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Celebration of Sustainability 2015 LSE’s annual Celebration of
Sustainability saw over 50 awards handed to students and staff last week,
for their involvement in environmental projects this year.
Eighty-five people attended the event, which was hosted by Bob Ward from the
Grantham Research Institute. Staff and students involved in the Green Impact
environmental competition were awarded upcycled clocks for their hard work
over the year, which were made by Khalil Berzangi from Estates.
Three teams jointly won the prestigious Platinum Award, showing how high
the standard is across campus - congratulations to the Department of
Management, Roseberry Hall of Residence and Northumberland House.
We were honoured to be joined by Rishi Madlani, an LSE alum and governor,
local councillor, and a sustainability leader. He gave an inspirational talk
on building connections and challenging current structures to bring about
positive change. It was a fitting climax to a brilliant year for
sustainability at LSE.
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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 Bridget Hutter (pictured), Professor of Risk Regulation,
discusses why extensive regulation is not always a good thing.
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Celebrating 120 years of LSE Did you know? George V laid the
foundation stone of the Old Building on 28 May 1920. Have you spotted it?
Read more in
A Royal Visit at
the LSE History blog.
2015 is LSE’s 120th anniversary. Join in the celebrations at
lse.ac.uk/lse120
#LSE120
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I will manage my stress by….
On Friday 15 May, the Student Wellbeing Service ran another Wellbeing Stall
focussing on how to de-stress and remain healthy during the exam period.
Visitors were asked to complete leaflets saying "I will manage my stress
by...." providing suggestions of things that we can all do to help maintain
our mental health/wellbeing. It can be easy to rush through life especially
when you are feeling stressed. Paying more attention to the present moment,
to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you, can improve
your mental wellbeing.
Students were also offered free ten minute massages and Fitness First was on
hand to offer fitness tips.
The stall also promoted the "Time to Change" campaign that aims to end
mental health discrimination. It handed out leaflets offering tips on how
to look out for your friends, maintaining your mental wellbeing at work, and
ideas for a 'Five a Day for Mental Health'. This year’s campaign is "It’s
time to talk" which encourages everyone to start a conversation about mental
health.
The stall also publicised other support available at LSE including the
Student Counselling Service, the Disability and Wellbeing Service, LSE
Careers, the Peer Support Service, and LSESU activities. For more
information, visit
lse.ac.uk/studentwellbeing.
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 Notices
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Fire assembly points
In preparation for the forthcoming demolition works to Centre
Buildings, the School’s fire assembly point locations have been altered
with immediate effect.
Please see the
following plan and ensure that you are aware of the updated locations.
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Centre Buildings Redevelopment - Meet the Contractor LSE Estates Division invites staff
and students to an information session on
Tuesday 2 and Thursday 4 June with Capital Development and Cantillon, the Centre Buildings demolition contractor.
The session will comprise a presentation about the site logistics
followed by a Q&A and will include information on dust, noise, traffic,
vibration control, communication and works sequencing.
The meetings will be held between 1-2pm in the Centre Buildings
Exhibition Space which is located the old Three Tuns on Houghton Street. If
you are able to join us, email
estates.admin@lse.ac.uk to confirm which date you will be attending.
Centre Buildings Redevelopment newsletter - With less than three
weeks until Houghton Street closes, please do take time to read the
latest newsletter to familiarise yourself with the impact this will have
on you.
For the latest information on Centre Buildings, visit
lse.ac.uk/centrebuildings.
The website is continually being updated.
We would also appreciate your feedback as to how we are communicating
with you, please email
estates.centrebuildings@lse.ac.uk.
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Recommencement of demolition works at 48 Carey Street
Following the recent partial building collapse at 48 Carey Street on 20
April 2015, work to make the structure safe has been completed with the
approval of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The developer is currently finishing scaffolding installation works
(including sheeting and acoustic protection) as well as further agreed
structural support installation within the building.
The HSE has now also approved the continuation of the demolition work at
the site to a revised design, with structural demolition planned to
restart today (Wednesday 27 May).
The noisy works will be undertaken on a basis of two hours on and two
hours off. Less disruptive construction works will carry on between
those periods, but general construction noise can be expected.
The schedule is set to be as follows:
If you have any complaints about noise or enquiries about the impact of
the demolition works, please contact the Estates Help Desk on
Estates-Help-Desk@lse.ac.uk
or 020 7955 7956.
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LSE Research Festival and LSESU present ‘Social Science
Soapbox’ - tomorrow night LSE Research Festival
is a series of public events, free and open to all, which celebrates public
engagement with social science research.
On Thursday evening, LSE researchers take to the soapbox to debate their
research. Come along and discuss the ‘big questions’ relating to their work
and have your say in a dynamic exchange of opinions. Questions include
‘Should we colonise space?’ and ‘When did you last feel shame?’
Refreshments are provided on the night, so why not drop in to the Weston
Café on the sixth floor of the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre on Thursday
evening between 7-9pm and get debating!
