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28 November 2012 |
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Win
£25k to develop your green idea
The 2012-13 Sustainable Projects Fund (SPF) is now open for applications,
with up to £25,000 available to winning applicants.
The SPF awards money to student and staff-led environmental projects on
campus. It is financed with the 10p 'tax' on bottled water sold across LSE
catering outlets.
Past winners have included a team of students who installed a green roof on
the Plaza Cafe outside the Library, and another group who installed beehives
on the roof of Connaught House.
The Fund is run by the Sustainable Futures Society, which also supports
entrants to develop their sparks of inspiration into a fully fledged project
proposal. The funding is allocated by an independent panel representing a
cross section of the School, including students and senior academics.
Click
here for details
on how to apply to the Fund.
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 Notices
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Travelling during the holidays?
If you will be leaving the UK during the holidays, it is a good idea to
take photocopies of your passport (and visa if applicable) and a stamped
copy of your
Certificate of Registration with you when you travel in case you
need them.
International students are also strongly advised to review the ISIS
information on
what to do if you need to travel overseas. Anyone travelling abroad
should always check to see if a visa is required and review visa
application instructions carefully. The ISIS webpage above also has some
guidance on Schengen visas for travel in Europe.
You may need to request documents from LSE. Please note that the Student
Services Centre opening hours change during the vacation period. They operate reduced opening hours during the December degree presentation
ceremonies on the following dates:
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Monday 17 December: open 10am-1pm
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Tuesday 18 December: closed due to presentation ceremonies
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Wednesday 19 December: closed due to presentation ceremonies
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Thursday 20 December: open 11am-4pm
Student Services will be closed for the Christmas break from Friday 21 December to Tuesday
1 January inclusive. If you think you may require documents during these
closure dates, please plan ahead and request these well in advance.
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Christmas lunch and dinner at LSE Catering
Come along and enjoy a traditional Christmas meal at your favourite LSE
Catering outlet. Lunch and dinner will be available on the following dates:
- LSE Garrick
Lunch - Wednesday 5 December
- Fourth Floor Restaurant
Lunch and Dinner - Thursday 6 December
- Staff Dining Room - members only, bookings essential
Lunch
- Tuesday 11 December and Wednesday 12 December.
For more, click
here.
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Software surgery Tuesdays from 1-2pm in room LRB.R08,
lower ground floor of the Library
Software surgeries give students and staff with the opportunity to seek
training on specific software and web applications.
You can drop in on the day, or book in advance via the
Training and Development System and jump the queue when you arrive.
Bring your queries about:
- Statistical software: Stata
- Qualitative analysis software: Alceste and Nvivo
- Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word
- Library technologies: Endnote, e-journals and other data
sources
A member of the training team will be on hand to help you learn what you
need to solve your software problem.
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Latest from
The Volunteer Centre @ LSE Careers
Funding for student projects
Passionate about a cause and think that you could do something about it? But
worried about the cost of setting up a project or assisting an ongoing one?
The Volunteer Centre @ LSE Careers, funded by the LSE Annual Fund, is giving grants of up to £300 to student-led groups who are looking to promote
volunteering or involve volunteers in a charitable activity.
Check out the
funding webpage on how to apply. There are two application deadlines, 30
November 2012 and 1 February 2013.
Christmas volunteering
Volunteering at Christmas can be a fantastic thing to do. Sure, Christmas is
a time of parties, food and drink, but it is also a time of giving and
helping others. We know that many LSE students will be spending time in
the UK over the festive period, away from their families, and will be
looking for companionship and a way to give back to the communities they are
living in. Check out this round up of
Christmas volunteering opportunities available to LSE students.
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Interested in entrepreneurship and marketing?
Do you want to get involved with entrepreneurship and startups while
showing off your marketing and PR skills? If so, why not join the European
Student Startups team?
European Student Startups (ESS) is an umbrella competition to connect
student startups from all over Europe with Angel and Venture Capital
investors. Many universities have their own startup and pitching
competitions, but all these competitions end at university level. ESS sets
out to be the next step, a final round, where the best student entrepreneurs
from universities all over Europe pitch to an audience of world-class
investors. Last year, we had almost 20 startups from around Europe in the
final round alone, all competing for £10,000. This year, we are expecting to
have an even greater turnout and larger sponsorship. For more information,
please visit
www.europeanstudentstartups.com.
ESS is looking for someone to spearhead its brand image and logo, prepare
professional written and visual materials for investors, and/or create an
event advertising campaign. This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate
marketing abilities and be part of an event with real global impact.
Questions? Interested? Contact Raya at
Raya@europeanstudentstartups.com or Bjoern at
bjoern@europeanstudentstartups.com.
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LSESU FoodCycle's
Great Christmas Bake Off On Friday 7 December, LSESU
FoodCycle will be hosting ‘The Great Christmas Bake Off’. Visit the Quad
between 1-4pm to enjoy the festivities.
LSESU FoodCycle is one of 14 hubs currently operating in the UK.
