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12 October 2011 |
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LSE rises sharply in world university
rankings LSE has jumped 39 places in the ranking of world universities
published last week by Times Higher Education (THE).
It places LSE 47th in the global league table - a dramatic improvement
from its 86th position last year.
The change is partly explained by improvements to the methodology made by
the compilers, THE and Thomson Reuters. They have adjusted some of the
measures that penalise universities which do not teach and research science
subjects.
As a result LSE's research score has markedly improved. LSE's scores for
reputation and international outlook have also improved.
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Pick up your free student notebook For the first time this
year, LSE offered all new arrivals an LSE student notebook at Registration.
The notebooks, produced in cooperation with Inscribe, are 250 pages of
high quality, lined, 100 per cent recycled paper, and include five dividers
to help keep things organised. The front of the notebooks feature useful
information for student life at LSE such as a campus map, new arrivals
checklist, list of key support contacts, and details of how to access many
of the support services available on campus.
New students should also keep an eye out for the Lent term version of the
notebook, which will be given out during Re-orientation in January.
Undergraduates will receive their Lent term notebooks during LSE100, and
graduate students will be invited to visit the Student Services Centre
stall at the Re-orientation Street Fair to get their copy.
Additional copies of the Michaelmas term notebooks are still available -
stop by the Student Services Centre during opening hours to pick up your
copy, while stocks last. |
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 Notices
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Graduate open evening LSE is holding a graduate open evening on
Wednesday 2 November.
Students who successfully complete an undergraduate degree programme at
LSE are entitled to a 10 per cent alumni discount on a graduate taught
programme at the School starting in 2012.
The graduate open evening will give you the opportunity to:
- obtain more information about LSE’s graduate taught and research
programmes
- discuss your study options with LSE academic staff and postgraduate
students
- find out about the application process, financial support available
and career destinations of LSE graduates.
Booking is essential. For more information and to book your place, visit
graduate open evening.
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LSE partnership PhD mobility bursaries – one place remaining for
2011-12 academic year Deadline: Tuesday 15 November
Applications are invited from LSE PhD students for a partnership mobility
bursary to visit Peking University in order to work informally with an
advisor on their PhD thesis, research and/or on related publications and
presentations, and to introduce them to the academic culture, professional
contacts and employment opportunities of another country/region.
This call is for the one remaining place to visit Peking University
during
the remaining 2011-12 academic year for an exchange to conclude no later
than the end of July 2012. LSE will provide financial support to the
successful candidate in the form of a flat rate bursary of £2,500. The
bursary is intended to contribute to the expenses of the participating LSE
student, including those relating to travel, accommodation, living,
educational materials and/or other education-related costs.
Students registered for PhD studies in any LSE department and who have
already been upgraded to full doctoral student status are eligible to apply.
Each visit should be a minimum of two months and a maximum of three months
in duration.
More information, including application procedures, can be
found here. Any further enquiries should be emailed to
academic_partnerships@lse.ac.uk.
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LSE Annual Fund call for funding applications Get your student
led project off the ground with an Annual Fund grant. Visit
apply for funding where you will find all details on applying, including
guidelines and the link to the online application form.
Please submit your application by Wednesday 16 November - late
submissions will not be accepted.
Drop in sessions to seek advice on applications will be held from
12-1.30pm on Monday 17 October, Wednesday 26 October and
Tuesday 15 November. Information on these sessions can be
found here.
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Smart Drugs - What do you think? What do you know? Dr Ilina
Singh from LSE’s BIOS Centre is investigating British students’ attitudes
and experiences around smart drugs (also known as ‘cognitive enhancement’).
If you are a UK native student under the age of 23 and would like to
share your views, contact us and participate in a confidential 60 minute
focus group discussion with students from other London universities.
Send a brief email stating your age, gender and the degree for which you are
reading to Imre Bárd at i.bard@lse.ac.uk.
Focus groups will take place in the week commencing 21 November. Food and
drink will be provided.
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Training for students at LSE Courses scheduled for next week
include:
- Microsoft Office: various topics covering Word 2010, Excel 2010,
PowerPoint 2010 and Outlook 2010
- Introduction to essay writing
- Good writing psychology
For a full listing of what is available and further details, including
booking information, see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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Moodle-LfY questionnaire
IT Services and the Centre for Learning Technology have had many
requests for closer integration between LSE for You and Moodle.
In order to help prioritise aspects of this work, please visit
https://moodle.lse.ac.uk and
complete the questionnaires on the homepage.
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Orientation presentations During Orientation Week, LSE’s dean
of graduate studies Dr Sunil Kumar demonstrated his postgraduate course on
the pedagogy of learning, entitled ‘Researching and Writing Assessed Essays
and Dissertations’.
This course is now available on
Moodle for all LSE students and there is no enrolment key. To access the
course, just type SA452.3(a) into Moodle. Please note that this resource
is still in the process of being developed, therefore some sections are not
active. Nevertheless, the sections that are active will help you understand
how to navigate the research process.
All of the Orientation presentations (undergraduate, general course,
taught graduate and research students) are now available to watch or listen
to on the
late arrivals web page.
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The winners are in – LSE’s ID sQuid payment card Your LSE ID
card incorporates sQuid which can be used instead of cash to make convenient
and secure contactless payments for food and drinks in all LSE Catering
outlets.
Register your LSE ID card at
www.squidcard.com/lse and load money on to it online from your bank
account or by using a debit or credit card.
Anyone using their card as a method of payment can take advantage of the
special offers available in LSE Catering outlets. In addition, any users
spending £30 or more on their card each month will be entered into a prize
draw, with five winners getting £10 added to their loyalty purse.
