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Future Proof | Sustainable responses to global challenges
Videos, articles, blogs and events exploring what a sustainable and resilient future looks like, and how the social sciences will help us build it.
The hidden truth behind pig farming and meat production | LSE Future Proof
Research Fellow Dr Steven McCulloch
Urban flooding and emergency preparedness: is the UK ready? | LSE Future Proof
LSE Visiting Professor in Practice David Shukman
Are smart technologies the key to a clean energy future?
26 May 2026 · Shefali Khanna
Should we take hypnotherapy more seriously? | LSE iQ Podcast
From stage-show stereotypes to life-changing treatment, this episode explores the science - and the myths - behind hypnosis and hypnotherapy. We uncover extraordinary stories of addiction recovery, pain relief, and everyday healing from a form of talking therapy that remains widely misunderstood.
Should animals have rights? | Award-winning LSE iQ Podcast
From the pets we love to the animals we rarely see, our relationship with non-human life is full of contradictions. In this episode, we explore what it really means to protect animals and whether welfare is enough, or if rights are the way forward.
Are big companies doing enough to meet climate goals?
26 May 2026 · Ali Amin
Can climate lawsuits make polluters pay for global warming?
26 May 2026 · Dr Noah Walker-Crawford
How the TV drama Toxic Town captures the slow violence of industrial and environmental harms
26 May 2026 · Dr Roxana Willis
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LSE student named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list
Manas Chawla has been recognised for founding London Politica.
LSE alumna honoured as TIME Woman of the Year
LSE alumna Safeena Husain has been recognised for her work as founder of Mumbai non-profit Educate Girls.
LSE student named a TIME woman of the year
Mahnoor Omer achieved recognition for her activism around period products in Pakistan.
LSE Generate secures leading spot as the UK’s top university start-up hub in 2026 rankings
This year’s ranking covers 180 centres across 25 countries.
LSE top ten in social mobility list
The School has been ranked 10th in the 2025 English Social Mobility Index
Recent LSE graduate selected for prestigious fellowship
Sung Jae Harry Park was selected from a pool of over 5,800 candidates.
LSE’s widening participation Pathways programmes are “genuinely life-changing” say participants
Participants who took part in LSE’s Pathways to Law programme have described it as “an incredible experience” .
LSE named as top university in the UK
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 has ranked LSE as the number one university in the country
Guardian University Guide 2026 ranks LSE top in London
LSE has been ranked as fourth overall in the UK.