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9 December 2015 |
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Cost is the biggest barrier to young people's participation in sport
because a third live in poverty Schools should open up their
facilities at evenings and weekends to enable more young people to take part
in sport. This is just one of a series of recommendations from an LSE study
which found that cost is the biggest barrier to young people’s participation
in sport because a third live in poverty.
Of the 9 million young people aged 14-24 living in the UK, approximately
30 per cent are living in poverty. This includes 1.9 million young people
with an income considerably below the poverty threshold (below 60 per cent
of median income).
Poverty among 16-19 year olds is now the highest of any age group and has
risen from 27 per cent (2002-3) to 34 per cent of all young people in that
age group. 21-24 years olds had the next highest poverty share - 29 per cent
(2011-13) compared with 23 per cent (2002-3).
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#GivingTuesday
On Tuesday 1 December, the
LSE Volunteer Centre and
LSESU RAG celebrated
#GivingTuesday by encouraging students to think about what giving
could mean to them, and how they could go about taking part in the
largest day of global giving.
The Volunteer Centre set up outside the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre and
were delighted to host ReachOut,
a charity partner of the Volunteer Centre which delivers mentoring in
primary schools.
The team spent the day talking to LSE students about
how to get involved in volunteering during their studies and spread
the word about #GivingTuesday, which is still building momentum as this
was it’s second year to be launched in the UK.
LSE Volunteer Coordinator David Coles said: "the response that we had to
#GivingTuesday once again shows the generosity of the LSE community.
With over 40 per cent of LSE students volunteering during their time
here and LSESU RAG set to beat last year’s record fundraising total, LSE
should be very proud of the difference that its members make in our
communities."
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Out and about
On Wednesday 21 October, LSE PhD student Nimesh Dhungana, Department
of Methodology, gave a presentation at the Global Funds to Fight Against
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) headquarters in Geneva.
Nimesh, along with LSE academic Dr Flora Cornish, is conducting a review
of various models of community-based monitoring in health sector.
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What's new from the SADL team
Over 40 students from across all of LSE's departments have signed up and
formed the new network of Student Ambassadors for Digital Literacy (SADL).
The team has now met on three occasions and produced a number of
resources. Visit the SADL blog
to check out the recent posts, meet the
Ambassadors, and read the student’s thoughts on the programme so far
and what challenges they have set for themselves. The blog entries have
useful tips on finding and evaluating information, as well as
time management and
note-taking.
For the next couple of months the Ambassadors will be planning their
projects, which will be the basis for their engagement with the rest of
the School. The projects will focus on improving learning and assessment
at LSE, peer learning, and improving learning spaces (including physical
spaces and Moodle)
If you have any views on those topics leave your comments and
suggestions using Twitter @LSESADL. The results of this work will be
presented in the Summer term.
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I will look after my wellbeing by….
On Monday 7 December, the Student Wellbeing Service and the LSESU ran a
Wellbeing Stall looking at barriers to looking after mental
health/wellbeing and the things people can do to overcome these.
The stall was looked after by staff from the Disability and Wellbeing
Service, Residential Services, Student Counselling, and Peer Supporters.
Representatives from the Wellbeing Project, Disabled Students Network,
Samaritans, Neuron Project, Sociology and Social Justice Society, and
the LSESU Advice team were also on hand to offer advice. Visitors were
offered free ten minute chair massages and could even attend a workshop
on ‘Managing Exam Stress and Mindfulness’.
The stall also promoted the 'Time to Change' campaign that aims to
reduce stigma and discrimination in mental health, and publicised the
support available at LSE including LSE Careers, the Student Counselling
Service, the Disability and Wellbeing Service, and the Peer Support
Service. For more information, visit
lse.ac.uk/studentwellbeing.
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Celebrating 120 years of LSE
Did you know? LSE Library used to hold folk plays - or Mummers plays
- at Christmas.
Find out more in our list of things you probably didn’t know about LSE
at lse.ac.uk/lse120.
For more stories from LSE’s past subscribe to the
LSE History blog. We hope
you have enjoyed celebrating LSE’s 120th anniversary in 2015.
#LSE120 |
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 Notices
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Staying in London over Christmas?
Visit
lse.ac.uk/Christmas for everything you need to know about remaining
in London over the holidays.
You can find specific information about service opening times, festive
student events, and Lent term January Exams, as well as suggestions of
festive activities in London, tips for travelling further a-field, and
advice about how to stay well this Christmas.
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Spam Emails: be careful of attachments LSE students and staff
are regularly the target of spam and phishing emails.
Recently IMT has received reports about spam emails containing malicious
word or excel attachments. These emails are carefully crafted in order to
dupe you into opening the attachment, for example by pretending to come from
a government authority, a delivery company or even from a spoofed LSE email
address (for instance the sender address appears as
HR@lse.ac.uk,
reception@lse.ac.uk).
