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New podcast Has COVID killed the office?
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Blog highlight What behavioural scientists should (and shouldn’t) advise the government on
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Research film Airbrushed out of history: the Soviet middle class and lessons for inequality
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Shaping the Post-COVID World initiative How do we get to a post-COVID world?

Blogs, events, podcasts, videos and more
Research for the World magazine
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Online article Changing the narratives on Sub-Saharan Africa’s failure to develop
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Online article Why the move towards settled communities is changing Amazonian concepts of justice
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Online article Giving parks the green light: how can we ensure green space is more accessible?
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Research impact Creating a safer world for children at risk

Professor Eileen Munro's research led to a radical overhaul of child protection services in England
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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