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How to be happy with less money? – try thinking about your friends instead|

Money makes you happier – but only if you really think about it, according to research from LSE, published in the British Journal of Social Psychology.

A fifth First for LSE in 2013 People & Planet Green League|

LSE has been awarded a First in this year’s People & Plant Green League, which ranks all UK universities on their environmental and ethical performance.

LSE Library announces Women's Walks, an interactive historical journey through London's streets|

The Library at LSE has partnered with Arts Council England to create Women's Walks, an exciting new mobile phone app that enables users to engage with archive materials from women's history.

LSE comes top in London in Guardian university rankings|

The latest university rankings from The Guardian have rated LSE as the best university in London for the third year in a row.

City residents willing to pay a higher price for a good lifestyle|

Londoners are willing to pay around £1 billion a year to enjoy the benefits of city living, according to a new discussion paper released by LSE urban economist Dr Gabriel Ahlfeldt.

LSE Library Launches Emily Wilding Davison Online Exhibition|

The Library at LSE has launched a unique collection of materials documenting the life and death of Emily Wilding Davison, commemorating the centenary of Davison’s protest at the Epsom Derby.

Public policy towards wealth gap 'incoherent and contradictory'|

Official figures show that the top tenth of households owned 850 times the total wealth of the bottom tenth in 2008-10, if pension rights are added in. Yet the results of a three year research programme presented in a new book by LSE academics finds that tax, benefit, care, housing, and education policies are inconsistent and fail to narrow the wealth gap.

Targets and poor organisational environments to blame for patient neglect|

The key causes for patient neglect in healthcare is examined in a new paper by LSE academics. 

LSE Professor calls for London to have a greater say over its taxes|

The London Finance Commission, chaired by Professor Tony Travers, has released a new report calling for greater financial freedoms for the capital.

LSE Cities launches new interactive website to show how financial crisis has affected European cities|

LSE Cities has launched the European Metromonitor, which shows the impact of economic recession and recovery in over 150 of Europe’s largest metropolitan areas. 

LSE and UCT establish Cape Town July School|

For two weeks each July the summer school-style programme will offer a range of exciting university-level courses at UCT’s beautiful campus on the slopes of Table Mountain.