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New life-saving app How often has a pleasurable day at a major
event ended with frustration because roads are blocked and tube stations are
impossibly crowded? One of the benefits of a new app being tested at the
Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London on Saturday 12 November could make
your return journey less stressful.
The new iPhone app, however, has been designed with more serious intent
in mind, to save lives following a major disaster. Since the researchers
cannot set up a disaster to test the app, its first major trial will be at
the Lord Mayor's Show in London.
The app has been developed by experts at the University of Passau in
Germany and LSE. The app will show the density of a crowd, but give no
information about individuals. In fact the researchers have gone to great
lengths to anonymise all data. The data will help organisers to advise and
guide app users on congested routes and suggest alternative routes when
travelling to and from an event. If there is an emergency during the event,
app users will again receive relevant advice and information.
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And the winner is.... Congratulations to Max Hoff (pictured),
winner of the Orientation Feedback Survey prize draw.
The survey offered new LSE students the opportunity to share their
comments about the Orientation experience. Those who completed the survey
were entered into a prize draw for the chance to win an Apple gift card
totalling £400, which could then be put towards an iPad or other Apple
products.
If you missed the opportunity to complete the survey, or would like to
offer any additional feedback about Orientation, visit the
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 Notices
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LSE Students' Union General Meeting LSE Director Professor
Judith Rees will be making her termly address to the UGM on Thursday 10
November at 1pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building.
Professor Rees will discuss developments within LSE and the wider higher
education sector. This is your opportunity to get your questions answered
from the leading figure within the School.
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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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Meat Free Monday LSE Catering, working with the Students' Union
and the Vegetarian Society, is supporting the International Meat Free Monday
Campaign on the following dates:
- Monday 14 November
- Monday 5 December
The campaign highlights the importance of making more environmentally and
socially conscious food choices. Just one small change can have a positive
impact on the planet. You’ll also be giving your health a boost; and with
the added benefit that vegetables cost less than meat, it’s good for your
pocket too.
Customers of the Staff Dining Room and Fourth Floor Restaurant will be
encouraged to do their bit for the planet by having a meat free day. As an
alternative the dishes on offer will include seasonal vegetables,
sustainably sourced fish, limited dairy and egg-based dishes.
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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 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.
A drop in session to seek advice on applications will be held from
12-1.30pm on
Tuesday 15 November. Information on this session can be
found here.
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LSESU Business Society Business and Entrepreneurship International
Challenge 2011 The Business and Entrepreneurship International
Challenge (BEPIC) 2011 is a three day competition taking place from 16-18
November, during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Participants must be in groups of four and from the same university, and
are selected on their application and CVs. The best 10 teams will be
selected to participate in 'Apprentice'-style challenges designed to test
their business acumen and compete for the prize money of £1,000.
During the three days, there will also be workshops, networking
opportunities and the chance to meet inspiring entrepreneurs.
To apply or for more information, visit
http://bepic.org or email
bepicuk@gmail.com. The deadline for applications is Thursday 10
November.
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LSE Chill - call for performers
There is still one slot left for LSE Chill at the end of this month.
LSE Chill is an open mic night for students and staff. Anyone with a
talent for music can perform. The next LSE Chill will be on Friday 25
November at 5.30pm in the Fourth Floor Café Bar.
If you are interested in performing, email
arts@lse.ac.uk with your name and
details of your act. For more information, visit
www.lse.ac.uk/arts.
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The winners are in - LSE’s ID sQuid payment card Anyone using
their LSE 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 October prize draw were:
- Xiudi Xing
- Stefan Hadjidetschev
- Nicholas Ludlow
- Takahiro Yamamoto
- Martin Williams
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 soup or dessert for only £1.
Fourth 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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Having friends and family to stay? Try LSE TopFloor! There is
some last minute availability for short stays in November and December -
ideal for friends and family visiting you in London.
- Bankside House just behind the Tate Modern has rooms and apartments
available.
- Northumberland House offers en-suite rooms a stone’s throw from
Trafalgar Square.
- There is also availability at the Anchorage and George IV apartments
on campus.
LSE TopFloor! is a
range of accommodation that can be booked year-round, providing a great
combination of quality and value, cheaper than many local hotels. What’s
more, students receive a 10 per cent discount on standard rates.
For more information and to check availability, visit
www.lsetopfloor.co.uk/lse.
Please remember that in order to receive your discount, you must book direct
with your chosen residence.
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What does it take to be the smartest? Dr Ilina Singh from LSE’s
BIOS Centre is researching students' attitudes and experiences around 'smart
drugs' and cognitive enhancement.
If you are a UK or Irish 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 Bard 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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Would you like to be a better writer? If you'd like to improve
your writing, you can get free, expert, one-to-one help from the Royal
Literary Fund fellows in LSE's Teaching and Learning Centre.
Published authors Jonathan Gregson and Sarah Salway are available to help
with any aspect of academic writing, from planning essay content and scope,
to structuring arguments and writing essays and dissertations in a clear,
reader-friendly way.
To book a session (on a Monday, Thursday or Friday) or for more
information, call 020 7852 3627, email
studentsupport@lse.ac.uk or
visit the Teaching and Learning Centre reception at KSW 5.07, fifth floor of
20 Kingsway.
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LSE Perspectives - call for submissions LSE Perspectives is an
online gallery featuring photographs taken by LSE students and staff. Each
month a new gallery is published, featuring 12 images submitted by members
of the School.
