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27 February 2013 |
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LSE launches major green growth research programme in India
Experts from LSE are to work with research partners in Karnataka for green
growth in the Indian state of Karnataka.
The experts will provide research and policy advice on sustainable and
equitable economic growth in the Karnataka State.
Speaking at the launch in the Karnataka State capital of Bangalore, LSE
Director Professor Craig Calhoun said: 'This is important work which will
make a significant difference to local people, and will act as a model for
other state governments in India. It is also a great example of the
contributions social science can make. The programme further strengthens the
deep and long-lasting relationship between LSE and India. As I have made
clear no country is more important than India, and I am delighted that the
School is able to make a major contribution to the project.'
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Lent term teaching surveys Message from Professor Paul Kelly
(pictured), pro-director for teaching and learning.
In teaching weeks eight and nine (4-15 March), the School will be
conducting teaching surveys. There are two different surveys, one for
classes/seminars and one for lectures.
You will be asked to complete these questionnaires for most of the
courses that you take this term. The surveys will be conducted during one of
your regular classes/seminars or lectures and should take no more than ten
minutes to complete.
The questions will ask for your views on the course and also on the
performance of your teacher; the surveys cover all categories of teaching
staff.
A student volunteer will be asked to collect completed questionnaires,
and to return them in a sealed envelope to a drop box in the Student
Services Centre.
The School takes this exercise very seriously. Results of the teaching
surveys allow us to put in place support and training for teachers who need
it. They also allow us to reward excellence in teaching. Please take the
time to complete the questionnaires.
For more information about teaching surveys,
click here.
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LSE Mathematics hosts Nobel Prize winner Alvin Roth
Prompted by the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics to Alvin Roth
(pictured) and Lloyd Shapley for their 'theory of stable allocations and
the practice of market design', LSE's Department of Mathematics
organised a workshop on 'Matching under Preferences', on Wednesday 6
February, supported by an ESRC grant. Roth and Shapley's work is of a
mathematical nature, close to research pursued in the department.
The highlight of the workshop was a popular talk by Alvin Roth (Stanford
University) himself, on the 'New Economics of Matchmaking and Market
Design'. Roth showed that markets are not simply about commodities where
buyer and seller find each other via suitable prices. Other markets are
about matching where a participant cannot just choose, but has to be chosen.
Matching markets determine many important transitions in life: Who goes to
which schools? Who gets which jobs? Who gets scarce organs for transplant?
Roth demonstrated his work on improving the theory and practice of designing
these markets, using examples from school selection and kidney exchange.
Five other experts also presented their research: Sophie Bade (Royal
Holloway), Lars Ehlers (Montreal), Aytek Erdil (Cambridge), Flip Klijn
(Barcelona), and David Manlove (Glasgow). The Shaw Library was filled to
capacity throughout the day.
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LSE Careers invites you to….
Working
for a Government Aid Agency: panel discussion
Friday 1 March, 6-8pm
In this final event of International Development Month 2013, a panel of
experienced staff from government aid agencies (AusAid, DFID, GIZ, KfW
and USAID) discuss the pros and cons of working in international
development, with particular reference to their own organisation and
personal experience, and give their views on how best to enter this
sector.
LSE
Entrepreneurship and ERLY STAGE: Edtech panel
Thursday 28 February, 6-8pm
A unique chance to come along and listen to investors and experts in the
education technology space talking about the current trends and where the
opportunities may be for those looking at this space. An ideal time to
network with leaders in the field and to look at possible ways of
collaborating in the future. If you have a start-up that is focused in the edtech space or just want to find out a bit more about this hot topic, then
book a place now.
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Training and development opportunities for students
Courses scheduled for next week include:
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Using EndNote Web to Manage your References
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Using the Internet for your Research
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SS113 Exams 2: last minute preparations and sitting the exam
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Literature Searching for your Dissertation
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Legal Research Online
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PhD: managing your work life balance
These are just some of the events running next week. To receive a monthly
list of all events, subscribe to the student training and development email
by
clicking here. To find out more about training and development across
the School and for links to booking pages, see
lse.ac.uk/training.
