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23 March 2011 |
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• LSE appoints interim director
Professor Judith Rees (pictured) has been appointed interim director of
LSE. The School's Council asked her to accept the post from 2 May 2011
until such time as a permanent Director can take up the office.
Professor Rees, CBE, was pro director of the School from 1998 to 2004 and
is currently director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change
and the Environment at LSE. Her research expertise focuses on adaptation to
climate change and the management of environmental risk and resources,
especially water.
Professor Rees said: 'It will be an honour to help steer the School
during this interim period when we will have a number of major issues to
deal with including the important work of the independent Woolf inquiry, the
changing nature of higher education funding and the appointment process of a
new, permanent Director.
'The core business of LSE is world-class research and outstanding
teaching. I will do everything I can to ensure this very special institution
remains in the first rank of the world's universities. Howard Davies has
been an outstanding leader in this and other respects and will be a hard act
to follow.'
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• National Student Survey 2011
Message from Professor Janet Hartley (pictured), pro-director for
teaching and learning
Dear third year undergraduate students,
Very many thanks to those of you who have taken the time to complete this
survey. Your views are very important to the School.
The response rate is currently 52 per cent. If you have not yet been able
to complete the survey, please do try to find the time to do so before it
closes on Saturday 30 April.
You can complete the survey at
www.thestudentsurvey.com.
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• The Burning Issue
All students are invited to take part in a special studio audience for
the filming of LSE's Burning Issue lecture series - a ticketed series of
four lectures being filmed for television over two nights in May.
Intercut with location-filmed reports and offering the chance to take
part in a live debate, these lectures are a novel and exciting departure for
LSE. All lectures will take place in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre in the New
Academic Building.
Please come and support the lecturers - Professor Conor Gearty on 'The
DNA of Human Rights' and Professor Emily Jackson on 'The Right to Die' on
Thursday 12 May and Professor Danny Quah on 'When East Beats West' and
Professor Tim Allen on 'Parasites - enemy of the poor' on Friday 13 May.
Food and drink will be available in the gap between the lectures - for
those wishing to stay for both, or simply for those wishing to have a drink
after the first lecture or before the second.
For more information, visit
The
Burning Issue Lectures. Tickets are available from 10am on Tuesday 3 May
for the lectures on the evening of 12 May, and on Wednesday 4 May for the
lectures on the evening of 13 May. Tickets will be available via each event
weblisting.
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• LSE Research Magazine
This week, LSE published the third issue of LSE Research, a
magazine showcasing the School’s celebrated research across the social
sciences.
The magazine’s cover stories are devoted to research investigating an
increasingly urban world in which economic growth and dynamism are shifting
to the global south and east.
LSE Cities, one of the School’s research centres, and the Brookings
Institution, a Washington-based public policy organisation, studied 150 of
the world’s largest metropolitan economies. Assessing how well cities fared
during the 2009-10 'recovery' period following the Great Recession, they
found, among other things, that of the top 30 ranked metropolitan areas, all
but one (the tech hub of Austin, Texas) were located outside the United
States and Europe. These findings are outlined by Ricky Burdett and Philipp
Rode. Rode, Andrea Colantonio and Mariane Jang profile resilient cities
around the world.
Completing the package, Sylvia Chant writes about the role of women in
urban slums, and Anthony Thornley looks ahead to how the 2012 Olympic Games
will affect the regeneration of east London.
Elsewhere in the magazine, Pablo Ibáñez Colomo and Damian Tambini wade
into the national debate over regulation of the communications industry that
has intensified with Rupert Murdoch’s attempted buyout of BSkyB, and LSE
alumnus and BBC Today Programme presenter Justin Webb, having returned from
a long stint in America, laments the deplorable state of TV news in the US.
The current and previous issues of the magazine can be viewed online
here.
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• Photo Prize Competition 2011 - submissions gallery online
The LSE Photo Prize Competition 2011 submissions gallery is now online.
The theme for this year's competition was 'Crossing Borders.' The judging
panel chose 40 pictures which are currently on display as an exhibition in
the Atrium Gallery.
If you have not had a chance to view the exhibition, you can now see all
the images that are on display at
2011 Photo Prize Winning Entries. You can also see all of the
submissions to this year's competition
here.
