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LSE and SMU Launch New Institutional Partnership and Joint Research Fund
Thursday 22 January 2026

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

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

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
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

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

Children’s homes run by investment firms are more likely to open in low-cost locations than areas of high need
New study finds this creates major gaps in care.
Friday 12 December 2025

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

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

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

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

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
