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A job in itself - the thankless task for young unemployed people
looking for work The task faced by young unemployed people looking for
work is highlighted by LSE research in a new report by the Joseph Rowntree
Foundation.
With more than one million 16- to 24-year-olds unemployed, researchers
from LSE and the universities of York and Warwick looked at the challenges
facing young people in one of the toughest jobs market in decades. The
research found vacancies closed to candidates within days, and in some
cases, hours.
In three UK cities, one with a weak supply of jobs, one with a better
supply and one in between, researchers sent 2,000 job applications from
fictional candidates with at least five good GCSEs and relevant work
experience to 667 real vacancies (sales assistants, cleaners, office
administrators and kitchen hands).
Even in the stronger job market, there were 24 unemployed people chasing
each retail vacancy available through Jobcentre Plus, and 50 for each office
vacancy. In the weaker job market area, the figures were 66 and 44
respectively.
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Internet safety improving for children in the UK, finds new report
This week, the European Commission will meet with stakeholders
internationally at the Safer Internet Forum to discuss how to create a
better internet for children.
A new report, National Perspectives, from the EU Kids Online
project based at LSE, provides country-specific commentaries on children’s
experience of the internet, with European and national recommendations that
reflect the variation found across Europe. For example, the UK is noteworthy
for the very high proportion of children who access the internet at school,
making the school a particularly appropriate setting for the delivery of
digital literacy skills.
Commenting on the results, Dr Leslie Haddon, senior researcher on the EU
Kids Online project at LSE said: 'For the first time, we present findings
for 33 European countries, allowing direct comparisons in the experiences of
children as they go online in different countries. These national
differences mean that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for children's
internet safety.'
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 Notices
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Student finance information moves to Gov.uk
From today, the Student Loans Company has a new website. To access
student finance information, visit
www.gov.uk/studentfinance,
where you will be able to navigate to the appropriate content.
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LSE Careers invites you to….
LSE City
Forum
Thursday 18 October, 12-2pm
This event brings together speakers from across the city and
financial sector talking about their careers, the opportunities
available and the challenges to be met. We are extremely fortunate to
have a number of city experts on this year's panel from organisations
including JP Morgan, Schroders, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit
Suisse and Morgan Stanley.
Each panellist will speak for a short time about aspects of their
career and the day-to-day realities of working in this sector, before
inviting questions from the floor.
Book your place now on
CareerHub.
Internship
Fair
Tuesday 23 October, 5.30-8.30pm
Booking is now open for the LSE Internship Fair, offering you access to
organisations that have structured Easter or Summer internship programmes.
These are traditionally companies operating within the financial services or
consultancy sector. Book your space on
CareerHub to
find out more about attending organisations, meet representatives and find
out about available internship opportunities.
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Training for students Courses scheduled for next week include:
- Getting to grips with Office 2010 and Windows 7
- Using EndNote to manage your references
- Keeping Up to Date: tools and tips for your research
- Literature Searching and Finding Journal Articles
- PhD Thesis Surgery
- Going beyond Google: advanced use of the internet
- International Students' Workshop
- Participating and Presenting in Classes and Seminars
- Managing Study Related Stress
For full listings and further details, including booking information, see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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Keep your IT skills up-to-date Attend one of our free
self-paced student-supervised workshops on key topics within Office 2010.
Follow the links below to book via the
Training and Development
System.
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft Outlook 2010
Visit the
IT Training pages for
teach yourself resources,
video tutorials, the
touch-typing tutor and more.
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Feel Good Food Day - good for you, good for the planet LSE
Catering will be promoting a Feel Good Food Day on Wednesday 24 October
in the Fourth Floor Restaurant.
The main focus is to demonstrate that limiting meat in our diet and using
healthier ingredients, seasonal vegetables, fish from sustainable stocks,
and higher animal welfare produce can benefit your health, the environment
and animal welfare.
Our world cuisine options will offer reduced meat and increased
vegetarian alternatives. Come along and enjoy the ‘feel good’ experience.
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Poster Presentations: an introduction for PhD students
The Centre for Learning Technology (CLT) is running its popular
course, Poster Presentations, on Wednesday 24 October at 12.45pm.
This course provides practical advice to PhD and other research students
on designing and creating an academic poster suitable for presentation at
conferences.
If you would like to attend,
click here to sign up (please note that the course does not include
training in the use of specific software packages for poster creation).
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Equality and Diversity film season and events During Michaelmas term, Equality and Diversity will be showing nine eclectic films
whose central themes reflect the Equality Act's nine 'protected
characteristics'. Films will include All About my Mother, To Kill
a Mockingbird, and Boys Don't Cry. To attend the screenings, you
must book a place. To book and for more information,
click here.
There are many other events, workshops and training taking place this
term. Details of these events and the film screenings can be found in the
Michaelmas term Equality and Diversity flyer.
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Student bloggers LSE’s Student Recruitment Office is looking
for students with a flair for writing for our new LSE student blog.
Blog posts can be on any topic, from the latest recipe you have tried
out, a lecture or class that you particularly liked, to LSESU or LSEAU
events, or just your life in London in general. The blog is aimed at people
who want to know what it is like to be a student at LSE.
