LSE Cities headlines

In this free online masterclass, Dr Lindsey Burghardt, Chief Science Officer at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, explores the physiological, social and emotional impacts of heat exposure on young children and caregivers.

Catarina Heeckt introduces our new research programme, City Government Innovation Capacity Deep Dive, which uses peer-led research and organisational ethnography to understand what enables innovation in city governments.

LSE Cities is thrilled to join Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Aspen Institute in Madrid for Bloomberg CityLab 2026.

Dr Alexandra Gomes takes a look at how the Gulf Cities of Abu Dhabi and Kuwait were designed to fail climate change.

Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative to equip local governments with the capabilities to drive progress and deliver results

LSE research shows a fairness-based approach can help policymakers reduce congestion