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19 January 2011 |
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• LSE graduates 100,000th alum
In December the School celebrated the graduation of the 100,000th
member of the worldwide LSE alumni community.
Calculations showed that the alumna who took the honour was Elise Brau,
MSc European Studies: ideas and identities, who graduated on Thursday 16
December, receiving a special mention from Director Howard Davies
(pictured).
She and her fellow graduates join a wealth of influential LSE alumni
including John Atta-Mills, president of Ghana; Taro Aso, prime minister of
Japan; Mwai Kibaki, president of Kenya; Juan Manuel Santos, president of
Colombia; and Anote Tong, president of Kiribati.
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• National Student Survey
Message from Professor Janet Hartley, pro-director for teaching and
learning
Dear third year undergraduate students,
The National Student Survey is now open. This is an annual survey of over
400,000 undergraduate students across the UK and has the support of LSE’s
Students’ Union.
It is quick to complete and is an opportunity for you to tell us what you
liked and didn’t like about your learning experience during your time at
LSE. Your response will be anonymous and the results of the survey are
published on Unistats.com. I urge you to please participate. The results are
important to us. We use them to make improvements to the learning
opportunities available at the School.
You will have received a separate email from the survey organisers -
Ipsos MORI - with details of how to complete the survey. You can find more
information about the survey at
www.thestudentsurvey.com/index.html.
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• 'Close up' on bioscience as LSE launches short film
competition
A short film competition to encourage the creative communication of some
of the social and ethical issues being generated by our increasing
ability to manipulate and control life has been launched by LSE.
The BIOS Centre at LSE wants budding film makers to tackle questions
raised by advances in the life sciences and biomedicine in a two minute
video.
Professor Nikolas Rose, director of BIOS, professor of sociology, said:
'We believe that biology is going to have the same implications for the 21st
Century as developments in digital information technology had in the last
century.
'The social and human sciences need to understand and communicate the
implications of these developments and to open them up to democratic debate.
That's why we're looking for fresh and interesting ways of communicating
some of our research on these issues to people outside of the academic
community.'
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• Good Food on the Public Plate 2010
LSE Catering has won yet another prestigious sustainability award.
The 2010 Good Food on the Public Plate award is awarded by
Sustain and is made to public
sector organisations who make great strides towards serving food that is
more sustainable, by ensuring it is local, seasonal, Fairtrade, or
assured by an animal welfare scheme.
Liz Thomas, head of LSE Catering, said: 'This award recognises a number
of our recent initiatives, namely our move to using only UK free range
whole eggs; filtering and bottling water on site for use at our
hospitality events; our Feel Good Food days where customers are
encouraged to eat healthily and to eat less meat; and by ensuring that
waste, including oil, is recycled.
'We won’t rest on our success and will continue to make positive and
significant changes to make the food we serve more sustainable, better
for the environment and for animal welfare.'
A small team from Catering picked up the award at the presentations
ceremony at City Hall on 30 November.
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• Nicholas Stern wins award for 'pioneering' report on economics
of climate change
LSE economist, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, has won the BBVA
Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Climate Change category.
This was given in recognition of his 'pioneering report' which the award
jury said 'shaped and focused the discourse on the economics of climate
change'. The advanced economic analysis applied by Lord Stern has been the
means to quantify the impacts and costs arising from climate change, as
well as providing a unique and robust basis for decision-making.
Commenting on his success, Lord Stern said: 'I feel very privileged to
receive a prize that is dedicated specifically to climate change research.
It is certainly a very clear statement of the importance that the BBVA
Foundation attaches to an area so vital for the future existence of human
beings on this planet.'
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 Notices
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• Holocaust memorial
The LSE Interfaith Forum will be holding a Holocaust memorial on
Thursday 27 January at 5.30pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building.
All students and staff are welcome. The memorial
service will feature the LSE choir.
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• Participate in a political science experiment
Win up to £1,000 by participating in a political science experiment run
by members of LSE's Government Department.
