Zilch eyes London IPO as fintech firm edges closer to profitability CEO Philip Belamant said Zilch was now months away from hitting profitability Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023
LSEG chief David Schwimmer hits back at critics of new trading venture David Schwimmer talks to the Evening Standard about plans to shake-up the market Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023
Eight questions for London Stock Exchange chief David Schwimmer Today the London Stock Exchange Group reported strong half-year results that suggest it is thriving. Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023
Rusi Cooper, oldest First-Class cricketer in the world @100, passes away MUMBAI: Rusi Cooper, who was the oldest-living First-Class cricketer in the world, having celebrated his 100th birthday on December 22 last year, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning at his residence in Kemp's Corner in South Bombay. He is survived by his daughter Dinaz and son-in-law Hoshang… The Times of India · Jul 31, 2023
The New China Playbook by Keyu Jin review – the bright side of Beijing The well-connected LSE scholar sheds light on the Chinese economic model but omits anything politically contentious in her attempt to demystify the country The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
Lawsuits are key tool in delivering climate justice, says UN body Report says nearly 200 cases filed around the world in past 12 months challenging governments and firms The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
Edinburgh uni student left with no degree told to leave UK after marking boycott chaos Will Scheffler has been told that he will need to leave the country and return home to get a new student visa. Daily Record · Jul 12, 2023
Edinburgh university student told he must leave country before continuing studies Will was shocked when he received an email from the university that stated that if he wanted to extend his student visa permission, he would have to do it from outside the UK if he hadn't been given a degree classification. Edinburgh Live · Jul 12, 2023
From Indiana Jones to Wham!: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment The fedora-sporting MacGuffin-chaser gets one last crack of the whip, and the bequiffed 80s pop greats get the Netflix documentary treatment The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023
'Chance to change the world': Scots firm welcomes LSE report into renewable potential THE UK has the opportunity to “change the world when it comes to renewable energy”, a Scottish company leading in the tidal stream energy sector… The National (Scotland) · Jun 23, 2023
Scotland 'has more tidal stream capacity than rest of world combined' SCOTLAND is leading the world in tidal stream renewable energy with more installed capacity than the rest of the planet combined, a new report from… The National (Scotland) · Jun 22, 2023
Letters: Colin Rochester obituary Sue Roebuck writes: Colin described himself as Renaissance Man; and he combined an avuncular manner with a steely centre The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023
The rise of perfectionism – and the harm it’s doing us all Many of us believe striving for perfection leads to success. But perfectionism is counter-productive and can result in soaring levels of stress. The answer, believes Professor Thomas Curran, is to go a little easier on yourself The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023
Who should win the 2023 Stirling prize? One of these… Of the 131 RIBA regional award winners just announced, this year’s Stirling prize contenders ought to include a precision-tooled Isle of Wight house, the LSE’s latest addition and a farm in the middle of Belfast The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023 Ministers missed chances to prepare social care for a pandemic, review finds Two-year study by Nuffield Trust and LSE says successive governments failed to make social care a priority
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023 London Stock Exchange chief calls for UK firms to pay bosses more Julia Hoggett accused of being ‘bit deluded’ after arguing pay packages need to match those of US companies
Financial Times · Apr 25, 2023 Why Europe’s stock markets are failing to challenge the US In the second part of a series, the European dream of building bourses to rival those in America faces practical, political and cultural obstacles
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023 Colin Rochester obituary Other lives: Consultant and researcher on voluntary organisations and volunteering
Birmingham Post · Apr 3, 2023 Floating on London Stock Exchange 'not an experience I'd recommend to anyone', says THG boss Matthew Moulding THG floated on the London Stock Exchange in September 2020 in a move that raised £1.88bn
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023 Pioneering Black economist Sir Arthur Lewis celebrated with university building after four year campaign Sir Arthur Lewis became the London School of Economics’s first Black academic in 1938, and now has a building named in his honour
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023 GPT-4 has brought a storm of hype and fright – is it marketing froth, or is this a revolution? I have seen enough to know that it’s going to alter our lives. Just think what AI tools could do when used by creative people in fashion or architecture, says LSE’s Charlie Beckett
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023 More women working in finance in 1997 than in 2022, figures show London Stock Exchange boss Julia Hoggett said diversity and inclusivity is not a ‘nice distraction’, but should be part of the job.
Wales Online · Feb 28, 2023 University dished out £120k in library fines to students in just one year Over £7m in fines for late returns or not returning books at all have been issued over the last decade
Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023 How London’s Syrian and Turkish communities are helping earthquake victims from afar Turkish and Syrian communities in London have rallied together to support their home countries in the wake of a devastating earthquake. Here’s how people are ‘swarming’ to donate money, time and possessions to those in need
Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2023 ‘We feel for lecturers — but we want our fees back’: what students really think about the university strikes Lecturers, librarians and administrative staff are among the 70,000 university workers set to strike for 17 days this term — so is Generation Covid right in asking for compensation? Katie Strick reports