The future of work is being shaped at LSE
The way the workplace is organised, how technology is deployed, and how firms and institutions are governed has profound implications for productivity, opportunity, inequality and social cohesion. Traditional policy responses have often focused on growth, productivity and redistribution.
However, work matters for more than income alone. It shapes people’s sense of purpose, contribution, dignity and belonging. There is therefore a growing need for new thinking about how societies can create work that is productive, meaningful and widely accessible.
The Global Forum for AI and the Social Sciences
The inaugural Global Forum for AI and the Social Sciences brought together leaders across government, industry, academia, and civil society from around the world.
The Forum was made possible by a generous grant from the MacArthur Foundation and this year's focus was on how AI is reshaping work and what governments, firms, and workers must do to prepare for the changes ahead.
The Huth Initiative for a New Political Economy
The economic and political ideas that shaped the 20th century are facing increasing challenges. But what will replace them, and how will these new ideas shape the world in the 21st century and beyond?
Following a transformative £10 million gift from LSE alumnus Johannes Huth (BSc Economics 1984) the Huth Initiative for a New Political Economy has been launched to answer these questions.
Supporting LSE: from research to impactful policies
With the largest number of social scientists in one single location anywhere in the world, no university is better positioned to lead and deliver impact on the most pressing challenges of our time than LSE.
Catch up with the latest conversations from some of LSE’s most visionary thinkers on the ways AI could transform jobs around the world.
Will AI free us from work
Will artificial intelligence cause huge unemployment? Will it free us from working? Will it replace us? In this special edition of LSE iQ, Professor Judy Wajcman, LSE’s Emeritus Professor of Sociology and one of the world’s leading voices on technology and society, explores one of the biggest questions of our time: what does artificial intelligence really mean for the future of work?
Reimagining the way we work
As the world of work evolves, so do our expectations, values, and definitions of success. How can we adapt to new ways of working while staying connected to purpose and meaning?
We need policies that work in the real world. Not just on paper.
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Supporting LSE: from campus to careers
Understanding the future of work in a world reshaped by AI is also a matter of immediate concern for teachers and students alike: as employment needs evolve at a pace not seen since the Industrial Revolution, what skills do students need for the jobs they seek? What changes do we need to make in our programmes to ensure that students learn those skills?
The LSE Careers office is committed to helping students navigate this rapidly changing labour market and to support this work Anne Clinton, Director of LSE Careers, is leading a project over the coming months to build a nuanced, LSE-specific understanding of the impact of AI on our graduates’ employment needs.