A new report from LSE shows the deep impact the displacement of Syrian refugees has had on Lebanon and makes a series of recommendations to help resolve the crisis.

The Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, state fragility and social resilience, by Dr Filippo Dionigi of the Middle East Centre, details the Lebanese government’s record since the Syrian civil war began in 2011 and sets out ways in which the different stakeholders can work together to stem the crisis and plan for Lebanon’s future.

Final year undergraduate students, don’t forget to complete the National Student Survey.

The survey closes on 30 April 2016.

• it.servicedesk@lse.ac.uk (post graduate research students)
• it.helpdesk@lse.ac.uk (taught students)
• 020 7107 5000 | ext 5000

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) for your preferred scheme.

For more information, visit the website or email us at estates.44lif-pmb@lse.ac.uk.

A special exam preparation session from LSE’s Teaching and Learning Centre for students in quantitative subjects:

• How to prepare for quantitative exams
  Wednesday 16 March, 2-3pm

Thank you to the nearly 2,000 residents who have now completed the Student Accommodation Satisfaction Survey. Our prize draws have now given over £500 in Amazon vouchers to 19 lucky winners. Today we’ll be contacting our newest seven winners.

If you live in halls and are yet to complete the survey, make sure to complete it before Thursday 24 March to be entered into our grand prize draw for two x £100 Amazon vouchers and four iPads.

All current residents have been emailed a personalised invite and an individual link to the survey. To take part, please click on the link you were sent. Email residential.life@lse.ac.uk with your name, hall, and Student ID numberif you didn’t receive the link, or if you need us to send you another one.

LSE Sustainability is recruiting volunteers to take part in the annual LSE Green Impact audit on Wednesday 16 March.

Green Impact is a national sustainability competition where staff and student teams work together to improve their department’s environmental impacts. When this programme finishes, participating teams must be audited. This is where you come in!

Volunteer auditors are needed to visit LSE departments and conduct audits. Each volunteer will receive training, accredited by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), and a free lunch.

Click here for the full role description and information on how to apply.

"Innovating education through technology"

Learning Technology and Innovation (LTI) supports staff in the use of technologies to enhance teaching and learning within the School.

We are constantly looking at ways in which we can assist in meeting learning needs at LSE, whether that be through technology or training/workshops. Available workshops can be found on the training system.

Click here to read about some of the exciting student-focused projects the team are working on, including learning technology and innovation grants, enhancing learning spaces, capturing the student voice, and NetworkED.

Tuesday 15 March

The LSE Choir will perform Mozart’s Requiem. The LSE Orchestra will perform Mendelsohn’s Violin Concerto and Schumann’s Symphony No.2.

Tickets can be purchased online.

What Are Prisons For?
On: Tuesday 15 March, 6.30pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speakers: Dr Christopher Bennett, Professor Kimberley Brownlee (pictured), and Andrew Neilson

Reconstructing the Law of Voyeurism and Exhibitionism
On: Tuesday 15 March, 6.30pm, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Stuart Green

Fraud at polls: can journalists and statisticians check? The Mozambican experience
On: Wednesday 16 March, 6.30pm, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speakers: Johan Ahlback, Dr Joseph Hanlon, and Dr Jouni Kuha

Lunchtime Concert
On: Thursday 17 March, 1.05pm, Shaw Library, 6th floor, Old Building
Performers: Cristian Grajner de Sa (violin), and Marina Nadiradze (piano)

In Conversation with Hilary Benn about Britain and Europe
On: Thursday 17 March, 6.30pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Hilary Benn

• Food and Beverages/Hospitality; where our panellists will be discussing CSR practices and strategies in the industry. Panellists include the Head of Sustainability of Pret A Manger and a representative from Sustainable Wines UK, among others.
• Finance and Consulting; where our panellists will be discussing CSR in the finance industry, sustainable investment and more. Panellists include the international sustainability consultancy Sancroft, among others.

Tuesday 15 March, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre, Old Building

Through most of history, humans lived in tiny foraging bands with very low political, economic and gender hierarchy. After the invention of farming about 10,000 years ago, societies got much bigger and most forms of hierarchy increased; but since the coming of fossil fuels 200 years ago, although societies have become even bigger, hierarchy has declined.

Professor Ian Morris, Philippe Roman Chair, asks why changes in how we capture energy from the environment had these effects, and where inequality will go in the coming decades.

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.

Panama: consolidating democracy, growth and human development
Speaker: Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado
Recorded: Wednesday 2 March

The Evening After the Night Before: analysing Super Tuesday
Speakers: Kate Andrews, Steve Erlanger, Gideon Rachman, Stephanie Rickard, and Peter Trubowitz
Recorded: Wednesday 2 March

Managing Europe – What is Germany's Responsibility?
Speaker: Dr Wolfgang Schäuble
Recorded: Thursday 3 March