LSE and NYU announce first awards for Joint Research Seed Funding
LSE and New York University (NYU) are delighted to announce awards for eight new collaborative research projects, each led by faculty from both institutions.
The announcement of the awards follows the March 2025 launch of the inaugural LSE-NYU Research Seed Fund, which sought proposals to advance world-class research collaborations in selected areas of study. The fund seeks to promote critical research, foster important international collaborations, and promote excellence and impact at both LSE and NYU.
In response to the launch, we received 20 proposals across three thematic areas of shared interest: (1) Data Science, AI, and Society; (2) Political Science; and (3) Sustainable Growth - with eight exceptional projects selected.
Data Science, AI, and Society
- Rewiring Search: How AI Tools Reshape Consumer Information Processing
Amitav Chakravarti, Department of Management, LSE
Geeta Menon, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, NYU - Multi-task Representation Learning for Matrix Completion with Applications to Social and Behavior Data
Yunxiao Chen, Department of Statistics, LSE
Yang Feng, School of Global Public Health, NYU - AI Rationales: How Technologists, Policy Makers and Lawyers Imagine Artificial Intelligence for Migration in London and New York City
Myria Georgiou, Department of Media and Communications, LSE
Radha Hegde, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU
Margaret Jack, Tandon School of Engineering, NYU
Philipp Seuferling, Department of Media and Communications, LSE - LLM-Powered Time-Series Forecasting for Adaptive Inventory Management
Yaqi Duan, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, NYU
Qiwei Yao, Department of Statistics, LSE - Beyond Engagement: How Attention-Based Algorithms Influence Political Opinion
Christopher Barrie, Arts & Science, NYU
Ben Tappin, Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, LSE
Political Science
- The Remaking of the Multilateral Order: Women Diplomats at the UN
Henriette Mueller, NYU Abu Dhabi
Karen E. Smith, Department of International Relations, LSE
Sustainable Growth
- Mapping Site-level Climate Hazards to Industrial Animal Agriculture
Jonathan Birch, Department of Philosophy Logic and Scientific Method, LSE
Sonali McDermid, Arts & Science, NYU - The Marketized Self as a Barrier to Ethical Citizenship for Sustainable Growth
Frédéric Basso, Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, LSE
Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington, NYU Abu Dhabi
Professor Susana Mourato, LSE Vice-President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), commented: "I am delighted to congratulate the inaugural recipients of the LSE–NYU joint research grants. It is inspiring to see colleagues from our two institutions come together on such ambitious projects, and I look forward to the discoveries and impact they will generate across disciplines.
"At a moment when international collaboration is more crucial than ever -particularly in areas such as AI, sustainable growth and political science - these partnerships give me real optimism that we can rise to the great challenges facing our societies."
Dr Nina Gray, Associate Vice Provost for Research, NYU, added, "The inaugural round of LSE-NYU research seed funding reflects the remarkable potential of transatlantic collaboration.
"We’re proud to support projects that not only advance critical research, but also deepen the ties between our institutions. I’m excited to see the impact of their work unfold and to continue to spark bold, collaborative research across institutions and borders with future rounds of funding."
The joint fund is part of a larger collaboration between LSE and NYU, which also includes student-exchange and a dual master’s degree programme in Media, Culture and Global Cities announced last month.