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29 September 2010 |
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• LSE Research Magazine
This week, LSE published the second issue of LSE Research, a
magazine showcasing the School’s celebrated research across the social
sciences.
Two great tectonic plates are on the move - China and the US - and the
rest of the world is struggling to adjust to new realities and new
relationships. This historic power shift, its repercussions, and indeed the
myths surrounding it are the cover subjects of the Autumn 2010 issue, which
brings together four of LSE's most eminent thinkers on the subject: Arne
Westad, Michael Cox, Danny Quah and Niall Ferguson.
Additionally, in a special report, Justin Gest, Mina Al-Lami and Kristian
Coates Ulrichsen bring us some disturbing news from the front lines of what
used to be called the war on terror.
The magazine can be viewed online
here.
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• LSE launches private equity initiative with support from
Abraaj Capital
A new initiative on the research and teaching of private equity is being
launched at LSE.
The initiative is supported by Abraaj Capital, the largest private equity
group in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA).
Abraaj Capital, which operates eight offices in the MENASA region,
donated £4 million ($6.2 million) to fund a research programme, an endowed
post for a senior academic researcher in private equity and a MSc in Finance
and Private Equity - which will be taught from October.
More
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• LSE student raising money for volunteering project in Peru
Undergraduate student Yisum Heneghan will be taking part in a ten week
volunteering project in Peru departing in October, and is seeking donations
for the assignment.
The project is run by Platform2, a programme organised by the Department
for International Development, alongside BUNAC and Christian Aid, and will
involve Yisum working in a community called Pachacutec, located on
the outskirts of Lima.
The project’s main activity is to improve a community nursery school so
that children in the district can develop and learn in safe and healthy
surroundings. Yisum will also be helping people to develop their English
language skills and improving their environment.
Yisum is seeking sponsorship during the project, so that she can help to
raise awareness and further aid for the community. All remaining proceeds
will go to Christian Aid.
To donate money, visit
www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7Z7C4JDEVSLT6.
For more information, contact Yisum at
y.heneghan@lse.ac.uk. |
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 Notices
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• Ten per cent discount at Waterstone's
Until Saturday 16 October, Waterstone's Economists' Bookshop on
Clare Market is offering all LSE students a 10 per cent discount on
their purchases.
Go in and grab yourself a bargain.
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• Student training at LSE
Courses on offer next week include:
- Finding items on your reading list
- Introduction to study at LSE (reading and note-taking)
For a full listing of what is available and further details, including
booking information, please see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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• LSE’s Widening Participation needs
you
Want to make a difference to the lives of inner city school children? If
so, then LSE’s Widening Participation team needs you.
Widening Participation aims to raise aspiration and attainment in young
people from London state schools. We deliver a number of key projects that
encourage young people from under-represented backgrounds to aim for a
university education.
Our projects need enthusiastic LSE students to be inspiring role models
and help contribute to the success of the programmes. There are various
opportunities on offer:
- Student ambassadors
Paid opportunities on a flexible basis
- Student tutors
Assisting pupils in the classroom environment
- Student mentors
One on one sessions developing pupils’ personal, social and academic
development
All programmes recruit in October so find us at the Freshers’ Fair and
come along to an information presentation to find out what commitment is
involved and how to sign up.
For more information, visit the
website or email
widening.participation@lse.ac.uk
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• Part-time vacancies for students in IT Services
IT Services are recruiting students to work part-time in the IT training
programme and the teaching and learning spaces services.
The following vacancies are available:
- Student training advisor (October 2010 - March 2011)
- Teaching spaces assistant (2010-11 academic year)
Full details and job descriptions are available on the
ITSNews@LSE blog or via the
LSE jobshop.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 6 October.
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• Student callers needed for the LSE Annual Fund
The Annual Fund calling programme raises much needed unrestricted
money for LSE. All the funds raised are allocated as grants to
successful applicants in November each year.
We're looking for student callers to engage with the worldwide LSE
community by talking to alumni and parents over the phone. The role involves
soliciting donations and acting as a School ambassador to develop strong
relationships with the LSE community.
