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Specialised learning resources In the first of a short series,
we meet students who have made the most of the specialised learning
facilities that can be found around the School.
Abigail Kang (pictured), a second year undergraduate in the Department
of International History, explains why she found the LSE lecture capture
facilities such a valuable learning resource.
‘I use the lecture capture facilities for my lectures when there were
segments that went too fast for me to take useful notes or when I’ve been
unable to attend a lecture in person.
‘I find that being able to hit pause on the lecture capture enables me to
better understand key points that I missed during the lecture, and having
time to think concepts through helps me take down better notes, which in
turn helps during revision time. It's often difficult to take down good
notes for subjects where the lecture is heavy on details, so having a
recording ensures that I don't miss anything that might be important. And if
I do miss a lecture, the recording helps me make up for it.
‘I find the facility really useful and think that other students would
too. I really hope the system will be implemented more consistently across
all courses.’
Most courses using lecture capture link to them from within Moodle so
check on Moodle for recordings. For more information,
click here.
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Peter Loizos 1937-2012 The School is sad to announce that
Emeritus Professor Peter Loizos (pictured), who taught in the Department of
Anthropology for over 30 years, died on Friday 2 March.
Peter started working at LSE in 1969, and became professor of
anthropology in 1997, before retiring from full-time teaching in 2002.
Among other things, he was a specialist in, and made well-known
contributions to, the anthropology of the Hellenic world, with special
reference to politics, ethnicity and nationalism in Cyprus; and to the study
of gender relations in the Mediterranean.
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Anorexia study backs government ban on underweight models
Anorexia is a socially transmitted disease and appears to be more
prevalent in countries such as France where women are thinner than
average, according to new research from LSE.
This first ever economic analysis of anorexia, using a sample of nearly
3,000 young women across Europe, concludes that peer group pressure is
the most significant influence on self-image and the development of
anorexia. The findings endorse government intervention to compensate for
social pressure on women, regulating against the use of underweight
models in the fashion industry and in women's magazines, for example.
The research, by LSE economist Dr Joan Costa-Font and Professor Mireia
Jofre-Bonet of City University, is due to be published in the academic
journal Economica later this year.
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Social sciences and the Olympic games On Monday 27 February
Jill Timms (pictured), a PhD student in the Department of Sociology, was one
of the speakers at a British Sociology Association (BSA) event at the
British Library, on ‘Social Sciences and the Olympic Games’.
Jill spoke of her research on the Olympics as a platform for protest. She
presented a case study of the PlayFair 2012 campaign to improve the working
conditions of those making official Olympic merchandise and supplies. Jill's
PhD focuses on the use of corporate social responsibility discourse in such
campaigns. She explained how PlayFair 2012 strategies highlight differences
between the experiences of workers producing for the games and the universal
principles of fairness promoted in the Olympic Charter.
The day was organised by Professor John Horne, convenor of the BSA
Sociology of Sport Study Group, and also included sessions on politics,
security, international development, image control, and space and the city.
A copy of Jill's presentation will soon be published at
www.bl.uk/sportandsociety/exploresocsci/
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 Notices
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Easter exam preparation sessions for undergraduates LSE's
Teaching and Learning Centre is running several events on Monday 19 and
Tuesday 20 March to advise undergraduates on exam preparation and revision
strategies, for both qualitative and quantitative subjects.
Find out more and book places at
Easter exam preparation 2012.
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New LSE Arts and Music newsletter LSE Arts has launched a new
Arts and Music newsletter. If you are from an arts related student society
and want to get your events advertised
(they must be open to the public),
you can do so by submitting them to the newsletter.
The newsletter reaches a range of
external, internal and press contacts who have asked to receive arts
related news from LSE.
The newsletter is sent weekly on a Tuesday in term time during Michaelmas and Lent terms, and then once a month on the last Thursday of the
month in summer term and in the holidays.
We need details of the event you would like to advertise at least a
week in advance of the newsletter going out. For more information,
click here. If you would like to join the arts mailing list to receive
the newsletter, email arts@lse.ac.uk.