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Bursaries available for LSE students for LSE-UCT July School
in Cape Town, South Africa Bursaries are now available
for current LSE students who wish to attend the first LSE-UCT July School,
to be hosted by LSE’s partner institution, The University of Cape Town, from
1-12 July 2013. The bursaries are supported by the LSE Annual Fund.
This exciting new intensive summer school-style programme offers students
and graduates from around the world the opportunity to come together to
study important issues relevant to Africa today. The seven courses cover a
wide range of social science disciplines and are led by world-class
academics from the two institutions, including LSE professors Harry Barkema
(Department of Management) and Thandika Mkandawire (Department of
International Development), and leading UCT faculty in history, economics
and geography.
LSE students who are offered a place on the programme are able to apply
for either a full bursary - covering tuition fees, travel to Cape Town and
accommodation - or a partial, tuition fee-only bursary. It is expected that
applications for the full bursary will be very competitive, and the number
of full bursaries is limited.
Applications for the programme can be submitted online at
lse.ac.uk/LSE-UCTJulySchool where full course information is available.
The student tuition fee is £1,100, but a further £100 discount is available
for applications completed before Sunday 31 March.
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Fancy getting your academic work published? Thanks to a
generous grant from the Annual Fund, the LSESU Economic History Society is
creating a student journal this year.
You can submit your work in three forms: essay, article or research
proposal. The only stipulation is that your work has to be related to
economic or social history.
Submit your work to
lsesueconomichistory@gmail.com by Sunday 10 March in time for the
Launch Party on Thursday 14 March. Writing from students of all departments
and years which are submitted will be represented. For more information,
visit
www.lsesueconomichistory.co.uk.
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LSE Perspectives: call for submissions LSE Perspectives is a
monthly online gallery that features photographs taken by LSE students and
staff.
The next gallery will go live this Friday (1 March) so make sure you
submit your artistic images for consideration.
For more information and to submit your images,
click here. Previous galleries can be
found here.
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Skip fit lessons
Security officer and former boxer Daniel Beckley is running skip
fit lessons for all students and staff at LSE.
Build up your fitness, burn calories and increase your stamina, all within
an hour.
The next lessons will take place from 1-2pm at the Badminton Court, Old Building, on
Tuesday 12 March,
Tuesday 19 March, Tuesday 2 April, Tuesday 9 April,
Tuesday 23 April, and Tuesday 30 April.
Just turn up on any of these dates with your own skipping rope. All lessons
are free.
For more information, email Daniel at
d.beckley@lse.ac.uk.
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LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival: Branching Out
LSE’s fifth Literary Festival is in full flow. Tickets
are available to book online, or for some events on the door.
Highlights still to come include:
My Mediterranean
On: Friday 1 March at 12pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Professor David Abulafia, professor of
Mediterranean history at the University of Cambridge.
Branching Out: the life and work of Denis Diderot
On: Friday 1 March at 4.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speakers: Professor Russell Goulbourne,
professor of early modern French literature at the University of Leeds,
Dr Tim Hochstrasser,
senior lecturer in International History at LSE,
and Dr Paul Keenan,
lecturer in international history at LSE.
The Art of Parodies
On: Friday 1 March at 6.30pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speakers: Ewan Morrison, author, Martin Rowson,
multi-award winning cartoonist and writer,
and D.J. Taylor, author.
Art in Conflict
On: Saturday 2 March at 1pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Pat Barker (pictured), author.
Fashion in Food
On: Saturday 2 March at 3pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speakers: Claude Fischler, director of research at CNRS, Matthew
Fort, food and drink editor of the Guardian from 1989- 2006,
Geetie Singh MBE, managing director and founder of Duke of Cambridge
organic pub, and Carl Warner, still life photographer.
