LSE announces 'Paul Marshall Building'

LSE launches a new architectural design competition as it announces 44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields will be known as the Paul Marshall Building.

Tell us what makes you feel #partofLSE

This month on the LSE Facebook page, add your tales of studying, socialising, meeting friends for life, or any memories of being part of the LSE community.

Aysha Al-Fekaiki

Aysha is LSESU Community and Welfare Officer and also a part-time postgraduate student, and is responsible for improving the quality of life and wellbeing of LSE students.

Welcome Week 2015

We hope you are enjoying Welcome Week so far, but don't forget there are still lots of events coming up.

The LSESU Welcome Fair is taking place in the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September. The Welcome Fair is your chance to meet LSESU clubs and societies, learn about the wide range of activities LSESU has to offer, sign up for membership and bag some great freebies.

Visit the ReLove Fair, also on Thursday and Friday, taking place at various times on Sheffield Street and at Bankside House Hall of Residence. Here you can make small donations to acquire preloved things for your room.

For a timetable of all events being organised, click here or check pages 14-18 in your Welcome Guide.
 

LSE student wins Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Congratulations to Dimitrios Stroikos, a research student in the Department of International Relations, who was awarded the 'English School Award for Outstanding Research Paper by a Younger Scholar' by the International Studies Association (ISA) English School section, for his paper International Society in Orbit: reconceptualising order on the higher frontier.

The committee agreed that the paper is on the path to making a distinct contribution to the English School of International Relations by ascertaining sectoral international societies that are made possible by technologies, and exploring that notion with respect to outer space.

Dimitrios will be presented with his award at the 2016 ISA convention in Atlanta.
 

Emeritus Professor Michael Zander QC has received the 2015 Halsbury Lifetime Contribution Award.

Did you know? The first record of an LSE Director’s address to students is in 1921. Is William Beveridge’s advice to new students as relevant in 2015 as in the 1920s and 1930s?

Don’t forget Foundations: LSE and the Science of Society, the new exhibition from LSE Library, is open now.

Fewer than six per cent of new graduates who move to London come from the most disadvantaged 20 per cent of UK neighbourhoods, according to a report by LSE London for the Sutton Trust. In contrast 42 per cent come from the most advantaged 20 per cent of UK neighbourhoods.

New graduates from the South East find it easier to gain a foothold in the capital, with fewer than 20 per cent of graduates moving to London from outside the region, says the new report called Home Advantage.

A housing community in Islington, which is under threat of eviction, provides a useful model for tackling the social isolation of vulnerable and older people says a new report from LSE London.

The research focuses on the Islington Park Street Community (IPS), which was founded in 1976 and is probably the oldest cohousing-style project in London.

The NHS Health Check programme is ineffective and currently wasting £450 million a year in scarce resources, according to a new report from LSE and University of Liverpool.

The programme invites everyone in England aged 40-74 without cardiovascular disease (CVD) for a check every five years. Its website advertises that health checks, branded as “mid-life MOTs”, can prevent heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease stroke and dementia, as well as provide support and advice to help individuals manage and reduce their risk of future disease.

On 2 November, LSE IDEAS will host a high-level policy planning workshop which will focus on changing drug strategies in Ireland and the United Kingdom, with a keynote speech by current Irish Minister with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, Aodhán O’Ríordáin (pictured).

Register to vote

If you want to have your say at an election in the UK, you must be registered to vote. Visit www.aboutmyvote.co.uk to find out about registering at your term time address.

International students can visit UKCISA for more information about the electoral process in the UK.
 

On LSE’s Facebook page and Instagram feed we’re showcasing a selection of LSE students and staff and asking them about what makes them feel part of the LSE community.

Help improve internal communications at LSE

Communications is looking for students to participate in focus groups to feed into the development of internal communications.

We want to hear first-hand how you feel engaged with School news and how able you are to join conversations across LSE.

The sessions will last for one hour and participants will be given a £10 Waterstones voucher for attending. If you're interested, please email communications.internal@lse.ac.uk.
 

Student roles in LSE Advancement

Each year our team of dedicated student callers pick up the phone to speak to alumni and friends of LSE from across the globe. They update them on the latest School developments, talk to them about their experiences of being at LSE and ask them to make a donation towards the vital work of the LSE Annual Fund.

