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Will you partner with us to find practical, real-world solutions to difficult problems?
Translating research into action
The challenges of democracy, political economy, sustainability, inequalities and new technologies are all—literally and first and foremost—problems of and for the social sciences. New technologies and scientific breakthroughs do not deploy themselves, and whether they are used for good or ill depends on choices we make as a society about how they can and should be used.
Whether we realise their benefits depends on the economic and regulatory environment we create, on how we frame and communicate their purpose and meaning, how we measure and track their effects, and how effectively our political and economic systems are designed to use them.
No university in the world is better positioned to lead on all of this than LSE. Our focus on social science and our convening power to bring the world together from our home in London, the global capital of the world, make us unique and a unique place to develop practical, evidence-based solutions to grand challenges.
Policy makers trust us to help them improve institutions and communities worldwide. Our School of Public Policy doesn’t just train people on how to make policy; it works with students and practitioners to help them understand how to implement policies that actually do shape the world.
If you would like to discuss how you could partner with us to shape our work on translation, contact us at shapingtheworld@lse.ac.uk.
Training future generations of Peruvian public policy professionals
LSE has created Peruvian Scholarships for Public Service thanks to generous donations. The scholarships will help to train future generations of policy professionals who are ordinarily resident in Peru who might lack the means to study at LSE.
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Ensuring students from all walks of life can shape policy
LSE’s School of Public Policy has been gifted a £1m by alumnus Duncan Clarke OBE. This will help students from lower socio-economic backgrounds to access transformative and global learning and navigate the challenges of modern governance.
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Investing in brilliant minds from developing countries
Dr Shailey Gokhale, currently studying an MSc in Global Health Policy is benefitting from a scholarship programme at LSE which supports applicants from developing countries. Dr Gokhale says, “With the knowledge that I’m gaining through this degree, I can actually go back and help my own country to draft policies…”
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Shaping ideas for impact
Enable our world-class faculty to translate groundbreaking research into real-world policies and action.
Shaping transformative learning
Give our outstanding students the skills to create practical solutions that will improve lives and change the world.
Shaping our community
Our global LSE community working together to bring about change.