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2020 Diary - What's coming up? |
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Get out your planners - these are the main events planned for the coming academic year, designed specifically with our alumni in mind. More information will be sent throughout the year, so keep your eyes peeled for your invitations!
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Centre Building Tour
29 January 2020; Alumni Centre (Centre Building)
Have you visited our new Centre Building yet?Join us for a networking breakfast with fellow alumni followed by an exclusive tour of the building. Drop Hannah Shearer a line to find out further details and to book on.
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Alumni Networking Evening
27 February 2020; The Bean Counter Cafe (32 Lincoln's Inn Fields)
All our alumni are warmly welcomed to join us at 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields for a relaxed networking evening. Find out what's going on at the SPP, catch up with fellow alumni, and meet our current students.
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Alumni Symposium
2 May 2020; Centre Building
We will be hosting our yearly research symposium in May 2020 - an exciting opportunity to come together and enjoy lively discussion with friends and faculty. Further details will be sent out in the new year - we hope to see many of you there!
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Summer in the City Social
18 June 2020
If you are in London on 18 June you are invited to our Summer in the City drinks; a night of reconnecting with old friends and enjoying the (hopefully!) warm weather.
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2020 Reunion
11 July 2020
Calling all alumni who graduated in 2005, 2010, and 2015! We are delighted to announce the first in a new series of quinquennial reunions - the chance to enjoy a dinner and drinks reception at the beautiful Shaw Library. Join us for a wonderful opportunity to come back to LSE and catch up with old friends.
Invitations will be sent out in April, and places will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. |
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Our alumni leave LSE to do great things: shaping policy, solving problems, and changing thinking across the world. We are excited to begin a new web feature, where we celebrate our alumni and how they are making a difference in the world beyond LSE.
Chelsea Phipps (MPA, 2018) was inspired and empowered by the MPA to set up her own consultancy business, specialising on international development and global health policy. Find out more about Chelsea's story here.
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Do you know an alumnus whose story should be shared with the SPP community? It could be a friend, a colleague, someone whose work you admire from afar - it could even be yourself! Drop us a line to recommend the next alumni profile. |
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We need your news!
Have you celebrated something this year and want to share the joy? Whether it be publications, career developments, a marriage or a birth in the family, an award or a move to a new country...we'd love to share it all with the SPP community in our new alumni-focussed annual newsletter,
SPP-eaking To You.
Email us with your submission by 1 July 2020; we'd be delighted to include a photograph too, if it is of suitable quality. Please note we reserve the right to edit our submissions for word count. |
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Alumni Benefits in the Spotlight
Are you looking for a career change in the new year? Looking for more resources to find that perfect role, or simply want someone to talk to?
All LSE alumni have access to the LSE Careers Resource Centre and careers information website, while alumni who graduated less than five years ago can also access exclusive one-to-one help with one of our careers consultants. To find out more, visit the LSE Careers Services page. |
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Excellence in Education Awards |
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SPP Staff were deservedly recognised for all their hard work and care of our students in the annual LSE Excellence in Education awards this November. Many of our academics received awards on the night – Simon Bastow, Gharad Bryan, Tasha Fairfield, Lloyd Gruber, William Matcham, Niclas Moneke, Berkay Ozcan, Jonathan Roberts and Daniel Sturm were all recognised. Huge congratulations to everyone involved!
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Bipolar Economics
Dean of SPP Professor Andres Velasco examines the effectiveness of randomised controlled trials for better economic policies. |
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The festive season was in full swing at the School of Public Policy this December; with staff, students and alumni all coming together to celebrate the end of term. As well as enjoying the SPP Christmas Reception, alumni joined an exclusive alumni afterparty organised by MPA alumna Chelsea Phipps. A fantastic time was had by all, and we’re delighted so many of our alumni were able to attend.
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SPP Women's Network
The SPP Women's Network had a fantastic Michaelmas term: hosting their official Launch Event - '
Gender Denial: The Greatest Barrier Women Face at Work' - with speakers such as Michelle King, Tamaria Gillan, Belinda Riley and Sevi Simavi. The network also hosted former First Lady of Canada Margaret Trudeau for a disucssion on mental health; and Women's Rights Activist Naasu Fofanah for a talk on her work on gender-based violence.