We are currently recruiting student fundraisers for the team and offer a starting salary of £11.02 p/h. To apply, visit lse.ac.uk/studentcallers.

Could you be a Digital Ambassador?

The LSE Student Ambassadors for Digital Literacy (SADL) programme is ready to welcome the new cohort of Student Ambassadors.

The project explores the use of new technologies in an academic context. You will receive training for skills such as writing for blogs, maintaining a social media presence and managing research resources. Participation will also be recognised in your LSE Personal Development Aide Memoir (PDAM).

Applications are open until Friday 9 October - apply online here. For more information, see the SADL blog or contact Sonia Gomes at s.gomes@lse.ac.uk.
 

Student Counselling Service Groups and Workshops - Studying and Surviving at LSE

On: Wednesday 7 October from 3.30-4.30pm in NAB.LG.01, New Academic Building

This presentation looks at the experience of being a student at LSE, putting into context the challenges that lie ahead. It will include tips for coping and a review of stress management skills. No need to book, just turn up.

For more information on upcoming groups and workshops, click here. If you have any other queries, email student.counselling@lse.ac.uk or ring 0207 852 3627.
 

IMT will be introducing a power saving scheme for PCs in campus computer rooms and open spaces (e.g. the Library).

This scheme will notify users and request permission to log them off their PC once they have been inactive for 25 minutes, and will send the computer to sleep if no user has logged in for longer than 10 minutes.

Aperitivo hours

On Friday 2 October from 5-8pm, the top floor of the New Academic Building will be hosting its first Aperitivo. There will be a range of prosecco, champagne, classic cocktails and fine wines on offer with an accompanying selection of delicious Italian bites.

The Plaza Cafe has reopened having undergone a refurbishment to improve the customer experience and quality of products on offer.

Security officer and former boxer Daniel Beckley is running skip fit lessons for all students and staff.

The next lessons will take place from 1-2pm at the Badminton Court, Old Building, on Tuesday 29 September, Tuesday 13 October and Tuesday 20 October. Just turn up on any of these dates with your own skipping rope. All lessons are free.

LSE Treatment Clinic

The LSE Treatment Clinic offers professional treatments at greatly reduced rates for LSE students and staff, including acupuncture, osteopathy and sports massage from practitioners with over 20 years of experience between them.

Their combined expertise is effective in the treatment of pain relief, including musculoskeletal pain, repetitive strain injury, tension headaches, posture advice, sports injuries, anxiety, insomnia, migraine, among many other ailments.

The clinic can be found on the first floor of Tower 2. Appointments are available Monday-Friday from 9am-6pm. For more information and to book, visit lsetreatmentclinic.co.uk. All consultations are strictly confidential and sessions will last between 30 and 60 minutes depending upon the treatment.
 

Running for the Alzheimer's Society

This Sunday (27 September) Hamish Beath, Student Support Officer in IMT and recent LSE graduate, will be running the Berlin Marathon in aid of the Alzheimer's Society.

Hamish said: "It is unfortunate that members of my extended family are currently suffering with this illness and I have seen first hand the difficulties it causes. Alzheimer's Society does fantastic work to help people suffering with the disease, such as training volunteers to provide care to people at home and funding essential research into fighting the illness."

For more information and to donate, click here.
 

Know someone who'd like four years' worth of books?

Nominate them (or yourself!) to win a £1,000 National Book Token - enough to cover every book they'll ever need. Plus, you'll get an extra £50, just for you.

Great buzz on campus with the start of Welcome Week.

For more images like this, visit the Photography Unit or check out the School's Instagram page.

The HeForShe #GetFree Tour

On: Wednesday 7 October from 3.30-4.30pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building

This LSE Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce panel discussion, open to all LSE staff and students, will focus on building a more inclusive campus culture. It will explore both the challenges for building an inclusive living and learning environment at university as well as strategies for achieving greater gender equality across the professional world and within particular academic disciplines, university programmes, student initiatives, and social environments.

The panel includes Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Senior Advisor to Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women and Head of the HeForShe Campaign; Lena Schofield, LSE Students’ Union’s Women’s Officer; and Hilary Stauffer, Visiting Fellow in the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at LSE, with LSE Director Professor Craig Calhoun as chair.

A ticket is required to attend this event. For more information, click here.
 

Forthcoming LSE events include....