The LSE Photo Prize Competition is open to all students and staff. LSE
Arts hope you will participate in next year's competition. In the meantime,
LSE Arts has a variety of events, including concerts and talks, to keep you
entertained. For more information, visit
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 Notices
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• Last chance to tell us what you think - Student News feedback survey
2011
The Press Office has put together a short survey for you to let us know
how you feel about Student News. It will be an
important way for us to find out how we can improve the newsletter for you.
The survey is open to all students and should take no more than five
minutes to complete. To take part, visit
www.survey.bris.ac.uk/lsewebsite/student_news_2011.
The survey is open until Friday 25 March. We really appreciate you taking
the time to give us your feedback.
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• New Students' Centre pre commencement meeting
In case you missed the first two sessions earlier this month, LSE's
Estates Division invites all students and staff to an another informal
session with the School's capital development team and the New Students'
Centre contractor Geoffrey Osborne Limited.
The meeting will take place on Thursday 31 March at 1-2pm in room
Y115, St Philips Building, and will include a presentation about the site
logistics followed by a Q&A. The presentation will cover:
- Dust control
- Noise control
- Traffic control
- Considerate constructor scheme
- Communication
The session will be very useful to the users of the buildings closest to
the project: 50 Lincoln's Inn Fields, the Peacock Theatre, Portsmouth Street,
Sardinia House, Sheffield St, Parish Hall, Lincoln Chambers, King’s
Chambers, and 20 Kingsway.
For more information, contact Nicola Langton at
n.s.langton@lse.ac.uk or on
ext 1158.
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• Student Counselling Service workshops
Exams workshop - revise and de-stress
Wednesday 4 May, 2-3pm, TW1.U8
This workshop has tips for revision and preparing for exams, as well as many
stress management techniques. No need to book in advance, just turn up on
the day. For the PowerPoint presentation, click
here.
Stress management group
Three week group starting on Thursday 5 May, 2-4pm
This group provides an opportunity to examine anxieties and concerns about
studying at LSE, and will teach a range of new coping
strategies to help manage all different types of stress. To reserve
your place, email
student.counselling@lse.ac.uk or phone 020 7852 3627.
Mindfulness and stress management workshop
Tuesday 17 May, 12-1pm, KSW.G212
This workshop will look at the use of mindfulness as an excellent way of
managing stress. Mindfulness is a type of relaxation exercise which can help
reduce the amount of time you spend worrying about things. The workshop will
look at how we can combine it with other practical techniques to reduce
stress, and better manage the pressures of being a student. No need to book
in advance, just turn up on the day.
For more information, visit
Student Counselling Service.
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• Exam preparation sessions for undergraduates
The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) will be running six workshops on
exam preparation during the first week of the Easter break.
A session on exam-essay preparation and revision strategies is being held
on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 March, from 10-11.30am and
repeated from 2-3.30pm.
On the same dates, from 12-1.30pm, Dr Tony Whelan will discuss how to
prepare for quantitative examinations. Students can book online via TLC's
development and training webpage.
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• Student helpers needed for Visit Day
The Student Recruitment Office is looking for students to help at the
Visit Day on Tuesday 19 April. Students are needed to help with
the following duties:
You will be paid £30-40 for helping at the event. If you would like to
help, email Caroline Johansen at
c.johansen@lse.ac.uk. You can expect to receive a response to your
application within two weeks.
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• LSE Careers - Jobs of the Week
- Fundraising research intern,
ShelterBox
Volunteer for two days a week at the Vauxhall office of this
international disaster relief charity. Apply by 1 April.
- Graduate scheme 2011, HarperCollins Publishers
If you’re interested in pursuing a career with one of the world’s
largest international publishers, look into this graduate scheme.
Apply by 11 April.
- Street team - Edinburgh Fringe
Festival, Avalon Promotions
If you’ve got an interest in comedy, a confident manner and experience
working with members of the public, apply for this four week opportunity
during August. Apply by 11 April.
- Private sector development division
internships, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD)
Assist the encouragement of private sector development and work to
improve the investment climate in south east European countries during a
six to 12 month internship.
