Shaping the world through the social sciences
Economic, social and political uncertainty is mounting at home and around the world. Climate change is accelerating. And new technologies have the power to unite, but also to further divide, us. How we respond, and the choices we make now, will determine our future.
Inventions and cures, however brilliant, are not enough on their own: to be effective, they need to be deployed - and that is always a matter of social, economic and public policy.
Our vision for LSE - the world’s most international social sciences university with the greatest global impact - is to be at the forefront of leadership and positive action on what we believe to be the five biggest challenges facing humankind today:
We are proud that policy makers across government, NGOs, business and industry, trust LSE to help them improve their institutions and communities worldwide, through our focus on translating our research into solutions.
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.
Join in. To start a conversation on how you can support our research, get in touch on shapingtheworld@lse.ac.uk
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