Register at
http://moodle.lse.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2809 before Wednesday 26
January to take part. The experiment is open to all LSE students and staff.
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• LSE Careers - Jobs of the Week
- Graduate programme 2011, London Stock Exchange
Interested in a career with the London Stock Exchange? Apply by Monday
31 January for their annual open evening and by Friday 25 February for
the graduate scheme itself.
- Quantitative business analyst, Facebook
Help create a data-driven analyst culture at Facebook’s Dublin HQ. Apply
by Wednesday 26 January.
- Junior policy analyst, OECD
Work on the quantitative dimensions of information security and privacy
at the OECD. Apply by Saturday 12 February.
- Summer 2011 UNHQ New York internship programme, United Nations
Masters or PhD student? Look into an internship with the UN in New York.
Apply by Monday 31 January.
- HR assistant (volunteer), Doctors of the World UK
Assist the charity Médecins du Monde in their recruitment of UK staff.
Apply by Tuesday 25 January.
- Census collector, Census 2011
Assist with face-to-face data collection for the UK Census 2011. Apply
by Monday 31 January.
For full details of these posts and over 650 more, visit 'My Careers
Service' at www.lse.ac.uk/careers
and click ‘Search for Opportunities’.
Come and visit the Careers Service in our new location on Floor Three,
Tower Three.
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• Upcoming workshops by the Student Counselling Service
Managing perfectionism workshop
Monday 31 January, 12-1pm, room CLM.702 (date rescheduled from 24
January)
This workshop will look at common difficulties with excess
perfectionism, and will cover a wide range of practical approaches to
help you manage your studies. It will include a look at common myths and
how to overcome self-defeating thinking errors.
Self Esteem, Identity and Relationships: a group for women
Mondays, 11am-1pm for six weeks from Monday 7 February
This 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.
Procrastination workshop
Wednesday 9 February, 2-3pm, room OLD.550
This will look at the difficulties with procrastination, examining the
negative thoughts and behaviours that inhibit students from being able to
work. The workshop will examine a range of techniques and practical tips to
help you deal with this.
Sleep well workshop
Monday 28 February, 12-1pm, room KSW.G212
This workshop will look at a range of difficulties associated with sleep. It
will increase your understanding of the process of sleep and explore
strategies and ideas about how you might work towards achieving better
sleep.
For more information, visit
Student Counselling Service.
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• Student training at LSE
Student courses scheduled for next week include:
- IT training office hours
- Introduction to database structure and design
- Excel 2010: charts
- Excel 2010: pivot tables
- Outlook 2010: outlook for business
- Word 2010: format an academic paper
- PowerPoint 2010: polished presentations in 50 minutes
- SS110 structuring MSc dissertations and long essays
For a full schedule and further details, including booking information,
please see www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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• LSE Business Incubator - have your say
LSE students Nikita Johnson and Josephine Goube are looking to create
the first LSE Business Incubator.
The incubator will be a meeting space for LSE students and alumni who are
interested in starting up their own business,
and will be a collaboration between the LSESU Entrepreneurs Society,
Venture@LSE Careers, and academic departments.
Nikita and Josephine are holding a brainstorming session on Monday 24
January at 6pm in NAB 208, to find what type of
incubator students want to have - so go along and have your input
into the new LSE Business Incubator. Refreshments will be provided.
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 What's
on
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• LSE Arts gala evening recital
On: Thursday 10 February at 7pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
Tickets are currently on sale for the LSE Arts gala evening recital with
Marina Naridadze (piano). Marina will be performing works by Mozart,
Schumann, Debussy, and Chopin.
This event is open to all but a ticket is required. Tickets are £5 for
current LSE staff and students and £10 for the general public.
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• Other upcoming events include....
How Did London Get Away With It? The Recession and the North-South Divide
On: Thursday 20 January at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor Henry G Overman, professor of economic geography
at LSE and director of the Spatial Economics Research Centre.
This event is part of the new
LSE
Works series.
