available for the Christmas Concert, and can be purchased
at the SU Reception or at the Thursday lunchtime concerts.
LSE Choir and Orchestra Christmas Concert
Tuesday 8 December at 7.30pm in St Clement Dane's Church
Other public lectures and events include:
Social Science Perspectives on Risk Regulation
Thursday 26 November at 1.05pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor Bridget Hutter
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Thursday 26 November at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Alain de Botton
The Global Economics Crisis: one year in
Monday 30 November at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Professor Tim Besley, Professor Willem Buiter,
Professor Charles Goodhart, and Professor Chris Pissarides
The Value of Nothing
Tuesday 1 December at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Raj Patel
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• Dance the night away at Fiesta Caliente
Thursday 26 November at Sway, Great Queen Street
Fiesta Caliente is ‘a night of unadulterated Latin madness,’ brought to
you by the LSE Salsa Society. They have a fantastic DJ for you - DJ Vaya,
resident at Ministry of Sound’s La Bomba, the biggest Latin night in the
UK.
All ticket holders will also get a free beginner’s lesson from
8.30-10pm, to teach them a few basic steps. If it doesn’t take, no
problem. Only one room will be playing Latin music, so you can still
party to all your favourite club tunes all the way until 3am.
Tickets are on sale on Houghton Street all this week. Prices are £4 for
members, £5 for non-members and £7 on the door. For more information,
check out our
Facebook
page or email
su.soc.salsa@lse.ac.uk
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• Media and Identity: reporting the Rwandan genocide
Tuesday 1 December at 5-6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Two survivors of the Rwandan genocide, Patrick Iregura and Serge
Rwigamba, join Channel 4 News' World Editor Lindsey Hilsum to reflect on
how the story was told before, during and after the brutal events. They
will examine the gaps between reality on the ground during times of mass
atrocity and humanitarian crisis, and the public's perception of it, as
gleaned from the media in the West.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on
a first come, first served basis. For more information, email
arts@lse.ac.uk or phone 020 7955
6043. More
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• Jazz trio with Asaf Sirkis (drums)
Thursday 3 December at 1.05-2pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
An exciting electric mix of original materials written by Asaf Sirkis
and some Jazz standards arranged for this particular trio. The
Guardian has called him 'devastatingly creative' and All About
Jazz enthused 'Asaf Sirkis has earned a reputation as one of the
world's premier drummers.'
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• Risk and performance management in major UK public and private
sector organisations: a tale of contrasting cultures
Tuesday 1 December at 1-2.30pm in the CARR seminar room G305
Professor Margaret Woods, from the Nottingham University Business
School, will deliver this public lecture. For more information, click
here.
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• The Graduate
Thursday 10 December, 9pm-late, The Quad
Celebrate the end of term with your friends, colleagues, course mates or
make new contacts. You can expect excellent live bands and special 'The
Graduate' DJ - Jimmy Hickmott.
This event is for all post grad, PhD and research students.
Tickets available online
for £4.50 and £5 on the door.
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 Questions
to the School
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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?
Q: Why does the NAB have so much space for artwork but so
little for students?
Hamish Stewart, postgraduate
A: The NAB was designed for students and staff
first, there was never any element of the design to accommodate art work.
The double/triple height spaces were an integral part of the design to allow
natural light to penetrate into the building. The artwork was conceived
after the designs were signed off, in other words the art work was designed
to fit the building and does not take up any usable space.
Central atriums are a common design solution to deep
plan buildings and are employed in both new public and commercial buildings.
The atrium is a student area which is wifi enabled and has a combination of
both soft and more formal furniture. Apart from the three seating levels,
there is a quiet study area specifically for students on the second floor
and six group study rooms together with two open access PC rooms.
The School is committed to further enhancing the student experience and
has commissioned a new £36M Students’ Centre.
Julian Robinson, Director of Planning and Development
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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• Film Society
We screen films twice a week and organise film trips, as well as public
lectures with actors and directors.
Claim to fame? -
We are the largest arts or activities society on campus and the third
largest society (after the Finance and Business societies).
Approx number of members? -
700, but we’re adding a lot every week.
Society president? -
Srikanth Narayanamohan
s.narayanamohan@lse.ac.uk
07506 227872
Famous alum? -
Brad Pitt (not really!)