Full training will be provided. If you are interested in getting
involved, contact Sarah Alexandra George at
s.a.george@lse.ac.uk or call 020
7955 6614.
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Equality and Diversity photo competition The deadline for
submitting your entries for the Equality and Diversity photo competition is
Sunday 28 October.
The theme for the competition is ‘redefining difference’, encouraging all
participants to demonstrate out-of-the-box thinking about diversity.
Twelve images will be selected to go into the School’s Diversity Calendar
for 2013. This is your opportunity to see your work published and circulated
around the School, and to win a prize.
Visit
lse.ac.uk/equalityanddiversity, download the entry form and send it with
your submissions to
Equality.and.Diversity@lse.ac.uk by Sunday 28 October.
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Volunteers needed Volunteers are required for the Canning Town
branch of the
Celia Hammond Animal Trust (CHAT) in East London.
Owing to
the unprecedented numbers of cats and kittens being abandoned,
CHAT urgently needs your help. The work is primarily feeding and cleaning
out the cats.
Volunteers must be over 18 years old.
If you have any queries, email
Romy Ajodah who works in the Department of International Relations and also
volunteers at CHAT, at
r.ajodah@lse.ac.uk
To apply, email
canningtown@celiahammond.org, call 020 7474 8811 or pop into the clinic. |
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 What's
on
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New LSE events....
The Mediterranean - an opportunity?
On: Friday 26 October from 12-1pm. The venue will be confirmed to
ticket holders.
Speaker: Lawrence Gonzi (pictured), prime minister of
Malta
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 after
10pm on Thursday 18 October until at least 12noon on Friday 19 October.
Economic Transition in the Arab world: challenges and opportunities
On: Tuesday 13 November from 3-4pm.
The venue will be confirmed to ticket holders.
Speaker: David Lipton (pictured), first deputy managing
director of the International Monetary Fund
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 after
10pm on Tuesday 6 November until at least 12noon on Wednesday 7
November.
More Relatively Poor People in a Less Absolutely Poor World
On: Thursday 22 November from 5-6pm in the Old Theatre, Old
Building.
Speaker: Martin Ravallion (pictured), director of the World
Bank’s Research Department.
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Other upcoming events include....
Participatory Democracy in America's Long New Left
On: Monday 22 October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Linda Gordon, university professor of the
humanities and Florence Kelley Professor of History at New York University.
The Global Drug Wars
On: Tuesday 23 October at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Professor David Courtwright,
professor of history at the University of North Florida, Nigel
Inkster, former director of operations and
intelligence for MI6,
Dr William B McAllister,
special projects director at the Office of the Historian, US Department
of State, and Dr Ethan Nadelmann,
founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance.
After the Arab Spring: the Gulf monarchies in an age of uncertainty
On: Wednesday 24 October at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speaker: Dr Christopher Davidson, reader in Middle East politics in
the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University.
The Relevance of International History
On: Thursday 25 October at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor David Stevenson, Stevenson Professor of
International History at LSE.
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Millennium Journal of International Studies 2012 Annual Conference -
Materialism and World Politics
From Saturday 20 to Monday 22 October at LSE
Organised by LSE's Department of International Relations, this year's
conference will ask critical questions about rational actors, agency in a
physical world, the role of effect in decision-making, the biopolitical
shaping of bodies, the perils and promises of material technology, the
resurgence of historical materialism, and the looming environmental
catastrophe.
Renowned scholars will participate in 32 panels, which will include:
Keynote: the ontology of global politics
Speaker: William Connolly, Johns Hopkins University.
Opening Panel: the materiality of geopolitics
Speakers: Daniel Deudney, Johns Hopkins University, and John Protevi,
Louisiana State University.
Closing Panel: agency and structure in a complex world
Speakers: Colin Wight, University of Sydney, Erika Cudworth, University
of East London, Stephen Hobden, University of East London, and Diana
Coole, Birkbeck, University of London.
Registration is still open. For special LSE student prices and the
registration form, visit
millenniumjournal.org/annual-conference. For all other enquiries,
email
millennium.conference@lse.ac.uk.
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Currency Crisis and Collapse in Interwar Greece: predicament or
policy failure? On: Tuesday 23 October
from 6-7.30pm in the Cañada Blanch Room, first floor of Cowdray House
Speaker: Professor Nicos Christodoulakis (pictured), professor of
economics at Athens University of Economics and Business, former Greek
minister of economy and finance, and research associate in LSE's Hellenic
Observatory.
Greece in 1928 viewed the anchoring to the Gold Exchange Standard as the
imperative choice of the time in order to implant financial credibility and
carry over an ambitious plan of reforms to modernise the economy. But after
the pound sterling exited the system in 1931, Greece, instead of following
suit, chose a defence that drove interest rates at high levels, squeezed the
real economy and exhausted foreign reserves.
Unable to borrow from abroad, it quit the system in 1932 and the
Drachma was heavily devalued. Despite a rise in competitiveness, the erosion
of real incomes cut domestic demand, unemployment continued to rise and the
country entered a period of acute social and political instability. The
lessons are perhaps relevant today for the costs that Greece would face by
exiting the Eurozone.
