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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.

Research

Our latest projects and data
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Education

Executive, MSc and PhD studies
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Advisory

Shaping the urban landscape
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Events

Attend our public events and seminars
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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
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Bloomberg LSE ECLI

Executive MSc in Cities

For urban professionals who want to understand and deliver change in cities
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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.
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Green Park, London

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.
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Cretaker from the Imbuto Foundation with a child in Rwanda.

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.
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Research

Discover our three research areas

Urban Democracy, Governance and Leadership

Explore current and past projects
Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative Mayors Day

Urban Sustainability, Technology and Justice

Explore current and past projects
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Urban Society, Health, and Wellbeing

Explore current and past projects
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Education

Find out more about education and training at LSE Cities

Executive MSc in Cities

For urban professionals who want to understand and deliver change in cities
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Executive short course

in Cities, Governance Planning and Design
Executive MSc Behavioural Science students in the classroom

Urban95 Academy

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