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LSE has retained its place as the top university in London and fourth in the UK in the Guardian’s Best UK Universities 2024 league table.The School was also ranked highly across individual disciplines, coming top in 'Accounting and…

There is growing evidence that where we live impacts our cognitive health - issues such as air pollution and social isolation have the potential to affect our ability to think clearly, learn and remember. However, there was little…

This July, LSE Generate hosted some of its brightest start-up talent and over 150 investors, prospective partners and key stakeholders at its fourth annual Demo Day, a live event showcasing the rising stars of the Generate Accelerator…

Three LSE academics have become Fellows of the British Academy, in recognition of their outstanding contribution to humanities and social science.Professor Susan Marks, Professor Patrick Sturgis and Professor Saul Estrin are among 86…

LSE undergraduate student Aleesha Bruce has been recognised at the Student Social Mobility Awards, organised by the charity upReach.The prestigious Awards ceremony, which celebrates incredible achievements by undergraduate students…

LSE is delighted to announce the appointment of Larry Kramer as its new President and Vice Chancellor. Larry Kramer will formally begin his role as LSE’s eighteenth President and Vice Chancellor in April 2024.Currently President of the…

The typical person from a Bangladeshi, black Caribbean or black African background has no significant level of household net worth, in contrast to the typical white Briton who has a household net worth of £140,000, according to new…

Researchers in the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at LSE have secured £35.5 million for research collaborations linked to Policy Research Units (PRUs) funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). These…

LSE alumnus Mr Vincent Cheng (BSc Economics 1993) has made an unrestricted eight-figure commitment to LSE’s permanent endowment through the Verdant Foundation. The funding will make a significant contribution towards securing the…

Seen and Heard, a project led by Dr Julia King, a Policy Fellow at LSE Cities, has won a Eurocities Awards for its pioneering work with young people.The Eurocities Awards recognise cities’ outstanding achievements in improving quality of…