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How can we tackle youth
#homelessness
?
New LSE
#research
found that young people feel ignored and dismissed when approaching local authorities for help. RubyRussell of
@LSEHousing
based in
@STICERD_LSE
explains what needs to change.
@nhyouthcentre
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born
#OnThisDay
on 14 April 1891 🇮🇳 He gained two doctorates from LSE and Columbia University.
#Ambedkar
fought for the representation & rights of Dalit communities and was involved in the Independence movement in
#India
.
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How does China's new
#NationalSecurityLaw
break its promise to Britain &
#HongKong
? Watch
@LSEGovernment
's
@kiwiting
explain.
#LSEThinks
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@SexMattersOrg
@LSEGenderTweet
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This presentation did not abide by the School’s Code of Practice on Free Speech and has been removed from the relevant student conference pages.
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We are proud to welcome three
#NobelPrize
winners to LSE in Spring Term!
Register to attend online:
🗓️ 30 April - Joseph E. Stiglitz:
🗓️ 2 May - Claudia Goldin:
🗓️ 2 May - Esther Duflo:
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“In remembering, we’re saying never again.”
Today marks 50 years since the violent overthrow of
#Chile
’s democratically elected government by the military in 1973.
Dr Tanya Harmer from
@lsehistory
discusses the importance of marking this anniversary.
#Democracy
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"Retaining our position as the number one university for social sciences in Europe is a tremendous recognition of the hard work of everyone at LSE."
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The band
@the1975
have announced they will stage the world’s first carbon-removed gigs next year at
@TheO2
.
Leo Mercer from
@granthamlse
explains how carbon-removed gigs work and why this move by the 1975 and the O2 is a positive step in the right direction.
#Climate
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Professor in Practice
@LSE_WPS
Angelina Jolie returned to campus for the first meetings of the new academic year.
#partofLSE
She is pictured here in front of the portrait of Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, important British women's rights activist and suffragette.
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“Vaccine passports could unleash demons that we’ll be living with for years. There are far better ways to manage public health and open the economy that do not divide society.”
@LSEHealthPolicy
’s
@clarewenham
writes for
@TheEconomist
.
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@FemmeLoves
@LottieHistory
@LSEGenderTweet
We have been made aware of a presentation given at an external event in 2011 by a then graduate student, now faculty member of LSE. We are looking into these reports.
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A commitment to exposing and challenging social evils, like racial inequality, is part of our founding purpose.
#BlackLivesMatter
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Today we welcomed HRH the Duchess of Cambridge for a roundtable discussion on early years support.
Inadequate support for early years care and education costs England at least £16B every year, researchers from
@CPEC_LSE
have calculated.
It was great to speak with leading academics and practitioners at the London School of Economics about The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood's mission to drive awareness of, and action on, the transformative impact of the early years.
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We have learned of some very sad news from our LSE alumni community, following the
#ParisAttacks
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"The difference between reported levels of wellbeing in April 2020 compared to April 2019 is enormous."
@LSE_PBS
's
@profpauldolan
comments on his latest research into wellbeing during the
#COVID
ー19 pandemic with
@_Simetrica
.
#LSEThinks
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High-income countries need to scale down their use of natural resources by over 70 per cent to achieve a sustainable level of consumption says research by
@jasonhickel
from
@LSEInequalities
and colleagues, published in
@TheLancetPlanet
🌍.
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Today, we're committing to becoming the first carbon neutral university in the UK for all our measured emissions. 🍃
Mitigating our emissions is one step on our journey as we continue to reduce our carbon footprint. ♻️
#Thread
👇
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We are excited to announce that we have appointed Dame Minouche Shafik as our new Director, effective 1 Sept 2017
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Meet António, manager of Wright's Bar 👋
Today he celebrates 27 years working at the popular cafe on campus! 🍾
Read our interview with him and find out what makes working there so special. ☕
Have you been to Wright's? Any fav memories?
