Alumni e-newsletter January 2010		In this issue: Alumni events Public lectures Alumni news Academic and research news Paris Marathon James Driscoll will be running the Paris Marathon in April 2010 in support of the LSE Annual Fund. You can follow his progress and training online and through his blog. LSE: a history in pictures is available on Flickr, go online to leave comments on pictures and to submit your own pictures. LSE: a history in pictures was made possible through the Annual Fund. Register on: Join the LSE group on: Become LSE's fan on: Useful links Alumni homepage Alumni groups Events and reunions Mentoring and careers News Benefits Alumni Association LSE Annual Fund Supporting LSE Help and contact us
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Alumni events

Public lectures
LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival: Off the Edge This festival explores the edges of social science and asks what can be learnt about mind, self and society in the borderlands between social science, natural science and the humanities. All events are free and open to all, but a tickets are required. Tickets will be available to request online from Monday 25 January 2010. Speaking with the Speaker - John Bercow MP Monday 25 January, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre Why Aid is Not Working and How There Is Another Way for Africa - Dambisa Moyo Tuesday 26 January 2010, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre Recent podcast and video highlight: The Financial Crisis: How Europe can save the world - George Soros and others - 9 December 2009
Alumni news
Alumni recognised in New Year Honours List LSE is delighted to congratulate the following alumni, who were recently honoured as follows: CBE - Neil Flint and David Goldstone OBE - Lucy Gampell, Alison McLean, Dr Louise Perrotta, Professor Chris Skinner and Iqbal Wahhab Alumni Book: Trade Remedies in North America, Nick Covelli (MSc PWE 1998) Useful link: alumni news homepage, alumni books
Academic and research news
Living in the Second Nuclear Age In this film, renowned historian of the Cold War Professor Arne Westad explains that not only have hopes for a dismantling of the weapons stockpile failed to be realised, but that the period since the end of the Cold War has seen proliferation occur at such a pace that ours is now referred to as "The Second Nuclear Age." LSE ranked in top 20 European business schools by Financial Times LSE has been named among the top 20 European business schools in a Financial Times league table - climbing four places from last year. Useful links: research and expertise homepage \| experts' directory