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About us

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Study Find out about our Undergraduate, Masters and Research programmes

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Research Influential research with a global impact on policy

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Congratulations Class of 2020! Well done to our amazing new graduates

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LSE Government Blog 'Politics, Research and Student Life' - read the latest articles from our staff and students

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Coronavirus FAQs Information for students and staff concerned about coronavirus

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People Find out more about us and how to get in touch

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Events Explore our public events programme

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Peterloo Massacre We speak to director Mike Leigh about translating the story of Peterloo into film

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How can you make the most of faculty office hours? We ask our students and academics

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YouTube Watch our latest videos on the LSE Government channel

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We're launching something very exciting this Thursday at 1pm. Watch this space 👀. https://t.co/tRzzwtDmXn

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