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LSE has been ranked fifth in the English Social Mobility Index published today (19 October). Rising from eighth place last year, LSE is now one of the highest Russell Group universities on the list. Published annually by the Higher…

LSE and newcleo, the Gen-IV nuclear technology company, have signed a five-year partnership to conduct advanced research into the economics of energy policy. Initial interim findings will be published next year and will assist governments…

The Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE), a fully-funded fellowship programme based at the LSE International Inequalities Institute, has launched a new partnership with the Center on International Cooperation (CIC), a…

Dr Rebecca Elliott from the Department of Sociology has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize 2023 by the Leverhulme Trust. The prizes are awarded annually to recognise the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work…

What is happening in the workplace right now? And how does that impact your success? Launched on 31 October 2023, the new podcast by Dr Grace Lordan, Work FORCE explores the evolving world of work, sparking a dialogue on how we can…

Up to one in four jobs could be deemed as “bad jobs” or “poor-quality employment”, according to new research by Kirsten Sehnbruch, British Academy Global Professor at the International Inequalities Institute.At an LSE public lecture,…

Children with special educational needs living in affluent areas have a higher chance than those in poorer areas of being diagnosed with certain disabilities and conditions, including dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD, according to new research…

Rachel Ngai, Anna Valero, and Gene Frieda have been appointed to the Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) advisory panel this month, alongside 22 other members.Established in 2011, the panel was set up to develop and scrutinise the…

Over 70 per cent of properties held via overseas shell companies (109,000 out of 152,000) still do not publish information about who really owns them, despite government commitments to crack down on anonymous ownership of UK property.This…

New research has revealed that building more wheelchair user homes for disabled people, from children to adults over 66, could save the public purse millions of pounds over a ten year period.CASE’s Housing and Communities research group ,…