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Welcome to the latest news update from the School of Public Policy |
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Save the Date!
Upcoming Alumni Events |
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Alumni & Student Networking Social
Date: Tuesday 23 February 2021; 6:00 - 7.30PM GMT
All alumni are invited to join our upcoming Networking Social. We will be hearing from our new Professor in Practice Vanessa Rubio-Márquez about her twenty-five year long career in Mexico's public service; before enjoying some networking break-out sessions to catch up and share some professional experiences. It's a great opportunity to share your insight with our students and make some new professional connections, so please come along!
Sign up for this event online here.
Expert Alumni Panel: Building a Sustainable Future
Date: Tuesday 23 March 2021; 6:00 - 7.30PM GMT
Our alumni community has a wealth of experience, and their work makes a huge difference around the world. We're proud to showcase alumni knowledge in an expert panel event surrounding one of the most pressing issues our world currently faces: creating a sustainable future. Join us for a panel talk with some of our alumni facing these issues today.
We will also be running alumni career panels for our students over the course of the term. Connecting with alumni is so important to our students, particularly during the ongoing pandemic, so a huge thank you to everyone involved.
If you have any questions about these events or would like to be involved; just email spp.alumni@lse.ac.uk. |
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Thank You for Supporting the SPP |
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We are so incredibly grateful to all our alumni and friends for the support you show us: either through financial support or by donating your time towards student support through career panels, providing capstone projects, or simple advice.
Over the financial year 2019-20 we received over £500, 000 from our community: almost all directed to financial aid and scholarships. Everyone at the School of Public Policy is hugely grateful for your kindness, and we would like to pass on our thanks to everyone who has donated either to the School or the wider LSE community. Your support helps us do wonderful things, and we are delighted to continue to offer an outstanding policy education experience to our students even in such unusual times.
You can find out more about financially supporting the SPP here.
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As part of this generous support received, we are proud to announce the founding of the new Luksic scholarship: a programme which supports postgraduate students from Chile joining the SPP. These scholarships are needs-based and will support up to ten beneficiaries a year. We’re delighted to be able to offer this new opportunity to talented young professionals who will go on to change the world through their policy-making, and we thank the Luksic family for their generosity in making this happen.
We are also thrilled to welcome the first cohort of Luksic Scholars to the SPP, and hope that their time here is an enjoyable and informative one!
You can find out more about our first Luksic Scholars here.
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New Roles for Sara Hagemann and Adnan Khan |
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We are excited to share an important change in the SPP: as of January 2021 Dr Sara Hagemann has begun a new role at the SPP as Associate Dean for Extended Education. She will be leading our executive and online teaching in the department, as well as continuing her teaching and other activities within the academic programmes. |
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In Sara's place we're delighted to announce that Professor Adnan Khan has taken up the role as new Academic Director. Adnan brings a wealth of experience in research, teaching, and policy making: with over fifteen years as a policy practitioner, maker, and activist, and over ten years as a researcher and lecturer. We are excited to welcome Adnan in this new role and look forward to hearing more from him in the future.
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Meet Lauren Cuscuna
This term's Alumni in Action is Lauren Cuscuna (MPA, 2018) ! Lauren is the Innovations and Insights Manager at Safe Water Network, an organisation dedicated to building clean water stations in Ghana and India. Lauren works to assess the financial sustainability of these water stations, developing strategies to enhance their performance.
You can read more about Lauren's story online. |
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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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The first annual LSE Maryam Annual Forum took place online from 8-10th 2020; giving attending students the chance to meet and work alongside global thought-leaders and professionals. The conference focussed around the subject of
One Year On:
Lessons Learnt and ‘New Normals’ in a Post-COVID World’, hosting leaders from the G7 and G20, influential academics, and innovative businesspeople.
The Forum built upon discussions and findings of six Co-Labs (year-round working groups developing research-based policy solutions to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) that were launched in September; and a public letter was addressed to G7, G20 and national leaders containing the Forum’s policy recommendations.
You can find out more about the LSE Maryam Forum online, as well as listen to all recordings from the sessions online and read the Co-Lab student leaders' findings on the LSE COVID-19 blog.
