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Sustainability in LSE residences

This weeks' Banksider has details about shower sealing, carpet removal, lounge closure, end of term re-use and free bike maintenance. We also have a list of suggestions for how to make the best use of your last few weeks staying with us - from enhancing your CV to those all important dissertation tips!

 

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The Annual Student Survey
Take a break from revision or exams and spend a few minutes completing the LSE Residential Services annual survey. Your feedback is important to us and helps us develop our services to students. Click here to complete the survey. The survey is open until 9th July 2011. Anonymised survey results will be shared with the Residential Services team. Submit your response and you will be automatically entered in to a free draw with the opportunity to win one of twenty £10 vouchers.

 

Maintenance

Shower Sealing
Over the next couple of weeks weeks there will be a rolling programme to reseal the showers in several rooms. This is essential work to stop leaks developing. We will contact you individually if work is due to undertaken in your bathroom and would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.

 

Shower Inserts - Ground Floor - 29th June
Initial building services will be replacing the shower head inserts on the ground floor on Wednesday 29th June. You do not need to be present in your room and it should take only a matter of minutes. Thank you in advance your co-operation.

 

Carpet removal - Sixth Floor
The contractors are now completing work on the sixth floor, they should be finished by the end of this week. The contractors should not start work until 8am and noisy work should not start until 9am. If you have any issues with contractors starting before these times please let reception know. We would like to thank everybody for the help and cooperation during this work.
 

Reception

Lounges - Closed from 20th June
In order to assist with the transition from student to vacation mode the lounges on levels 1 to 6 will be closed from 20th June. If you have any items in the lounges please remove them before this point. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause.

 

End of Term Re-Use

Re-use room now open
The table-tennis room is now set-up as a re-use room. It is estimated that every student leaves between 10-20kg of reusable items when they move our of halls. The re-use scheme allows these items to be collected and diverted from landfill. You can leave stationary, electrical appliances (does not have to be working), fridges, books, clothes, shoes, bedding and unopened food (in tins and packets).
Sharp items should be brought to reception to be stored in the sharps bin - they should not be take to the re-use room or disposed of with general refuse. If you wish to take items please feel free but be sure to complete the tracking sheet. The room will be open daily between 7.00am and 3.30pm. If you need access outside of these hours please come to reception and ask for the room to be opened. Please ensure that all items are clean, placed in the right area. For more details visit Sustainable LSE, ask at reception or e-mail j.s.woodley@lse.ac.uk.
 

The Local Area

Free Bike Maintenance - 24th June, The Urban Physic Garden on Union Street
Dr. Bike will be at the Urban Physic Garden (100 Union Street) on Friday 24th June between 12noon and 3pm.  The team will offer a basic road-worthiness check free of charge, and depending on time may also be able to help with other repairs. For more details, a map and to book a slot visit Better Bankside.

Students at Bankside House

In your final few weeks at LSE

In your final weeks in residence here at LSE, why not take advantage of everything that London and the School has to offer to keep you amused until you head for home.
 

Maximise Your Potential

Three LSE services have joined forces to offer students additional activities over the next 2 weeks; Careers Service, LSE Language Centre and Teaching and Learning Centre. There are taster language classes; career insights; and LSE Groups conference. For booking information, a detailed programme and more information, review this webpage.

 

MSc Dissertation Week

The Teaching & Learning Centre have an excellent week-long programme of workshops for Master’s students around three themes of  “Getting Started”, “Developing Your Ideas” and “Thinking Ahead”  from week commencing Monday 27th June 2011. For further information on programme content, dates and booking information, review this webpage:

 

Volunteering

Put your transferable skills to good use by volunteering with a local charity. Or even better, start your own volunteering project. Not sure how to ? Then contact the LSE Volunteer Centre. London is home to thousands of charities, social enterprises and community groups who would welcome contact with LSE students. Check out Do-It where you’ll find an extensive list of volunteering opportunities. And don’t forget you can earn rewards for volunteering with Orange RockCorps. One local charity that is looking for volunteers and volunteer trustees is Toynbee Hall.

 

And if all else fails…

Some London statistics…250 museums and galleries…over 50 theatres…60+ cinema screens, including 2 iMax…100’s of squares, gardens and parks (9 of which are royal)…184 miles of Thames River path… For more visit Time Out.
 

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There are engineering works on the Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan and Victoria lines this weekend. There are also part closures the DLR and London Overground.


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