LSE Arts is looking for submissions for next month’s gallery. 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. Previous galleries can be
found here.
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Join the Houghton Consulting Group
The Houghton Consulting Group, within the
LSESU Management and Strategy Society, is currently recruiting:
Student project leaders - six positions
Be a part of the Houghton Consulting Group's core team, and help acquire
the projects for this year as well as build up customer relationships.
You will experience the complete process from the pitch until the final
delivery. Student project leaders will have the opportunity to work in
important project management position and be in close contact with the
client.
Recruiting officer - one position
You will help to promote the Houghton Consulting Group as well as
overlook and develop the entire recruitment process. In cooperation with
the directors, you will help establish teams for projects by
successfully integrating the different abilities and experiences of all
members.
Student consultants - no limit
You will get the opportunity to apply theoretical frameworks in real
life projects and experience the process after project acquisition until
the final delivery
To apply, send your CV and a short statement about why you are
interested to Claus Heintzeler at
c.o.heintzeler@lse.ac.uk.
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Let's Get Quizzical
Let’s Get Quizzical is the weekly charity pub quiz being held on Monday
nights at 8.30pm in LSE's George IV pub.
The quiz is an international affair covering a range of subjects
in a fun atmosphere with the chance to win some great prizes.
There is a minimum donation of £1 per person to raise money for the local homeless project,
The Robes. If you
would like to reserve a table for your team, email
m.m.moore@lse.ac.uk.
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 What's
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New events announced....
Social Business: to solve society's most pressing problems
On: Thursday 24 November from 5-6.15pm in the Old Theatre, Old
Building
Speaker: Professor Muhammad Yunus (pictured), founder and former
managing director of Grameen Bank and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
This event is free and open to LSE students and staff only but a ticket is
required. One ticket can be requested via the online ticket request form
which will be live on this
web listing from 10am on Tuesday 15 November.
A Lecture by Jonas Gahr Støre
On: Wednesday 30 November at 4pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Jonas Gahr Støre (pictured), Norwegian minister of foreign
affairs.
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Other events include....
Savage Messiah: transmissions from a discarded future
On: Monday 14 November at 6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Laura Oldfield Ford, artist, writer and zine maker.
The Deaths of Others
On: Wednesday 16 November at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: John Tirman, executive director of MIT's Center for
International Studies.
Dreaming Transnational Law
On: Thursday 17 November at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Professor Ralf Michaels, professor of law at Duke Law.
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Leading Colombia Towards Prosperity for All On: Tuesday 22
November from 12-1pm. The venue will be confirmed to ticket holders
Speaker: Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (pictured)
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón is president of the Republic of Colombia.
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required. LSE students
can request one ticket via the online ticket request form which will be live
on this
web listing from 10am on Monday 14 November.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
The Role of a Foreign Bank in China
Speaker: Sir Thomas Harris
Recorded: Monday 31 October, approx 79 minutes
Click here to listen
The Better Angels of our Nature: the decline of violence in world history
and its causes
Speaker: Professor Steven Pinker
Recorded: Monday 31 October, approx 65 minutes
Click here to listen
Decarbonising Britain
Speaker: Dr David Kennedy
Recorded: Tuesday 1 November, approx 88 minutes
Click here to listen |
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 60
second interview
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with..... Professor Walter Holland
I qualified in medicine in 1954 from St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School. After a variety of clinical appointments, I specialised in epidemiology and social medicine with appointments at the London School of Hygiene and Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene, Baltimore.
I returned to St Thomas’ in 1962 to start the first department of Clinical Epidemiology and Social Medicine in a London Medical School (it later became the Department of Public Health Medicine). I remained at St Thomas’ until my retirement in 1994, when I became a visiting professor in LSE Health.
While at St Thomas’, I established close links with LSE. Professor Richard Titmuss lectured in sociology to second year medical students, while I taught epidemiology to his social work students. Professor Brian Abel Smith (former LSE professor) was also chairman of the advisory board of the Social Medicine and Health Services Research Unit, of which I was honorary director. We were responsible for a national system of surveillance of health and growth in primary school children in England and Scotland.
While at LSE, I have spent my time writing books on the past (and future) of public health in the UK, screening in health care, the foundations for health improvement, and the development of modern epidemiology. I have just completed an account of the development of health services research in England between 1960 and 2000.
What advice would you give to
new students coming to LSE?
New
students should take full advantage
of the amazing variety of
opportunities at LSE to learn about
national and international policies,
outside their courses. In their
courses they should question their
teachers vigorously and trust those
who admit they do not know the
answers but will find out.
Which of your numerous
research projects would you regard
as having had the most surprising
outcome?
The
most surprising results of our
randomised controlled trial of
multiphasic screening in general
practice, was that there was no
difference in mortality or morbidity
after eight years between those
screened regularly, and those who
only received their normal medical
care.
The
other surprising result was of a
study of avoidable mortality in
England which showed a six-fold
difference between different areas
in England, not associated with
poverty.
What book are you currently
reading and which have you enjoyed
most in the past?
Chris
Mullin’s Decline and Fall. I
have enjoyed most the Forsyte
Saga by John Galsworthy and
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.
Is there anything you cannot
do and would like to learn?
I
can’t type and would like to learn.
Where in the world have you
always wanted to go but never quite
made it ..... yet?
I
have never been to Argentina, Brazil
and Mexico - countries which have
always fascinated me.
What is your favourite food?
My
favourite food is lobster, which I
can rarely afford! |
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