LSE and London
We're an international community rooted in London, working to make a positive impact within our city and beyond.
How we lead in London
Find out more about our busy event programme
LSE hosts dozens of events every year that are open to the public
Our London research
LSE academics, through their research and expertise, work with and for communities and leaders in London: below are some examples of how they do that.
Rethinking Green Transitions
An innovative peer research project created in collaboration with Islington Council
Bad lighting is harming London's housing estates
How can we fix it?
LSE at the London Conference 2024
LSE academics were part of the London Conference 2024, leading conversations on decarbonising, governing and creating an industrial strategy for London
Planning with a purpose
What would a values-based planning system look like?
How to help young, unaccompanied asylum-seekers in London
Read more about more about need for root and branch reform
Homelessness in London
New research shows why youth homelessness needs its own solution
London-focused Research
Meet our London Policy Fellow, Jenevieve Treadwell
Civic Engagement
We define civic engagement as any work undertaken by the School or members of our community that is focused on bringing benefits to London and our local communities. Below are examples of how we do that.
How we define Civic Engagement
and how it shapes what we do
Our Volunteer Centre
and how we empower our students to help their local communities
The LSE Homelessness Initiative
Learn about how our staff and students are working together to fight homelessness
Our Widening Participation team
Making Higher Education more accessible for young Londoners
Artists take on the LSE Archives
They worked with the LSE Library to look at depictions of homelessness over the last 200 years.
The LSE Faith Centre
A space for the social sciences to meet religion
LSE Festival 2025
Catch-up on five days of events and stories