#partofLSE
➡️
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#Coronavirus
: For more information, please visit our Coronavirus FAQs page (updated daily by 4pm).
ℹ️:
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LSE alumnus Jon Ossoff (MSc (Econ) Politics of the World Economy, 2013) has been elected senator for the US state of Georgia. 🇺🇸
#partoflse
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In a first for UK higher education, we've been independently verified as carbon neutral for the academic year 2020/21, for all our measured emissions! ✅
#SustainableLSE
ℹ️:
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Sir Arthur Lewis, LSE alumnus and our first Black academic was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics 40 years ago.
Today, LSE students and academics reflect on Lewis' enduring legacy and what it means to them.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#ShapeTheWorld
#partofLSE
🎬 Full video coming 🔜
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We've once again been recognised as one of the best universities in the world! 🌍
The
#THEUniRankings
— released today — place LSE 27th globally and 5th in the UK. 🎉
ℹ️ Read more:
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We've been ranked as one of the best universities in the world and fifth in the UK by
@THEworldunirank
! 🎉
#partofLSE
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Well done to Professor Martin Knapp of
@CPEC_LSE
, who was recognised with a CBE in the
#NewYearHonours
for services to Social Care Research 🎉🎉
@Knappem
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 New LSE Blog!!
LSE COVID-19 brings you expert & accessible research about the
#coronavirus
pandemic with a focus on the global policy response. 🌏
➡️ Follow
@LSEPublicPolicy
for more.
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Buckingham Palace has announced the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
Read our tribute and message to the LSE community:
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“Intellectual Property rights are not absolute rights. They are granted and recognised under the condition that they serve the public interest"
Waive IP rules for
#COVID
#vaccines
urge 100+ IP academic experts.
@SivaThambisetty
@DrLukeMcDonagh
👇👇👇
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A brilliant scholar of social justice, Ambedkar fought for the representation and rights of Dalit communities, and was Chair of the Drafting Committee for the Indian constitution. 🇮🇳📜
#LSEAmbedkar
🔎 Explore his LSE student file in our online exhibition:
Introducing Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the subject of our latest online exhibition, depicted in white with a copy of the Indian Constitution on his lap.
#LSEAmbedkar
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"This is the world, as we know it from a different viewpoint. Familiar, strange, and subject to change."
LSE has today unveiled a new sculpture on campus by the Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger.
Read more about The World Turned Upside Down:
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Congratulations to LSE's Professor Julia Black who received a CBE in the
#NewYearsHonours
for services to the study of law and regulation.
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LSE has retained its place as the top university in London and 4th in the UK in the
@guardian
’s Best UK Universities 2024 league table.
🥇 We ranked top in Accounting and Finance, and featured in the top five across 8 other subject areas.
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LSE is delighted to announce Professor
@AndresVelasco
will be the inaugural Dean of the new School of Public Policy. Find out more about Professor Velasco and
@LSEPublicPolicy
:
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Last night, we were delighted to welcome Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
@NOIweala
, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
@wto
, to LSE and present her with an honorary doctorate for her outstanding contributions to society.
#LSENgozi
#partofLSE
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Nobel Prize winners
@juanmansantos
and Amartya Sen will join LSE Director Minouche Shafik on 1 March to launch her new book, What We Owe Each Other.
#LSEFestival
🎟️ Register now:
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🎉🎉Great news this morning as
#REFresults
recognise our outstanding contribution to social science research once again! LSE is top UK university based on percentage of world leading (4*) research produced. 🥳 🥳
#REF2021
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🎓Eliza the 🐶 chow graduated with an MSc in Canine Behavioural Studies. She excelled especially in The Economics behind Sit, Down, Stand; The History of Bottom-Sniffing in Canine Culture; and The Political Impact of Brexit on Canine Society.
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LSE campus looking lush in the sunshine! ☀️
📸 Thank you to
@LSELibrary
's Maria Bell for sharing this view of the Centre Building.