You can register to attend the event free of charge via
Eventbrite. For more information visit
lse.ac.uk/researchfestival, and follow us on twitter
@LSEResearchFest. Please
email researchfestival@lse.ac.uk
with any questions.
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MSc Dissertation Week 29 June-3 July
2015 The Teaching and Learning Centre has organised a series of events
in week 10 of Summer term to help LSE MSc students plan, write and make the
most of the dissertation they will have to write this summer.
These events are listed, along with a link to book a place on them, on
the following
webpage. Places are limited, so we would strongly recommend that you
book yourself a place on the events of interest to you.
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Assistant to the Ralph Miliband Programme
The Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE is seeking a part-time assistant (c
7.5 hours per week) to coordinate the logistical organisation of their
high profile series of events.
Ideal for master's and PhD students. See
LSE
Careers Hub for more information, closing date Friday 5 June.
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No food allowed
All students are reminded that no food is allowed to be consumed in
the Library (including snacks and fruit).
As we are approaching the Library’s busiest time, it is more important
than ever to respect your peers and maintain a good working atmosphere -
crumbs and strong smelling foods can be very disruptive.
All food compost bins have now been removed from inside the Library. You
are welcome to use the escape areas near the entrance to eat your food.
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How do you travel to LSE? Are you a cyclist? If not, would you
like to be?
LSE’s Health and Social Care Green Impact Team and LSE Cities are
conducting a travel survey to seek your views on facilities around campus
for cyclists. Even if you have no intention of ever being a cyclist, they
would still like to hear from you.
To take part in the survey, go to
http://delivr.com/2hm96. The survey is open until Monday 22 June.
Participants can enter a draw to win one of two £25 Waterstones vouchers. If
you have any questions or would like to join a bicycle user group, please
email
lse.bicycle.usergroup@gmail.com.
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Want to learn how to create an app? LSE has been given a
fantastic opportunity to be a part of a Guinness World Record attempt, the
BCSWomen App-a-thon.
IMT be teaming up with The Chartered Institute of IT (BCS) specialist
group, BCSWomen, to host 50 participants in a national challenge to get the
largest number of people learning to write an Android smartphone app at a
single time.
BCSWomen’s main objective is to provide support for female IT
professionals, as well as mentoring and encouraging girls and women to pursue a
career in IT. The App-a-thon will be led by LSE female trainers with the aim
to change the perception of IT not being a ‘job for girls’.
If you would like to learn how to code and create your own app, join us
on Saturday 13 June in LSE's Thai Theatre (NAB), from 10am-3pm (lunch
will be provided).
This event is open to the general public as well as LSE staff and
students, so if you’d be interested in attending with friends or family,
please register on the
BCS website.
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Don't forget to recycle
If you have any clothes, shoes or textiles hanging around, remember
you can drop the off at the TRAID bin on the first floor of the Saw Swee
Hock Student Centre.
By donating your unwanted clothes to TRAID, you are diverting them from
landfill and incineration. Some textiles are reused as seat paddings and
other items, and clothes are sold in TRAID shops, where the money raised
goes to improving conditions and working practices in the textile industry.
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Computer Tip of the Week - Password Protecting Office 2010 and
2013 Files
Microsoft Office files in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint can be protected so
that only users with the correct password can view them. A password also
can be used to create ‘read only’ access. When relevant, you can assign
both types of password to the same file.
1. To establish a "read-only" password for a file, on the File tab open
the Save As dialog box. (In Office 2013, you must then select the
folder where the file will be stored to open this dialog box).
2. In the bottom right corner, open the Tools menu and select
General Options. The General Options dialog box opens.
3. In the Password to modify box, enter the password you wish to
use to restrict editing rights. Leave the Password to open box
empty unless you want to restrict the people who can view the file, too.
(These options can be used separately or together).
4. People who don’t have the ‘password to modify’ can open the file as
Read only. Any changes they make can be saved only with a different
name.
A huge range of computer training resources are available on the
IT Training website.
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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 9 June, Tuesday 16 June, Tuesday 30
June and Tuesday 7 July. Just
turn up on any of these dates with your own skipping rope. All lessons are
free.
For more information, email Daniel at
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Forthcoming LSE events include....
Irrational Exuberance: as relevant as ever
On: Monday 1 June at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Professor Robert J Shiller (pictured)
LIVE WEBCAST
On Free Speech
On: Tuesday 2 June at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Professor Lisa Appignanesi, Professor Rae Langton, Dr Stephen Law,
and Professor Peter McDonald
Do it Like a Woman: contemporary feminist activism and how you can change
the world
On: Wednesday 3 June at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Caroline Criado-Perez (pictured)
Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency and Promise of Tackling Climate
Change
On: Wednesday 3 June at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic
Building
Speaker: Professor Lord Stern of Brentford
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Don't miss out - upcoming ticket releases
No Ordinary Disruption: the four global forces breaking all the trends
On: Monday 8 June
Speakers: Richard Dobbs (pictured) and Jonathan Woetzel
Ticket release date: Monday 1 June
Misbehaving: the making of behavioural economics
On: Tuesday 9 June
Speaker: Professor Richard Thaler
Ticket release date: Tuesday 2 June
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The Making of a European President: European high politics and the
lessons for Britain On: Thursday 28 May from 6.30-8pm in the
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Nereo Peñalver García,
European Union official,
Sir Julian Priestley, former
Secretary General of the European Parliament,
Professor Simon Hix,
Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Head of the
Department of Government at LSE, and
Manfred Weber,
Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament.