Looking ahead, the Women's Network would love to invite alumni to their upcoming events this year. Just email Samantha Boynton, Chair of the Network, if you'd like to find out more.
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Gender and Policy Conference; 22nd and 23rd February
2020.
The Women's Network will host the Gender and Policy Conference, where delegates
from around the world can come together to discuss and propose solutions to the toughest issues in gender and diversity that face policy makers today. The two-day conference will include sessions with academics and policy makers, interactive workshops, and networking events. We are looking for speakers for the conference - if any alumni are interested, we would love to hear from you!
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Speed Networking Evening; date TBA. We are currently looking for alumni from all different sectors and industries to participate in an upcoming evening with current SPP female students - please get in touch if you are interested.
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Executive Programme cohort joins the SPP |
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A very warm welcome to all of our Executive students, who have now begun their intensive nineteen-month course, structured around demanding professional lives. On December 13 we welcomed our largest ever cohort - seventy one in total, comprising of thirty-nine EMPA students and thirty-two EMPP students. We hope everyone involved had a fantastic first week at the SPP, and look forward to seeing them back on campus soon! |
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Can't get to our events? Don't miss out - enjoy the podcast! |
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In Michaelmas Term the SPP enjoyed a wide range of public events, culminating in
Europe 2020: an epic review of all the political, economic, and social events in Europe 2019, as well as predictions for 2020. Panelists explored issues such as the new leaders of EU institutions, Europe's relationship with the US, national elections, and Brexit.
As ever, we don't want you to miss out, so check out our full list of event podcasts if there's a particular event you missed.
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The Implications of Brexit for the UK Economy
Monday 27th January; 18:30 - 20:00
A lively panel discussion on the likely impacts of Brexit on the UK economy - how robust are the economic forecasts, and what might change these experts' opinions?
Speakers: Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Advisor at CEBR ; Dr Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Strategist at Netwealth and Board Member of the Bank of China; and Professor John Van Reenen, Ronald Coase Chair in Economics at LSE and former Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service.
Find out more here.
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Beveridge 2.0 Symposium: Priorities for Reforming Transfer Programmes
Wednesday 29 January; 14:15 - 18:30
Recent years have seen a growing debate around different approaches to address human needs. This symposium brings together different disciplinary perspectives to explore these approaches, as well as practical solutions.
Speakers: The symposium will host a wide range of speakers from LSE, including Dr Malcolm Torry, Visiting Senior Fellow at the Department of Social Policy and Director of the Citizen's Basic Income Trust; Professor David Paichaud and Dr Kitty Stewart from the Department of Social Policy, and Professor Mary Kaldor, Director of the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit at the Department of International Development.
Find out more here. |
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Brexit - third time lucky?
Friday 31st January; 18:30 - 20:00
January 31st will be a key date for Brexit - a point in the UK's departure from the EU, or the start of another extension. Either way, our expert panel discussion will be interpreting the latest in the Brexit saga.
Speakers: Ivan Rogers, former UK Permanent Representative to the EU Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union and Labour Law at Trinity College, Cambridge; Anand Menon; Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College, London, and Director of the UK in a Changing Europe Initiative; and Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Advisor at CEBR.
Find out more here. |
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The Future of Anglo-German relations beyond Brexit
Monday 3rd February; 18:30 - 20:00
What are the implications of the Brexit process for Anglo-German relations? How far can our shared security interests withstand wider instability, and can the two nations maintain foreign policy cooperation?
Speakers: Sir Malcolm Rifkind, former British MP and previous UK Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary; and Dr Norbert Röttgen, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag.
Find out more here. |
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A full list of all our upcoming talks can be found on our website - keep your eyes peeled for future events.
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Wherever you are in the world, we want to keep you updated with all the latest news and events from the School of Public Policy. To make sure you're kept in the loop, just get in touch with any changed contact details and we'll be sure to update your records. Be sure to also follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, or join our LinkedIn Alumni Community in order to stay up to date with everything happening at the SPP. |
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