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2 November 2011 |
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LSE hosts Chinese minister of education H.E. Mr Yuan Guiren
(pictured), minister of education in the People’s Republic of China, visited
LSE on Friday 28 October as part of an official visit to the UK. LSE was the
only university to be visited by the minister during his three day visit.
Minister Yuan was greeted by LSE Director Professor Judith Rees and
pro-director Professor Janet Hartley. He also met academics and students
from the School, including some from the Confucius Institute for Business
London.
During his visit, Mr Yuan spoke of the positive impact of education
cooperation between LSE and China, and donated 100 sets of Chinese books.
Professor Judith Rees, Director of LSE, said: 'Asia, and China in
particular, has been an important focus of LSE's attention and activities
for decades. Not only do many of our academics work in areas that link to
China, but we have forged close and mutually beneficial partnerships with
three prestigious Chinese universities, so it was a pleasure to host
Minister Yuan and introduce him to the School.'
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University of Cape Town vice-chancellor visits LSE University
of Cape Town (UCT) vice-chancellor, Dr Max Price, has signed an agreement
with LSE Director Judith Rees for PhD exchanges, during a visit to LSE on
Monday 24 October.
This agreement will give two PhD students at LSE an opportunity to spend
a semester at UCT and vice versa, each year. Dr Price said: ‘Extending the
partnership to LSE is very valuable because for most students and faculty
members, it is very important to get some international experience, to meet
other academics, and to form networks that will last them into their
academic careers and research careers. It’s being able to spend some time
while doing their PhD or even doing a sabbatical at a place like LSE. It
enriches the programme, it enriches them. They will also gain access to
expertise that is otherwise not open to them.’
In the evening, Dr Price also gave a public lecture at the School,
entitled ‘Is
South African Society More Equal Today Than When Apartheid Ended in 1994?’
LSE and UCT became official institutional partners in May 2010 - sealing
LSE’s first formal alliance with an African university. For more information
on Dr Price’s visit, see the
Africa at LSE blog.
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LSE to award Nobel Prize winner an Honorary Degree LSE is to
award Professor Muhammad Yunus (pictured) an Honorary Degree of Doctor of
Science (Economics), at a special ceremony on Thursday 24 November.
Following the ceremony, Professor Yunus will mark the occasion by
delivering a lecture to students and staff, entitled 'Social
Business: to solve society's most pressing problems'.
The award of an Honorary Doctorate is one of the most prestigious awards
that the School can bestow. The LSE Council may confer an Honorary Doctorate
on ‘persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the increased
understanding, or appreciation of "the causes of things" and their practical
application in the social sciences or related fields.’
Professor Muhammad Yunus is the founder and former managing director of
Grameen Bank and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to
create economic and social development.
The ceremony and lecture will take place at LSE on Thursday 24 November
from 5-6.15pm and will be open to LSE staff and students only. Students and
staff can request one ticket via the online ticket request form which will
be live on the
event web listing after 10am on Tuesday 15 November. A valid LSE ID will
be required to login.
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LSE academics brief the House of Lords on potential impact of legal
aid cuts Legal aid cover should not be cut before the new 'Universal
Credit' is fully implemented and a 'polluter pays' clause should be
introduced to subsidise the cost burdens of legal aid, LSE academics argue
in a briefing paper presented to the House of Lords on Tuesday 1 November.
Professor Deborah James and Dr Alice Forbess, who are conducting
ethnographic research in collaboration with Community Links, a charity based
in Newham, East London, were asked to brief the House of Lords on their
research.
Their paper, Rights, Welfare and Law. Legal Aid Advocacy in Austerity
Britain, presents three case studies of vulnerable people and makes a
series of recommendations to Government.
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Business and Management Fair
Interested in management, marketing, IT, HR, technology, and finance?
Visit the Business and Management Fair on
Thursday 3 November at 5.30-8.30pm and find out about
graduate and internship opportunities in a range of sectors, from energy
and media to FMCG and finance.
Companies attending include Mars, dunnhumby, Shell, Procter & Gamble,
Accenture, Diageo, BSkyB, BT, Novo Nordisk, Schlumberger, Abercrombie &
Fitch, and many more.
Law Fair
Open to both law and non-law students,
discover the legal profession at the Law Fair on Tuesday
8 and Thursday 10 November at 5.30-8pm. A wide range of
solicitors and barristers chambers will be in attendance including Allen
& Overy, Landmark Chambers, Linklaters, Sidley Austin, 5 Stone
Buildings, Kirkland & Ellis, Clifford Chance, Norton Rose, Berwin
Leighton Paisner, and many more.
Booking is now open on
My Careers Service.
