London School of Economics

The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university based in London, often regarded as the world's most prestigious social science institution with unrivalled diversity.

General Information

The School is a major centre of political debate. LSE alumni and former staff include thirteen Nobel Prize winners in Economics, Peace and Literature, around thirty-three heads of state or heads of government, including eight current heads of state or government, thirty current British Members of Parliament, and twenty-nine current peers of the House of Lords.

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Nobel Prize - Economics - Peace - Literature - House of Lords

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The School is also regarded as a pacemaker in the study of law, international relations, accounting and finance, social philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and social policy. The main library of the LSE is the British Library of Political and Economic Science (BLPES)http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/, and is the world's largest library dedicated to the social sciences.

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Law - International relations - Accounting - Finance - Social philosophy - Anthropology - Sociology - Social policy - British Library of Political and Economic Science

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The LSE is located on Houghton Street in Central London, off the Aldwych and next to the Royal Courts of Justice. The LSE is a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Houghton Street - Central London - Aldwych - Royal Courts of Justice - University of London

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There are nearly 7,000 full-time students and around 750 part-time students at the university. Of these, 38% come from the United Kingdom, 18% from other European Union countries, and 44% from more than 130 other countries. Around 48% are women and 52% are postgraduates. Courses are taught in over thirty research departments and twenty-one departments, including Accounting and Finance, Management, Anthropology, Economic History, Economics, The Development Studies Institute, Geography and Environment, Government, Industrial Relations, Information Systems, International History, International Relations, Law, Mathematics, Media and Communications, Operational Research, Philosophy Logic and Scientific Method, Social Policy, Social Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics.

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United Kingdom - European Union - Accounting - Finance - Management - Anthropology - Economic History - Economics - Development Studies - Geography - Environment - Government - Industrial Relations - Information Systems - International History - International Relations - Law - Mathematics - Media - Communications - Operational Research - Philosophy - Logic - Scientific Method - Social Policy - Social Psychology - Sociology - Statistics

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The School also has a very active student newspaper, The Beaver, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, as well as other media outlets such as PuLSE Radio, The Script, and LooSE, a student-operated TV station. The LSE Students' Union is one of the most active in Europe, and earned a global reputation for liberal activism in the 1950s and 1960s.

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The Beaver - PuLSE Radio - The Script - LooSE - 1950s - 1960s

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The LSE regularly attracts speakers of international distinction. For example, in May 2005 José Manuel Barroso (President of the European Commission) and John Edwards were amongst those who gave lectures. Past speakers have included Bill Clinton, Vicente Fox, Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela and recently Jack Welch.

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Bill Clinton - Vicente Fox - Kofi Annan - Nelson Mandela - Jack Welch

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