#partoflse
#london
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A fresh start for 2022! Happy New Year from LSE! 🎆
#partoflse
#happynewyear
📸 Photo: LSE Geography via Instagram
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Congratulations to Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, Lucinda Platt
@PlattLucinda
, who received an OBE in the
#NewYearsHonours
for services to the social sciences
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We've risen to third in the UK in the
#CUG2022
! We've also ranked second for both graduate prospects and research quality. 🥳
Meanwhile, we're ranked top in Europe and second in the world for social sciences and management subjects! 👏
#QSWUR
#partoflse
Image: Colin Ritchie
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Dr Ursula von der Leyen, LSE alumna and President of the
@EU_Commission
, joins us this Wednesday (8 Jan) to discuss building another future for the 🇪🇺-🇬🇧partnership.
#LSEEurope
🎟️ Tickets:
⏩ Livestream:
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🎉 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Larry Kramer as our new President and Vice Chancellor. 🎓
“It is the honour of a lifetime to work with and for the LSE community to further the School’s founding mission” - Larry Kramer
#partofLSE
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Congratulations to LSE alum Alexander Stubb, newly elected President of Finland 🇫🇮.
Alexander holds a PhD in international politics from
@LSEIRDept
.
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘭𝘢𝘧 𝘒𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘺 - 𝘖𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘊𝘊 𝘉𝘠-𝘚𝘈 3.0 𝘥𝘦,
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"It has been one of the greatest honours of my life to serve LSE."
Baroness Minouche Shafik, our School’s sixteenth Director, has confirmed that she will be stepping down in summer 2023.
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BREAKING: Give yourselves a BIG pat on the back! We’ve ranked 7th in the world 🌍 in the Social Sciences category, 6th in Business & Economics, and 8th in Law in the 2020
#THEunirankings
. 🥳🥳
@THEworldunirank
Read the full list:
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🎉 LSE has been ranked second in the world and 🔝 in the UK in the “sustainable institutions” lens for the QS World University Rankings for Sustainability 2023 🎉
#QSWUR
#sustainability
#QS
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Join us on Tuesday 5 November as we welcome
#NobelPrize2019
winner Professor Esther
#Duflo
at LSE to discuss her forthcoming book, Good Economics for Hard Times, co-authored with fellow laureate Abhijit
#Banerjee
.
#LSEStamp
➡️
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
#NobelPrize
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Proud to announce that LSE has become the eighth full member of
@CIVICA_EU
- The European University of Social Sciences
Find out more here 👇
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Does socialism have a moral appeal that economic alternatives lack?
@lea_ypi
@LSEGovernment
in the latest
#LSEThinks
video.
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🎉 Our Marshall Building has won LSE a "World's Most Beautiful Campuses" award, according to
@PrixVersailles
, the World Architecture and Design Award at
@UNESCO
.
The "World's Most Beautiful” achievements celebrate examples of exceptional global architecture & design 👏
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Congratulations to 7 LSE academics who have become
@BritishAcademy_
Fellows:
Prof Stafford
@Anthropology
, Prof Moloney
@LSELaw
,
@maitreesh
and
@Silvana
@LSEEcon
,
@Livingstone_S
@MediaLSE
, Prof Miller
@LSE_Accounting
, Prof Sennett
@LSEsociology
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🔟9️⃣8️⃣7️⃣6️⃣5️⃣4️⃣3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣🔛🔆🔅🔆🔅🔆🔅🔆
Watch the moment our Director Minouche Shafik switched the lights on around campus! 🎄
#partoflse
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Check out today's
#GoogleDoodle
featuring Sir W. Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize winning economist and LSE's first Black academic
#partofLSE
📈 Today’s
#GoogleDoodle
celebrates St. Lucian economist, professor, and author Sir W. Arthur Lewis, a pioneer in the field of international development economics.