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Training for students Courses scheduled for next week include:
- Exams Events: preparing for quantitative exams
- Exams Events: exam preparation and revision strategies
- Dealing with Data
- End of Term Review for MSc Students
- Software Surgery
For a full listing of what is available and further details, including
booking information, see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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Call for submissions - British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and
LSE Middle East Centre Graduate Conference
The graduate section of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES)
and conference co-host, the LSE Middle East Centre, invite you to
participate in the annual conference taking place on 11 June 2012.
The fact that 2011 was a year of momentous importance for West
Asia, North Africa and the Gulf can hardly be disputed. For this reason, BRISMES invites all young researchers and PhD candidates to present
research that addresses the political, economic, social and cultural
transitions taking place across the region.
It welcomes submissions of papers and panel proposals from any
disciplinary field which reflects on these events and the resilience
displayed despite the pressure of mass uprisings, regime changes, and
the emergence of new conflicts.
For more information and to submit your paper or panel proposals,
click here.
The deadline for submissions is Friday 13 April.
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LSE Perspectives March’s LSE Perspectives gallery is now
online. You can view this month’s selection of photos
here.
The gallery features 12 striking images submitted by LSE students and
staff. Each image reflects a unique perspective on a particular scene.
If you have taken any artistic images on your travels, from your home
town or even just here in London why not submit them for 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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LSE ID sQuid payment card prize draw Any LSE Catering customer
using their card as a method of payment and spending £30 or more a month
will be entered into a prize draw, from which five lucky winners each month
get £10 added to their loyalty purse.
The winners of the prize draw for February were:
- Ying Wu
- Chandran Kukathas
- Akikatsu Matsuda
- Catherine Bennett
- Jan-Frederik Arnold
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Bernard Levin Award for student journalism
The Bernard Levin Award is open for submissions until Friday 16 March.
To get involved, submit a 1,000 word piece on how your life as a student
has been affected by your time at LSE. The prize is an internship at the
BBC as well as £500 and a night out in the style of Bernard Levin.
For more information and to submit your work,
click here.
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 What's
on
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Has the Future a Left?
On: Wednesday 14 March from 6.30-8pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Professor Zygmunt Bauman (pictured), emeritus professor of sociology at
the University of Leeds, will deliver this lecture, which is part of
the Ralph Miliband Series on The Future of the Left, in association with the
Department of Sociology.
The event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a
first come, first served basis. For more information,
click here.
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Upcoming events include....
Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare in the Global Glass House
On: Monday 12 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Joel Brenner, former head of US counterintelligence and
inspector general of the US National Security Agency.
Enemies: a history of the FBI
On: Tuesday 13 March at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Tim Weiner (pictured), Pulitzer prize-winning journalist at
the New York Times.
Language, Culture, and Being Human
On: Thursday 22 March at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Daniel Everett (pictured), dean of arts and
sciences at Bentley University, Massachusetts.
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LSE Mexico Week: The Making of the President
On: until Friday 9 March
The LSE Department of Government, in partnership with the LSE IDEAS
Latin American International Affairs Programme and the LSESU Mexican
Society, is proud to announce the 13th annual LSE Mexico Week.
Events still to come this week include:
- Wednesday 7 March
8.30-9.30pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
Free concert - Sketches of Mexico
Morgan Szymanski
- Thursday 8 March
12-1.30pm in COL 2.01, Columbia House
Supervising the Electoral Process and Campaign Financing
Speakers: María del Carmen Alanis (electoral magistrate, TEPJF) and
Leonardo Curzio Gutiérrez (journalist and academic)
- Thursday 8 March
6.30-8pm in NAB 2.04, New Academic Building
Forecasting the Elections
Speakers: Jorge Buendía Dir. Buendía & Laredo, Fransisco Abundis (Dir.
Parametría), and Jesús silva-Herzog Márquez (Profesor ITAM)
- Friday 9 March
1-2pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Closing event - Dealing with Electoral Issues
Speakers: Lorenzo Córdova (advisor to the Federal Electoral Institute)
and Jorge Lara Rivera (commissioner for political development, Ministry
of the Interior)
- Friday 9 March
9pm at Holborn House
LSESU Mexican Society student party
members £6, non-members £7
For more information, visit
www.lsemexicoweek.co.uk or
Facebook.
