LSE Cities
LSE Cities is an international centre carrying out research, education, advisory and engagement activities investigating the social, spatial and environmental complexities of the 21st century city.
Latest News and Activities
Bloomberg Philanthropies and LSE launch Europe's first-ever mayoral leadership programme
Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative to equip local governments with the capabilities to drive progress and deliver results

Executive MSc in Cities
For urban professionals who want to understand and deliver change in cities

Why do people go to one park and not another? And what actually makes a park valuable to the people using it?
Dr Alexandra Gomes is co-author on a new paper that draws on her research project – (De)constructing health and wellbeing through data – to propose a localised, human-centred approach to park valuation.

Urban95 Academy expands to Africa in partnership with the African Centre for Cities
Urban95 Academy expands to Africa with a second region-specific hub of the programme in partnership with the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town.

Watch 'A city for all: leading climate transformation in an era of disinformation'
Hear from our keynote Anne Hidalgo, former Mayor of Paris, and panellists, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, and Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix, as they discuss what it means to implement sustainable policies as a female leader.

Research
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Urban Democracy, Governance and Leadership
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Urban Sustainability, Technology and Justice
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Urban Society, Health, and Wellbeing
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Education
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Executive MSc in Cities
For urban professionals who want to understand and deliver change in cities

Executive short course
in Cities, Governance Planning and Design

Urban95 Academy
A fully funded leadership programme to help city leaders design better cities for young children