Don’t forget to book your tickets to the LSE Literary Festival and First
Story prize-giving event, ‘Innovation’,
taking place on Monday 18 March. Speakers include award-winning young adult
authors James Dawson, Kate Kingsley and Meg Rosoff. Tickets available online
after 10pm on Wednesday 6 March.
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New LSE event....
Why I am a Euro-optimist
On: Monday 4 March at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New
Academic Building
Speaker: Alain Juppé (pictured), former French prime minister.
At this time of mistrust towards the European Union, Alain Juppé
reiterates his strong beliefs and his faith in Europe's future. A plea by a
French statesman who has always been committed to the European enterprise.
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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Malvinas/Falklands: the referendum does not end the dispute
On: Monday 4 March at 7.05pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement
House
Speakers:
HE Alicia Castro, ambassador of Argentina to the UK, and
Professor Marcelo Kohen, professor of international law at The
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.
The LSESU Grimshaw International Relations Club presents the first in its
instalment of the Ambassador Series.
The political status of the Falklands/Malvinas issue has been and
continues to be a very contentious subject. The UK continues to regard the
islands as an important British territory whereas Argentina asserts that the
islands in fact belong to them.
In an attempt to calm international political feuds, the archipelago
islands will hold a referendum
on 10 and 11 March on its political status.
Ambassador Alicia Castro will explain why this will do little to alter the
situation and why the islands should return to Argentina. Professor Marcelo Kohen will draw on his academic and practical expertise to give insightful
opinion on the options involved and the implications of such actions.
Registration is required for this event. To sign up, visit
lsesugrimshawmalvinas.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit
Facebook.
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God Save the Green: renewable energy programmes in the Greek economic
crisis On: Tuesday 5 March from 6-7.30pm in the Cañada Blanch
Room, first floor of Cowdray House.
Speaker: Dr Daniel M Knight (pictured), National Bank of Greece
post-doctoral research fellow at LSE's Hellenic Observatory.
This seminar will assess the impact of the solar energy initiative on two
key areas. As well as plans to create the world’s largest solar park in
Kozani, there has been a substantial increase in photovoltaic installations
on the agricultural plains of Thessaly as landholders lease their property
to energy companies for solar developments. This has transformed the skills
pool in the region and raises questions of sustainability and food security.
The impact of the developments is discussed in relation to local businesses,
livelihood diversification, and Greece’s macroeconomic plan to decrease
national deficit and pay back debt.
Dr Knight will explore micro- meso- and macro-scale socioeconomic
impacts of the solar energy initiative and analyse the systems of
governance developed to facilitate the transition.
This seminar is free and open to all. Entry is on a first come, first
served basis.
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LSE Climate Week Debate
On:
Wednesday 6 March from 6.30-8pm in room 6.02, Clement House
Speakers: Bob Ward, policy and communications director in LSE's
Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, Alice Bell,
research fellow at Sussex University, and Sam Randalls, lecturer
in the Department of Geography, UCL.
Recent years have seen climate change move from being a niche scientific
interest to one of the defining concerns of the day, raising
questions around the economy, social equality, international security,
and a plethora of other areas.
As governments, businesses and other institutions respond to climate
change, there is a pressing need for a public understanding of these
issues. What is the role of universities in leading research,
influencing policy, and teaching new generations of global citizens
about the challenges we now face?
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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LSESU Annual Energy Conference 2013
On: Thursday 7 and Friday 8 March at the Grand
Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen Street.
The LSESU Energy Society invites you to the
world's largest energy student conference, the LSESU Energy
Conference 2013. This year's conference promises to be an exceptional
academic, networking and professional experience, bringing together a
leading speaker line-up.
Whether you find yourself in discussion with the director general of Sri
Lankan Petroleum, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, a British hedge fund
professional, or a Washington Institute fellow, the conference provides a
unique opportunity for both students and professionals to interact with and
learn from speakers and peers.