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Part-time vacancies for students in IT Services
The IT Help Desk has vacancies for the 2011-12 academic year for
continuing students.
Full details including job description, person specification and how to
apply, are available on the
IT Services website or via LSE Careers.
The closing date for applications is Monday 7 November.
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Act of Remembrance - Friday 11 November Remembrance Day is our
chance to remember all those who have lost their lives in any conflict,
anywhere in the world. The main act of remembrance falls at 11am every 11 November to commemorate the
cessation of the First World War, and those who died in that war and all
wars since.
The School and the Students' Union will be holding a Remembrance Day
vigil starting at 10.50am in the Shaw Library, sixth floor of the Old
Building, on Friday 11 November.
LSE pro-director Professor Janet Hartley, Chaplain Reverend Dr James Walters, and
SU general secretary Alex Peters-Day will all say a few words, after which
there will be a two minute silence at 11am, the same time that others will
fall silent across the country.
Please come along to remember all those who have died and continue to die
in war.
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Africa at LSE
If you are a student with a research interest in Africa and would like
to know more about the LSE African Initiative and receive the Africa at
LSE weekly newsletter, please contact Syerramia at
africa@lse.ac.uk.
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Moodle - do you like the way it looks? Moodle is a great tool
to support your learning but do you like the way it looks and feels?
The School would like to know what you think about Moodle and would like
your help to improve the way Moodle’s front page is presented on the
website.
So please take a few minutes to tell us what you think -
Moodle (look and
feel) survey.
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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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Early Payment Rewards Last week, the first rewards for early
payment of tuition fees were issued. More than £300,000 has now been
credited as 'loyalty' on to the LSE cards of around 1,500 students.
Loyalty uses the sQuid mechanism on the LSE card and can be used at all
LSE catering outlets and Halls of Residence. Remember to tell the cashier
you would like to use 'LSE loyalty' when you pay.
LSE card balances can be checked on campus at readers located in the
Library entrance, in the Old Building reception area, and at the entrance to
the 4th Floor Restaurant.
If you have yet to claim your reward, see the
'How to claim your reward' information on the
Early Payment Reward web page.
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Halls of Residence guest rooms available for your visitors
LSE Residences offer a range of rooms all year round for guests of
current students, offering an ideal base for friends and family coming
to visit you in London.
The residences are located close to campus and tend to be less expensive
than local hotels which are of a similar standard.
Bankside House now has a new en-suite double guest room available to let
for short stays of up to seven days.
For more information, contact the Residential Services Sales and
Marketing Office on ext 7575 or book online at
Accommodation for staff and visitors.
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Are you questioning, in the process of coming out, or just curious about
LGBT issues?
The LSESU LGBT Society is starting a confidential discussion group. To
sign up, email lsesu.lgbt.soc@gmail.com
- all personal details will be kept confidential.
If you'd like to get notices of events, without joining the society,
visit
www.lselgbt.co.uk/listserv.
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Love to make people laugh? Then Coffee and Smokes, LSE's
student sketch comedy group, wants to hear from you.
The group films comedy sketches every weekend on campus, posting the
videos onto
Facebook every Thursday.
Coffee and Smokes is currently looking for new actors and actresses to
join the group. So whether you’re the next Adam Sandler or you just want to
try something new and exciting, Coffee and Smokes is the perfect place for
you to explore your comedic talents.
To get involved or for more information, email Andrew Sivanesan at
a.p.sivanesan@lse.ac.uk.
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LSE Perspectives The LSE Perspectives November 2011 gallery is
now live. You can view this month's selection of photos
here.
The gallery features 12 striking images submitted by members of the LSE
community. Each image reflects a unique perspective on a particular scene.
LSE Perspectives is an online gallery featuring photographs taken by LSE
students and staff. If you have taken any artistic images on your travels,
from your home town or even just here in London why not submit them to LSE
Perspectives so that they can be shared with the LSE community.
For more information and to submit your images visit
LSE Perspectives Submissions. Every month the Arts team selects 12 images
and publishes them online. Previous galleries can be
found here.
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Arabic speakers needed Are you an Arabic speaker who has
arrived in the UK from an Arabic country within the last six to eight months?
The BBC World Service is looking for students to take part in a focus
group in central London on either Wednesday 16 or Thursday 17 November.
The topic will be Arabic news. You don’t have to be an expert - it will
be all about your own views and opinions. If you are selected, you will
receive £75 for your involvement.
If you are interested, contact Sarah Calver at
sarah@essentialresearch.co.uk
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Upcoming events include....
Them and Us: a special relationship?
On: Thursday 3 November at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Sarah Lyall, New York Times' London correspondent,
and Justin Webb (pictured), BBC Today programme presenter.