Starting pay is from £10.45 an hour and involves a commitment of two,
three hour shifts a week. For more information, visit
www.lse.ac.uk/annualfund
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• My Careers Service - jobs of the week
Polo Ralph Lauren, allocator
Gain experience in business and retail by executing and replenishing
distribution plans to support the buying, marketing and financial objectives
for this major retail company.
Apply by Friday 15 October.
The Open Society Foundations, publish what you pay media and
communications internship
The perfect internship for those interested in social issues and media.
Apply now.
Graduate teacher programme
Interested in education and teaching? Apply for this graduate programme to
gain qualified teachers status whilst working in a paid role.
Apply by Sunday 24 October.
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’.
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• Summer works notice
The Old Building main entrance refurbishment project has been
delayed.
The toilet facilities, cloakroom, waiting area and disabled hoists will
be in operation for Monday 4 October, together with the completion of the
main foyer floor.
However, the glass cabinets and opaque panels running around the edge of
the foyer, waiting area and corridor walls will not be completed until
mid-October.
The Estates Division apologises for any inconvenience caused.
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• Catering Services - Michaelmas term
Monday 4 October - Friday 10 December.
LSE Garrick
8am-7pm Monday-Friday
4th Floor Restaurant
9am-7pm Monday-Friday
4th Floor
Café Bar
11am-9pm Monday-Friday
Plaza
Café
9am-9pm Monday-Thursday
9am-6pm Friday
12 noon-6pm Saturday and Sunday
Café 54
8.30am-6pm Monday-Friday
NAB Mezzanine
10.30am-4pm Monday-Friday
Staff Dining Room and
Café Bar (members only)
Café Bar 10am-4.30pm Monday-Friday
Dining Room 12.30pm-2.15pm Monday-Friday
George IV
12 noon-11pm Monday-Friday
Vending Machines
Library Foyer, Student Salon, 4th Floor Restaurant |
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 What's
on
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• LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2011: crossing borders
LSE has announced the dates of the next LSE Literary Festival, which
will be taking place from Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 February 2011. The
full programme will be posted online in December 2010.
For more information, visit
www.lse.ac.uk/spaceforthought
• Upcoming LSE events include....
Capitalism: can it ever be moral?
On: Monday 4 October at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Jon Cruddas, MP for Dagenham and Rainham, Larry Elliot,
economics editor of The Guardian, and Professor Chandran Kukathas,
chair of political theory in the Department of Government at LSE.
Getting More
On: Tuesday 5 October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Stuart Diamond, practice professor of legal
studies and adjunct professor of law at Wharton.
The Rights' Future
On: Wednesday 6 October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speakers: Professor Costas Douzinas, law professor and director of
the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at Birkbeck, Professor Conor
Gearty, professor of human rights law at LSE, Professor Francesca
Klug, professorial research fellow at LSE, and David Lammy, MP
for Tottenham.
Lunchtime Concert
On: Thursday 7 October at 1.05pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
Performers: Thomas Gould (violin), Philip Higham (cello) and
Alasdair Beatson (piano)
Wealth Creation in Developing Countries
On: Tuesday 12 October at 6.45pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speakers: Professor Paul Collier, professor of economics at Oxford
University, and Andrew Mitchell, secretary of state for international
development.
This event is free and open to all however a ticket is required. One ticket
per person can be requested from 10am on Tuesday 5 October.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
Managing Natural Resource Rents: China and Africa
Speakers: Dr Christopher Alden, Professor Paul Collier,
Dr Gobind Nankani, and Alan Winters
Recorded: Monday 20 September, approx 94 minutes
Click here to listen
Industrial Productivity
Speakers: Rasheed Adegbenro, Ludovico Alcorta, Professor
Haroon Bhorat, Professor Chang-Tai Hsieh, and John Page
Recorded: Tuesday 21 September, approx 83 minutes
Click here to listen
On Writing: high, low and everything in between
Speaker: Professor Simon Schama
Recorded: Wednesday 22 September, approx 86 minutes
Click here to listen
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• Strategy and Management Consulting Conference 2010
On: Monday 1 November at 8am-9pm in the Freemasons’ Hall, 60 Great
Queen Street, London WC2B 5AZ
The LSE Strategy and Management Consulting Conference 2010 (LSE SMCC) is
an interactive and educational conference, which provides students with the
chance to hear from the consulting profession. It enables students to gain
an understanding of the current challenges and opportunities faced by the
profession through a series of speeches, panel discussions and workshops.