Cyberphobia: identity, trust, security and the internet
On: Monday 28 September at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Edward Lucas (pictured)

The Nature of Memory: perspectives from art, history and neuroscience
On: Tuesday 29 September at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Jessica Bland, Dr Sebastien Groes, Professor Adam Roberts, and Professor Barry C Smith

The Future of Britain and Europe
On: Wednesday 30 September at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Simon Hix (pictured)

"Open the Pod Bay Doors, HAL": Machine Intelligence and the Law
On: Wednesday 30 September at 6.30pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Andrew Murray

Lunchtime Concert
On: Thursday 1 October at 1.05pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building
Speaker: Daniel Lebhardt (piano)
 

On: Thursday 1 October from 6.30-8pm in the Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Stephen M Walt, Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.

On: Thursday 24 September from 6.30-8pm in CLM 2.02, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Itty Abraham, Professor in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore.

Migration events at LSE

Don't miss these forthcoming LSE events looking at the issue of migration.

A Right to Migrate?
On: Tuesday 6 October from 6.30-8pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Most people would agree that we have a right to leave our country of origin. But since leaving one country usually means arriving in another, do we also have a right to immigrate? If so, how can this be reconciled with a state’s apparent right to exclude? A panel of philosophers and migration experts, including Emily Dugan, Social Affairs Editor at the Independent, i and the Independent on Sunday, and Madeleine Sumption, Director of the Migration Observatory, will discuss these and related questions.

Launch event: Ordinary Streets film

On: Tuesday 6 October from 6.30-8pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building

Ordinary Streets is a short film based on an ethnographic and visual exploration of the spaces, economies and cultures of ‘street’. Through the lens of Rye Lane in Peckham, South London, the film engages with issues of migration, urban multiculture and regeneration.

The film, created by Sophie Yetton, is based on research led by Suzanne Hall at LSE Cities. Myfanwy Taylor from Just Space will provide a commentary on the film.

For more on LSE Cities' latest ESRC research across streets in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Leicester, visit Super-diverse Streets.
 

Book Launch - Prime Ministers in Greece: the paradox of power

On: Wednesday 7 October from 6.30-8pm in the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor of European Politics at LSE; and Dimitris Papadimitriou, Professor of Politics and Director of the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Manchester.
Discussant: Ed Page, Sidney and Beatrice Webb Professor of Public Policy at LSE.

This book is concerned with a large question in one small, but highly problematic case: how can a prime minister establish control and coordination across his or her government? The event will be followed by a wine reception and book sale. More
 

Women, Peace and Security: tackling the cycle of violence against women

On: Thursday 8 October from 6.30-8pm in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Christine Chinkin, Director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security.

This is the first major public event organised by the Centre for Women, Peace and Security, which was launched earlier this year with the support of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, co-founded by former UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, and the Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Angelina Jolie Pitt.

The Centre is a leading academic space for scholars, practitioners, activists, policy-makers and students to develop strategies to promote justice, human rights and participation for women in conflict-affected situations around the world. Through research, teaching and multi-sectoral engagement, the Centre aims to promote gender equality and enhance women’s economic, social and political participation and security.

The Hellenic Observatory's Research Seminars for Michaelmas term will start on Tuesday 13 October.

The seminars run fortnightly every second Tuesday from 6-7.30pm. Free and open to all with no ticket required, entry is on a first come, first served basis.

Due to Welcome Week, the Rejoice Group will be meeting in a different venue than usual. Join them for a lunchtime Praise and Worship session this Friday at 12pm in room CLM.B.05, basement of Clement House.

LSE Rejoice promotes practical steps to spiritual health; not a bungee leap of faith, or giant strides, but “simple, practical steps, one after another” whilst promoting and sharing in the unconditional love and teachings of Christ.

Podcasts of public lectures and events

Black Earth: the Holocaust as history and warning
Speaker: Professor Timothy Snyder
Recorded: Monday 14 September, approx. 86 minutes

Inside the Nudge Unit: how small changes can make a big difference
Speaker: Dr David Halpern
Recorded: Tuesday 15 September, approx. 83 minutes
 

On: Friday 9 October from 5-9.15pm at Guildhall, London, EC2V 7HH.

The United Nations Association - UK is holding this public event to mark the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and members of The Elders, Gro Harlem Brundtland and Hina Jilani.

Speakers and panellists will assess the UN's achievements and its ability to navigate increasingly complex global challenges and to make an impact in a world that has changed dramatically since its founding.