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The funding will support research related to AI and the economy that will advance academic scholarship, fill critical gaps in the evidence base for AI’s impact on the economy, and inform economic policymaking.

15 organisations taking part in the Global Forum for AI and the Social Sciences announce a series of new research projects, datasets, collaborations and funding commitments related to the inaugural Global Forum’s theme: how AI is reshaping work and what governments, firms, and workers must do to prepare for the changes ahead.

The two-day event will feature over 50 speakers from academia, government, international organisations, business, trade unions, research institutes, and civil society across multiple regions of the world.

The Data Science Institute's undergraduate teaching modules will transfer to the Department of Methodology starting in the 2026/27 academic year.

Dr Tomislav Karačić has been awarded LSE Research and Innovation funding for his project, “Faith and AI: Articulating Digital Futures Through Interfaith Dialogue.”

DSI Policy Fellows deliver a series of AI governance programmes in the Philippines and across Latin America with the UK Foreign Office

Dr Will Venters has been appointed as an Amazon Scholar to better understand the implications of agentic AI on large organisations.