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LSESU Alternative Investments Society host Dr Savvas Savouri
On: Thursday 8 March from 5-8pm in NAB 2.06
The LSESU Alternative Investments Society is pleased to host this event
with Dr Savvas Savouri, of QuantMetriks at Toscafund, who has been a
supporter of the society's 'Alternative Investments Conference' for a number
of years.
Dr Savouri is a graduate of LSE and founder of QuantMetriks. Over recent
years, he has headed quant teams at various investment banks and is now
chief investment officer of the Metriks funds at Toscafund, where he is also
a partner and chief economist. Toscafund is one of London's largest hedge
funds.
For more information, visit the
event page.
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LSESU Italian Society host Vittorio Colao
On: Thursday 8 March at 6.30pm. The venue will be confirmed to
ticketholders.
The LSESU Italian Society is pleased to announce that Vittorio Colao
(pictured), CEO of the Vodafone Group, will be giving a lecture at LSE.
Vittorio Colao was appointed chief executive officer of the Vodafone Group
in 2008. The early part of his career was spent at McKinsey & Company, where he
worked on media, telecommunications and industrial goods. In 1996 he joined Omnitel
Pronto Italia, which subsequently became Vodafone Italy, and was appointed
chief executive in 1999. In 2004, he left Vodafone to join RCS MediaGroup, the leading Italian publishing company, where he was chief
executive until rejoining Vodafone.
This event is only open to LSE students and staff (ID cards will be
checked on the day) and a ticket is required. To request a ticket, visit
www.lsecolao.eventbrite.co.uk.
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Speaking Out Against Mass Atrocities On: Thursday 8 March
from 6.30-7.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Dr Mukesh Kapila (pictured)
Dr Mukesh Kapila will discuss his experience speaking out against mass
atrocities. As UN humanitarian coordinator and UNDP resident representative
in Sudan between 2003-04, Dr Kapila reported genocidal violence during the
initial crisis in Darfur to the most senior levels of the UN before breaking
the silence and propelling Darfur into the international limelight.
Dr Kapila recently returned to the Chad/Sudan border to observe the
continued displacement of civilians and severe humanitarian crisis unfolding
in the region.
Dr Kapila will speak for 30 minutes, followed by a question and answer
session focusing on practical mechanisms to prevent future mass atrocities.
This event is free to attend with no ticket or pre-registration required.
For more information, visit the
event page.
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Spring Chamber Concert On: Thursday 8 March at 7.30pm in
the Shaw Library, Old Building
After the success of the Christmas Chamber Concert, the LSESU Music
Society will be holding another Chamber Music Concert.
The concert will feature classical favourites performed by our very own
chamber groups and the beautiful vocal talents of LSE's a cappella choir 'The
Houghtones' and the Barbershop Choir. There will also be some delicious
treats and wine.
This will be the last Chamber Concert of the academic year so make sure
you don't miss out. Tickets can be bought from the Music Society stall on
Houghton Street this Thursday for just £1.
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Hellenic Observatory Workshop on Social Change: theory and applications
(the case of Greek society)
On: Friday 9 March from 11.30am-6pm at LSE.
Headline Lectures
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Social Change and Changes in Reflexivity
Professor Margaret Archer, emeritus professor of sociology at the
University of Warwick.
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Developments Leading to the Greek Crisis
Professor Nicos Mouzelis, emeritus professor of sociology at LSE.
Session I: Social Change: theory and applications
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Belonging and the Many Faces of Social Change
Dr Vanessa May, lecturer in sociology at the University of
Manchester.
- Title to be confirmed
Dr Matthew Adams, principal lecturer in psychology at the University of Brighton.
Session II: The Example of Greek Society
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Greece in Crisis: the rise of populism in an age of austerity
Dr Sofia Vasilopoulou, lecturer in politics at the University of York.
Dr Theofanis Exadaktylos, Ministry of Finance research fellow in
the Hellenic Observatory, LSE.
Dr Daphne Halikiopoulou, fellow in comparative politics in the
Department of Government, LSE.
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How Greek Social Reality Changes and Why?
Dr Athanasia Chalari, A C Laskaridis Post-Doctoral Fellow
in the Hellenic Observatory, LSE
Attendance for this event is free, but you need to register
through the
LSE’s e-Shop. The closing date for registrations is Thursday 8 March.
A draft programme is available to
view here.