Apply by 17 April for internships starting in June.
- Economists, US Department of Transportation
If you’re a US citizen and have a background in quantitative analysis,
the Volpe National Transportations Systems Center is recruiting for
early-mid level economist positions. Apply by 10 June.
- Volunteer, The Big Issue
Offer support to vendors regaining control over their lives as part of
the Big Issue volunteer project. Rolling recruitment.
For full details of these posts and almost 800 more, visit 'My Careers
Service' at www.lse.ac.uk/careers
and click ‘Search for Opportunities’, or visit the Careers Service on Floor
Three, Tower Three.
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• PhD Student Poster Exhibition: get your ideas noticed and win
a prize
The call for entries to this year's PhD Student Poster Exhibition, which
will form the centrepiece of LSE Research Day in May, is now open.
Posters are an effective and attractive way of communicating your
research, especially to people beyond your academic discipline. Grab this
opportunity to connect, exchange ideas and network.
For more information and to sign up for workshops that can help get you
started, visit LSE
PhD Net.
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• LSE-PKU Summer School in Beijing - early application discount ends
soon
Applications are now open for the LSE-PKU Summer School, delivered
jointly by LSE and Peking University in Beijing each summer. A £100 discount
is available for all completed applications received by Thursday 31 March.
Now in its eighth year, this unique programme attracts students and
professionals from around the world - over 275 from 52 nationalities in
2010. Participants have the opportunity to take one English language
intensive two week course, in areas such as international relations, media,
finance, international development, government, economics and management,
taught by faculty from one of the two institutions.
For the 2011 programme, which runs from Monday 8 to Friday 19 August,
a discounted rate is available to current students, plus the additional
discount for early applications.
For more information, and to apply online, visit
www.lse.ac.uk/LSEPKUSummerSchool or email
lse-pku.programme@lse.ac.uk.
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• Frederick
Bonnart-Braunthal PhD scholarship
The Frederick Bonnart-Braunthal scholarship programme, coordinated
by the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights, is aimed at
combating intolerance. It supports research to this end, from any academic
discipline.
Current PhD students working in areas relevant to religious, racial and
cultural intolerance, from any academic discipline, are invited to apply.
Preference is likely to be given to new applicants or those currently in the
first year of their research.
In addition to joining the academic department of their supervisor, the
successful recipient will be invited to become a junior research associate
of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights.
More information, including how to apply, is available at
Frederick Bonnart-Braunthal PhD scholarship. The deadline for
applications is noon on Friday 25 March.
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• Asia Research Centre PhD fellowships
The Asia Research Centre invites applications from LSE PhD students
for the following two fellowships:
Both fellowships provide a research grant of £5,000 for full time PhD
students currently in their thesis writing stage.
Applications for the 2011-12 academic year are invited from students
working on economics and governance issues related to south Asia.
The closing date for applications is Friday 15 July.
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• Summer term's public events programme online
There are many events planned this summer, including debates, lectures,
exhibitions, concerts and discussions, all free and open to all.
Highlights include lectures by Professor Joseph Nye, Bill Turnbull,
Sheryl Sandberg, Dr Peter Orszag and Tim Harford.
A PDF of the programme can be downloaded
here. Details of all public events can be found at
www.lse.ac.uk/events, where you
can also sign up to the e-newsletter which alerts you to newly announced
events. You can follow LSE public lectures and events on
Twitter and on
Facebook.
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• Upcoming LSE events include....
US Energy Policy and International Security
On: Thursday 24 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Senator Lindsey O Graham (pictured), United States senator.
A Vision of the Next Economy: from macro to metro
On: Thursday 24 March at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor Ricky Burdett, professor of urban studies at LSE
and director of LSE Cities.
The End of Remembering
On: Tuesday 5 April at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Joshua Foer, freelance science journalist.
LSE Arts evening concert
On: Monday 11 April at 6.30pm in the Shaw Library, sixth floor, Old
Building
Performer: Blas Flor, harp.
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• Don't miss LSE's Annual Musical
Wednesday 23, Thursday 24 and Friday 25 March,
7.30pm, Old Theatre, Old Building
The LSESU Drama Society, in collaboration with the LSESU Music Society,
present this year's LSE musical 'Guys and Dolls'.
