We are launching a new Global School of Sustainability in 2025! 🎉🌱
“The Global School of Sustainability will bring together experts, create networks to deliver change, and train the next generation of leaders,” said LSE President, Prof Larry Kramer.
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born
#OnThisDay
on 14 April 1891 🇮🇳 He gained two doctorates from LSE and Columbia University.
#Ambedkar
fought for the representation & rights of Dalit communities and was involved in the Independence movement in
#India
.
@SexMattersOrg
@LSEGenderTweet
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📣 We've done it again! 👏👏👏 We've been ranked top in Europe – and second in the world – in social science and management!
#qswur
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We are proud to welcome three
#NobelPrize
winners to LSE in Spring Term!
Register to attend online:
🗓️ 30 April - Joseph E. Stiglitz:
🗓️ 2 May - Claudia Goldin:
🗓️ 2 May - Esther Duflo:
"A study by LSE finds that the rich are, in fact, very unlikely to relocate because of tax rises alone, particularly those living in some of the world’s largest cities, such as New York, London and Tokyo."
We have been named University of the Year 2025 and ranked as the top university in the UK by
@thetimes
! 🥳 🥳 🥳
Prof Larry Kramer, LSE President and Vice Chancellor, welcomed the announcement: "This is a tribute to our outstanding faculty and students, and global community."
What did race have to do with how Meghan Markle was judged as a mother? Listen to Professor Shani Orgad on the latest
#LSEiQ
podcast 👇👇👇.
🍎Apple Podcasts:
☁️SoundCloud:
📻LSE Player:
“In remembering, we’re saying never again.”
Today marks 50 years since the violent overthrow of
#Chile
’s democratically elected government by the military in 1973.
Dr Tanya Harmer from
@lsehistory
discusses the importance of marking this anniversary.
#Democracy
The band
@the1975
have announced they will stage the world’s first carbon-removed gigs next year at
@TheO2
.
Leo Mercer from
@granthamlse
explains how carbon-removed gigs work and why this move by the 1975 and the O2 is a positive step in the right direction.
#Climate
Professor in Practice
@LSE_WPS
Angelina Jolie returned to campus for the first meetings of the new academic year.
#partofLSE
She is pictured here in front of the portrait of Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, important British women's rights activist and suffragette.
“Vaccine passports could unleash demons that we’ll be living with for years. There are far better ways to manage public health and open the economy that do not divide society.”
@LSEHealthPolicy
’s
@clarewenham
writes for
@TheEconomist
.
@FemmeLoves
@LottieHistory
@LSEGenderTweet
We have been made aware of a presentation given at an external event in 2011 by a then graduate student, now faculty member of LSE. We are looking into these reports.
Today we welcomed HRH the Duchess of Cambridge for a roundtable discussion on early years support.
Inadequate support for early years care and education costs England at least £16B every year, researchers from
@CPEC_LSE
have calculated.
It was great to speak with leading academics and practitioners at the London School of Economics about The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood's mission to drive awareness of, and action on, the transformative impact of the early years.
"The difference between reported levels of wellbeing in April 2020 compared to April 2019 is enormous."
@LSE_PBS
's
@profpauldolan
comments on his latest research into wellbeing during the
#COVID
ー19 pandemic with
@_Simetrica
.
#LSEThinks
High-income countries need to scale down their use of natural resources by over 70 per cent to achieve a sustainable level of consumption says research by
@jasonhickel
from
@LSEInequalities
and colleagues, published in
@TheLancetPlanet
🌍.
Today, we're committing to becoming the first carbon neutral university in the UK for all our measured emissions. 🍃
Mitigating our emissions is one step on our journey as we continue to reduce our carbon footprint. ♻️
#Thread
👇
Wonderful Friday news! Octopuses🐙, crabs🦀, lobsters🦞, and other cephalopods and decapods, are set to receive greater protection under UK law following
#LSE
report by
@birchlse
and colleagues showing they are capable of feeling pain and distress.
Meet António, manager of Wright's Bar 👋
Today he celebrates 27 years working at the popular cafe on campus! 🍾
Read our interview with him and find out what makes working there so special. ☕
Have you been to Wright's? Any fav memories?
#partofLSE
➡️
In a first for UK higher education, we've been independently verified as carbon neutral for the academic year 2020/21, for all our measured emissions! ✅
#SustainableLSE
ℹ️:
Sir Arthur Lewis, LSE alumnus and our first Black academic was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics 40 years ago.
