Mario Monti, the Italian Prime Minister, gave a public lecture at the LSE on the 18th January after a meeting with the Prime Minister, David Cameron.
- Mario Monti
Complaints filed over Muhammad cartoons
On 14th January, members of the LSE’s Students’ Union Atheist, Secularist and Humanist (ASH) Society began posting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a sign of solidarity with the Atheist Humanist Secularist group at the University College of London (UCL).
LSE to front cost of Bankside vandalism
LSE decide to pay for the damages to Bankisde Hall basement.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner delivers divisive public lecture to LSE students
A lecture by Bernard Hogan-Howe, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, resulted in controversy, Monday 16th January, when the new head of the police service spoke at the LSE. Chaired by Professor Tim Newburn, head of the Department of Social Policy, the Sheffield-born Hogan-Howe opened with a brief biography of his career, which began in South…
Halal and Kosher now on the menu
Passfield Hall has this week successfully introduced Halal and Kosher food in halls.
Bankside New Year’s vandalism shuts down bar
Thousands of pounds worth of damage were caused to the basement of Bankside Hall, the largest of the LSE’s halls of residence, wen unidentified vandal(s) caused a “major flood” on New Year’s Eve. The perpetrator(s) ripped a sink off the wall in the men’s toilets in Bankside’s basement area, causing a large pool of water…
Sabbatical Officers look forward to term ahead
The Sabbatical Officers are now halfway through their terms as the elected officials for the London School of Economics. Elected in week six of Lent term the Sabbatical Officers take a year out from their degree or after the completion of their studies in order to run the Students’ Union. The Four Sabbatical Officers…
40.4 per cent of students earn firsts in language modules
Data published by the LSE reveals that 40.4 per cent of students taking language modules as part of their degree for the 2010/2011 academic year received a first. This figure, representing 114 out of 282 students taking language modules, is twice the School average, a more modest 20.3 per cent. Traditionally, departments that are generous…
Sieberg discusses the dangers of digital addiction
Daniel Sieberg discusses his experience as a “tech addict” and the dangers of digital addiction following the recent publication of his book “The Digital Diet.”
LSE researchers investigate migrant’s impact on housing market
LSE London looks into the impact of skilled migrants on the British housing market.