China’s Stimulus: path to sustainable growth or bubble machine?
On: Monday 24 January at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Nicholas Lardy, Anthony M Solomon Senior Fellow at
the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
The Naked Scientist
On: Tuesday 25 January at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Dr Chris Smith, medical doctor and scientist, employed as a
specialist registrar and clinical lecturer in virology at Cambridge
University.
America’s Wars in the Muslim World
On: Wednesday 26 January at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Dr Alia Brahimi, research fellow at LSE Global Governance,
Professor Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Centre at LSE,
and Nir Rosen, freelance writer, photographer and filmmaker who has
worked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia.
The Role of Education in Greece's Recovery
On: Wednesday 2 February at 6.30pm.
Speaker: Anna Diamantopoulou, minister for education, lifelong
learning and religious affairs in Greece.
This event is free and open to all however a ticket is required. One ticket
per person can be requested at 10am on Wednesday 26 January.
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• UN Week
The LSESU UN Society is pleased to host UN Week, running from Monday 17
to Friday 21 January.
There are plenty of exciting events still to come this week, including
the annual Careers and Networking Night:
- Wednesday 19 January - Mini Model UN Conference
6-8pm, NAB 2.13
A mini-model United Nations Conference where delegates are assigned
countries and debate a prevalent current affairs issue from this stance,
simulating the work of the real United Nations.
- Thursday 20 January - Event with Dr Mike Smith
11.30am-1pm, CON. H102
Mike Smith assumed the position of executive director of the UN
Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate in November 2007.
Prior to that he was Australia’s Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism.
- Friday 21 January - Annual Careers and Networking Night
6.30-8pm, SCR, fifth floor, Old Building
The annual Careers and Networking Night involves an evening of wine and
canapés where current LSE students can interact with alumni and learn
about their experiences, from the School to the United Nations and
related organisations, in an informal setting.
For more information, visit the
Facebook
event page.
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• Missing Pages: the story of Besa during WWII
Monday 24th January, 6pm, U8 lecture theatre, Tower One
The LSESU Islamic and Jewish Societies present American Jewish
photographer Norman Gershman (pictured), from the Eye Contact
Foundation, who will be launching his book Besa: Muslims who saved
Jews in World War II.
The event will challenge misconceptions surrounding the relationship
between Muslims and Jews by highlighting historical good practice and
examples of peaceful co-existence.
Norman will be speaking at the House of Lords in the morning of the
event and LSE in the evening - this is an amazing opportunity to hear from
and ask questions to a distinguished professional in many rights.
For more information, visit the
Facebook
event page.
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• Cutting Religion out of Medicine
Tuesday 25 January, 6pm, Room 421, St Clements
The LSESU Atheist and Humanist Society presents Antony Lempert, the director
of the Secular Medical Forum, who will be giving this talk entitled
'Cutting Religion out of Medicine.'
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• LSE
Chill
LSE Arts first open mic night for students and staff will be held on
Friday 28 January, from 5.30pm in the 4th Floor Café bar.
The line up for the evening is as follows:
- 5.45-6.15pm Funktionalists
The Funktionalists are comprised of staff and students from the LSE
Anthropology Department. They play a mixture of Cumbia, Son, and Rock.
- 6.30-7pm David Lewis
Described by Sing Out as 'a writer and singer worth getting to know',
and his work as 'smart song-craft' (CD Now), David Lewis has recorded
and released three CDs of acoustic folk-rock since the early 1990s. His
most recent release is Ghost Rhymes (2007). He is joined by David
Satterthwaite (mandolin, guitar) and Emma Wilson (violin).
- 7.15-7.45pm Chris O'Brien
Performing a selection of covers and self compos, Chris is a third year LLB student.
If you enjoy listening to music and want somewhere to go after work to
relax or catch up with friends, then come to the LSE Chill session.
We’re still looking for acts to perform for further sessions. If you are
interested in performing, email
arts@lse.ac.uk with your name and details of your act.
