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Recent LSE graduate selected for prestigious fellowship

Sung Jae Harry Park was selected from a pool of over 5,800 candidates.
Monday 19 January 2026
Sung Jae Harry Park celebrates his graduation at LSE.

2026 New Year Honours for LSE academics

LSE academics Professor Tony Travers and Professor Jonathan Wadsworth are recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours for their impact on public service and economics.
Monday 5 January 2026
Professor Tony Travers and Professor Jonathan Wadsworth

LSE Generate launches Fellowship Programme to support global founders

The new initiative offers a year-round, globally accessible model that allows more ventures to participate.
Monday 5 January 2026
Generate announce the LSE Generate Fellowship

Accelerated cancer drug approvals deliver limited survival gains at high cost

New research shows that cancer drugs granted accelerated approval by the FDA often delivered limited proven survival benefits while generating billions in Medicare spending. The findings raise concerns about the effectiveness and value of treatments given early market access.
Wednesday 17 December 2025
A man wearing a wedding ring holds a woman's hand.

UK ethnic wealth gap has widened over last decade

Ethnic wealth inequality in the UK has deepened since 2012, with sharp contrasts in gains and losses across groups, reveals new LSE research.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
View looking down into a jar with coins in.

Deprivation prevented by introduction of Scottish child payment, first cross-nation study finds

The study finds that Scotland’s child payment has significantly reduced child material deprivation and food insecurity compared with England, without discouraging parents from working.
Thursday 11 December 2025
Row of four children

Minister for Science, Innovation, and Research visits LSE

The Minister met with senior leadership at LSE and Professors Helen Margetts and Cosmina Dorobantu from the Data Science Institute.
Thursday 11 December 2025
Lord Patrick Vallance  with LSE senior leadership and Professors Helen Margetts and Cosmina Dorobantu from LSE's Data Science Institute.

Chatbots can influence political views, new study finds

Information-packed arguments were found to be the most convincing but least accurate.
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Chatbot

LSE and Imperial College London launch tutoring initiative to boost girls’ maths confidence

The programme targets girls with high prior attainment who face educational disadvantage.
Monday 8 December 2025
A group photo of the the Future Maths student tutors

First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of ‘degrowth,’ but not the label

A major study finds that UK and US publics express strong support for policy measures centred on reducing harmful production and prioritising wellbeing when presented with the full degrowth proposal.
Monday 1 December 2025
Worker in industry