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LSE Library launches Women’s Walks, a new mobile app
that brings history to life
LSE Library has partnered with Arts Council England to launch Women’s
Walks, an exciting new mobile phone app that enables users to engage
with archive materials from women’s history as they walk through
London’s streets. Women’s Walks is now available to download for free
from the
iTunes app store.
Women’s Walks combines smartphone technology with the fascinating and
diverse archive material from The Women’s Library @ LSE, transforming
the collection into an engaging and interactive historical journey. The
app works by tracking the user’s position as they walk through the
streets of London, identifying images, documents and audio clips
relevant to each location, and downloading them to the user’s
smartphone.
Women’s Walks builds on the technology used in LSE’s successful
PhoneBooth project, which
saw Charles Booth’s socio-economic maps of London recreated as an
interactive digital website and smartphone app. The Digital Library at
LSE has also launched
The Women’s Library @ LSE, an online timeline through the personal,
political and economic struggles that have symbolised women’s battle for
equality over the past 500 years.
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New Gearty Grilling online
A new Gearty Grilling video, part of the series of short video debates
between Conor Gearty, director of the IPA and professor of human rights law,
and leading researchers at LSE, is now online.
This week, Martin Knapp, Professor of Social Policy and Director of
the Personal Social Services Research Unit, discusses why spending on mental
health should be a priority.
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Act of Remembrance: with wreath laying at
the LSE war memorial Tuesday 11 November, 10.50am at the LSE War
Memorial, outside the Old Theatre, Old Building
Seventy LSE students died as soldiers in the First World War which began
100 years ago. Come and remember them and all who have lost their lives in
conflicts since. LSE Director Professor Craig Calhoun will lay the memorial
wreath.
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Conference & Events and Timetables Teams – Out of Office for Training
next Monday and Tuesday
The
teams from Conference & Events and Timetables will be attending training on
the new room booking and timetabling software and will be out of the office
on Monday 10 November (Timetables only) and Tuesday 11 November
(both Conference & Events and Timetables).
The
Timetables team will be unavailable to answer queries, but for teaching
information, please check your personal timetable in
LSE for You, or
Timetables viewed by course code on the
timetables web page. For audio visual queries call ext 7437 or for urgent
support call 5300/5400.
There
will be a skeleton staff in the Conference & Events Office to deliver events
taking place on Tuesday 11 November, but there will be a delay in responding
to emails and phone messages received on this date.
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Last chance to sign up for Entrepreneurship Matters
Registration for
Entrepreneurship Matters, LSE Entrepreneurship’s new course, closes
soon. There are only a few places left, so sign up now if you are
interested.
The course will provide you with a wide range of perspectives on
entrepreneurship, fostering your capabilities for entrepreneurial
thinking and action. Each of its seven sessions will be led by a
globally recognised speaker from different entrepreneurial areas of
expertise, including founders and CEOs of global companies, experts in
the area of social entrepreneurship and a chief economist.
It is open to third year undergraduate and postgraduate students from
any department, who can commit to attending all sessions. They will take
place on selected Tuesdays from 6.30pm and will include a talk from the
guest speaker, followed by a Q&A and networking. More details of the
schedule and the speakers can be found
here. Email
entrepreneurship@lse.ac.uk for more details or to reserve a place.
Please note that places are now very limited and will be allocated on a
first-come, first-served basis.
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The Neurodiversity Service and why we chose the name Neurodiversity
There has been an ongoing debate about a collective term for dyslexia,
dyspraxia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia. The term often used is SpLD
(Specific Learning Difficulties). The British Dyslexia Association uses
the term ‘differences,’ but some dyslexics reject ‘differences’ stating
that dyslexia is a disability and with entitlement to rightful
adjustments. Many people do not feel comfortable with the label of
disability, but feel rather that they are disabled by the environment.
Therefore, many people feel happier/more comfortable with the collective
term of neurodiversity.
