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Sara Evans-Lacko: Global workplace depression

Released on: 29 September 2016

Contributor(s): Dr Sara Evans-Lacko

A world first study shows that workplace depression is now a global issue, costing countries billions of dollars a year...

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Mona Morgan-Collins: First women at the polls

Released on: 15 July 2016

Contributor(s): Mona Morgan-Collins

What impact did women have on political parties when they first won the right to vote? Mona Morgan-Collins reveals some...

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Lifetime costs of perinatal depression

Released on: 15 June 2016

Contributor(s): Annette Bauer

Perinatal mental illness affects 20% of young mothers, costing the UK an estimated £6.6 billion a year. Dr Annette...

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Martin Knapp: Youth Mental Health

Released on: 12 February 2016

Contributor(s): Professor Martin Knapp

In a new LSE study, Martin Knapp explains why neglecting mental illness among young people is a ‘moral scandal’ with...

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Winnie M Li: Social media for rape survivors

Released on: 7 December 2015

Contributor(s): Winnie M Li

Seven years after being sexually assaulted in a Belfast park, 37-year-old Winnie M Li has embarked on a PhD at LSE to...

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Tara Lai Quinlan: the politics of counter terrorism

Released on: 7 September 2015

Contributor(s): Tara Lai Quinlan

Doctoral candidate Tara Lai Quinlan compares the different counter terrorism measures in London and New York targeting...

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Ernestina Coast: Unsafe abortions in Zambia

Released on: 3 June 2015

Contributor(s): Ernestina Coast

Around 30 per cent of maternal deaths in Zambia each year are due to unsafe abortions. Ernestina Coast explains why...

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Josie Dixon: The state of palliative care

Released on: 8 April 2015

Contributor(s): Josie Dixon

A major report released by LSE reveals widespread inequities in the UK’s palliative care system, with key groups...

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Carl Cullinane: New voter information website

Released on: 30 March 2015

Contributor(s): Carl Cullinane

In the lead-up to a predicted cliffhanger election on 7 May, Carl Cullinane from Democratic Audit discusses the launch...

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Kat Kimmorley: LSE Student Entrepreneur of the Year

Released on: 11 March 2015

Contributor(s): Kat Kimmorley

LSE Student Entrepreneur of the Year, Kat Kimmorley, has set herself an ambitious goal: to light up the lives of more...

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Sue Donnelly: Nobel laureate Arthur Lewis

Released on: 24 February 2015

Contributor(s): Sue Donnelly

2015 marks the centenary of the birth of Arthur Lewis, LSE’s first black academic and the first black person to win a...

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Professor Stuart Corbridge: Arthur Lewis and development economics

Released on: 24 February 2015

Contributor(s): Professor Stuart Corbridge

On the centenary of Arthur Lewis’s birth, LSE Deputy Director and Provost Professor Stuart Corbridge discusses the...

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Joan Costa-i-Font: The link between democracy and height

Released on: 19 November 2014

Contributor(s): Joan Costa-i-Font

Men growing up in a democracy are likely to be taller than their communist counterparts, says Dr Joan Costa-i-Font, who...

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Sean Kippin: Lowering the voting age to 16

Released on: 9 September 2014

Contributor(s): Sean Kippin

Sixteen year olds in the UK can’t drink, drive, get a tattoo or watch an R-rated film. Why should we give them voting...

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Jill Stuart: The politics of outer space

Released on: 7 August 2014

Contributor(s): Jill Stuart

Forty five years after the Moon landing, outer space still holds a fascination for the world, associated with prestige,...

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Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey: Ethnic diversity an issue in UK workplaces

Released on: 30 July 2014

Contributor(s): Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey

The lack of black, Asian and ethnic minorities in the professions is more likely due to the UK’s entrenched workplace...

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Aleksi Aaltonen: Tips for young entrepreneurs

Released on: 27 May 2014

Contributor(s): Dr Aleksi Aaltonen

Moves app co-developer Dr Aleksi Aaltonen provides some salient advice for budding LSE entrepreneurs.

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Claire Milne: Vulnerable people need to be protected from nuisance calls

Released on: 19 May 2014

Contributor(s): Claire Milne

Nuisance calls are on the increase in the UK, exposing the elderly and vulnerable to financial scams. Legislation is...

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Adam Greenfield: Dumbing down the smart city

Released on: 19 May 2014

Contributor(s): Adam Greenfield

Does the smart city concept put technology ahead of people, ignoring the very things that make us human? Adam...

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The Desert

Released on: 12 May 2014

Contributor(s): Amelia Thomson, Nadia Shamsad, Professor Paul Kelly, Jay Stoll, Kim Kooner, Sonia Thind, Professor Craig Calhoun, Revd Dr James Walters, Christopher Le Brun

LSE Faith Centre commissioned a new stained glass window reflecting the ancient tradition of the desert as a symbol of...

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