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• Cambodia's Case 002: facing genocide
Monday 31 January, 6.30-9pm, Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Youk Chhang
The Centre for the Study of Human Rights presents a screening of the
documentary film ‘Facing Genocide’ and a presentation on the forthcoming
Khmer Rouge trials by Youk Chhang, executive director of the Documentation
Centre of Cambodia.
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia is preparing for
Case 002, the trial of the four most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer
Rouge during the Democratic Kampuchea regime. This event will include a
screening of a unique documentary film investigating the life of one of the
four former leaders shortly to be on trial. It will also provide a rare
opportunity to hear directly from one of the foremost campaigners for
memory, truth and accountability in Cambodia.
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• Peace vs. Women’s Rights in
Afghanistan: compatible or contradicting concepts?
Wednesday 2 February, 6.30-8pm, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Zainab Salbi (pictured), founder and CEO of Women for Women
International,
a humanitarian and development organisation helping women survivors of
wars rebuild their lives.
Peace and women’s rights in Afghanistan are currently mutually exclusive.
Zainab Salbi will address the issue on whether peace and women’s rights go
together in Afghanistan - is it possible to have both in this country or do
they contradict each other and therefore are not attainable simultaneously?
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
j.lowthrop@lse.ac.uk.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
The Naked Swimmer: can Spain (and the Euro) overcome this crisis?
Speaker: Professor Luis Garicano
Recorded: Monday 10 January, approx 70 mins
Click here to listen
The Future For Media Policy
Speaker: Jeremy Hunt MP
Recorded: Wednesday 12 January, approx 72 mins
Click here to listen
The Meaning of Life
Speaker: Robert Rowland Smith
Recorded: Wednesday 12 January, approx 86 mins
Click here to listen |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Jenny Owen, director of LSE Careers
I joined LSE at the beginning of
January, having spent the last few
years managing the Careers Service
at King’s College London.
After graduating with a degree in
Pharmacology from the University of
Bath, I worked as a pharmacologist
for Bayer Pharmaceuticals and then
the University of Bristol. Following
a couple of years as a commissioning
editor with a scientific publishing
firm, I moved into higher education
careers work. I like to think of it
as a working example of utilising
your transferable skills.
When I’m not at work I like to
get into the great outdoors and I
volunteer for both the National
Trust and for an outdoor activity
centre and campsite in the Black
Country, which is where I was born
and bred.
On what are you principally
focused at the moment?
Preparing the Careers Service for
re-accreditation against the Matrix
standard (which is the external
quality agency for advice giving
services); evaluating our services
and usage by UK undergraduate
students in light of the fees issue
and getting to grips with all things
LSE.
If you could bring one famous
person back to life, who would it be
and why?
This is a tough one… how long do
they get to live for and would it
change the course of history? Since
I wouldn’t worry too much about the
ripple effect of his reanimation and
because he was a fantastic musician
who left us before we heard his best
work, I’m going to say Jeff Buckley.
What has been the greatest
coincidence you have experienced so
far?
Not long after I started working
in HE careers, I went on an employer
visit with the Prison Service. The
first part consisted of a tour of
HMP Holloway (who says this job
isn’t glamorous?), the second part
was meeting with wing governors who
had completed the graduate
recruitment scheme. The first
governor to walk in was the girl I
lived next door to when I was seven.
I never imagined we’d be reunited in
prison!
What is the best advice you
have ever been given?
That sometimes it’s easier to ask
forgiveness than permission (but you
have to pick those moments
carefully).
What would you do if you were
Mayor of London for the day?
Compel National Express East
Anglia to deal with the delicacy of
their overhead lines or at very
least come up with a new set of
excuses for the state of the
service.
What is the last film you saw
at the cinema and what is your
favourite film?
It was actually The Big Sleep
(Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart)
at the BFI, not exactly contemporary
but a great film. My favourite? It’s
tempting to go for something that’s
considered a cult classic, maybe
Withnail and I? But in all
honesty it’s probably The Sixth
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