Times
Good University Guide 2009
LSE has been ranked the fourth best-performing university in the UK in the Times Good University Guide 2009, which was published today. Full results will be on the Press Office news pages later this morning.
http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/tol_gug/gooduniversityguide.php

Profile: London School of Economics and Political Science
Article about the School.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/good_
university_guide/article2166592.ece

THE
Oxford continues its reign at the top of league tables
The University of Oxford has topped its third league table of the year, beating the University of Cambridge into second place yet again. Oxford is ranked first in The Times Good University Guide, published this week - the seventh year in a row that Oxford has been ranked first by the newspaper. Its lead over Cambridge increased slightly this year.

The table puts Imperial College London third, at odds with The Guardian and The Independent rankings, which both favoured the London School of Economics for third place. The Times's top ten is completed by the LSE, the University of St Andrews, the University of Warwick, University College London, Durham University, the University of York and the University of Bristol.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode
=402444&c=1

School grades are key to university achievement
The researchers, from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the Institute of Education, University of London, and the London School of Economics, say poorer students tend to attend lower-achieving secondary schools and tackling underachievement at school level is key to widening university participation.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode
=402432&c=1

Financial Times
Gieve will step down from Bank role two years early
Today, the replacement for Rachel Lomax, the deputy governor for monetary analysis, will be announced. Charlie Bean, the Bank's chief economist and a former professor at LSE, is expected to be promoted into that post.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57c56dc6-3da6-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.html

The Herald
St Andrews stays top of Scots in guide to universities
The best Scottish university is still rated as St Andrews, which once again lies fifth in the UK behind Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College and the London School of Economics.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2350743.0.St_Andrews_
stays_top_of_Scots_in_guide_to_universities.php

Independent
Loan crisis: how the credit crunch has hit postgraduates
How did a situation arise where British postgraduate education is funded from America? Sean McNally, fees manager at LSE, a few years ago suggested there was a need for US-style finance here and the Sallie Mae executives he spoke to listened closely.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/loan-crisis-how-the-credit
-crunch-has-hit-postgraduates-849612.html

PublicTechnology.net
London School of Economics uses web-based remote support tool to improve helpdesk service
LSE has deployed the LogMeIn Rescue as part of its IT helpdesk services for its more than 11,000 staff and students working and studying at the world-class centre for teaching and research. ‘After an extensive evaluation, LogMeIn Rescue was adopted at the start of the academic year as a key tool for delivering helpdesk services,’ said Adam Gale, IT services senior support officer at LSE.
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News
&file=article&sid=16204

Late-edition headlines

Evening Standard
City Spy
While Barclays looks east to raise funds, Sir Howard Davies is in Beijing and warning Chinese banks against incautious investments in the West. ‘If Warren Buffett Enhanced Coverage and huge hedge funds aren't confident enough to call this market, it would be pretty bold for Chinese banks to do so,’ the LSE director says, according to Bloomberg.
(Source: Lexis)

Guardian
Dementia burden could bring down NHS, experts warn
The number of people with dementia in the UK is expected to rise from 700,000 at present to 1.7m in the next 40 years, according to the London School of Economics.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jun/18/nhs.longtermcare

Technology can protect liberty and security, argues Brown
The prime minister was challenged by human rights campaigners including Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, human rights commissioner Francesca Klug, and anti-ID card campaigners. Francesca Klug is a professorial research fellow in the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, LSE.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/18/civilliberties.uksecurity

ITV
NHS 'won't survive' dementia deluge
Research from LSE and Institute of Psychiatry last year suggested that more than 1.7 million people in the UK will have dementia by 2051, costing billions of pounds every year.
http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/NHS-wont-survive-dementia-deluge
-843409978.html

Voice of America
Experts Debate Possibility, Effectiveness of Further Iran Sanctions
Political analyst, Michael Cox of LSE says targeted sanctions can have an impact, but notes that divisions within the international community make getting tougher and more comprehensive sanctions less likely.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-18-voa31.cfm

President Bush Says Goodbye to Europe
Michael Cox, international relations analyst at LSE, has a more serious critique. He says President Bush's message on the importance of the transatlantic partnership is well accepted in Europe. But his policies are not.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-18-voa17.cfm

China Daily
Chinese diaspora flexes its muscles worldwide
Article by Martin Jacques, visiting research fellow at LSE.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2008-06/18/content_6772137.htm

LSE people on TV/radio

BBC
Focus on Africa
Interview with Dr Chaloka Beyani, senior lecturer in Law at LSE, in which he discussed truth and reconciliation commissions.

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