Learn more →
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🎉 Congratulations to Director Petra Costa (MSc Psychological & Behavioural Science '08) & Producer Joanna Natasegara (MSc Human Rights '05), whose film The Edge of Democracy has been nominated for Best Documentary at the 92nd Academy Awards.
#OscarNoms
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LSE will be closed from today until 3 January.
We'd like to wish everyone in our community a happy break! We hope you rest, relax and reconnect with loved ones ❤️
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'As
@clarewenham
@LSEHealthPolicy
points out... some female leaders have managed the pandemic well... because they are leading countries which are more likely to elect a woman in the first place,' writes
@TasminaSheikh
in the
@ScotNational
.
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Huge congratulations to
@LSELaw
graduate Mia Mottley
@miaamormottley
, elected as the first female Prime Minister of Barbados
#LSEWomen
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In individual subjects, LSE has ranked first in the world for Social Policy, and second for Geography. 🎉 Congratulations
@LSESocialPolicy
and
@LSEGeography
!
Overall, 13 LSE disciplines placed in the global top ten.
#QSWUR
Read the full story:
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"I am hoping especially to develop connections between work by African philosophers".
@LSEPhilosophy
's
@lastpositivist
wins
@LeverhulmeTrust
award 2020.
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"
#Diversity
is not a challenge to be managed, but an asset to unlock." -
@MayorofLondon
@SadiqKhan
, speaking at LSE with writer, journalist and broadcaster
@afuahirsch
on social integration and inequality in
#London
last night.
#LSELondon
@LSEpublicevents
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In a new Statement on Gender Equality, LSE Director Minouche Shafik and leaders including
@KGeorgieva
,
@Lagarde
,
@vonderleyen
,
@NOIweala
and
@SongweVera
, call on governments to prioritise women in economic recovery and social protection plans.
ℹ️:
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Former LSE lecturer Janet Yellen has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the country’s first female Treasury Secretary. 🇺🇸
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At LSE, we celebrate our LGBTQ+ community and diversity in all its forms, and we've changed our social media icons today to show our support for
#Pride
. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
#partoflse
Here we're sharing
@LSESpectrum
's first march at Pride in London in 2019.
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LSE has been ranked as the top university in London by The Times and Sunday Times in the Good University Guide 2023!
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🚨🚨🚨 Attention, Alumni!
You now have 🆓 access to a number of
@LSELibrary
resources! 🎉
Visit ➡️➡️
Announcing free alumni access to a range of e-journals, selected reference works, data and research methods tools with
@LSELibrary
. 😀 🎉
Continue your research, professional development and lifelong learning here: 💪
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#OnThisDay
in 2008, Queen Elizabeth II visited our campus to open the New Academic Building on Lincoln’s Inn Fields. It was the first visit to LSE by a reigning monarch since her grandfather, George V, laid the foundation stone of the Old Building in 1920.
#partofLSE
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Love is in the air! 💐 Congratulations to Chenxiao and Chengyu, who met at LSE in the MSc Financial Mathematics programme and paid us a visit yesterday ahead of their wedding ceremony in September! 💍💕
#partofLSE
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Former LSE student Ursula
@vonderleyen
, who studied Economics at LSE in 1978, has been elected as the
@EU_Commission
’s first female President.
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🎉 Congratulations to all students receiving their A-level results today and who’ll be studying with us from September! We can’t wait to welcome you!
#partoflse
ℹ️ Questions? See our Offer Holder FAQs:
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.
@r_friebel
and Thomas Hannah argue it's time to replace furlough with Universal Basic Income. 👇
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Happy New Year 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ from LSE! 🌟
Thank you
@lsegeography
for this photo 😉
#partoflse
#happynewyear
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Naila Kabeer, Professor at
@LSEGenderTweet
&
@LSE_ID
, has been named as one of the 100 most influential people in gender policy by
@apoliticalco
, for the second consecutive year.
#PartOfLSE
Read more about her achievement & research:
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