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The SPP Annual Report 2019-20 |
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For those who've not yet seen it, the first SPP Annual Report (2019-20) is still available for viewing: a chance to reflect on our community and celebrate the achievements and growth of both the School and its students.
You can view the report online, and any feedback would be gratefully received at spp@lse.ac.uk.
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LSE COVID-19 Blog
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How New Zealand eliminated COVID-19' |
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New Zealand's track record with COVID-19 is famously good. Current EMPA student Joe Stockman - who worked on the country’s COVID-19 response as a Chief Advisor to the country's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment - explains how decisiveness, a successful communications strategy, a committed civil service and a degree of luck enabled it to return quickly to normal life.
Read it online
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Has your industry been affected by the pandemic? Would you like to write about the insights you've gained? The LSE COVID-19 blog publishes academic and other expert opinion about the pandemic, and SPP alumni are very welcome to contribute.
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London's Mayor at 20
Professor Tony Travers has co-authored a book examining the evolution of the role of Mayor of London. Marking the twentieth anniversary of the position's creation,
London's Mayor of 20 examines how the first three mayors have approached the role - and how the position has transformed to meet London's changing needs.
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Chile's Great Pension Raid
Writing for Project Syndicate, Professor Andrés Velasco examines the inevitable crashes of populist cycles. He suggests that for many Chileans, this crash may only come when they reach old age with no retirement savings.
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Alumni Benefits in the Spotlight
Are you looking for a career change? Looking for more resources to find that perfect role, or simply looking for advice?
All alumni have access to the LSE Careers Resource Centre and the careers information website, while recent alumni can also access exclusive one-to-one help with an LSE career consultant. To find out more, visit the LSE Careers Services page. |
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SPP Events in the School's Top 3 Public Online Events |
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We're excited to announce that in 2020, three School of Public Policy public events made it to the LSE's
Top 3 Public Online Events across the whole school. It's wonderful to see so many people enjoying the SPP public events - all three are still available to watch on YouTube, so if you haven't yet seen them, don't miss out!
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How Was Brexit For You? A Reflection On What We Learned
Wednesday 17 February 2021 5pm - 6.30pm GMT
Brexit represents the biggest shock to the UK economy, society and politics for generations. So what have we learned, and what does the UK still need to learn if it's to make a success of Brexit?
Speakers: Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union and Labour Law at Cambridge University; Baronness Catharine Hoey, former Labour MP for Vauxhall and a vocal campaigner to Leave the EU; Dr Gerard Lyons, economist and Chief Economic Strategist at Netwealth Investments, and Sir Ivan Rogers, former UK Permanent Representative to the EU.
Find out more.
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Money and Power: the world leaders who changed economics
Tuesday 23 February 2021 4pm - 5.30pm GMT
Through economics, our politicians have the power to change people's lives for better or worse. Speaking about his new book, Money and Power,
Vince Cable examines the legacy of sixteen world leaders who transformed their countries’ economic fortunes and who also challenged economic convention.
Speaker: Sir Vince Cable, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2017 to 2019) and Professor in Practice, LSE Institute of Global Affairs.
Discussant: Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Advisor, Centre for Economics and Business Research and former Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service.
Find out more.
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Reforming in Crisis: lessons for today from the global financial crisis
Friday 12 March 2021 1pm-2:15pm GMT
Can countries reform during crisis? Andres Velasco draws on lessons learned as Minister of Finance in Chile during the global financial crisis for today's pandemic and its economic fallout.
Speakers: Professor Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy, LSE; Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Professor in Practice in the School of Public Policy, LSE.
Find out more.
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What Reforms to Mainstream Gender and Inclusion?
Thursday 1 April 2021 1pm - 2:15pm GMT
The importance of diversity and gender inclusion is widely recognised, yet private companies struggle to incorporate this into their business. Barbara Rambousek uses her own experiences within a major bank to present theoretical foundations for greater inclusion.
Speakers: Barbara Rambousek, Director of Gender and Economic Inclusion in the Department of Country and Sector Economics; and Grace Lordan, Associate Professor in Behavioural Science, LSE.
Find out more.
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