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New Exhibition - LSE Photo Prize On until Friday 13 April
in the Atrium Gallery, Old Building
The LSE Photo Prize Exhibition 2012 is now on display. The exhibition
celebrates the photographic creativity of LSE’s students and staff and
showcases the 42 winning entries from this year’s LSE Photo Prize
competition, which took on the theme of ‘Overcoming Hurdles’.
The exhibited images were chosen by a judging panel of art professionals
and LSE staff. The winners of the competition will be unveiled at the Photo
Prize reception on Thursday 8 March.
This exhibition is supported by the LSE Annual Fund, Metro Imaging and A
Bliss. For more information,
click here.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
Growth for Europe: resuscitating the single market
Speaker: RNDr Petr Nečas
Recorded: Wednesday 29 February, approx 57 minutes
Click here to listen
The Importance of Strong Data Protection Rules for Growth and
Competitiveness
Speaker: Viviane Reding
Recorded: Thursday 1 March, approx 55 minutes
Click here to listen
Social Democracy as the Highest Form of Liberalism
Speaker: Professor Colin Crouch
Recorded: Thursday 1 March, approx 89 minutes
Click here to listen |
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A senior member of the School highlights an important issue for
students. Professor Janet Hartley, pro-director for teaching and
learning
When the Academic Board approved the establishment of a Teaching
Taskforce in October 2007, it proved a landmark. For many years the School
had excelled at research, but there was growing concern that teaching was
slipping in quality. This was not because individual academics did not value
teaching students; it was largely because the relentless pressure to deliver
in the Research Assessment Exercises inevitably took a toll on other areas.
This was something we had to address. As Howard Davies said at the time: 'We
are famous for our world-class research and the quality of our teaching
should be equally renowned.'
Having consulted widely across the School, the Teaching Taskforce
reported in May 2008 and made some 40 recommendations. As pro-director
for teaching and learning, I have seen the taskforce and the implementation
of its recommendations as the most important part of my job. Last week I
presented a review of progress, including a major report undertaken by
Professor Christine Whitehead, to the Academic Board. As I prepare to stand
down, having served my five-year term as pro-director, I should like to take
this opportunity to put the LSE’s achievements - and ongoing commitments - in perspective for students.
Read more at
Teaching Taskforce - Report from Janet Hartley.
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 60
second interview
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with..... Dr Lisa Goh
I'm originally from Canada and did my undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta. I came to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar to do my MPhil/PhD in Cambridge. I have been a lecturer at LSE since 2007, in the Department of Accounting.
I have been warden at Butler’s Wharf residence since September 2011, but I was previously academic resident at Lilian Knowles House.
What are the main duties of a warden in one of the LSE Residences? How many sub wardens work with you?
As warden, I deal with pastoral care, welfare, and discipline in my residence. It’s my general responsibility to maintain order among residents, approving parties and guests, and to deal with student-related incidents or cases in residence. I have a team of four sub wardens who live in the residence and report things to me as they arise. I also try to work with the hall committee to make sure that people have a good time!
Do you find it easy to reconcile your responsibilities as a lecturer in the Department of Accounting and your role as warden?
Since becoming warden, I have become much more efficient at using my time. Certain periods are quite busy, like the start of the year, but normally I am able to deal with most of my residence-related duties early in the morning, late in the evening, or at the weekend. I still try to leave the day for research, when I’m not teaching.
I probably now do more academic work than I might otherwise, since I am connected to the LSE network at home; it’s the same as being at the office.
What would you do if you were
LSE director for a day?
Increase our email quota. I’m
over the limit every day, and am
frequently blocked from sending
email from my Blackberry because my
mailbox is full. Archiving uses up
my network space, which is full too
since I work off the network all the
time.
What is your favourite item of
clothing?
Jeans. They are very comfortable
and easy to match and to clean. I
probably have a tendency to wear
them too often to the office,
though, as sometimes I underestimate
how many people I’ll see in a day.
On many days I just hope to hunker
down in my office and get some work
done, and they’re fine for that.
What is your favourite part of
London?
I like the river, in particular
the South Bank. I regularly run from
LSE to Butler’s Wharf after leaving
the office, along Victoria
Embankment and the South Bank. It’s
a fantastic route and an efficient
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