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Find out more about what our researchers are working on and how they are shaping the world. Browse research news, blogs and films, search our repository of publications, or find a social science expert in your area of interest.

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Blog highlight Rectifying the incompatibility between the UK’s energy and climate strategies
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Research news State secondary school governance across England not fit for purpose
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Film highlight How do we break the class ceiling?
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Research impact Improving the lives of the ultra-poor

LSE research showed that large, one-off interventions could help people in extreme poverty
Research for the World magazine
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Online article We all make mistakes – so how can organisations learn from theirs?
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Online article Poverty, resilience and social housing: learning from those in disadvantaged communities
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Online article "A sobering reminder": important lessons from World War One
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LSE Festival Catch up with films and podcasts from the Festival

Exploring the practical steps we can take to shape a better world
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Looking for an LSE expert? Search through our staff of world-renowned researchers
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Research Excellence Framework LSE ranks top in the UK for social science research
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Research and Innovation News, support and funding assistance
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Are you an aspiring researcher? Graduate programmes at LSE
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PhD Academy Dedicated space and services hub for doctoral candidates
Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (formerly PSSRU)
Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
Centre for Economic Performance
Centre for Macroeconomics
Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science
Centre for the Analysis of Time Series
Centre for Women, Peace and Security
Financial Markets Group
Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa
The Grantham Research Institute
IDEAS
International Growth Centre
Latin America and Caribbean Centre
LSE Cities
Middle East Centre
South Asia Centre
Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre
Spatial Economics Research Centre
STICERD - Economics and Related Disciplines
Systemic Risk Centre
United States Centre
What Works Centre for Local Economics Growth
Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies
Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation
Centre for International Studies
Centre for Vocational Education Research
Contemporary Turkish Studies
Crisis States Research Centre
Global Health Initiative
Hellenic Observatory
India Observatory
LSE London
LSE Public Policy Group
LSEE - Research on South Eastern Europe
Mannheim Centre for Criminology
Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship
Migration Studies Unit