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26 June 2013 |
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Queen's Birthday Honours for LSE
Four of LSE's leading academics have had their expertise and service
rewarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Nobel Prize winner Professor Christopher Pissarides, Professor David
Metcalf and Professor John Hills have been knighted for their services to
economics, UK migration policy and social policy respectively.
Professor Judith Rees (pictured) has been made a Dame Commander of the British
Empire (DBE) for her services to higher education.
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LSE student ambassador for sport wins rowing world cup for Great
Britain Ollie Cook, an LSE Sports Ambassador, was one of the eight man
team who won a thrilling race at the World Cup this weekend for Great
Britain.
The boat, crewed by Oliver Cook at bow, alongside Daniel Ritchie, Tom
Ransley, James Foad, Mohamed Sbihi, William Satch, Pete Reed, Andy Triggs-Hodge
and cox Phelan Hill, fought off a challenge from Poland to narrowly win by
0.43secs. The race was held at Eton Dorney on Sunday 23 June.
Ollie Cook, who completed his undergraduate degree in International
Relations and History in 2012, is also an LSE Sports Ambassador.
The LSE Sports
Ambassador Scheme recognises and rewards exceptional sporting talent
amongst the School's students. It supports and develops students who are
elite athletes in any recognised sport to pursue their chosen sporting
career.
Outlining his rowing accomplishments when becoming a Student Ambassador
for Sport, Ollie said: 'I am currently in the senior rowing
squad for
Great Britain. Last year,
while I was in my final year as an undergraduate student, I competed for Great Britain at the World U23 Rowing Championships,
coming fifth, and later at the senior European Championships (competing
against Olympic crews) also coming in fifth. As captain of the University of
London Boat Club (ULBC) last year, we won the Henley Royal Regatta, Men’s
Head of the River, and I won the national U23 trials. I am now part of the
16 man senior GB rowing squad.'
Watch the winning
race here.
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LSE PhD course recognised as information literacy leader
MY592: Workshop on information literacy, a six week LSE course for PhD
students, has been highlighted as an example of good practice of digital and
information literacy teaching for postgraduate students and researchers in
UK higher education.
The research, co-ordinated by
the Research Information Network, looked at the identification and promotion
of best practice in information training in UK higher education by
showcasing 15 examples,
praising the courses and resources for their carefully-balanced range of
online and in-house training resources for information literacy.
Maria Bell, Learning Support Services Manager at the LSE Library, said: ‘The
award is a testament to the hard work that the whole MY592 team - Jane
Secker, Natalia Madjarevic, Paul Horsler, Ellen Wilkinson and Clive Wilson -
put in each term on developing and teaching the course. The next step is to
build on its success to ensure that the course continues to meet the
changing needs of our research students.’
Jane Secker, Copyright and Digital Literacy Advisor in the Centre for Learning
Technology said: ‘The MY592 course is highly regarded by PhD students and
supervisors at LSE, and to have this acknowledged more widely is great news
for the Library and for the Centre for Learning Technology.’
Contact Maria Bell at m.bell@lse.ac.uk to learn more about the course.
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LSE extends Chevening visiting scholarship and MSc scholarship
programmes LSE, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) signed Memorandums of
Understanding
on Monday 17 June extending two joint LSE-MFA-FCO programmes.
Professor Paul Kelly (pictured), Pro-Director for Teaching and Learning at LSE, was
joined by Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State at the FCO and the Conservative
MP for East Devon, and Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming in London
to sign extensions to the LSE-MFA-FCO Visiting Scholars Programme and the
LSE-MFA-FCO MSc Scholarship Programme.
Both programmes are generously funded by the FCO through the Chevening
Fund.
On signing the new Memorandums of Understanding, Professor Kelly said:
“LSE has engaged with China since the School’s foundation in 1895 and Asia,
and in particular China, has been an important focus of LSE’s attention and
activities for decades. These two programmes, with the Chinese MFA and the
FCO, are particularly important for LSE since they were initiated by LSE
alumnus and the then Chinese Foreign Minister, and now State Councilor, Yang Jie-Chi.