Neurodiversity is an umbrella term which covers many cognitive styles
including: dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, 'learning
disabilities' (USA), AD(H)D, Aspergers and Meares-Irlen Syndrome.
Neurodiversity values different, but equal, thinking and this is why the
DWS renamed the dyslexia service the Neurodiversity service.
LSE Neurodiversity will be running a range of events over the term,
including a HappyAppy Moodle Course: study more effectively using apps
and other software; Dyslexia and Neurodiversity Moodle – lots of study
strategies and resources;
Introduce yourself to the Neurodiversity Service, Wednesday 3 December
at 10am-3pm in the Library Escape area; LSE Circles Choir, every
Wednesday, 4–5.30pm in the Faith Centre, SAW, and a range of films on
the Disability and Wellbeing Service website.
For more information, please click
here.
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Schwarzman Scholars
Schwarzman Scholars is an ambitious new initiative, inspired by the
Rhodes Scholars programme, to introduce the next generation of young
global leaders to each other and to China.
Beginning in 2016, up to 100 scholars will be selected from around the
world to develop their leadership skills through a one year master’s
degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Over time the cohort will grow
to up to 200 students. During the programme, students will also have the
opportunity to travel across China as well as take part in an internship
in their chosen field. Admissions will open in 2015, with the first
class in residence by the summer of 2016.
An information session will be held on Wednesday 12 November at 2pm
in
STC.S75. More
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Student ambassador recruitment
The
Mayor’s Low Carbon Entrepreneur is a competition for student ideas to
reduce London's carbon emissions – and they’re recruiting student
ambassadors to spread the word about it.
As an ambassador you will be telling other students across LSE about the
competition which is looking for student ideas to help reduce London's
carbon emissions and energy usage.
The most active ambassador will win a two-week work experience placement
at City Hall. As an ambassador you will be given resources and training and
support. More information on this exciting opportunity and the competition
is available on the City Hall
website.
If you're interested email
lowcarbonentrepreneur@london.gov.uk with your name, course title, term
time address and telling them you are at LSE.
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Faith in a Secular Age: A conversation with Charles Taylor -
on Tuesday 2 December,
9.30am-4.30pm at Heythrop College, University of London
LSE
Director Professor Craig Calhoun will be on the panel of distinguished
speakers discussing Faith in a Secular Age, with a response by Charles
Taylor, author of the book A Secular Age on Tuesday 2 December at
Heythrop College.
Professor Calhoun will appear alongside
Dr Anthony Carroll, Professor John Cottingham and Dr Damian Howard SJ.
Tickets cost
£15 full, £10 students/senior citizens.
Heythrop College, University of London,Kensington Square, W8 5HN.
To reserve a place, email Robert Ivermee at
r.ivermee@heythrop.ac.uk
or see www.heythrop.ac.uk/hirs
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Training and development opportunities for students Courses
scheduled for next week include:
Undergraduates can track skills they develop by taking part in activities
beyond academic studies using PDAM.
These are just some of the events running next week. To receive a monthly
summary of all training courses, subscribe to the email list by clicking
here and pressing send. More
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Printing large Excel sheets
Printing a large spreadsheet full of figures often yields pages of numbers
which are difficult to interpret. Use the features below to aid usability.
- Add column and/or row labels to each page. With the file open, on
the Page Layout tab click Print Titles. In the Page
Setup dialog box, click into Rows to repeat at top or
Columns to repeat at left. Then click on the row(s)/column(s) of
labels needed on each page.
- Click in the Gridlines box to make gridlines appear on your
print. OK closes the dialog box.
- Place page breaks where they aid, rather than deter, usability by
clicking the Page Break Preview icon next to the Zoom bar
in the lower right corner of the screen. Drag the blue page break as
needed.
- Margins and page orientation also can be adjusted using the relevant
icons on the Page Layout tab.
If you have an IT question, check out our
online guides and FAQs or attend our weekly
Software Surgeries. A huge range of additional computer training
resources is available from the
IT Training website. Subscribe to the
IT Training mailing list to stay informed of upcoming workshops.
