Student Life in Geography and Environment

Start your time in the department the right way by attending our Welcome Receptions. This is a great opportunity to meet students and staff from your programme. 

We've held several photography competitions, encouraging entries from staff and students based on a chosen theme. Past themes include 'World Textures' and 'Cityscapes'.

Come along to these free lunchtime sessions with our Geography staff. Held throughout the Michaelmas and Lent terms, this is your opportunity to find out more about your lecturers. 

Every Tuesday morning throughout term time we deliver delicious breakfast treats to the Michael Wise Room for students and staff to enjoy.

These awards are a celebration of student involvement and collaboration with the department. They are an important provision in valuing the hard work students put in to improve their experience and the Geography student community.

The awards are named in honour of Prof Robert Estall, whose legacy gift to the School funds the cash prizes. Prof Estall was Professor of Geography at LSE until 1989, and an Emeritus Professor thereafter. He was also an undergraduate student at LSE from 1952-55, and completed his PhD here in 1964.

Our 2020 awards went to:

Undergraduate prizes

Outstanding Contribution to the Department
Emily Douglas (winner)

Outstanding Services to Societies
Muhammad Shafay Sohail  (winner)
Ser Jin Tan  (runner up)
Daniel Giesemann and Issam Jamaleddine (highly commended)

Outstanding Support to Students
Lorenz Reinemer and Aarushi Arora  (winners)

Outstanding Collegiality
Auriane Moch (winner) 
Sarah Tan and Milan Shah (runners up)

Support to the Department
Saskia Straub (winner)
Natalie Yu (runner up)

Social Media
Mohammed Altab (winner)

Master's prizes

Outstanding Services to Societies
Suzanne Greenwood and Alice Bessonnet (winners)
Angela Estrada (highly commended) 

Outstanding Support to Students
Benedikt Stranak (winner) 
Sarah Pagel (runner up) 

Support to the Department
Elena Castellano (winner) 
Beth Crankshaw (runner up) 

Our undergraduate students are given the opportunity to go on a field trip and carry out field work. Our trips have included visits to Havana and Kerala.

Our first years also visit Juniper Hall in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Students explore themes of environmental pollution and urban climates, and embark on a series of hands-on activities. 

We offer students on some of our master's programmes the chance to carry out research abroad. Our MSc Local Economic Development students have visited L'Aquila, Italy, and our MSc Urbanisation and Development students have travelled to Seoul, South Korea. 

The LSESU Geography and Environment Society runs lots of events throughout the year, including a Winter Ball. The Society is open to all LSE students. 

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. 

Our Undergraduate Research Fellowships scheme gives students the opportunity to be paid to provide research assistance for our academic staff. Through this scheme, our undergraduates work on live research projects, many of which are published in leading academic journals.

Learn more about our Undergraduate Research Fellowships.

We run a number of careers events throughout the year. These events are a great opportunity for students to network with recent alumni and professionals from a range of sectors. These include:  

• Property and Real Estate
• Careers in Policy, Planning and Regulation
• Careers in the Urban Space
• Careers in the Environment
• Working in the Charity and Development Sector