One year ago Europeans went to the polls to elect their MEPs. For the
first time they had a say in who should be the next President of the
Commission. Against all odds, heads of government eventually accepted EP
demands that Jean-Claude Juncker should be the next President. This was a
parliamentary putsch and is narrated by Nereo Peñalver and Julian Priestley
in their book, The Making of a European President.
But big questions remain - were voters aware that they could influence
the choice of head of Europe's executive? Will this lead to undue
politicisation of the Commission? What really changed with Juncker's
election? How could this process be better organised in 2019?
This event is part of the new public events series 'Britain
in Europe - the Next Chapter' run by LSE's European Institute. It is
free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration required. Entry is
on a first come, first served basis.
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LSE Chill The final LSE Chill of the year is on Friday 29
May and will feature staff and student musicians, such as David Lewis
(pictured), Head of Social Policy; Misha Chapman; and Kim Kierkegaardashian
and the Kantye Wests.
With a limited number of free drinks and snacks, join LSE Arts for a fun
and free night of live music, from 6-8pm in Café 54, New Academic Building.
Find more information, email
arts@lse.ac.uk or
click here.
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LSE Rejoice - keeping God in full view You are invited to
lunchtime Praise and Worship sessions with LSE Rejoice every Friday at
12-1pm in the LSE Faith Centre, second floor of Saw Swee Hock Student
Centre.
For more information, email
rejoice@lse.ac.uk or leave a message on 07904 656122 or 07898 677874 and
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 60
second interview
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with..... Professor Danny Quah
I'm Professor of Economics and
International Development at LSE and
Director of the
Saw Swee Hock
Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC).
My research is about shifts in
the global economy, with particular
attention to the rise of the East,
i.e. to what some call a putative
global power shift from West to
East.
What was your vision for
starting the SEAC?
I want to improve the LSE student
experience. Yes, I want the
highest-quality research done at the
Centre and I want to the Centre
offer public engagement that changes
people's understanding of relations
between UK and Southeast Asia. All
that is, in my view, a bare minimum
and a given. If we don't have that,
then we don't have anything.
But what really energises me
about SEAC is how it might provide a
transformative experience for
students seeking a space between
academic studies and global public
service, between scholarly research
and worldwide engagement on ideas
and policies - things that change
the socially-constructed world
around us.
The SEAC provides that space. LSE
enrolls more undergraduates from
Southeast Asia than from the world's
three most populous countries,
China, India, and the US combined.
How does LSE leverage this diversity
to enrich the lives and experiences
of all the LSE community?
What does the Centre have
planned for the future?
The Centre will continue its
high-profile sequence of public
events. It will ramp up the range of
its in-depth research into social
science issues relevant to the
region. The Centre is putting
together piece by piece, at
different levels, a global platform
for scholarly exchange - for
students and faculty in the UK and
throughout Southeast Asia - to
communicate ideas and insights. This
will range over engagement similar
to Model UN (and Model ASEAN)
through exchange visits and public
lectures by top, senior scholars.
If you could book any guest
speaker for an LSE public event, who
would you choose?
Well, it's too late now, but I
would like to have put together a
panel conversation between Lee Kuan
Yew, Henry Kissinger, and Bill
Clinton on the state of world order.
What advice would you give to
this year’s class of graduating
students?
Bizarrely, I have found that for
myself those things about my
undergraduate education for which I
had the least time - nontechnical
descriptive learning, ancient
history and the classics, literature
and language, broad-based
inter-disciplinary social science -
have turned out to be the things
that have had the greatest staying
power - for my work, for my
communicating with and understanding
others. So my advice to graduating
students would be, don't
short-change your continuing study
of anything. Know at least some of
everything.
What has been your most
memorable day at LSE so far?
Many years ago I was asked to
deliver an LSE public lecture on
some things I was working on in my
technical research. I was asked to
call the lecture "The Statistics of
…". I reckoned that would go over
like a lead balloon, but it was
strongly suggested to me that this
was the only academically
respectable way to describe the
lecture.
It seemed to me crazy to make up
arbitrary rules like that just
because the people around one all
thought that way, and moreover then
cut oneself off from interesting
engagement with others. So I never
did give that lecture but I've gone
on to give many other public
lectures. And I think it's OK to do
things a bit differently from how
everyone around you thinks they
should be done. |
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