Today, LSE students and academics reflect on Lewis' enduring legacy and what it means to them.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#ShapeTheWorld
#partofLSE
🎬 Full video coming 🔜
We've once again been recognised as one of the best universities in the world! 🌍
The
#THEUniRankings
— released today — place LSE 27th globally and 5th in the UK. 🎉
ℹ️ Read more:
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 New LSE Blog!!
LSE COVID-19 brings you expert & accessible research about the
#coronavirus
pandemic with a focus on the global policy response. 🌏
➡️ Follow
@LSEPublicPolicy
for more.
Well done to Professor Martin Knapp of
@CPEC_LSE
, who was recognised with a CBE in the
#NewYearHonours
for services to Social Care Research 🎉🎉
@Knappem
Until now it hasn't been possible for governments to identify which policies will increase citizens'
#wellbeing
the most.
LSE researchers, working with the UK Government, aim to change this. Read how 👇
#LSEResearchForTheWorld
@CEP_LSE
|
@LSE_PBS
“Intellectual Property rights are not absolute rights. They are granted and recognised under the condition that they serve the public interest"
Waive IP rules for
#COVID
#vaccines
urge 100+ IP academic experts.
@SivaThambisetty
@DrLukeMcDonagh
👇👇👇
"I will be pleased... if some of the young people here decide to make a career in international politics and diplomacy, because we need you in this interdependent world." - former UN SecGen and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan at LSE in 2012.
#RIP
A brilliant scholar of social justice, Ambedkar fought for the representation and rights of Dalit communities, and was Chair of the Drafting Committee for the Indian constitution. 🇮🇳📜
#LSEAmbedkar
🔎 Explore his LSE student file in our online exhibition:
Introducing Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the subject of our latest online exhibition, depicted in white with a copy of the Indian Constitution on his lap.
#LSEAmbedkar
"This is the world, as we know it from a different viewpoint. Familiar, strange, and subject to change."
LSE has today unveiled a new sculpture on campus by the Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger.
Read more about The World Turned Upside Down:
LSE has retained its place as the top university in London and 4th in the UK in the
@guardian
’s Best UK Universities 2024 league table.
🥇 We ranked top in Accounting and Finance, and featured in the top five across 8 other subject areas.
Nobel Prize winners
@juanmansantos
and Amartya Sen will join LSE Director Minouche Shafik on 1 March to launch her new book, What We Owe Each Other.
#LSEFestival
🎟️ Register now:
LSE is delighted to announce Professor
@AndresVelasco
will be the inaugural Dean of the new School of Public Policy. Find out more about Professor Velasco and
@LSEPublicPolicy
:
Last night, we were delighted to welcome Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
@NOIweala
, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
@wto
, to LSE and present her with an honorary doctorate for her outstanding contributions to society.
#LSENgozi
#partofLSE
🎉🎉Great news this morning as
#REFresults
recognise our outstanding contribution to social science research once again! LSE is top UK university based on percentage of world leading (4*) research produced. 🥳 🥳
#REF2021
🎓Eliza the 🐶 chow graduated with an MSc in Canine Behavioural Studies. She excelled especially in The Economics behind Sit, Down, Stand; The History of Bottom-Sniffing in Canine Culture; and The Political Impact of Brexit on Canine Society.
Congratulations to Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, Lucinda Platt
@PlattLucinda
, who received an OBE in the
#NewYearsHonours
for services to the social sciences
🎉 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Larry Kramer as our new President and Vice Chancellor. 🎓
“It is the honour of a lifetime to work with and for the LSE community to further the School’s founding mission” - Larry Kramer
#partofLSE
Dr Ursula von der Leyen, LSE alumna and President of the
@EU_Commission
, joins us this Wednesday (8 Jan) to discuss building another future for the 🇪🇺-🇬🇧partnership.
#LSEEurope
🎟️ Tickets:
⏩ Livestream:
We've risen to third in the UK in the
#CUG2022
! We've also ranked second for both graduate prospects and research quality. 🥳
Meanwhile, we're ranked top in Europe and second in the world for social sciences and management subjects! 👏
#QSWUR
#partoflse
Image: Colin Ritchie
"It has been one of the greatest honours of my life to serve LSE."
Baroness Minouche Shafik, our School’s sixteenth Director, has confirmed that she will be stepping down in summer 2023.
Congratulations to LSE alum Alexander Stubb, newly elected President of Finland 🇫🇮.
Alexander holds a PhD in international politics from
@LSEIRDept
.
