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First Person Perspective Digital Ethnography videos (ESRC Seminars) available to view. http://psych.lse.ac.uk/digital_ethnography/index.html|

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Conferences

28th June 2013 - The Interuniversity Graduate Conference in Psychology 'Identities in Context' View website|

23-25 April 2013 - Professor Sandra Jovchelovitch is to be one of the main speakers at the World Economic Forum on Latin America, which will take place in Lima, Peru, on . The eighth Latin America gathering will bring together over 500 global and regional business leaders, heads of state and government and ministers, as well as leaders from media, academia and civil society. Professor Jovchelovitch will participate in the main session “Weaving the Social Fabric”. To know more go to http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-latin-america-2013| and http://www.psych.lse.ac.uk/undergroundsociabilities
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March 25-26th, 2013 - Health, Community and Development alumnus Dr. Morten Skovdal, and current PhD student Ms. Sara Belton co-convened an international conference held at the LSE NAB Building, titled: “Growing up with HIV in Africa”. More details.

“Growing up with HIV in Africa” will bring together interdisciplinary researchers and practitioners to discuss current research and practice modalities and challenges concerning children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Supported by the Institute of Social Psychology, the LSE Annual Fund, and Save the Children UK, the conference and subsequent journal special issue in Children and Youth Services Review will bring together over 50 participants from 10 countries working in this important area of HIV/AIDS research. More information on the conference can be found online at: http://www.psych.lse.ac.uk/growingupwithhiv|.

ISP Research Seminars

23 May 2013 -Intersubjectivity & Interobjectivity, Speakers : Prof Jaan Valsiner (Clark University), Prof Fathali M. Moghaddam (Georgetown University), Dr Gordon Sammut (University of Malta), Prof Martin Bauer (LSE)
Venue: New Academic Building LG.09, Date: 23 May 2013, Time: 6.30-8pm

7 May 2013 - Mandisa Mbali, Transnational AIDS Activism and Global Health Justice: Revisiting 'Pharma' v. Mandela. View page|19th March 2013 - ISP Research Seminar. Edmund Ramsden. Of Mad Dogs and Men: Creating Animal Models of Human Psychopathology. View page |

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HCD Seminars

23-25 April 2013 - Professor Sandra Jovchelovitch is to be one of the main speakers at the World Economic Forum on Latin America, which will take place in Lima, Peru, on . The eighth Latin America gathering will bring together over 500 global and regional business leaders, heads of state and government and ministers, as well as leaders from media, academia and civil society. Professor Jovchelovitch will participate in the main session “Weaving the Social Fabric”. To know more go to http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-latin-america-2013| and http://www.psych.lse.ac.uk/undergroundsociabilities|

16th March 2013 -Workshop on using tools for participatory learning and action (PLA) This workshop is designed to introduce participants to a range of tools used in participatory planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and research. Speaker:Susan B. Rifkin. View webpage|

ESRC Seminars

21st June 2013 - Ethical Issues in First Person Perspective Digital Ethnography. First Person Perspective Digital Ethnography raises complex ethical issues.

10 May 2013 - Analysing First Person Perspective Data. New methods of digital data capture create new problems for analysing data. How should the sheer volume of data be stored, searched and analysed?

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PUS Seminars

13th March 2013 - Jean-Baptiste Gouyon(Science Museum, London). Title: ‘A collection of cinematograph pictures dealing with animal life should be placed in every important museum’ – Natural history film-making, a culture of knowledge production?

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Publications

Ben Voyer has several publications to announce:
* (2013) Understanding Power and Leadership: the Role of Self-construal (with B. McIntosh),Cultural effects on perception and cognition: Integrating recent findings and reviewing implications for consumer research,
* Are Social Media Only Social? Understanding the Role of Social Media in the Processes of Independent and Interdependent Identity Construction.

Bauer MW, S Howard, J Romo, L Massarani & L Amorin (2012) Science Journalism Across the World – working conditions, practices, professional ethos and future expectations, A report for SciDev.Net, London, LSE & SciDev.Net, August (126pp) http://www.scidev.net/en/content/our-learning-series/#X346620B030F0470C9BD5FB18DC433272

2012 book by Saadi Lahlou: NOSULENKO, Valery, SAMOYLENKO, Elena. La numérisation du travail. Théories, méthodes et expérimentations. (2012) -  LAHLOU, Saadi,  Paris : Lavoisier, coll. EDF R&D, 327p.ISBN 978-2-7340-1424-7. ISSN 1773-5300. http://www.lavoisier.fr/livre/notice.asp?id=3LKW2OARK3KOWB|.

Other news

31 May - 3 June 2013 - Dr Ilka Gleibs is one of four researchers who have organised the expert workshop on ‘Identity in a Globalised World: social psychological dynamics in the face of globalisation’, to be held from  at the International Academy of Nature Conservation on the Isle of Vilm, Germany. View page|

Dr Ben Voyer discussed a report by Which? showing how manufacturers are 'shrinking' products, instead of increasing their prices.View page|

21st March 2013 - End of Term Party

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sgarner_237_250Dr Steve Garner
University of West of England

"All the exchanges I have participated in at the ISP have been thoroughly stimulating, challenging and thought-provoking. I always leave looking forward to the next one.