It's also a great opportunity to impress future employers, as many of the
leading organisations attending will be sending recruiters keen to identify
and meet the next generation of energy professionals.
Tickets are available at
www.lsesu.com/events/6512/2169. For more information, visit
www.lsees.org.
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Celebrate Women’s History Month
On: Tuesday 12 March in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building.
Discussion from 5-7pm, followed by drinks reception and archives exhibition.
Panellists: Professor Barbara Bush, Dr Kate Murphy and
Professor Sally Alexander
Come along to ‘Working With the Past: panel discussion and archives
exhibition’ to see the excellent LSE Library collections and celebrate
Women’s History Month over a drink.
Places are limited so book your ticket today. To reserve your ticket,
visit
www.workingwiththepast.eventbrite.co.uk.
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 60
second interview
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with..... Luca Winer
I am an MSc international
relations student at LSE,
primarily focused on conflict in
the Middle East. Prior to coming
to London, I worked for an
environmental NGO in Amman,
Jordan. I adore travelling and
collecting strangers’ life
stories, and hate panda bears
and the flavour of liquorice.
What made you decide to write
TwentySomethings?
You know the classic trope of the
drunk person with a lampshade on
her head at a party? Apparently,
it became popular in the US in
the 1920s. However, as I grew up
in the 1990s, I had never
actually seen a person with a
lampshade on their head. And so
when I was sixteen I decided to
write a scene in which an
extremely drunk woman dons a
lampshade and goes home with a
stranger. This, miraculously
enough, wasn’t as terrible as it
sounds, and after several years
and many, many revisions, it
turned into a full length play,
TwentySomethings.
How fulfilling has it been both
writing and directing the
forthcoming production?
Incredibly. I never thought I’d
actually have a chance to put on
this show, and hearing my words
spoken by British actors has
been a lot of fun. I had no idea
how many American idioms
differed from British ones!
But seriously, the faith the LSESU
Drama Society and my actors and
crew have put in me makes me
feel incredibly honored. It’s
not many 24 year olds
who can say that they have
accomplished one of their
lifelong dreams, in my case, to
be a proper playwright.
When is it being performed and
how can one obtain tickets?
TwentySomethings is being
performed on 4, 5 and 6 March in
the Old Theatre, Old Building.
On Monday 4 and Wednesday 6, the
show starts at 7pm, and on
Tuesday 5, the show starts at
8.30pm.
Tickets are £3 each, and can be
purchased between 10am-2pm on
Houghton Street until Friday 1
March. You can also purchase
tickets at the door on all three
nights.
Can you dance and, if so, what
is your favourite dance?
I am perhaps overly fond of
dancing! In London, I dance
swing and blues and salsa. I’ve
tried belly dancing, modern
dance and hip hop too, the last
of which I was rubbish at. My
favourite one would have to be
blues dancing though; it’s
sensual without being sexual,
and it allows for lots of
expression.
Where is the most interesting
place you have visited?
Cape Town is pretty fascinating:
on the surface level it is an
idyllic, relatively wealthy,
seaside beach city. However, the
touch of apartheid is still
present, even in the little
things; a Xhosa friend of mine
still feels trepidation when he
steps onto what were formerly
‘white only’ beaches. I was
constantly asked 'What are you?'
to which I was supposed to reply
with my racial category using
old apartheid labels. And when I
saw a version of the Tempest
being performed with the
legendary John Kani as Caliban,
I couldn’t help but notice
the show’s emphasis on South
Africa’s colonial legacy, and
themes of exploitation and race.
What was your best subject at
school?
English. I’ve always connected to
the written word. My favourite
book was Lolita, simply
because of the poetry inherent
in the way Humbert Humbert
narrates.
What are you most afraid of?
Speaking French to a French
person. Irrepressible laughter
is more fun if you are the one
unable to breathe from mirth.
Quel dommage!
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