MPhil/PhD Welcome
Welcome to PBS and your research degree! We're so excited that you'll be joining our community. During the Welcome period you'll meet fellow students, get to know your programme and begin to settle into life at LSE.
This page brings together the key information you'll need before you arrive and during your first weeks.
Contact
If you have any questions about your programme, please contact pbs.phd@lse.ac.uk.
Welcome events
The main Welcome period runs from Friday 18 to Friday 25 September 2026, but there are events both before and after this aimed at helping you to prepare for your time with us and at LSE. Visit the LSE Welcome website to learn more about the events taking place across campus and online.
Make sure to carefully review your schedule to see what's happening and when:
MPhil/PhD welcome schedule 2026/27Not sure which building is where? Click here for the LSE campus map.
Monday 21 September
11.15am - 1.45pm
Peacock Theatre
Meet faculty members and Professional Services Staff and learn more about the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science and the wider LSE community.
Tuesday 22 September
2pm – 4pm
PhD Academy, Lionel Robbins Building, 4th floor (LRB.4.03)
Register for the MPhil/PhD Programme.
The PhD Academy is here to provide all the regulation support you might need during your studies. They will also host various Welcome events, including the PhD Academy Welcome which place on Wednesday 23 September from 2pm to 3pm in Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, followed by the Reception and Services Fair from 3pm to 5pm within the PhD Academy, Lionel Robbins Building, 4th floor (LRB.4.01).
Before term starts
Your handbook is a vital resource and you'll refer to it throughout the year. It covers everything from key contacts to important information to guide you through your MPhil/PhD programme.
PB MPhil/PhD Handbook 2026/27Meet your Programme Manager
Karine Gay
Email: pbs.phd@lse.ac.uk
Room: CON.3.18If you want to arrange a Zoom or Microsoft Teams call, please email to find the best time.
Learn and connect
In your first week (WK1) you will be sent details of the PB500 seminar. You will also have the chance to discuss the programme with the PBS Doctoral Programme Director.
Your Programme Manager will be in touch about other arrangements that relate to your study and to book individual (online) induction meetings.
The LSE PhD Academy is a dedicated space for all doctoral candidates at LSE. It is separate to PBS, but we work closely with them to make sure you get the support you need from registration through to graduation.
The PhD Academy will host various Welcome events so it is worth keeping an eye out for those. These will be available via the LSE Welcome website.
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Support and wellbeing
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