The winners of the September prize draw were:
- Guiseppe Berlingieri
- Jinwoo Kim
- Ali Dezyanian
- Connson Locke
- Hongbiao Zhao
Current sQuid special offers include:
The Garrick
Early bird (from 8-10am): any hot drink only 95p.
Lunchtime special (available downstairs between midday and 2.30pm): daily
special hot dish of the day with any two vegetables or bowl of salad for
£4.70, plus add a soup or dessert for only £1.
4th Floor Restaurant
Any hot drink only 50p: any day, any time.
Café 54
A regular coffee or tea and a cookie: only £2. |
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 What's
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Tickets still available....
Are Adverbial Rules Enough?
On: Wednesday 19 October at 6.30pm. The venue will be confirmed to
ticket holders.
Speaker: Oliver Letwin MP (pictured), minister of state for
government policy.
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New event....
Canada: a reliable, responsible contributor to global energy security and
economic stability
On: Thursday 20 October at 1pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Joe Oliver (pictured), Canada's minister of natural
resources.
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Other events include....
New Mobile Technologies: privacy and policy, threats and opportunities
On: Monday 17 October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speakers: Dr Gus Hosein, visiting senior fellow in the Information
Systems and Innovation Group in LSE's Department of Management, Dr
Jonathan Liebenau, reader in technology management in LSE's Department
of Management, and Mark Selby, vice president of Industry
Collaborations at the Nokia Corporation.
Citizenship and Immigration: rights and obligations of individuality
On: Tuesday 18 October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Dr Yasemin Soysal, senior lecturer at the Department of
Sociology, University of Essex.
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: the difference and why it matters
On: Thursday 20 October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Richard Rumelt, Harry and Elsa Kunin Professor of
Business and Society at UCLA Anderson.
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Exhibition - Different Face of Serbia On until Friday 14
October in the Atrium Gallery, Old Building
This double-header exhibition, finishing on Friday, is a part of the
'Different Face of Serbia' programme, presented at LSE by the Serbian LSE
Alumni Society.
The exhibition displays an independent non-governmental image of Serbia,
through scientific and cultural output by LSE alumni and other world class
authors of 21st century Serbia.
The main part of this exhibition consists of still photos by the eminent
British photographer of Serbian origin Brian Rasic (1954), who made a career
in the music industry. The second part of the exhibition consists of archive
materials and sources used in making of the documentary film Cinema
Komunisto, written and directed by LSE alumni Mila Turajlic (1979).
The exhibition is free and open to all with no ticket required. Visitors
are welcome from Monday to Friday between 10am and 8pm (excluding bank
holidays or unless otherwise stated).
For more information on the exhibition, visit
www.lse.ac.uk/arts.
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The Network Effect: harnessing the power of your network
On: Wednesday 26 October at 6pm at the Waterstone’s Economists’
Bookshop, Clare Market, LSE.
Judith Perle, co-author of The Network Effect, looks at the whys
and hows of networking from an unusual perspective: instead of focusing
on the mechanics of ‘working a room’ she
examines how networks really work.
So if you’d like to find a better job, do better at work, boost your
professional profile or simply feel more comfortable walking into a room
full of strangers, you’ll find this event useful.
Tickets cost £3, which includes a complimentary drink, and are available
to buy in store.
Waterstone's is also offering a 10 per cent discount to all students
when they show their student or LSE card. This applies to most books and
non-book items unless they are already price promoted. This offer runs
until Saturday 22 October but you can also get a Waterstone's reward
card which gives points equivalent to 3 per cent on expenditure and runs
all year round.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Changing Fortunes: income mobility and poverty dynamics in Britain
Speakers: Professor Simon Burgess, Professor John Hills
and Professor Stephen Jenkins
Recorded: Monday 3 October, approx 64 minutes
Click here to listen
Cybercrime, Cybercops and You
Speaker: Misha Glenny
Recorded: Tuesday 4 October, approx 81 minutes
Click here to listen
'Same bed different dreams': Asia's rise - threat or opportunity? The view
from Australia
Speaker: Malcolm Turnbull
Recorded: Wednesday 5 October, approx 90 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 60
Second Interview
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with..... Dr Hans Steinmüller
My name is Hans Steinmüller or
石汉Shi Han. I’m a lecturer in
anthropology and will be the
convenor of the MSc programme China
in Comparative Perspective starting
this term.
For my PhD I spent eighteen
months in a village in the Wuling
Mountains of Hubei Province, central
China. During this time I was mainly
doing farmwork, hanging out, and
gambling Mahjong. I’m half of the
brass section of The Funktionalists,
the LSE Anthropology Department’s
band.
What has been the most
interesting LSE public lecture you
have attended?
Harry Harootunian on the notion
of the Everyday in Modern Japan.
If you could live anywhere in
the world, where would you choose
and why?
Right now, near Galatina in
Salento, because of the sun, the
food, the music and the people. But
most of the time, in Oberaudorf in
Upper Bavaria, for the same reasons,
plus the mountains.
What is your favourite
childhood memory?
Playing badminton with Lü
Yuansheng. He came through an
exchange programme organised by the
Bavarian government and Shandong
Province, China, and spent one year
working on the farm of my parents in
Bavaria when I was eight years old.
He often played hide-and-seek with
me and my siblings and he taught me
to play badminton. He was the first
Chinese person I met in my life and
perhaps he played a part when I
chose to study Chinese at
university.
If you could bring one person
from history back to life, who would
it be and why?
Clifford Brown. He would have
played a lot more great music if he
hadn't died so early. At the same
time I’m sceptical about time
machines and afraid of the cosmic
consequences of Clifford playing his
trumpet in 2011.
Name three things you cannot
do without.
Music, coffee, and cigarettes.
What annoys you?
Mediocrity and arrogance. |
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