The LSE SMCC is the UK's first consulting focused conference for
undergraduates and postgraduates alike, and has already attracted applicants
from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Singapore and China.
Key topics on the day will include:
- Corporate finance strategies in emerging markets
- Turning carbon into competitive advantage
- Digital Darwinism: designing strategies in a new marketing and media
ecosystem
- Women in leadership
- Accelerating out of the great recession
- Shaping public policy through consulting
- The challenges and opportunities in the energy industry
- Social sector consulting and social entrepreneurship
Participating firms include BCG, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Barclays Capital, The Economist, Booz Allen Hamilton, Bain & Company, OC&C
Strategy Consultants, Oliver Wyman, Bertelsmann AG, and many others.
Registration for the conference is now open and will close on Friday 8
October. For more information and to register your place, visit the
LSE SMCC website. If you have any
questions, email the conference co-presidents Kanishk Walia at
k.walia2@lse.ac.uk or Vyacheslav
Polonski at v.polonski@lse.ac.uk. |
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 Society
profile
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• LSESU Business Society
Founded in 1996, the LSESU Business Society is the first careers society
to be founded on campus. Over the years, we have developed into the largest
and best-established society at LSE.
The society’s primary objective is to function as an interface between
the corporate world and LSE’s high-reaching students. We provide our members
with a clear understanding of the current corporate environment and ensure
they become aware of all the opportunities available to them.
Claim to fame?
Voted 'Best Society 2006-07', we are widely recognised as the most
active, professional and successful student society on campus.
Number of members?
The LSESU Business Society boasts a membership of over 2,500 members.
Society president?
Gerald Ang
w.j.ang@lse.ac.uk
Big event coming up that you would like to highlight?
This year, the society has several new sponsors. We will
be hosting a series of events and members can be prepared to receive new
ideas and perspective. Members can also participate in our newly introduced
'law and reinsurance' events as part of our thematic series.
Why should people join the society?
Through a series of events, our members will be able to obtain a better
understanding and perspective of the different areas of the financial
industry. Thematic series further our members' understanding of the
different divisions in the banking industry and thus help them make
more-informed decisions about career aspirations.
Our events also provide a networking platform. Networking events provide
a unique opportunity for firms to meet our ambitious members in an informal
setting.
Website?
www.BusinessSociety.co.uk
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If you would like to submit a profile for your society, please email
Nicole Gallivan at
n.gallivan@lse.ac.uk |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Charlie Beckett
I'm the director of POLIS, the
Media and Communications
Department's journalism and society
think-tank. I'm a south London born
journalist living in north London
with two Camden students and a west
London international charity
director, supporting East London's
foremost football team. I'm
passionate about media change and
journalism's part in local and
global politics.
If you were marooned on a
desert island, which LSE
department/centre/division/student
society would you find most useful
to have with you?
Apart from catering or travel, I
would have to say Philosophy - time
to think.
Name a company you would like
to own and run and explain why?
Apple because it would save me a
fortune not having to pay for their
products.
What would you save from a
fire?
A cat called Loki and my signed
West Ham shirt.
What was the first news story
you remember really catching your
attention?
The Moon landing and then the
1974 election. The first I covered
was the BNP marching in Leicester.
If you met the UK prime
minister and could ask him only one
question, what would it be?
When did you first consciously
want to be Prime Minister?
What are your hobbies?
Running and swimming on Hampstead
Heath all year around, playing
football badly and watching West Ham
play badly, galleries, museums,
walking, and reading history. |
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