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Exclusive offer for LSE students: Jump at the Peacock Theatre
Back by popular demand, Jump leaps onto the Peacock Theatre stage like a
live action cartoon. The South Korean masters of mayhem brilliantly fuse
physical comedy, swashbuckling sword fights, fast-paced martial arts and
dazzling flips to create a hugely entertaining show!
***** “Did I say FIVE stars? Make it FIFTY!” (Evening Standard)
Sadler's Wells is offering LSE staff and students great seats for just
£15* on performances from 6 - 13 November. To book, come in or call
0844 412 4322 and quote 'FIFTEEN' or visit
www.sadlerswells.com and enter
'FIFTEEN' when prompted.
(*T&Cs Apply: Valid for 7.30pm shows on: Thu 6, Fri 7, Tue 11, Wed 12 & Thu
13 Nov. Subject to allocation availability. Not available retrospectively or
in conjunction with any other offer. £2.50 transaction fee applies for
telephone bookings, £1.75 for bookings made online. Under 5s are not
admitted).
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'What is 'Modern' about Modern Greece?' - on Friday 7 November
at 6.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House with Professor Molly
Greene, Professor Vassilis Lambropoulos, Professor Stathis Kalyvas and
Professor Kevin Featherstone
The debt crisis has provoked new debate over Greece’s historical path and
its identity. Was the crisis a result of it somehow being less ‘modern’ than
previously thought? But what is ‘modern’ in this context?
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What is the Welfare State? A Sociological Restatement -
on Monday 10 November at 6.30-8pm
in the Old Theatre, Old Building with Professor David Garland and
Professor Nicola Lacey (pictured)
This lecture traces the emergence of the welfare state as a specific
mode of government, describing its distinctive rationality as well as
its forms, functions and effects. It explains why the welfare state is
now a “normal social fact” – an essential (though constantly contested)
part of the social and economic organisation of advanced industrial
societies.
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The Fourth Revolution: the global race to reinvent the state -
on Monday 10 November at 6.30-8pm
in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building with John
Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge
Is Britain falling behind in the global race to reinvent the state?
Britain has led previous attempts to reinvent the state, from the Hobbesian
security revolution of the 17th century, to the liberal, meritocratic
revolution of the 19th century, to the welfare revolution of the early 20th
century. We are now embarked on a new revolution, driven by IT,
unsustainable debts and the rise of emerging markets. But Britain is much
less well placed to lead this revolution.
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Ebola, Peace and Security - on Monday 10 November at
7.30-8.30pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House with Karin Landgren,
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Liberia Special
Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Karin Landgren runs the UN
peacekeeping operation in Liberia comprising 9,000 staff including troops,
police and civilians. In this public event, she will discuss the threat to
peace and security posed by the Ebola crisis.
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Civil Service, Quangos - on
Tuesday 11 November at 5-6.30pm in the Alumni Theatre, New Academic
Building with Professor Kate Jenkins
This event will analyse the development of the contemporary civil
service, in particular its traditions of impartiality and
generalisation, the structure of central government departments and the
willingness of successive governments to reconfigure Whitehall.
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Social Psychology Open Lectures: Social Identities,
Intergroup Relations and Prejudice - on
Tuesday 11 November at 2.15-3.45pm in the Old Theatre, Old
Building with Professor Cathy Campbell, LSE Department of Social
Psychology
Is social life always about ‘us’ and ‘them’? How do we develop a sense of
identity and belonging? Is intergroup conflict and prejudice inevitable? The
session will present and critique the work of Tajfel and Turner on social
identity and self-categorisation, with particular reference to prejudice.
This event is free and open to all on a first come-first-serve basis.