An evening of love, luck, and the music/lyrics of Frank Loesser. Songs
will include 'Fugue for Tinhorns', 'Luck Be a Lady', and 'Sit Down, You're
Rocking the Boat'.
Tickets cost £6 (LSE advance purchase) and £7 (LSE
on the door and members of the public), and will be on sale on Houghton
Street until Friday 25 March, from 11am-3pm
each day. You can also contact any member of the cast or production team for
tickets. LSESU Drama Society members get a £1 discount.
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• Jamnesty
Thursday 24 March, 7.30-11pm, the Quad
As part of Human Rights Week 2011, the LSESU Amnesty International,
Anthropology and Music societies present 'Jamnesty,' an evening of live
music in aid of
Amnesty International UK.
Artists on the night will include Anthropology's 'Funktionalists',
reggae/funk band 'The Real Bad Habits', and the best of LSE's student music
scene.
Tickets will cost £2 at the door and all proceeds will be donated to
Amnesty International UK.
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• ‘A
view of
George Bernard Shaw’ - Library exhibition now on
Until Friday 15 April, The
Atrium and the Director's Dining Room, Old Building
As part of the LSE Literary Festival, the Library has set up two displays
across the School showcasing some of George Bernard Shaw’s photographs,
letters, diaries and publications from the Library’s collections.
Items in the displays include a facsimile of the front page of the very
first Beaver, dated 5 May 1949, which features a special greeting from
the 92 year old George Bernard Shaw, plus a letter from Shaw to Sidney Webb,
dated 24 March 1902, following an argument over who should pay for some of
the fixtures and fittings in one of the early LSE buildings.
The exhibitions will be on until Friday 15 April, so do take a look if
you get a chance.
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• Podcasts of public lectures and events
Triumph of the City: how our greatest invention makes us richer,
smarter, greener, healthier and happier
Speaker: Professor Edward Glaeser
Recorded: Monday 14 March, approx 85 minutes
Click here to listen
Grasshoppers, Ants and Locusts: the future of the world economy
Speaker: Martin Wolf
Recorded: Wednesday 16 March, approx 93 minutes
Click here to listen
The Globalisation Paradox - Why Global Markets, States, and Democracy Can’t
Coexist
Speaker: Professor Dani Rodrik
Recorded: Thursday 17 March, approx 70 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 60
Second Interview
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• with..... Nicola Martin, head of LSE's disability and wellbeing service
I’m 51 and work with
disabled people in education. For the last 30 years I’ve
been a teacher, lecturer, researcher
and manager in schools, colleges and
universities.
I’ve got three adult children,
all of whom are involved in theatre
or circus. You cannot tell by
looking at me that I am the mother
of a contortionist. If I didn’t have
the sort of job I have now, and if I
had any talent, I’d be a stand up
comic or a singer, maybe.
The first UK Higher Education
Disability Identity Conference is
taking place at LSE on Wednesday 4
May. Can you tell us a little more
about it, who will be contributing
and what you hope it will achieve?
All contributors are disabled
people and the most famous are
television’s Mat Fraser and Laurence
Clarke. The conference aims to
contest the notion that impairment
is necessarily problematic in itself
and to unpack the relationship
between disability and impairment,
concepts which do not necessarily go
together.
Disabled people are often
disabled by attitudinal and other
barriers which are socially
constructed in a society which is
dominated by non disabled people. It
will be more fun than it sounds and
will involve wine and comedy in the
evening after a packed day of
interesting contributions from
within and beyond LSE.
How does one register to come
to the conference and can anybody
attend?
All members of the LSE community
are welcome. The event is free and
places can be requested via
TLC events. Places are limited
and if there are any spaces left by
the end of March they will be
offered to people from beyond the
School.
What is the best advice you
have ever been given?
Short people should wear block
colour to create the illusion of
height. I am actually 4’10’’ but
people often think I am 10’4’’.
If a genie granted you three
wishes, what would you ask for?
Max, John and Anna (my kids).
Which are your two favourite
shops in London?
Oxfam and British Heart
Foundation.
Is there anything you cannot
do and would like to learn?
My life would be easier if I
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