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Library Building Works: PC study zone open Initial building
works to prepare for the Library's expansion upwards into the fourth floor
of the Lionel Robbins building are complete.
A newly refurbished PC zone has been created on the first floor of the
Library next to the Help Desk. The group study rooms and the research
students' room have been reopened and are available for use again.
The full schedule of work is available on our website and we are working
closely with Estates to minimise disruption - particularly during the exam
preparation period.
If you have any comments or feedback, email
library.psm@lse.ac.uk.
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New research exposes scale of government's social care crisis for
disabled people New research published today exposes the true scale of
the Government’s social care crisis for disabled people, which has left
thousands without access to basic care to help them eat, wash properly and
leave their homes.
The report, The Other Care Crisis, is published by Scope, Mencap,
The National Autistic Society, Sense and Leonard Cheshire Disability. It
brings together a number of strands of analysis, including economic
modelling from Dr Jose-Luis Fernandes, deputy director of the Personal
Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at LSE.
The leading disability charities are concerned that the debate about
social care reform has focused on the needs of an ageing population and
side-lined the thousands of disabled people under the age of 65 who rely on
care in everyday life.
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A Christmas token for the Resource Cleaning Team in the Library
Students of the LSE Library responded with a smile to a wider community call
and just before Christmas the Resource Cleaning Team was treated to a gift
of appreciation. A collection, organised by PhD candidate Kyriaki, meant
that all 27 cleaners were given a gift voucher as a token for the demanding
job that they do.
Kyriaki said: 'It was a great honour and pleasure to do the collection.
We reached out to the team that makes a commendable effort to keep the
Library functioning throughout the year. I thought this was a good way of
showing our gratitude for the work they do to such high standards.’
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And the winner is.... Congratulations to Joe Anderson
(pictured), winner of the Residential Services Christmas champagne raffle in
aid of London’s largest homeless charity, St Mungo’s.
For more information about the work of St Mungo’s and how you can join
the LSE Residential Services’ fundraising efforts,
click here.
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Holocaust memorial The LSE Interfaith Forum will be holding a
Holocaust memorial on Friday 25 January at 12 noon in the Shaw Library,
sixth floor of the Old Building.
All students and staff are welcome. The memorial service will feature the
LSE choir.
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Last call for submissions to LSE Research Festival MRes, MPhil
and PhD students: You still have a couple of days to submit posters, films,
photographs and apps to the LSE Research Festival.
Don’t miss this opportunity to have your work exhibited in the New
Academic Building at the Space for Thought Literary Festival and viewed by
senior academics from LSE and UAL as well as the general public.
The submission deadline is midnight on Friday 25 January.
For more information and to submit online, visit
LSE Research Festival.
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LSE Sustainable Projects Fund now open for applications LSE
students and staff can apply for up to £25,000 of funding for projects that
will enhance sustainability at LSE.
Visit the
Sustainable Futures website and join the
Sustainable Projects Fund Facebook group to find out more and to request
an application form.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 30 January. For any
queries, email
sustainable.futures.lse@gmail.com.
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LSE Entrepreneurship Start-Up Bootcamp
Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 January
Booking is now open for the LSE Entrepreneurship Start-Up Bootcamp, a
two-day entrepreneurial extravaganza that will offer expert tips,
workshops, panel events, and opportunities to meet successful
entrepreneurs, helping you to develop, shape and tailor your business
ideas.
Topics will range from finding that first piece of inspiration, to
pitching practice and tips to develop mental stamina and self-management
skills.
For more information, visit the
LSE Entrepreneurship website.
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Training for students
- Deans Briefing for Final Year Research Students (completing by 30
September 2013, year four)
- Literature Searching and Finding Journal Articles
- Overcoming Perfectionism
- Structuring MSc Dissertations and Long Essays
For full listings and further details, including booking information, see
www.lse.ac.uk/training.
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The Bean Counter
Open: Monday-Friday from 10am-3pm
Located in the basement of 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, LSE Catering’s newest
café, The Bean Counter, is a premium café offering a selection of hot and
cold drinks, snacks, and light meals throughout the day.
Initially it will provide high quality barista coffees, speciality teas,
freshly squeezed juices and smoothies, as well as delicious cookies and
cakes.
In the coming weeks the offerings will increase to include handmade
sandwiches on Artisan breads, soup with freshly baked bread, delicious sweet
and savoury crepes, homemade cakes, and lots more. |
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Off the Edge of History: the world in the 21st century
On: Tuesday 19 February at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre,
New Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Lord Giddens (pictured),
former director of LSE and a member of the House of Lords.
The risks we face, and the opportunities we have, in the 21st century are
in many respects quite different from those experienced in earlier periods
of history.
How should we analyse and respond to such a world? What is a rational
balance of optimism and pessimism? How can we plan for a future that seems
to elude our grasp and in some ways is imponderable?
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Other forthcoming LSE events include....
Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death: reflections on memory and
imagination
On: Monday 28 January at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Otto Dov Kulka, renowned historian of Nazi Germany and
the Holocaust and Rosenbloom Professor Emeritus in Jewish history at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Sir Ian Kershaw, author.
Democracy and Emotion
On: Tuesday 29 January at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Professor James Jasper (pictured), professor of sociology at
The Graduate Centre, City University of New York.
Heroic Achievement or Folly, What Would Kapuscinski Make of Development
Today?
On: Wednesday 30 January at 6.30pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Lord Malloch Brown (pictured), former UN deputy
secretary-general and was head of the UN Development Programme.
What is Happening in Syria Today?
