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Blog highlight How to future-proof your career
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Research news Some English dynasties hiding 35 per cent of inherited wealth according to historical research
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Video highlight Roe v Wade: The global ripple effect
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Research impact Promoting civil society-led approaches to post-conflict reconciliation

LSE research on the legacy of conflict in Western Balkans strengthened responses to reconciliation
Research for the World magazine
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Online article Playing location-based games could be good for your mental health
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Online article More education for women could help China’s fertility problem
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Online article Pursuing transitional justice in Uganda
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LSE Festival Catch up with films and podcasts from the Festival

Exploring the practical steps we can take to shape a better world
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Looking for an LSE expert? Search through our staff of world-renowned researchers
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Research Excellence Framework 2021 LSE top UK university for proportion of world-leading research
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Research and Innovation News, support and funding assistance
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Are you an aspiring researcher? Graduate programmes at LSE
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Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (formerly PSSRU)
Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
Centre for Economic Performance
Centre for Macroeconomics
Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science
Centre for the Analysis of Time Series
Centre for Women, Peace and Security
Financial Markets Group
Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa
The Grantham Research Institute
IDEAS
International Growth Centre
Latin America and Caribbean Centre
LSE Cities
Middle East Centre
South Asia Centre
Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre
Spatial Economics Research Centre
STICERD - Economics and Related Disciplines
Systemic Risk Centre
United States Centre
What Works Centre for Local Economics Growth
Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies
Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation
Centre for International Studies
Centre for Vocational Education Research
Contemporary Turkish Studies
Crisis States Research Centre
Global Health Initiative
Hellenic Observatory
India Observatory
LSE London
LSE Public Policy Group
LSEE - Research on South Eastern Europe
Mannheim Centre for Criminology
Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship
Migration Studies Unit