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The Newly Disadvantaged: Responses to rapid socioeconomic change in
Greece - on Tuesday 11 November at 6-7.30pm in
COW 1.11 Cowdray House with Alexander Kentikelenis, Research
Associate, King's College, University of Cambridge
The deep crisis in Greece has resulted in economic hardship and social
dislocation for a substantial proportion of the country’s population. This
talk will provide a brief overview of reforms to the Greek welfare state,
with a focus on changes to entitlements and eligibility criteria, and,
examine how newly unemployed working-class people responded to adversity.
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Stalin's Team - on Tuesday 11 November at 6.30-8pm in the
Wolfson Theatre, NAB with Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick We know a lot
about Stalin but less about the team – Molotov, Kaganovich, Mikoyan and the
rest of a group whose membership was roughly but never quite equivalent to
the Politburo – that surrounded him for 25 years. Were they just yes men? If
so, how do we explain their success, as the new “collective leadership,” in
achieving a practically blood-free political transition, complete with a
consensus reform programme, when he died?
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The Limits of Transformation from Above: Turkey since 1914 -
on Tuesday 11 November at 6.30-8pm
in the Old Theatre, Old Building with Professor Çağlar Keyder
Professor Keyder will propose an account of the last hundred years of
the “state tradition” in Turkey.
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The Need to Censor Our Dreams - on Tuesday 11 November at 6.30-8pm in
the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building with Professor Slavoj
Zizek
Critique of ideology should not begin with the critique of reality, but
with the critique of our dreams. As Herbert Marcuse put it back in the
1960s, freedom (from ideological constraints, from the predominant mode of
dreaming) is the condition of liberation. If we only change reality in order
to realize our dreams, and do not change these dreams themselves, we sooner
or later regress to old reality. The first act of liberation is therefore
for us to become ruthless censors of our dreams.
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Mexico's perspective - on
Tuesday 11 November at 6.30-8pm, Thai Theatre, NAB with Vanessa
Rubio-Marquez
Throughout the past decade, the Latin American region has been
experiencing prosperity alongside numerous challenges. This lecture will
give insight into the relations between the countries of the Latin American
region. It will describe Mexico's view of Latin America and the Caribbean,
focusing on the country's current foreign policy goals and strategies.
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The Making of Gendered Subjectivity - on
Tuesday 11 November, 6.45-8.15pm on New Theatre, East Building
with Professor Catherine Hall, Professor Carolyn Steedman
We all possess subjectivity: but how is that subjectivity made and
articulated and how important is gender in its making?
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War and Moral Stupidity - on Wednesday 12 November at 6.30-8pm
in the New Theatre, East Building with Professor Kimberly Hutchings
Professor Hutchings will offer a feminist critique of the idea of just
war and calls for the renewal of forms of pacifism and non-violent politics
pioneered in feminist opposition to WW1.
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The Greek Orthodox Church and the Economic Crisis -
on Wednesday 12 November at
6.30-8pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House with His Eminence
Metropolitan Ignatius of Demetrias and Almyros
As historically a central pole of national identity, and with a new
politics of nationalism evident, the way in which the Greek Orthodox
Church is impacted by Greece’s economic crisis and how it responds to
it, is of major importance to the nation’s public and social affairs.
The Bishop has a strong record of connecting the Church to contemporary
social issues and of opening up to other faiths. This lecture will
address the challenges posed by the crisis.
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Good Times Bad Times: the welfare myth of them and us -
on Wednesday 12 November at
6.30-8pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building with
Professor Sir John Hills (pictured) and respondents: Polly Toynbee,
Professor Holly Sutherland
John Hill's new book Good Times Bad Times: the welfare myth of them
and us challenges the idea of a divide in the UK population between
those who benefit from the welfare state and those who pay into it.
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The Middle Income Trap in Latin America: more politics than
economics? - on Thursday 13 November at 6-7.30pm, TW2, 9.04,
with Professor Ben Ross Schneider
Economists have reached a consensus on the existence of a middle income
trap but have yet to theorize the politics of the trap. Key characteristics
central to the problems of middle income countries include low human
capital, low investment in innovation, high inequality, and high
informality. Solutions to these problems require substantial institutional
capacity, but at just the time when political demands for, and ability to
supply, these institutions are weak.
