UCU Strikes Over Pension Cuts Begin
Industrial action over the University Superannuation Scheme began last Thursday at 61 universities in the UK. The scheme and a…
UK Research Councils Sign Declaration Against The Use of Journal Impact Factors in Evaluating Research Excellence
All seven UK Research Councils have joined others from across the globe signing the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment…
LSE Staff Members Decide Not To Support UCU Strikes
Only 46.3% of LSE staff voted to go on strike on the 16th February. The LSE will therefore not be…
Boycott NSS Campaign Gathers Steam
Despite the LSE and the Students’ Union’s efforts to get third -year students to fill out the National Student Survey…
Petition on LSE Summer Ball Receives 600+ Signatures
A petition to launch an LSE-wide Summer Ball to take place after exams each year was launched two weeks ago…
‘LSE Pay Up’ calls for equality in staff pay
Since 2004, support staff (other than senior management and academic staff; also known as Professional Service Staff) have had real…
ESRC Grants Funding to Three LSE Research Centres
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has granted transition funding to three leading research centres based at the London…
Female Student Refused at Campus Barbershop
A female LSE student was recently refused a haircut at Angelo’s Gents Hairdressers, despite having a very similar hairstyle to…
Weekly Union General Meetings Suspended
LSESU General Secretary Mahatir Pasha has released a statement announcing that weekly Union Geneeral Meetings (UGMs) will be suspended during…
LSE Security Staff Stops Student Prayer
A video has surfaced on Facebook of an altercation between a member of the LSE Security Staff and an undergraduate…
