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Student community

How do we enhance your student experience?

At the Department of Geography and Environment, we believe that university is about more than just lectures and coursework — it's also about building a vibrant, supportive and inspiring student community.

We offer a wide range of student engagement activities that help our students feel connected and part of something bigger.

The following activities are open to all students:

Welcome parties

Kick off the academic year by attending our Welcome parties, where you'll get to know new students and staff over drinks and nibbles!

Lunchtime with a Geographer

Come along to informal lunchtime sessions with our Geography staff. Running throughout the Autumn and Winter terms, these sessions are a great opportunity to get to know our faculty better. Plus, there’s pizza!

Breakfast Club

Drop by for a hot drink and a pastry at our weekly Breakfast Club, held throughout term time.

Sports and wellbeing activities

We team up with the LSESU to bring you a variety of sporting and wellbeing events on campus. Activities might include pickleball, football, futsal, or stretch-and-mobility sessions.

Public lectures

We host a range of public events across topics relating to geography and the environment. Unless otherwise stated, our events are free and open to all.

Photography Showcase

Our annual Photography Showcase encourages entries from staff and students based on a chosen theme. Past themes include 'World Textures', 'Blue' and 'Cityscapes'.

Festive party

Celebrate the end of term in style with our Festive Party. It's a fantastic opportunity for students and staff to mingle before the winter break.

Winter Ball

Hosted jointly with the LSESU Geography and Environment Society, the Winter Ball is a special occasion not to be missed! The LSESU Geography and Environment Society runs a variety of events throughout the year and is open to all LSE students. Find out more.

Field trips

We offer our students the opportunity for experiential learning, including through fieldwork in a variety of locations. Past destinations have included USA, Italy, Cuba and India. Find out more.

A group of students and staff posing with Juniper Hall in the background.
1/8 Juniper Hall field trip
A group of students and staff posing with Juniper Hall in the background.
Students enjoying muffins in the undergraduate study room.
A group of undergraduates wearing novelty glasses and smiling to camera.
A group of master's students wearing festive headbands and smiling to camera.
Landscape photo of Lake Louise, Banff National Park.
Students sitting round a table with pizza.
Students wearing activewear and holding paddles.
Students at the Winter Ball sitting at a round formal table with food and drink.
The following activities are open to undergraduate students only:

Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Our Undergraduate Research Fellowships scheme offers students the opportunity to receive a stipend for providing research assistance to our academic staff. Learn more.

Undergraduate field trip and dissertation showcase

This event brings our community together and showcases highlights from our field trips. The occasion also honours our undergraduate prize-winners, recognising their exceptional achievements.

Our most recent winners' posters and abstracts are:

  • A Qualitative Study of Kopitiams in Post-Independent Singapore: Spaces for Negotiating Collective Identity and Heritage. Poster. Abstract.
  • Generosity Instils Value in Everyone: Exploring how Islamic Ethos Shapes Food Aid as Spaces of Care. Poster. Abstract.
  • Punching Through the Patriarchy: Investigating Gender Performativity Across the LSE Boxing Space. Poster. Abstract.
  • The ‘Other Side’: Exploring the Geographies of Short Form Video Platforms and Spacially Produced Violence Using the Case of Queer British South Asians. Poster. Abstract.