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LSE News highlights
LSE named as top university in the UK
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 has ranked LSE as the number one university in the country
LSE and Lancaster University create Minecraft Education world bringing Victorian London to life
Catching rats, cleaning chimneys and building apartments – these are just some of the activities users can engage in while playing a new world build.
Guardian University Guide 2026 ranks LSE top in London
LSE has been ranked as fourth overall in the UK.
LSE iQ Podcast
The award-winning monthly social science podcast from LSE
LSE iQ Podcast: How is the far right shaping our future?
Across the world, far right ideas, once confined to the political fringe, have entered the mainstream. Many fear they’re transforming politics, threatening democracy and tearing at the fabric of society.
LSE iQ Podcast: How is the far right shaping our future?
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