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘭𝘢𝘧 𝘒𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘺 - 𝘖𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘊𝘊 𝘉𝘠-𝘚𝘈 3.0 𝘥𝘦,
BREAKING: Give yourselves a BIG pat on the back! We’ve ranked 7th in the world 🌍 in the Social Sciences category, 6th in Business & Economics, and 8th in Law in the 2020
#THEunirankings
. 🥳🥳
@THEworldunirank
Read the full list:
Join us on Tuesday 5 November as we welcome
#NobelPrize2019
winner Professor Esther
#Duflo
at LSE to discuss her forthcoming book, Good Economics for Hard Times, co-authored with fellow laureate Abhijit
#Banerjee
.
#LSEStamp
➡️
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
#NobelPrize
🎉 LSE has been ranked second in the world and 🔝 in the UK in the “sustainable institutions” lens for the QS World University Rankings for Sustainability 2023 🎉
#QSWUR
#sustainability
#QS
Congratulations to Prof
@lea_ypi
, Prof Ricardo Reis (
@R2Rsquared
), Prof Katy Gardner & Prof Nava Ashraf (
@profnavaashraf
) who have become
@BritishAcademy_
Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contribution to humanities and social science. 👏
..
🎉 Our Marshall Building has won LSE a "World's Most Beautiful Campuses" award, according to
@PrixVersailles
, the World Architecture and Design Award at
@UNESCO
.
The "World's Most Beautiful” achievements celebrate examples of exceptional global architecture & design 👏
📈 Today’s
#GoogleDoodle
celebrates St. Lucian economist, professor, and author Sir W. Arthur Lewis, a pioneer in the field of international development economics.
Learn more →
It doesn't get much BEE-gger than this! 🐝 🐝 🐝
We are thrilled to see our 🌟star🌟 pollinators in
@Netflix
's new documentary, Down to Earth, with
@ZacEfron
.
Our beehives sit atop Connaught House on campus and are cared for by the LSESU Beekeeping Society. 💛🖤
📸 : Netflix
🎉 Congratulations to Director Petra Costa (MSc Psychological & Behavioural Science '08) & Producer Joanna Natasegara (MSc Human Rights '05), whose film The Edge of Democracy has been nominated for Best Documentary at the 92nd Academy Awards.
#OscarNoms
LSE will be closed from today until 3 January.
We'd like to wish everyone in our community a happy break! We hope you rest, relax and reconnect with loved ones ❤️
In individual subjects, LSE has ranked first in the world for Social Policy, and second for Geography. 🎉 Congratulations
@LSESocialPolicy
and
@LSEGeography
!
Overall, 13 LSE disciplines placed in the global top ten.
#QSWUR
Read the full story:
In a new Statement on Gender Equality, LSE Director Minouche Shafik and leaders including
@KGeorgieva
,
@Lagarde
,
@vonderleyen
,
@NOIweala
and
@SongweVera
, call on governments to prioritise women in economic recovery and social protection plans.
ℹ️:
At LSE, we celebrate our LGBTQ+ community and diversity in all its forms, and we've changed our social media icons today to show our support for
#Pride
. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
#partoflse
Here we're sharing
@LSESpectrum
's first march at Pride in London in 2019.
Announcing free alumni access to a range of e-journals, selected reference works, data and research methods tools with
@LSELibrary
. 😀 🎉
Continue your research, professional development and lifelong learning here: 💪
"Nothing is more valuable and nothing is more rewarding than to serve a cause greater than your own self interests." - US Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain, speaking at LSE in October 2012.
#RIP
#OnThisDay
in 2008, Queen Elizabeth II visited our campus to open the New Academic Building on Lincoln’s Inn Fields. It was the first visit to LSE by a reigning monarch since her grandfather, George V, laid the foundation stone of the Old Building in 1920.
#partofLSE
Love is in the air! 💐 Congratulations to Chenxiao and Chengyu, who met at LSE in the MSc Financial Mathematics programme and paid us a visit yesterday ahead of their wedding ceremony in September! 💍💕
#partofLSE
Ninety-six per cent of people surveyed for a recent
@LSE_WPS
report on the criminalisation of sex buying believe that legislation has made sex workers more unsafe and more vulnerable to exploitation.
⬇️ Read about the report from
@NiinaVu
(
@LSEEI
)
🎉 Congratulations to all students receiving their A-level results today and who’ll be studying with us from September! We can’t wait to welcome you!
#partoflse
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