Please note - opening the attachment is likely to install trojan
type malware onto your PC or Mac, which can be difficult to detect with
anti-virus software. This malware can lead to files you have access to being
encrypted by so-called ransomware, your user account details being
compromised and abused by spammers, or even identity theft of personal or
bank account information.
For more information and advice on how to spot spam emails, please see
the
LSE IT News blog.
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School Closure: 23 December 2015 to 3 January 2016 inclusive
The School will be closed from Wednesday 23 December 2015 to Sunday 3
January 2016 inclusive. Access arrangements on the main School campus
for the Christmas School closure period is as follows:
The School is due to close at the end of the working day on Tuesday 22
December 2015 and open again for business on Monday 4 January 2016.
There will be NO access to School buildings on Friday 25,
Saturday 26, Monday 28 December 2015 and Friday 1 January 2016.
Emergencies will be dealt with by a ‘skeleton’ Security service on duty
at the Old Building reception.
There will be NO access to undergraduate students during the
closure period. There will be limited swipe access to buildings for staff
and postgraduate students based on their current level of access, as stated
in the table below:
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DATE |
8AM – 7PM |
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WED 23 DEC |
YES |
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THU 24 DEC |
YES |
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FRI 25 DEC |
SCHOOL CLOSED |
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SAT 26 DEC |
SCHOOL CLOSED |
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SUN 27 DEC |
YES |
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MON 28 DEC |
SCHOOL CLOSED |
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TUE 29 DEC |
YES |
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WED 30 DEC |
YES |
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THU 31 DEC |
YES |
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FRI 01 JAN |
SCHOOL CLOSED |
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SAT 02 JAN |
YES |
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SUN 3 JAN |
YES |
The Library will close at 10pm on Tuesday 22 December 2015 and re-open at
9am on Monday 4 January 2016.
We recommend that staff only attend for work if absolutely necessary
during the closure period.
Halls of Residences are open throughout with staff cover as normal over
the closure period. Three halls, Carr Saunders, Passfield and Rosebery,
operate as bed and breakfast hotels - single rooms £47 per night including
full English breakfast, double/twin rooms from £76 per night. Staff and
students get a 10 per cent discount, book online at
lsevacations.co.uk.
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LSE Favourite Places photo competition
To celebrate the LSE Winter 2015 Graduation Ceremonies, LSE Alumni
Relations want you to send them a photo of your favourite place on the
LSE campus. It can be a recent or old photo - tell them why it holds happy memories for you.
Tweet your photos on Twitter
using #myLSEplace or post your photos on the
LSE Alumni
Facebook page.
Three winners will be chosen by the LSE Alumni Relations team and receive
a LSE picture map mug.
The competition closes on Thursday 17 December.
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Photo Prize 2016 - time to get snapping
Photo Prize is back for its ninth year, and this time the theme is
‘Utopias’.
All submission entries are to be under this theme, and entrants are free
to interpret this as they choose. The competition is open until
Friday 29 January.
The first prize winner will receive a Lomography camera and lens
package, with two runners up receiving Amazon vouchers.
For more information, visit the
Photo Prize website or email
arts.photoprize@lse.ac.uk.
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Interested to study in France or California next year? Second
year undergraduate students can apply to spend 2016-17 on a year-long,
exchange programme at either Sciences Po in France or at the University of
California, Berkeley.
Please note that the year abroad exchange would be additional to the
requirements of your LSE award. So, you would need to return to LSE after
the year abroad to complete the final year of your degree.
Ten places will be available at each location. Sciences Po is a leading
institution for both teaching and research in the fields of humanities and
social sciences; Berkeley is amongst the best public universities in the
world and is highly rated for the quality and breadth of its research and
the distinction of its faculty.
The call for applications for 2016-17 exchanges will open in Lent term
2016, with an expected deadline of mid-/late- February. Some initial details
about this opportunity were sent to all second year undergraduate students
by email today from Professor Paul Kelly, Pro-Director for Teaching and
Learning. Further details, including about the application process,
financial arrangements and briefing sessions with representatives of
Sciences Po and Berkeley, will provided early in the Lent term. In the
meanwhile, we hope you will give some thought to this opportunity and
discuss it with your family over the holiday season.
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LSESU Economics Society Research Project 2015-16
Every year the Research Division of LSESU Economic Society aims to
conduct a student-led Research Project. Our previous projects have
examined varied topics such as the socioeconomic diversity of LSE
students, the cost of living for students, and the student labour
market.
This year the research team is back with a study of higher education
financing of LSE students, and its impact on students’ choices of
degree, career and work-life balance.
Please take this opportunity to contribute to this year’s project by
filling in this
three
minute survey. Once it’s complete you will have the chance to enter
a draw for Amazon gift cards up to £100.
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LSE Treatment Clinic
The LSE Treatment Clinic, which welcomes LSE students and staff, is on
the first floor of Tower Two (enter from Tower One-Two reception).
