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LSE is delighted to announce that the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its excellence and innovation. The Prizes are the highest national honour that a…

People involved in Community Led Housing (CLH) are significantly less likely to feel lonely than people living in more conventional homes and neighbourhoods, according to a new report by researchers from the universities of Bristol,…

Finance and Economics master’s student Sylvain Girard has won the 2021 ReadyTraderGo EU/UK competition, organised by global firm Optiver. The prize (shared with his teammate) is €30,000, as well as recruitment opportunities at the…

The UK has the highest consumption rate of prescription opioids for pain management per capita in the world, despite declining rates globally, according to new research published by The Lancet EClinicalMedicine.Although consumption has…

Four LSE students have been selected for one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships. As Schwarzman Scholars, Yuming Fu, Daniel Lawes, Nathan Méténier and Si Tou Un will study for a master’s degree at Schwarzman College in…

Cultivating Democracy, a new book exploring life in India, reveals how rural life creates values of citizenship and active engagement that are essential for the cultivation of democracy. Written by Dr Mukulika Banerjee, a leading academic…

A new, comprehensive model of autism care and treatment that prioritises personalised, stepped care approaches is urgently needed – according to a new international report published in The Lancet, co-authored by Professor Martin Knapp at…

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on people who use and provide long-term care (LTC) globally. A new International Living Report on COVID-19 and Long-Term Care, launched by LTCCovid, shows that long-standing…

Half of UK firms say they are having difficulty recruiting new workers, while around one in five are having issues retaining existing staff, according to new research from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of…

Europe faces challenging times - from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change to economic recovery – and students across the CIVICA alliance have just spent three months analysing the EU’s policy responses to these challenges in the first…