On: Thursday 31 January at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speakers: Nir Rosen,
American journalist,
Maan Abdul Salam,
Syrian civil society activist and the founder of Etana Press in
Damascus,
Patrick Seale,
leading British commentator on the Middle East,
and Rim Turkmani,
astrophysicist and a member of the opposition group Building the Syrian
State.
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LSE Chill - this Friday LSE Chill is back. The first session of
this term will take place this Friday (25 January) from 5.30pm in the
Fourth Floor Café Bar. The session is open to all and will feature some
dynamic acts.
The line-up for the evening is as follows:
6-6.30pm Rose Harris
Spoken Word has been around for centuries and makes an audience aware of
some human aspect of life. It differs slightly from general poetry in that
it is often accompanied by dance, music or theatre. Come and listen as Rose
Harris shares a few favourite verses.
6.45-7.15pm Adrian Roye
Afro folk singer-songwriter Adrian Roye writes and performs songs that can
veer dramatically in mood between haunting, soaring, and infectiously
upbeat. His band was recently invited to record its forthcoming album
‘Reclaimed’ in Vermont, US, with acclaimed musician/arranger Michael Chorney.
7.30-8pm onehundredpercentboyband
A two piece garage rock band, onehundredpercentboyband will be playing a
short but loud set including songs entitled 'The Elementary Structures of
Kinship' and 'Makeout Point on Kim Jong Hill.'
If you are interested in performing at future LSE Chill sessions, email
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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Religious Radicalisation on Campuses On: Thursday 31 January
at 6.45pm in room CLM.1.03,
Speaker: Rupert Sutton (pictured), head researcher at Student Rights.
At this event, organised by the LSESU Atheist, Secularist and Humanist
Society, Rupert Sutton will be discussing the importance of addressing
political extremism on campuses and marginalisation of vulnerable students.
For more information, visit the
Facebook event page.
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New Exhibition - Facts, Fiction and Philosophy On until
Saturday 2 March in the Atrium Gallery, Old Building
The intimate link between philosophy and the arts is nowhere better
demonstrated than in LSE’s own Latin motto, which reads ‘felix, qui potuit
rerum cognoscere causas’ - ‘happy is he who has been able to discover the
causes of things’, drawn from a line by the great Roman epic poet Virgil
(70-19 BC).
The exhibition will argue that literature and philosophy have been
inextricably intertwined from the ancient world through to the present day.
The exhibition is open to all with no ticket required. Visitors are
welcome during weekdays (Monday - Friday) between 10am and 8pm (unless
otherwise stated on the web listing).
For more information,
click here. For further information, email
arts@lse.ac.uk or phone on 020 7107
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 60
second interview
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with..... Lera Nedoseykina
I'm in my second year studying
international relations and also take
social policy as an outside option.
What I like in particular about the
combination of these two subjects
is that it allows one to learn about
the impact of historical events and
the evolution of human thought from
two very different perspectives at
the same time, the international
and the domestic. Interestingly
enough, a lot of key debates and
scholars related to social policy
all come from LSE.
Apart from study, I organise
events for the LSESU UN Society and work
part-time as an English and maths
tutor at a local school. I come from
Moldova (that’s in Europe).
Tell us more about the LSESU UN Society.
The people on Houghton Street 'chasing' after everyone with red
cups at the beginning of last term,
that’s us!
The LSESU UN Society is one of
the largest societies on campus, and
aims to raise the level of awareness
about the values of UN and the work
accomplished by its multiple
agencies.
Throughout the year we
hold various public lectures, send
delegations to Model United Nations
(MUN) conferences both
in UK and abroad, fundraise and,
last but not least, we organise our
own LSE MUN. This year it will take
place in February and will be the
largest crisis conference in Europe.
All events and activities are
advertised on our
Facebook page.
What is planned to mark UN Week
either on or off campus?
UN Week will run from Monday 28
January until Friday 1 February. At the time of
writing, we are currently in the
process of confirming the key
speakers that will be visiting LSE
during that week, which will include
UK’s former ambassador to the UN,
Sir Jeremy Greenstock.
On Thursday 31 January, our
annual networking event will take
place, where students will get an
opportunity to build contacts with
representatives from UN agencies in
London and LSE alumni who now work for the
organisation.
Finally, our stall on Houghton
Street will be dedicated to
promoting and fundraising for the High
Commission on Refugees, which
currently needs funds to provide
shelter for refugees in Mali and
Syria.
Where did you go on your last
holiday and what were the pros and
cons?
Ukraine - I go on holiday there
every summer.
Advantages: very
diverse landscape, especially in the
Southern peninsula (sea, mountains,
etc), cheaper than the main European
tourist destinations, and still has the
atmosphere of USSR culture (in a
very good sense).
Disadvantages: it may be a bit
tough if you don’t speak Russian or
Ukrainian, it's not as fashionable as
France or Spain despite being
relatively cheap, and the prices for
even bad accommodation in the summer
can be extraordinarily high.
Do you have a tattoo and, if not,
what would you get if you had to
have one?
No I don’t. But if I had to get
one, I'd probably have some weird
'meaningful' phrase. Or not.
What is your favourite drink?
Long Island Iced Tea.
What has been your most
embarrassing incident, so far?
At LSE? Sometime before I came to
university, my mobile network offered me to
install 'Firework' by Katy Perry to
play for the person who is calling
instead of the normal dialling tone.
As it was free I said yes without
thinking twice (besides, I had never had
one before).
I didn’t really bother about it
while still at school, however it
sort of became an issue once I came
to LSE and started meeting a lot of
new people. Luckily I had some good
friends who would make fun of it,
which made me take the right
decision. Last summer, I finally
worked out how to get rid of it. |
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