Since 2008 more than ten officials from the Chinese MFA have worked as Visiting
Scholars at LSE while several others have undertaken Master level degrees.
The School is deeply appreciative of the support from the FCO and Chevening
and I wish this programme continued success.”
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Government promotion of positive parenting is potentially damaging,
says new LSE research Government advice to parents to 'be nice' to
their children by using positive reinforcement instead of punishment is
potentially damaging and parents should, instead, be left to trust their own
instincts, according to new research from LSE.
In a paper published in the journal Ethics and Education, Helen
Reece, an expert in family law, argues that ‘positive parenting’ is arduous,
if not impossible, and therefore damaging because it sets parents up to fail
and also destroys the spontaneity of the parent-child relationship.
Ms Reece analyses the ‘positive parenting’ methods promoted in the
Department of Health guidebook, Birth to Five, which is issued free
to all new parents, and in the government-funded website Parentchannel.tv.
These instruct parents to ‘be nice’ by avoiding punishment, with an emphasis
instead on positive reinforcement and leading by example.
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Customer First reassessment success for LSE Catering
LSE Catering is celebrating success after passing its recent Customer
First reassessment.
The award demonstrates LSE Catering's continuing commitment to the needs of
its customers and the provision of excellent customer service.
Interim feedback congratulated a ‘super review’ and impressive overall
standards.
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LSE Connect now online The latest edition of LSE
Connect, the School's alumni magazine, is now available online. Articles
featured in the summer 2013 edition include:
- Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides examines the tension between
unemployment and fiscal austerity.
- Professor Mary Evans illustrates the importance of recording
women's stories.
- Latefa Guemar, a "scholar at risk", shares her story (with link to
additional film content).
- Simeon Underwood discusses student visas.
In addition to an online page-turner version of the magazine, you can now
view all the main features online and download a specially designed iPad
version from the App Store. For more
information and to view the magazine online,
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 Notices
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End of year message from the Student Services Centre
Student Services holiday opening hours
The
Student Services Centre (SSC) remains open throughout the holiday
period, from 10am-4pm.
Drop-in session times change during the holidays, so do check our
website before coming to visit.
Please keep in mind that the SSC is closed Wednesday 17 July - Friday 19
July due to all staff being involved in the Graduation Ceremonies. The SSC
is also closed on Friday 26 July due to staff training. Thank you for
planning your document requests and collections accordingly.
Exam results and transcript requests
The
exam results website offers useful information, including the
publication of results and answers to frequently asked questions. Visit
Transcripts to learn how to obtain an official electronic or hard copy of
your results.
Please note that, to allow results to be processed effectively, the
transcript ordering facility is closed from mid-June each year. Finalists
may request a final transcript shortly after results publication; and this
system will reopen for continuing undergraduate students in late July and
for continuing graduate students in late November. Until the system
reopens, continuing students may wish to request a
Certificate of Registration as an alternative method of confirming their
student status.
Preparing to graduate
Best wishes to finalists as they prepare to become a member of the LSE
alumni community. Finalists are encouraged to review the
Preparing to graduate information to learn more about the graduation
ceremonies, LSE degree certificates, transcripts and the benefits of LSE’s
outstanding alumni network.
Graduation ceremonies
For those who have booked tickets, the graduation ceremonies are from 17-19
July. Please remember to book your
academic dress outfit by Tuesday 2 July and notify
Ceremonies if you or your guests
are no longer able to attend.
See
Graduation Ceremonies for all the details about the day, including
ticket collection, academic dress collection, photography opportunities and
more.
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Saw Swee Hock Student Centre update
The Estates Division is pleased to report that works on the Saw Swee
Hock Student Centre are progressing well. The project is due for
completion in October 2013 and occupants will be moving in during
November and December.
For more information take a look at the
latest Newsletter.
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Computer tip of the week
Take Microsoft Office training materials with you over the summer.
In a survey of recent LSE graduates, many identified Excel training as
something they wished they had made better use of during their time at LSE.
Do you need to improve your Excel (or Word or PowerPoint or Outlook)
skills? The summer break is a great time to get your skills up to scratch to
increase your employability. Downloading our
Teach Yourself materials so that you can use them during the summer
break.