Biggest event or achievement? -
Our joint events last year with the French and German societies packed
out the Underground.
Big event coming up that you would like to highlight? -
We're showing 'Dogma' by Kevin Smith on Wednesday 25 November at 5.30pm
in D302 with free pizza, and 'Solyaris' in NAB214 at 6pm on Thursday 26
November with free food and drink.
Why should people join the society? -
We’re likely to be the most value added society on campus.
Website? -
We don’t have one, but you can email us at
su.soc.film@lse.ac.uk with your
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view
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A senior member of the School highlights an important issue for
students.
• Adrian Hall, Secretary and Director of Administration
Last week I hosted an informal discussion session between a group of
twenty five students and senior managers from the School. I was pleased
we were able to take part in the event as it forms part of a wider
programme to promote communication and will support our commitment to
improving services for students.
In a wide-ranging and productive discussion, students raised a number of
issues with the LSE’s facilities and services directly with the individuals
who oversee them.
Andy Farrell, Director of Finance and Facilities, explained that the
atrium space in the New Academic Building was a structural necessity rather
than being designed solely to house art works. Jean Sykes, Chief Information
Officer, encouraged students facing difficulties with printing, noise, or
finding study space to talk to the library help desk. Simeon Underwood,
Academic Registrar, discussed the different ways in which staff-student
liaison committees work and promised to investigate whether successful
practices could be replicated across the School.
Other issues discussed included the difficulty of increasing street-level
bike parking facilities, PhD work space, the provision of facilities for
students to prepare and eat their own food, the cleaning of School
facilities, and the information provided to students during Orientation.
Andy Farrell also explained that the Clement House staircase will be out of
action until next term, as repair work can only take place outside
teaching hours.
Over coming weeks we will be following up on a number of the points
raised, and will look to report progress in Student News as we go
along. More detailed summary notes of the discussion will be made available
to interested students on the LSE website in due course.
All involved agreed that meeting face-to-face had been helpful, and it is
my intention to hold a similar event every term in future. |
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Second Interview
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• with..... Lesley Causley, manager of the Fourth Floor Restaurant
Lesley has worked in catering at LSE for 28 years. She started on the fourth floor where the new
café is. Back then it was a pizza/burger restaurant. She met her husband Patrick at LSE and they had their wedding reception in the SDR. Lesley now tells you why you should visit the Fourth Floor Restaurant.
What are the opening hours and
where is it situated?
We are open from 9am to 7pm,
Monday to Friday and we are on the
fourth floor of the Old Building.
What do you have on the
breakfast menu and what has proved
most popular so far?
We have a full English cooked
breakfast that offers any five items
for £2.30, which includes a free cup
of tea. We also offer healthier
options although the full English is
proving to be very popular...
Is the restaurant
self-service?
Parts of the restaurant are like
the fish and chips and salad bar. We
serve the main meals and our famous
stir-fry is cooked to order. The
customers are able to select their
own fresh vegetables from a wide
selection on the salad bar then
choose which oil and base of rice or
noodles, chicken, prawn or tofu and
then watch it cooked in front of
them.
Do you ever produce themed
menus, when you offer delights from
other countries?
Everyday the main menu is based
on a different country but we do
special theme days that we run in
conjunction with LSE societies. It
doesn't cost them any money just a
little bit of time. We ask them to
bring in flags and music, they write
the menu and we try and get it as
authentic as possible. We have been
running a Mexican, Indian and
Chinese week with the relevant
societies for several years now. We
would like to see more societies
coming forward to do theme days.
How many catering staff do you
employ and what is the capacity of
the restaurant?
We have 21 staff working on the
fourth floor and that includes the
café. The restaurant can seat just
under 400 people but will turn over
around 2500 people a day.
What do you offer in the way
of snacks and sandwiches?
We have a small range of
sandwiches in the Fourth Floor
Restaurant but make sandwiches to
order in the Fourth Floor Café.
Pizza slices are available all day
from 11.30am until 7pm and of course
we have tempting cakes in both the
restaurant and café.
What is your favourite dish?
I love Robert's,
the lunch chef's, curries.
When I came to LSE I had never eaten
a curry in my life and used to turn
my nose up at it. He made me try a
korma one day and now it’s the
hotter the better for me. I have had
many curries outside LSE but
love Robert's rogan josh. |
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