'I neither imagined that a democracy like the UK might threaten to walk away from the whole idea of fundamental rights & freedoms.'

In the shadow of the #Rwanda Act, Shami Chakrabarti argues the Government’s attack on #refugees attacks all #HumanRights . blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

29-year-old William Hewins became LSE’s first Director in 1895 and remained in post until becoming Secretary to Joseph Chamberlain’s Tariff Commission in 1903.

Born #OnThisDay in 1865, he played an enormous part in setting up LSE.

Read his story 📖👉 ow.ly/bJrF50RAjgK

🎉 This academic year, LSE Gender is celebrating its 30th anniversary!

Discover the story behind the people who fought for its formation & read reflections on the department & its work from friends and colleagues across LSE.
lse.ac.uk/gender/30th-an…

Mayoral & PCC elections

The shift from the supplementary vote system to first past the post in the recent local #elections has produced some odd results, with candidates winning with just over a third of voters supporting them, 🖋️ Ian Simpson.

NatCen ow.ly/M3NI50RBn8p

Our new explainer outlines how different parts of society are affected by climate change, and what factors underpin public support for climate policy in the UK. lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit…

🗣️ Some of the brilliant speakers coming to #LSEFestival this year include Daria Zakharova, alan rusbridger, Maël Lavenaire and Fatou Bensouda.

You can book your free tickets from Monday 13 May 🎟️

Full programme 📆 ow.ly/NIHi50RztrY

It's lovely to see our Legacy Terrace Garden busy with the summer weather! ☺️

In addition to providing students with a lovely place to eat lunch, chat or study, all of the flowers and foliage on the terrace is pollinator friendly. 🐝

#SustainableLSE

The word 'stakeholder' is not neutral: rooted in colonialism, it invokes a language of power that perpetuates rather than disrupts colonial logics.

Dr Caitlin Hafferty Ursula Pool and Pedi Obani, PhD FHEA argue it's time to rethink the use of the term LSE Impact Blog ow.ly/gvUZ50RAbiB

'We’ve become familiar with a lot of the negative consequences associated with online political discussion...rather than more positive aims like widening participation.'

LSE Government PhD student Nick Lewis talks about his research in this new Q&A.

lse.ac.uk/Research/resea…

In a 🆕 blog post from LSE Library, archivist Emma Pizarro tells the story of the Smash the Backlash protest and LGBT+ rights campaigning in Haringey in the 1980s, using material from the Hall-Carpenter Archives at LSE.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/202…

Do you want a more sustainable world? If we are to create real change, we need to rethink how we work together globally, new research by Michael Muthukrishna & Eric Schnell from LSE Psychological & Behavioural Science finds. lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-ne…

'When inflation is higher, the NHS budget needs to rise accordingly. In recent years, even that low hurdle has not been met.'

On LSE British Politics and Policy Nicholas Barr LSE European Institute explains outlines what would have to change for the #NHS to be fully funded. ow.ly/OumK50RzchM

Explore artistic and scientific works in our latest on-campus exhibition: Underworld ecologies 🦀

Glimpse the unseen world of fossil fuels, oceanic minerals, and scientific knowledge.

Open to all until Friday 21 June.
lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/05…

📖 Happy publication day to Professor Terhi Rantanen, whose new book, Dead Men's Propaganda, is published today via #OpenAccess with LSE Press!

Free to read and download via the link below 🔗🔖

LSE Media & Communications | ow.ly/tq1R50Rr6z3

The UK’s #economy has waned in recent years – coupled with rising inflation & poverty.

To discuss the government's priorities, Camilla Cavendish, award-winning journalist & broadcaster, joins Ricardo Hausmann & Richard Davies at #LSEFestival .

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LSE Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek was born #OnThisDay in 1899.

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of his #NobelPrize for Economic Sciences 🏆 Here he's pictured on the 50th anniversary of his first lecture at LSE (in 1981)!

What an honour it was to host three Nobel Laureates last week.

Thanks to Joseph E. Stiglitz, Claudia Goldin and Esther Duflo for all speaking at LSE.

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Nearly one-third of #women workers anticipate leaving their jobs before retirement age, not by choice, but due to health or #wellbeing issues.

Lucy Kallin writes for LSE Business Review that this talent drain calls for a re-evaluation of #workplace policies. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview…

Registrations are OPEN for LSE Data Science Institute's 2-day Symposium on Generative #AI and the Knowledge Economy in partnership with Imperial DSI.

Come along from 20-21 May for insightful talks on AI's impact on research and education.

Book your place 🤖👉 ow.ly/vx4a50RyeWr