This seminar is free and open to all. Entry is on a first come, first
served basis.
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Secularism, Human Rights and the Middle East: challenges and
reflections On: Tuesday 23 October from 6.30-8pm in the Hong
Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Gilbert Achcar (pictured), professor
of development studies and international relations at SOAS.
The Arab Uprising has revealed a key tension between new opposition
forces upholding universal human rights and older opposition forces who hold
religion as their political programme. What does it tell us about the
purported incompatibility of the ‘Arab mind' or ‘Muslim mind’ with
democratic values? How do we assess the prevalence of religious forces in
the key countries of the Arab uprising? Can these forces be reconciled with
democracy, human rights and women's rights? Or should the very notion of
human rights be adapted to each 'culture' or religion? Are religious taboos
compatible with the freedom of expression? Is secularism a ‘Western import’
or a prerequisite of democracy?
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a
first come, first served basis.
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In Conversation with Keir Starmer QC On: Wednesday 24
October from 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Keir Starmer QC (pictured),
director of public prosecutions for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
As the head of the CPS, Keir Starmer QC has been instrumental in a number
of high profile prosecutions and is at the forefront of developments in
prosecution policy. Most recently, he announced his intention to issue
guidelines around the prosecution of cases involving social media.
A global audience is invited to take to Twitter and ask questions that
will be put to Keir Starmer - join the debate on Twitter @LSELaw #LSEdpp.
Please note this is an open topic event. However there may be some
questions the speaker is unable to answer for legal reasons, for example, on
specific ongoing cases.
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Beyond the Security Council: the UN you don't hear about On:
Wednesday 24 October at 6.30pm in room TW1 G.01, Tower One
Speaker:
Philip Mulligan,
executive director of the United Nations Association of the UK.
At this event, organised by the LSESU United Nations Society, Philip
Mulligan will not only reflect on the points raised in Kofi Annan’s speech
earlier this term but, most importantly, will talk about the impact of the
UN agencies as a whole on solving our world’s most pressing problems, and
how each individual is capable of supporting their effort.
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The History of the LSE Students' Union
On until Friday 16 November in the Atrium Gallery, Old Building.
The LSE Students’ Union presents this exhibition charting its history
from the early 1900s to the present day. The exhibition comprises a
selection of prints of original issues of The Beaver and The
Clare Market Review as well as photographs, letters and posters. It
aims to provide an interesting and informative look at the history of
the LSESU.
The exhibition has been kindly supported by the LSE Annual Fund and LSE
Library Archives.
The exhibition is open to all with no ticket required. Visitors are
welcome during weekdays (Monday - Friday) between 10am and 8pm
(excluding bank holidays, when the School is closed at Christmas and
Easter or unless otherwise stated on the web listing).
For more information,
click here, email arts@lse.ac.uk
or call 020 7107 5342.
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 60
second interview
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with..... Emma Glassey
I’m a third year BSc sociology
student, originally from Shrewsbury
in Shropshire. My third year
sociological dissertation is on
female sexuality. I love baking, being
a feminist and winter.
How long have you been working
as a part-time steward within the
LSE Events team and, in that
capacity, what has been the most
interesting occurrence with which
you have had to deal?
I’ve been a part-time steward
since July 2011. It’s hard to put my
finger on the most interesting
occurrence, but getting the
opportunity to listen to so many
lectures is fantastic. The questions
that audience members ask/rant about
can provide much-needed comic relief
after a day of lectures.
Where did you go on your last
holiday and what were the pros and
cons?
My housemate Lizzie and I had a
mini holiday/'end of tenancy last
resort' in a hostel in Greenwich. We
were both games makers for the
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games so this was the ultimate plus
side to our ‘holiday’. The only con
was failing to have our fortunes
told in Greenwich Market, partly for
fear of laughing and offending, but
also fear of believing.
What three items would you
rush to save from a fire?
I would save my most treasured
possession first, my mother’s
engagement ring, then probably my
iPhone (for the sake of
practicality) and finally my copy of
Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy
Tales. Her writing is such a
dark, delectable diversion from LSE
life and one that’s totally magical.
Do you have a tattoo and, if
not, what would you get if you had
to have one?
Alas, no tattoo. I can handle
pain, but commitment on the other
hand... I toyed with the idea of an
ancient Egyptian Eye of Horus in my
early teens, supposedly a symbol of
protection. I’d go for that.
What music do you like best
and can you dance?
I’m easy-going music-wise. It’s
so mood-dependent, sometimes (read:
most of the time) only Lady Gaga
will do. I have a special love for
Kate Bush though. I can awkwardly
sway, drink in hand, but I can’t
dance. I’d love to learn the
Charleston.
Where is the best place for
lunch in WC2?
Technically WC1V (apologies), one
of my favourite places is My Old
Dutch Pancake House on High Holborn.
The pancakes are huge, the topping
choice vast and all pancakes are £5
on a Monday. Failing that, taking a
picnic to Lincoln’s Inn Fields on a
sunny day is glorious. |
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