If you have a specific question about how to do something in Windows or
Microsoft Office software, look for an answer in our
online guides and FAQs or consider attending one of the weekly
Software Surgeries. A huge range of additional computer training
resources are available from the
IT Training website. Subscribe to the
IT Training mailing list to stay informed of upcoming courses and
workshops.
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LSESU Music Society raises money for Scope
On Thursday 27 June, the LSESU Music society is supporting a
fundraiser for Scope, a UK charity working for disabled people.
The Society
was crowned LSESU Best Society 2013, and is supporting an open mic night
with performers from across London at Paper Dress in Old Street.
Tickets are £5 on the door, with all money raised going to the charity. Doors open
at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. To see LSE’s talented students in action join
the event
Facebook page.
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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, and LSE Arts is looking for submissions for upcoming galleries.
So if
you have taken any artistic images on your travels, in 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 information on how to submit your photographs, visit
LSE Perspectives submissions. 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 staff and students 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 2 July, Tuesday 16 July, Tuesday 23
July, Tuesday 6 August, Tuesday 13 August, Tuesday 27
August, Tuesday 3 September and Tuesday 17 September.
Just turn up on any of these dates with your own skipping rope. All lessons
are free.
There will be more lessons scheduled for Michaelmas term. For more
information, email Daniel at
d.beckley@lse.ac.uk.
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John F Kennedy's Quest For Peace
On: Monday 15 July from 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Jeffrey D Sachs (pictured), world-renowned professor of
economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor,
best-selling author, and columnist.
The start of John F Kennedy’s presidency was marked by blunders and
near disasters, from the Bay of Pigs invasion to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Crisis was a turning point - Kennedy retreated from the nuclear
precipice with renewed confidence, and with the determination to chart and
achieve a pathway to peace.
Professor Sachs will discuss the lessons of Kennedy’s 1963 campaign for
peace and a nuclear test ban treaty, including the strategies for leadership
and problem-solving in complex and dangerous international situations.
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required. LSE staff
can request one ticket via the online ticket request form which will be live
from around 6pm on Monday 8 July until at least 12 noon on Tuesday 9 July.
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Evidence and Power in Development Policy
The Justice and Security Research Programme, in partnership with The Asia
Foundation, will host a free one-day conference, ‘Evidence and Power in
Development Policy’, on Tuesday 2 July at LSE.
Structured as a day-long conversation between researchers (LSE, Tufts,
Manchester, Ghent, ODI), practitioners (The Asia Foundation, ActionAid) and
policymakers (DFID), the conference will engage with current debates on
evidence-based policymaking and programming in international development,
and draw on an innovative research collaboration between the JSRP and The
Asia Foundation examining the use of ‘Theory of Change’ as a programme
planning tool and potential entry point for a better use of evidence in
practice.
The conference aims to suggest ways in which researchers, practitioners and
policymakers can work together creatively to foster a stronger evidence base
for future policy and programming. Places are free but limited and can be
booked here.
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Social Science in the Public Sphere: riots, class and impact
On: Tuesday 2 July from 6.45-8pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speakers: Professor Tim Newburn, LSE, Professor Fiona Devine,
University of Manchester, and Dr Sam Friedman, City University.
This event
will look at the opportunities and challenges of undertaking
large-scale public social science projects. The session will look at the
ways in which academics are seeking to make their research and
disciplines more public, and for their research to be part of public debate
on key societal issues. We will also look at how these projects fit within
the impact agenda and their challenges to traditional academic
dissemination.
It will include discussion about the Reading
the Riots project, which was run by Professor Tim Newburn jointly with the
Guardian. Professor Devine and Dr Friedman will then discuss the
Great British Class Survey, which was run jointly with BBC Labs.
For more information,
click
here.
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The Rise of the South: human progress in a diverse world On:
Wednesday 10 July from 6.30-8pm in the New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: Khalid Malik (pictured),
director of the Human Development Report Office, United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP).
