44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields - the Paul Marshall Building Exhibition
Six renowned architectural practices were shortlisted via an international design competition and their submissions will be on display in the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre until Thursday 17 March.
Have your say - come along, view the designs and vote (until 17 March only) for your preferred scheme.
LSESU invite you to attend the finale of this year’s ‘Re-Imagining Our Education’ series, taking place this Friday from 3-6pm. The event will be composed of student-led sessions that aim to address the issues raised in the 'Re-Imagining' discussions throughout the year.
Professor Kenneth Benoit Professor Benoit, Head of the Department of Methodology, would like to visit the International Space Station: "I’d love to see the Earth from space".
Last week, the US Office of Personnel Management announced that 12 LSE students were among its list of 552 finalists for this year’s Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program, following a series of final interviews held in Washington D.C. in January.
The PMF program is America’s prestigious flagship leadership programme which sees current and recent graduates from around the world competing for exclusive opportunities across US government departments and agencies including the Department of State, Department of Labor, Environmental Protection Agency and USAID.
New ideas and technologies are not the product of a few far-sighted geniuses but arise through societies and social networks acting as ‘collective brains’, says new research from LSE and Harvard University.
The paper, published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, argues that, over evolutionary time, individuals who mimicked other successful individuals - eating the foods they ate or hunting with the tools they used, for example - became successful themselves without necessarily understanding why.
A new study has shown that there are relatively few working class actors and that they earn less than their middle class equivalents because of a ‘class ceiling’.
Researchers from the Department of Sociology at LSE and Goldsmith’s College analysed 402 survey responses from actors and interviewed 47 others. Some of the actors interviewed for the study said that they felt they had been turned down for parts because of prejudice about their social background.
A team of experts from LSE’s Civil Society and Human Security Unit have presented a new report to the European External Action Service (EEAS), which outlines a new, more effective role for the EU in conflict-affected areas.
The Group presented From Hybrid Peace to Human Security: Rethinking EU Strategy towards Conflict to the EEAS, which reports to Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, on 24 February 2016.
LSE Arts is delighted to announce that the Photo Prize judging panel has awarded first place in this year's competition to Akash Nahar, a postgraduate student at the Institute of Public Affairs, with his photograph '5 Billion Stars' (pictured).
Congratulations also goes to second place winner, Susannah Crockford with 'Sun Salutations' and third place, Ramzi Flayhan with 'Advanced Teleportation Devices'.
A slideshow of all entries submitted is available online here.
Around LSE
Students: we need you!
In September 2016, LSE will be launching LSE LIFE, a specially designed centre for students in the library where a wide range of academic, personal and professional development opportunities will be on offer. We are keen to ensure that LSE LIFE is as relevant to students as it can be.
To this end, we are setting up a student panel that will meet approximately once a month (with wine and nibbles!) between now and the end of the academic year to discuss various aspects of this new initiative.
We’re currently seeking around 20 students - undergraduates of all years and taught master’s - to be part of the panel. If you’d like to be involved and share your experiences of LSE to guide our thinking, please let us know by Friday 4 March by emailing lselife@lse.ac.uk and telling us your name, department and year.
Exam preparation sessions for UG and MSc students
If you want to get a headstart on exam preparation and techniques, come along to TLC's sessions in March.
This March, we’ll be celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day with a new School-wide celebration of the achievements of the women of LSE: women who make history.
LSE Library is celebrating the release of the film Suffragette by giving away five copies of the DVD
The Women’s Library is one of LSE Library’s special collections and the stories and treasures it holds are directly related to the stories in the film Suffragette. Starring Carry Mulligan, Meryl Streep, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham-Carter and Brendan Gleeson, Suffragette is an inspiring drama following the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement as they fight for the right to vote. To win, all you need to do is answer two questions here.
Please note this competition is open to current staff and students of LSE ONLY. Please use your LSE email address on the entry form. The film is a certificate 12.
The Student Ambassador for Digital Literacy Programme (SADL) has another graduated cohort ready to celebrate its achievements. In its third year, the programme run by LTI and the Library offers students and staff an opportunity to learn, share and collaborate in workshops and surgeries to produce resources fit for the 21st century.
At the celebration, staff will present the ambassadors with certificates for their participation and there will be a prize draw for the best SADL blog post. Students will present the projects they have been working on for the past few weeks, and tell us about their ideas for improving learning at LSE, learning spaces and peer support.
The event will be on Wednesday 16 March from 5-9pm in the LSESU Activities Studio, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre. We have a limited number of tickets available, so if you would like to attend, book now using Eventbrite.
LSE Health & Social Care and the LSE’s Department of Social Policy announces a call for papers for the inaugural International Health Policy Conference, to be held at LSE from 16-19 February 2017.
The conference seeks to bring together academics and policy-makers from a wide range of disciplines to take a multi-disciplinary approach to key health and social care issues. To find out more or to register visit our conference webpage or email ihpc2017@lse.ac.uk.
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 8 March, Tuesday 15 March, Tuesday 29 March, Tuesday 5 April, Tuesday 19 April and Tuesday 26 April. Just turn up on any of these dates with your own skipping rope. All lessons are free.