FoodCycle is a national charity that builds communities by combining
volunteers, surplus food, and spare kitchen spaces to create tasty,
nutritious meals for people at risk of food poverty and social isolation.
At the event, you will receive a raffle ticket corresponding to your very
own piece of Christmas dessert, which you can then eat and donate as much as
you think it is worth to the charity. The top three bakers will receive
prizes.
There will also be a raffle with donations from companies across London.
Keep an eye on the
Facebook
page for more information, including the chance to buy your raffle
ticket in advance via the
Virgin Money Giving Page. To enter your dessert
into the competition, email
lse@foodcycle.org.uk.
For more information and details of how you can get involved with the
charity, email
enquiries@foodcycle.org.uk.
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Elections for LSESU Korean Society – candidates wanted
The LSESU Korean Society Korean Economic and Political Forum committee
held its second annual Korean Economic and Political Forum with the theme of
“Korea in the Shifting Winds” last Saturday. More on the forum can be found
here.
The society’s Korean Economic and Political Forum committee is now
looking for members and will be holding elections next Thursday 6 December
at 6pm. A number of positions are up for grabs, including head-director, two
co-directors, heads of economic and political sessions, secretary,
conference, marketing, media and communications and designer. For more
information, please email Jisu Oh
(j.s.oh@lseks.com) or Yaejung Joo
(y.j.joo@lseks.com) with your CV and 100 words on which position you
would like to apply for and why.
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Special offer: 50 per cent off top price seats to The Snowman
The Snowman
Peacock Theatre
Wed 28 Nov - Sun 6 Jan
When a young boy’s snowman magically comes to life, the two set off on a
starry-skied adventure to the North Pole, where they meet dancing penguins,
reindeer and, naturally, Father Christmas. This heart-warming stage show,
based on Raymond Briggs’ much-loved book, is brought to life in a magical
mix of live music, dance, beautiful costumes and wondrous sets, and features
Howard Blake’s timeless Walking In The Air.
LSE staff and students can get 50 per cent off top price seats (normally
£32 or £27) for 7pm performances of The Snowman on the following dates: 29
Nov, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 26 Dec. To book, call 0844 412 4322 and quote "LSE
Offer" or visit www.sadlerswells.com
and enter promo code pcdlse when prompted.
This offer is subject to allocation availability and is not available
retrospectively or in conjunction with any other offer. £2.50 transaction
fee applies to telephone bookings, £1.75 online. No fee in person.
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Training for students
Courses scheduled for next week include:
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iThenticate training: Research student event
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Getting Started with the MSc Dissertation
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The Literacy challenge of the digital age - Carl Miller
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Introduction to social science and government data
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Your PhD and the research process
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Bibliometrics and Citation Analysis
For full listings and further details, including booking information, see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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Special offer for LSE students
Personal trainer, Malcolm Nisse, is offering all LSE students a 10
per cent discount on customised sessions in and around the Holborn area.
Malcolm is fully qualified (REPS level three
personal trainer and qualified advanced boxercise instructor) with
eight years experience of being a personal trainer.
For a free, no obligation consultation and assessment, contact Malcolm at
e-malcolmnisse@yahoo.co.uk
or call 07779 635 474. For more information, visit
www.malcolmnisse-personaltraining.co.uk.
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on
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The Euro Crisis: towards a fiscal and
political union?
The LSE Centre for International Studies one-day
conference
Friday 30 November from 9.45am - 4pm at
Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P
The conference, taking place at the seat of the
delegations of the European Parliament and the European Commission to the
United Kingdom, will discuss a range of themes, including:
The Outlook on the National Debt Crises; Closer
Fiscal Policy among Eurozone Members; The European Rescue Packages – will
they save the Euro? ; The Eurozone Crisis: The view from the European
Central Bank
Speakers include internationally recognised
researchers and commentators such as Luis Garicano (pictured), LSE,
Clemens Fuest, Oxford University, Heribert Dieter, German
Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin and Gabriel
Glöckler, European Central Bank.
If you would like to register please contact
J.T.Ryan@lse.ac.uk
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LSE Chill line up announced
Following a brilliant session in October, LSE Chill is back! The second
LSE Chill session of this term will take place this Friday 30 November,
from 5.30pm in the 4th Floor Café bar. The session is open to all.
The line-up for the evening is as follows:
6-6.30pm Monika and John
Two LSE Postgraduates (MSc European Studies and MSc Economic History) who
need some musical balance in their hectic student lives. Playing acoustic
renditions, guitars and vocals, of their favourite alternative, rock and pop
songs.
6.45-7.15pm The Houghtones
The Houghtones are LSE’s only student acapella group. Made up of 14
members from all over the globe, we enjoy singing a wide variety of musical
genres from contemporary pop to jazz and soul. Make sure to watch out for
our performances on campus this term!
7.30-8pm The Critique of Pure Rhythm
The Critique of Pure Rhythm is the Philosophy Department Band (Tom Besley,
Roman Frigg, Max Steuer, John Worrall and Aaron Yarmel) but are pleased also
to feature Steve Bond, from the Centre for Learning Technology, and student
Natalia Tsalli. The band plays 50s/60s Blues and Rock'n'Roll, with a
sprinkling of original numbers.