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Ethics Matters in the Family - on
Thursday 13 November at 6.30-8pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic
Building with Professor Adam Swift
Who has the right to parent? What rights do parents have over their
children? Adam Swift will discuss the ethics of parent-child relationships.
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Economy Beyond Economics: time for a paradigm shift? -
on Thursday 13 November at
6.30-8pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House with Satish Kumar
Our economy relies on stable ecological foundations. So why is ecology
missing from big economic and political debates? Is it time for a new
approach?
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Social Development: a UK-Brazil dialogue -
on Friday 14 November at
9am-5.30pm in the Shaw Library, 6th Floor, Old Building with various
speakers
Organised under the auspices of LSE and UNESCO, this international
seminar brings together multiple voices from Brazil and the UK to discuss
how ground level experiences of social development intersect with
governments and policy-makers in shaping decisively processes of policy
design and implementation.
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 60
second interview
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with.....Professor Roman Frigg
I was born and grew up in Basel,
Switzerland. I studied physics and
philosophy in Basel and Paris. I
came to LSE in 1999, and I have been
a member of the Department of
Philosophy, Logic and Scientific
Method since 2003. In 2011 also
become director of the CPNSS, the
centre for philosophy of natural and
social science.
Please tell us about your
current research interests?
I am currently working on three
projects. The first concerns the use
of climate models to generate
high-resolution forecasts about
future changes in our immediate
environment. Do such forecasts
provide policy-relevant information
on which adaptation decisions can be
based? I argue that they don’t. We
have to relinquish unreasonable
demands for detailed long-term
projections and instead think about
policy making under conditions of
uncertainty. The second project
concerns philosophical problems in
fundamental physics. In particular I
am interested in the reduction of
macroscopic properties like
temperature to microscopic
properties like the motion of atoms,
and in how to interpret the
probabilities that occur at the
fundamental level. The third project
investigates the nature of
scientific models. We study models
and thereby discover features of the
phenomena they stand for. What are
models and how do they represent
their target systems? I’m currently
writing a book on the nature of
scientific models which I hope to
finish by the end of this academic
year.
If you could teach a new
subject at LSE, what would it be and
why?
Aesthetics. In every mind there is a
faculty for the appreciation of
beauty, but in a social science
curriculum this faculty is often
neglected. An engagement with the
arts frees our thoughts and
unleashes creative potential, which
can eventually also benefit
scientific work.
Where is the most interesting
place you have visited?
London. I travel a lot for work and
I have seen many places all around
the world. But wherever I happen to
be, I eventually end up missing
London. It’s city with a unique
energy and an inexhaustible choice
of things to do. It’s the one place
in the world where I just cannot be
bored.
What, or who, makes you laugh?
Monty Python’s Flying Circus,
Blackadder, and the Looney Tunes.
Is there anything you cannot
do and would like to learn?
Building a house from scratch all by
myself. I have installed kitchens
and bathrooms; I have re-wired parts
of my flat; and have sewn cushion
covers. But I have never built a
wall, fitted windows, or tiled a
roof. I love handiwork; it clears my
mind. I’m yet to find a funding
agency, though, which would be
willing to sponsor such a sabbatical
project…
What is your favourite
childhood memory?
When I was about five years old my
father decided, much to the delight
of the kids and to the horror of my
mother, to transform part of our
living room into a chicken farm. One
day he came home with a briefcase
full of about 20 freshly hatched
chicken. He installed an infrared
lamp to keep them warm and built a
little fence separating part of the
living room from the area with the
dining table. To date it remains a
contested question in our family
whether the fence was to protect us
from the chicks or the chicks from
us. Either way, my brother and I
were frequent trespassers and
playing with those fluffy little
creatures was all we did for about
two weeks. The party came to an end
when they started flying and my
mother declared that it was either
her or the chickens. My mother
stayed.
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