The LSE Global South Unit is delighted to host Khalid Malik. As the lead
author of the 2013 UNDP Human Development Report, Mr Malik will share the
important findings of the report and highlight the unprecedented speed and
scale of the rise of the Global South.
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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 60
second interview
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with..... Oksana Dem'yanovych
I am a Ukrainian student in the European
Institute at LSE, where I’m
doing a one year master's degree
programme in politics and
government in the European
Union.
Originally I'm from a small city
in the west of Ukraine but for
the past decade I have been
living in Bilbao (Basque country
Spain) where I got my
undergraduate and first master's
degree in Chinese studies.
I was first introduced to LSE in
2010 when I visited London for
the first time. Then my
curiosity in the world of
politics led me to attend the
public lecture at LSE by Slavoj
Žižek. I recall having an
amazing feeling of excitement
about the academic level of the
School and its diversity of
students and professors from all
around the world.
I understood that it is a unique
place where I would be able to
get the different sets of
knowledge that is required for
someone who one day wants to
make a difference. My ultimate
objective is to be able to
engage in policy-making in
Ukraine and contribute to
positive changes that I believe
should be implemented in my
country.
The LSESU Ukrainian Society has
been inactive for several years.
Can you tell us something about
its history and resurgence?
The first Ukrainian Society at
LSE, as far as we know, was
created in the 80s. During
2005-09, it was a very
productive time for the Society
and students organised different events,
collaborated with other Ukrainian societies from
different universities in the UK and
also with Ukrainian social
organisations in London.
Unfortunately for a few years, the
Society has been quiet but it
has recently become active
again.
Attempts to re-launch it started
in October 2012. I remember that
still in February, when we were
trying to establish contacts
between Ukrainians and other LSE
students, there were concerns
about restarting our
Society in the middle of Lent
term and close to exams.
Despite this and the difficulty
getting the required number of
members, we did not stop and the
Ukrainian Society was recreated,
proving that when there is
willingness and support of
others, anything can be possible.
Thank you to all the students who
have supported our Society.
Have you organised any events
this academic year and what do
you plan for the future?
Our first event was the LSESU
Ukrainian Society and Alumni
Meeting on 26 April 2013. Around
20 Ukrainians currently living
and/or working in London
attended in order to meet old
friends, foster new ties and to
enjoy the friendly atmosphere of
the event. We were able to
create a new network of
relations with LSE Ukrainian
alumni, who shared their stories
of life at LSE and gave us tips
and suggestions for the future.
We also established contact with
other members of the Ukrainian
community and Ukrainian
organisations in London. The
Ukrainian Institute in London
kindly offers Ukrainian students
access to its public events,
where students are able to
attend and interact with
Ukrainian politicians and
scholars.
Our first event also acted as a
window of opportunity for our
society, as it helped to create
connections within the Ukrainian
community and thus allowed us to
be involved in one of the
biggest events of the year for
all Ukrainians living in London;
the Ukrainian Embroidery MegaMarch that took place on
Saturday 25 May. This event is
commemorated by national costume
day and was in conjunction with
similar events in cities around
Ukraine and the world.
In the future, the Society plans
to arrange other public events
and lectures that will feature
prominent figures working in
academia, the civil service, public
and private institutions and
whose work is directly related
to Ukraine. We also plan to
cooperate with the Embassy of
Ukraine in Great Britain on a
variety of occasions.
What are your top tips for
enjoying life in London?
There are so many hidden treasures
in this city that walking is the
best way to explore it. I would
recommend doing some
preliminary research and map out
the places that you would like
to visit: parks, museums,
markets, public concerts etc.
Obviously, having nice company
will only make it more pleasant.
What is your favourite flower?
This is always hard since I like
all of them, but as a gift I
prefer peonies or lilies. In
regards to flowers in nature, my
favourite is obviously the
Ukrainian voloshky or the UK
version cornflower. It was a
nice surprise to discover they
grow in Britain as well.
What three items would you take
to a desert island with you?
First some metal in order to build
some accommodation. Second
rackets, and third, some
matches.
What is the last film you saw
at the cinema?
During the Christmas holidays in
Spain, I watched Life of Pi
in 3D.
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