If you are interested in performing at future LSE Chill sessions then
please contact arts@lse.ac.uk with your
name and details of your act. More details on LSE Chill are available at
www.lse.ac.uk/arts.
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The Future
of the European Union After the Euro Crisis: political union and its
discontents
On
Monday 3 December from 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Emma Bonino (pictured), vice-president of the Italian
Senate and board member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR),
Mark Leonard, co-founder and director of the ECFR, and Anthony
Teasdale, director of EU internal policies in the secretariat of the
European Parliament and senior visiting fellow at LSE.
The euro crisis has dealt a powerful blow to the EU’s political system. Many
European leaders have been ousted, more radical parties are becoming
increasingly
powerful, and further questions are being asked about the legitimacy of
the European Union. European leaders find themselves trapped between the
need for a more integrated Europe and the demands of voters: the necessity
and impossibility of "more Europe".
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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Other forthcoming events include...
Replacing the Nation: South Africa's passive revolution?
On: Tuesday 4 December at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Gillian Hart (pictured)
How Can We Improve UK Drug and Alcohol Policy?
Date: Wednesday 5 December at 6pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor David Nutt
With Good Reason: a debate on the foundations of ethics
On: Thursday 6 December at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speakers: Dr Julian Baggini, Canon Dr Angus Ritchie, Dr Mark Vernon
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LSE Choir and Orchestra Christmas Concert
On: Tuesday 11 December at 7.45pm at St Clement Danes, Strand,
London, WC2R 1DH
The LSE Choir will perform choruses from Handel’s Messiah and a
selection of carols. The Orchestra will perform Sibelius: Suite No.2
from The Tempest and Beethoven: Symphony No.3 Eroica.
This event is open to all and tickets cost £6. Tickets can be purchased
from the
LSE e-shop. They are also available to buy from the LSE Students' Union
shop in the East Building, Houghton Street.
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LSE Christmas Carol Service On: Wednesday 12 December at
5.30pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
End the term on a festive note with traditional carols and readings.
Featuring the LSE Choir and Rt Revd Trevor Mwamba, Bishop of Botswana. The
service will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
Free and open to all students and staff.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
US leadership in the 21st Century
Speaker: Julian Castro
Recorded: Monday 19 November, approx 55 minutes
The Gulag: what we know now and why it matters
Speaker: Anne Applebaum
Recorded: Tuesday 20 November, approx 71 minutes
More Relatively-Poor People in a Less Absolutely-Poor World
Speaker: Martin Ravallion
Recorded: Thursday 22 November, approx 59 minutes |
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 60
second interview
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with..... Matt Wildman
I’ve been at LSE for two years
now and look after the website and
online resources for LSE Careers. My
job involves using technology to
manage information and make it
engaging and accessible to students,
training staff and helping
integrate our fantastic new system
‘CareerHub’ - which manages
appointments, events and vacancies -
into our services. In my spare time
I like to play the guitar and drums,
go running and eating.
Which is your favourite place
on the LSE campus?
I’ve just signed up for the
dentist on campus and it’s really
nice. I can’t really have that as my
answer though can I? I’ll say the
White Horse. A surprisingly cosy pub
for a university campus in central
London.
What is your opinion of social
networking sites?
Quite a tough one for a 60 second
interview (I’m now starting to
wonder whether anyone else actually
times themself). I use social
networks in my personal life and am
also involved in running our work
accounts. It’s a safe answer I know
but I think there are good and bad
aspects to these sites.
Through Twitter I now get news
and information quicker than I ever
did, but it’s generally just half
the story, someone’s opinion or a
badly photoshopped image of events
which I then pass on with my own
misunderstandings thrown in. It’s
like the world’s largest game of
Chinese whispers.
What book are you currently
reading and which have you enjoyed
most in the past?
I love a good thriller. Currently
reading the latest Lee Child
instalment. He writes about this
ex-military loner called Jack
Reacher who’s tough, brooding and
irresistible to women. I just feel I
can really relate to him. However I
think 1984 is probably the
most enjoyable book I’ve ever read.
If you could work in another
department/office at LSE, which
would it be?
Probably the Director’s Office
(ideally as Director).
Can you sing? What is your
favourite song?
I’m one of those people who would
always say that they couldn’t sing
and pretend to get all embarrassed
but is actually an incredible
singer. It’s very tough to pick a
favourite - my karaoke staple is
Rollin' by Limp Bizkit but that
would be a ridiculous choice. I
think it has to be either The Smiths
There is a light that never goes
out or Time by Pink
Floyd.
Do you have or have you ever
had any pets?
As a child I had a goldfish
called Sultan who lived for over
eight years. He was murdered by my
cousin who poured an entire tub of
fish food into his tank which Sultan
proceeded to consume in its
entirety. We’re still not speaking
but I’m thinking of getting in touch
with him this Christmas. |
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