A very happy new year to you all from us here at Houghton Street. I hope you had a lovely break and were able to take some quality time to recharge your batteries. We are now at the start of Lent Term and, with exams out of the way, we can concentrate fully on the term ahead.
There has been news: as you may have heard, Minouche Shafiq is going to be ending her time as Director of LSE this summer to move to Columbia University. She has been an exemplary leader of the School during some very difficult times, and we will be sorry to see her leave us. I know that some of you will have been at a graduation led by her, and will be aware of how much LSE means to her personally.
Also, since our last contact, several PhDs have been awarded – our congratulations go to Drs Felix Schaff, Julian Jaramillo, Safya Morshed, and Nora Qiu. And our student competitions were as popular ever, with a very high standard of entry for both the Photography and Investment Competitions – you can find out more and meet the winners here.
Towards the end of last year, we sent out a request for help mentoring our current MSc students. The response was amazing, and we really appreciate the generous offers of time and expertise. If you missed the email and would like to get involved, details are repeated elsewhere in this newsletter. We are really pleased that so many of you are willing to help our current students as they think about how to enter the job market.
Please keep 30th March free in your diary, as we are delighted to announce that Mara Pasquamaria Squicciarini will deliver our annual Epstein Lecture. Working at the intersection of religion and science, she asks whether the relationship between the two can be a positive one. You can find out more, including how to book, here.
Our profile in this edition looks at the impact of Jane Humphries’ 2010 book Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution and how the stories of the children who worked in mills inspired the work of Japanese artist, Sawako Utsumi.
Please do stay in touch - we'd love to know what you've been up to.