Statistics from the British Acupuncture Council reveal that when it comes to pain, 44 per cent of Britons just grin and bear it. With the correct treatment, musculoskeletal pain can be alleviated.
Book your acupunture session now at the LSE Treatment Clinic. Book online atlsetreatmentclinic.co.uk or ring Hanya on 07789 322821.
Exams will take place between 3 May and 10 June. The course by course timetable will be released by the end of Lent Term and personal timetables will be available in LSE for You on 15 April.
A pop-up shop opened at Old Street station this week displaying a range of fictional beauty products called Timeless which have been designed to engage young women in a debate about egg freezing, whilst also raising public debate on how these advances in biomedical science may impact on the world of work, relationships and wider society.
LSE students contributed to the project by taking part in focus groups. A series of public talks, including those by LSE academics Emily Jackson and Anne Phillips, are fully booked but last minute tickets may become available.
It will be opening for this week only - until 6pm on 5 March 2016.
The Hellenic Observatory is delighted to invite you to the Private View of the forthcoming exhibition ‘Imagine Greece’ organised as part of the Hellenic Observatory 20 Year Anniversary.
H.E Mr Konstantinos Bikas, Ambassador of Greece to the UK, will give the opening speech, at 7.15pm. Attendance to the Private View is by RSVP only, please email hellenicobservatory@lse.ac.uk.
Thursday 10 March, 4.15-6pm, Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Contributing to the global debate on climate change, Pope Francis issued a dramatic call for environmental action in May 2015 – ‘Laudato Si’’. Laudato Si’ is a wide-ranging examination of environmental issues and climate change, in which the Pope argues strongly that social justice and climate protection are intertwined, and must be tackled together.
In this discussion, jointly organised by LSE Housing and Communities and LSE CathSoc, Lord Nicholas Stern (pictured) tackles the issues of Climate Change, faith and environmental action, following Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ and last year’s COP21 Conference. Followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Lunchtime talk and discussion on women's peace activism
Wednesday 16 March, 1-2pm, room 2.13, New Academic Building
To coincide with LSE Library’s exhibition on Women, Peace and Equality, Dr Laura Shepherd, Visiting Fellow of the Gender Institute and Centre for Women, Peace and Security, is to give a short lunchtime talk on 'Histories and Her-stories: Interrupting the Logics of Security Studies with Women’s Peace Activism', followed by questions and discussion.
Dr Shepherd will be introduced by Dr Marsha Henry.
This event is open to all but is first-come, first-served as space is limited.
Register for the 2016 LSE Africa Summit
Registration for the 2016 LSE Africa Summit, Africa within a Global Context, is now open. Click here to submit an application to attend the Research Conference on Friday 22 April and the Business Conference on Saturday 23 April.
The Research Conference, subtitled "Challenging Conventions," will feature panel discussions on Law and Illicit Financial Flows, the Politics of Knowledge, and the importance of Social Media as a Space for Agency.
The Business Conference, featuring African leaders in business and policy from more than a dozen countries, will focus on how companies can "Think Beyond Investment" in Africa.
To apply, attendees should be prepared to submit a CV and indicate which sessions they are interested in attending. Successful applicants will be informed within two weeks.
Alec Ross, one of America’s leading experts on innovation, spoke at the Department of Management Literary Festival lecture entitled 'The Innovations of the Future' on Monday 22 February.
Methods Surgery Every Thursday during term time The Department of Methodology offers a walk-in Methods Surgery for staff and students every Thursday during term time from 10am-12pm. Staff at the surgery can provide advice on Qualitative and Quantitative methods. The Methods Surgery is held in the PhD Academy, Level 4, Lionel Robbins Library.
MSc workshops Every Thursday during term time The Teaching and Learning Centre's MSc workshops continue weekly in term-time. See TLC's webpage for more details, and to book places on the training system. Sessions in March focus on dissertation skills (3 and 10 March), and exams preparation (17 March).
IGNITE! Briefing Session 21 March, 11am-1pm An information session to learn about LTI's funding scheme, IGNITE. We will discuss each funding strand in detail and answer any project or application queries. More information on IGNITE! can be found on the Learning Technology and Innovation blog.
IT Training available this term
Last chance for Microsoft Office practical workshops Our free IT practical workshops will run until 24 March and will resume on the 10 October. Materials can be worked through in Office 2013 for Windows or Office for Mac 2016. Computers are provided, but you can also bring your own device.
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification available all year Prove your Office skills and land your next job. Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification is available in Office 2013 and 2010 all year round. For more information on MOS, visit the IT Training website.
Library information skills training
Library information skills training for taught students this month includes:
If you have some news, an achievement, or an aspect of LSE life that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you - get in touch at communications.internal@lse.ac.uk or on ext 7582.
The next edition of Student News is on Wednesday 9 March. Articles for this should be emailed to us by Monday 7 March. Student News is emailed on Wednesdays, on a weekly basis during Michaelmas and Lent term and fortnightly during Summer term.
