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Future Proof | Sustainable responses to global challenges
Videos, articles, blogs and events exploring what a sustainable and resilient future looks like, and how the social sciences will help us build it.
How Gulf cities could be rebuilt with people in mind | LSE Future Proof
Dr Alexandra Gomes
Why are we having fewer children? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
50 years ago we feared overpopulation, now governments are worried about falling birth rates. Global fertility rates are at historic lows but should we be concerned?
Who benefits from the privatisation of health and social care?
24 March 2026 · Dr Benjamin Goodair
The power and constraints on international law in a political world
24 March 2026 · Dr Theresa Squatrito
LSE launches £10m Huth Initiative to shape global economic thinking
A transformative £10 million gift from LSE alumnus Johannes Huth will unite world-leading research and policy engagement to shape a new economic model for the 21st century.
Are jobs getting better? | Award-winning LSE iQ podcast
Rapid technological progress is boosting productivity, automating routine tasks, and creating new opportunities for creativity and more flexible ways of working. But is this really making jobs better?
Stem cells: the future of science explained
Professor Emily Jackson explores the ethical and legal questions that surround embryo models.
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Minister for Science, Innovation, and Research visits LSE
The Minister met with senior leadership at LSE and Professors Helen Margetts and Cosmina Dorobantu from the Data Science Institute.
Five global challenges at LSE
LSE, a world-leading social sciences university, is uniquely placed to help society navigate five major challenges the world is facing
LSE alumna honoured as TIME Woman of the Year
LSE alumna Safeena Husain has been recognised for her work as founder of Mumbai non-profit Educate Girls.
LSE student named a TIME woman of the year
Mahnoor Omer achieved recognition for her activism around period products in Pakistan.
LSE Generate secures leading spot as the UK’s top university start-up hub in 2026 rankings
This year’s ranking covers 180 centres across 25 countries.
Recent LSE graduate selected for prestigious fellowship
Sung Jae Harry Park was selected from a pool of over 5,800 candidates.
LSE’s widening participation Pathways programmes are “genuinely life-changing” say participants
Participants who took part in LSE’s Pathways to Law programme have described it as “an incredible experience” .
LSE named as top university in the UK
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 has ranked LSE as the number one university in the country
Guardian University Guide 2026 ranks LSE top in London
LSE has been ranked as fourth overall in the UK.
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