Pillars of Prosperity: the political economics of development clusters
On: Monday 7 November at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Timothy Besley (pictured), Kuwait Professor of
Economics and Political Science, director of STICERD and director of the
Institute of Public Affairs at LSE, Professor Francesco Caselli,
professor of economics in the Department of Economics at LSE, Professor
Torsten Persson, Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Chair in Economic Sciences
at IIES, Stockholm University, and a centennial professor at LSE, and
Professor Robert Wade, professor of political economy and development in
the Department of International Development at LSE.
More Cooperation is More Security; Towards European Coherence in
International Affairs
On: Tuesday 8 November at 1pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Erkki Tuomioja, Finnish minister for foreign affairs.
Emerging Art Markets
On: Tuesday 8 November at 6.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Melanie Gerlis, art market editor of The Art Newspaper.
Bombing Savages in Law, in Fact, in Fiction
On: Thursday 10 November at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Sven Lindqvist, author of over 30 widely translated books
including A History of Bombing.
Thinking Fast and Slow
On: Tuesday 15 November at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Daniel Kahneman (pictured), Eugene Higgins
Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University and a Professor of
Public Affairs Emeritus at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs.
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required. One ticket per
person can be requested on Monday 7 November.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Is South African Society More Equal Today Than When Apartheid Ended in
1994?
Speaker: Dr Max Price
Recorded: Monday 24 October, approx 83 minutes
Click here to listen
Life After Death: Al-Qaeda and the US war on terror
Speaker: Professor Fawaz Gerges
Recorded: Tuesday 25 October, approx 81 minutes
Click here to listen
Pakistan and the Challenges of a New Decade
Speaker: Douglas Alexander MP
Recorded: Wednesday 26 October, approx 82 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 60
Second Interview
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with..... Robin Broadway
I have been working as a part-time careers consultant in LSE Careers, since retiring from the IMF nearly five years ago. My main responsibilities are to advise students interested in working in development or for an international organisation.
I have helped set up and run 'International Organisations Day' (IOD) to which we invite UN agencies, development banks and other international institutions (such as OECD and the International Committee for the Red Cross). On Saturday 12 November we will hold the fifth such event, in which we are expecting 16 international organisations and around 1,200 students to take part.
I believe that this is the only event of its kind in the UK. What is the secret of its success?
Yes, it is unique in the UK, and there are only two or three other similar events worldwide. The secret is to make it worthwhile for the international organisations to go to the expense of sending representatives here, bearing in mind that most have to travel considerable distances, this year as an example, from New York, Geneva, Beirut, Jeddah and Manila.
But they know that well over 1,000 students will attend, not only from LSE but most of the leading universities in southern England, and that there will be a broad spectrum of nationalities present (because international organisations care about the nationality balance of their staff). In addition, we are fortunate that our campus is so conveniently located in central London. I would also add that LSE itself is a draw: I suspect LSE alumni are probably the best represented of any university on the planet on the staff of the multilaterals.
What should students expect of this event?
Unless they are in the final year of their PhD or have a Masters and several years of relevant work experience, they should not expect to be recruited into a professional-level international staff position.
The main purpose of IOD is for the organisations to explain what they do, what kind of work their staff are involved in, and the training and experience that prospective candidates will need to acquire. However, having said that, a number of our students do get jobs as a result of IOD. They are typically hired into 'young professional' analyst, junior consultant and research assistant positions - and, of course, internships. We were delighted that last year the largest recruiters of LSE graduates were the UN agencies, who recruited over 30 LSE students.
Tell us about yourself: are you superstitious?
I am a little - and a little ashamed of it. I studied anthropology as an undergraduate (which I found fascinating - on what other university course do you get to study witchcraft and 'The Sexual Life of Savages'?) and I understand that all societies everywhere have superstitious beliefs.
It is possible this is an integral part of what makes us human. So it’s nice to know I am a 'normal' member of the species... but I still feel an idiot when I knock on wood.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
I would live here. I have been lucky enough to work in a number of interesting cities around the world: West Berlin (when the city was divided), Vientiane (during the Vietnam War), Bahrain, Washington DC, Manila and Paris.
However, London takes some beating as a cultural centre; I love country pubs; southern England is where friends and family are; and I feel more or less at home with UK values (although I find some of our beliefs in the importance of 'British Sovereignty' and the protectionist attitudes to skilled immigration are on the wrong side of history).
However, if I had to live elsewhere, it would be in New Zealand: I like the people and the scenery is so beautiful and so varied. However, in terms of an emotional attachment to another country, I have a special place in my heart for Laos where I spent two years as a VSO volunteer.
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