The clinic offers professional treatments of acupuncture, osteopathy and
sports massage from practitioners with over 25 years of experience
between them,
at reduced rates for LSE.
Their combined expertise is effective in the treatment of
musculoskeletal pain, RSI, sports injuries, anxiety, insomnia, tension
headaches, migraine, among many other ailments.
Appointments are available Monday-Friday from 9am-6pm and can be booked
online at
lsetreatmentclinic.co.uk.
All consultations are strictly confidential and sessions will last
between 30 and 60 minutes depending upon the treatment.
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in pictures
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This week's picture features 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields in the December
sunshine.
For more images like this, visit the
Photography Unit
or check out the School's
Instagram page.
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 What's
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LSE Christmas Carol Service
On: Wednesday 9 December at 5.30pm in the Shaw Library, Old Building.
End the term on a festive note with traditional carols and readings.
Featuring the LSE Choir.
Free and open to all students and staff, with mulled wine and mince pies
included.
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NEW EXHIBITION: Karokoa
On: Thursday 10 December from 10am-7pm in the Lower Ground Foyer, New
Academic Building
Photographer: Giulietta Verdon-Roe,
documentary photographer and filmmaker.
Adrift on the equator lies Kiribati, a remote nation of 33 islands. The country is expected to be one of the first to lose all its land
territory due to climate change and rising sea levels. The fate of the
nation and its people hangs poised as plans for its population migration
have now started.
For Verdon-Roe, a month spent in Kiribati resulted in the documentation
of everyday encounters and observations captured during her stay. The
resulting photographs are a varied collection of portraits, landscapes and
still lifes; she bears witness to the culture and everyday lives of the I-Kiribatese.
If there is a single thread to the diversity of the images, it is the
attempt to capture and preserve a place on the verge of disappearance.
This one day exhibition runs alongside an LSE public lecture entitled 'In
the Front Line of Climate Change' by Anote Tong, President of Kiribati.
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Podcasts of public lectures and events
The Future of the Professions: how technology will transform the work of
human experts
Speakers: Daniel Susskind and Professor Richard Susskind
Recorded: Monday 30 November, approx. 91 minutes
Democracy, Diversity, Religion
Speaker: Professor Charles Taylor
Recorded: Tuesday 1 December, approx. 85 minutes
How Can the UK Improve Productivity and Still Build the Workforce?
Speakers: Vince Cable, Diane Coyle, Bronwyn Curtis, and Anna Leach
Recorded: Wednesday 2 December, approx. 91 minutes |
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second interview
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with..... Jaron Soh
I’m a second year Management undergraduate student at LSE. I used to aspire to be a consultant, but I discovered my passion for social enterprises soon after entering LSE. I currently lead social projects in LSESU Enactus as Vice President, and I’m also hosting the inaugural Hult Prize at LSE.
Outside of university, I run Artisan and Fox, an e-commerce social enterprise that empowers rural and underprivileged artisans in developing countries by bridging them to the global market.
Tell us about The Hult Prize and your involvement with it.
The Hult Prize is the world’s largest student movement for social good. Every year, President Clinton and the Hult Prize Foundation challenge university students worldwide to brainstorm game-changing social start-ups for a pressing social issue. The winning team clinches US$1 million in seed funding and exposure to the international business community.
I participated in the Hult Prize last year, representing LSE in the London Regionals - we didn’t win, but it was an extremely rewarding experience.
This year, instead of competing, I’m hosting the competition as the Campus Director for the Hult Prize at LSE, and supporting aspiring LSE entrepreneurs.
Which is your favourite place
on the LSE campus and why?
The fourth floor café in the Old
Building, for its sofas, wide
selection of smoothies and juices,
and they make awesome, customised
sandwiches for you on-the-spot. It’s
a great place to both get some work
done or to catch up with a friend
over coffee.
If you were in charge of
throwing a fancy dress party for the
whole of LSE, what theme would you
choose and why?
Famous LSE alumni. We have so
many!
Despite the many complaints us
students have of the School, I think
there is not a single person who is
not proud of LSE as an institution
of excellence. With our 120th
anniversary just being over, it’ll
be a great way to honour our legacy
of change-makers.
What are your top tips for
enjoying life in London?
Explore. I’ve only been in London
for slightly over a year, but I
believe there is so much in the city
that remains undiscovered. London is
a city rich with heritage, but as a
melting pot, there are also always
new events to discover from
different cultures.
What is the best advice you
have ever been given?
I’m not religious, but the best
advice given to me was in the form
of a prayer from a friend.
Grant me the serenity to
accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I
can,
And the wisdom to know the
difference.
I think it perfectly encapsulates
what many of us may go through here
at LSE. Whenever we face successes
or failures, or are inundated by the
work, applications and other
commitments we have to manage, I’m
reminded to keep moving, do my best
and not harp on previous failures. |
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