LSE Alumni Newsletter - May 2008

Contents:

• Latest news
• Alumni news and events
• Public lectures and events
• LSE academic news
• Alumni benefits and services

Latest news

Multi-million donation for climate change at LSE
LSE has received over £12 million from philanthropists Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham to establish the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. More

Donors and Scholars Reception 2008
This year’s Donors and Scholars Reception took place on 30 April. The event gave the School the opportunity to thank donors and to celebrate the impact of scholarship support on the lives of students. More

LSE Shop - Philips Curve t-shirt
AWH 'Bill' Phillips is known worldwide as the originator of the Phillips Curve. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of that most famous of papers, the LSE SU Shop has introduced a 'Phillips Curve T Shirt' into its clothing range for a limited time. More

LSE Athletics Union - Sports Day
The LSE Athletics Union is pleased to invite alumni to its annual Sports Day, which will take place on Saturday 7 June, at Berrylands. Everyone can just come along on the day to enjoy the activities, barbecue and bar, or if you are interested in getting more involved, please contact Jarlath O'Hara on j.o'hara@lse.ac.uk.

Alumni news and events

Houghton Street Online
The School's new alumni web community launched in early October, and already over 12,000 alumni have signed up. For more details and to sign up, please click here. New features coming soon include the Alumni Professional Mentoring Network and discussion groups - watch this space!

Books of the month

• LSE alumni
  - Someday My Prince Will Come - Jerramy Fine (MSc Social Policy 2000)
  A hilarious and heartwarming true story about having the courage to pursue childhood dreams.
  - The Refugee in International Society: between sovereigns - Emma Haddad (PhD International Relations 2004)
  A historical and normative approach suggesting new ways to understand refugees and to formulate responses to them. More alumni books
• LSE academics
  SuperMedia: saving journalism so it can save the world - Charlie Beckett, director, POLIS
  An informed discussion on the importance and future of liberal journalism as a healthy part of a flourishing society. More academics' books.

Alumni events and reunions:

• Focus on entrepreneurship - event cancelled
  Thursday 5 June
• Women's Alumni Network launch - guest speaker Shami Chakrabarti
  Thursday 12 June
• July Reunion Weekend - 25th anniversary (classes of 1982 and 1983) and 20th anniversary (classes of 1988 and 1989)
  Friday 11 and Saturday 12 July
• September Reunion Weekend - 45th anniversary (classes of 1962 and 1963) and 40th anniversary (classes of 1968 and 1969)
  Friday 19 and Saturday 20 September

More events available via Houghton Street Online.

Public lectures and events

• The Pursuit of Justice - speaker: Lord Woolf
  Monday 19 May, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre
• Why Economics Matters - various speakers
  Tuesday 20 May, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre
• Finance in East Asia: from crisis to integration - challenges of second generation reforms - speaker: Professor Andrew Sheng
  Wednesday 21 May, 6.30-8pm, New Theatre
• What is Wrong with Secularism of all Sorts? Priority for Democracy - speaker: Professor Veit Bader
  Thursday 29 May, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre
• Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century - speaker: Professor Philip Bobbitt
  Tuesday 3 June, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre
• Financial Market Stability - speaker: Professor Axel Weber
  Friday 6 June 2008, 6-7:15pm, Old Theatre
• The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature - speaker: Professor Steven Pinker
  Monday 9 June, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre

More events on the LSE Public lectures and events pages.

Podcasts of recent public lectures and debates:

• Outsiders Inside and Insiders Outside: linking transnational and domestic public action - Professor Sidney Tarrow
• Green Peace: Energy, Europe and the Global Order - Rt Hon David Miliband
• Multiculturalism and Secularism - Professor Tariq Modood
• Common Wealth: economics for a crowded planet - Professor Jeffrey D Sachs
• Global Financial Regulation: The Essential Guide - various speakers
• Religious Faith and Human Rights - Dr Rowan Williams
• The Single Monetary Policy and the Analytics of OCAs: what has the Euro area experience taught us? - Nicholas Garganas
• The New Politics of Identity - various speakers
• The Bin Ladens - Steve Coll

All these and many more available on the Public lectures and events podcasts site.

LSE academic news

New LSE Research published in April and May includes:

• Direct payments support services - are they ready for a major growth in uptake? More
• Creativity is key to economic growth in developing countries More
• Parents should get direct cash payment for childcare suggests new report More

More on the Research Excellence pages.

Alumni benefits and services

• Award-winning bi-annual LSE Magazine and regular email newsletters
• Extensive reunions and events programme
• Alumni groups and contacts in over 70 countries
• Access to the Library, including borrowing rights
• Alumni Professional Mentoring Network
• Houghton Street Online web community, including online email directory, email forwarding service and updating your details
• Membership of the LSE Alumni Association, representing your views to the School’s governing bodies
• Further study opportunities, including alumni discounts on postgraduate, Language Centre and Summer School courses
• Access to the LSE Careers Service
• Termly LSE Events Leaflet (UK addresses only)
• LSE memorabilia, clothing and personalised souvenirs from the LSE Shop
• Discounts on Students’ Union Gym membership
• Accommodation discounts on LSE halls of residence and local hotels

Useful links: Alumni Relations homepage, Houghton Street Online, LSE Annual Fund homepage, Supporting LSE.

Your feedback is valuable and welcome. Please keep us informed and send any news or comments to alumni@lse.ac.uk or contact us.

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