LSE: Public lectures and events

Who is Britain really saving in the fight against modern slavery?

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As Black Lives Matter has exposed the legacies of transatlantic slavery and empire, Britain has launched a new moral crusade at home: the fight agains...

The ethics of foreign intervention: philosophical perspectives on Venezuela and Iran

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026 and the US–Israeli military campaign against Iran have thrust foreign intervention back ...

Greek Prime Ministers in the eye of the storm

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This public lecture is for the book launch of Greek Prime Ministers in the Eye of the Storm: Crisis Management and Institutional Change, featuring aut...

Global ideas for global challenges: a panel in honour of Nick Stern

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Leaders of the world’s premier economic institutions and a Nobel Prize winning economist discuss how ideas have evolved to shape our world and what ...

From curiosity to prosperity: sharing the gains of science

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Why should governments back “Big Science” when discoveries are uncertain and the benefits may seem distant from taxpayers’ daily lives? In this ...

End of the America era? Looking back, looking forward

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

At a time of intensifying geopolitical rivalry, economic nationalism, and ideological extremism, this roundtable brings together a group of leading po...

Mediate the middle: moving with and beyond dichotomies

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us in celebrating the launch of Bart Cammaerts’ latest textbook, Dichotomies in Media and Communication Theory — a bold and original explorat...

Is a democratic economy possible? Lessons from history, horizons for the future

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fifty years after powerful labour movements launched radical plans to democratise the economy and gain control of large businesses, what is the legacy...

Assessing risk assessment in cases of domestic abuse

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Domestic abuse affects roughly one-third of women worldwide and carries serious consequences for victims, their children, and society at large. This l...

Animal economics

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Humans care about animals, and many would argue that animals are morally relevant. Many of our decisions profoundly affect the welfare of animals and ...

Mass media, justice and me: a victim’s perspective

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Step into the lives of those whose pursuit of justice collided with the power of the press.

Housing supply and the future of our urban planet

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this special Economica Coase lecture which this year will be delivered by Harvard academic Edward Glaeser.

How stories can transcend borders and boxes of identity

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

By drawing upon multiple disciplines and weaving these threads into the broader practice of literary arts, the Turkish-British writer Elif Shafak offe...

The geopolitical implications of the Israel-US-Iran war

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A panel of academic experts is brought together by the Middle East Centre at LSE to discuss the current Israel-US-Iran war.

The world is your office: AI and the evolution of work from anywhere

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

During the past decade, technological change and management practices have disrupted how organisations access global talent and organise work. Thousan...

Rebalancing the new world order in an age of fragmentation

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this special event with LSE alumnus and President of Finland Alexander Stubb.

Infinite justice: political cosmologies that protect our future

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In her inaugural lecture, Shakuntala Banaji explores how our ethical and political imaginations of love, justice and rights—shaped by education syst...

Donald Trump and the unmaking of Europe

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this lecture by Nathalie Tocci who will argue that Donald Trump’s foreign policy record has not been very successful so far, as wars con...

Gender, culture and equality in today’s Britain

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a timely conversation on equality, gender and culture in contemporary Britain with Sarah Owen MP, chair of the Women and Equalities Select...

Invisible inputs: gender bias in AI systems

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Behind every algorithm lies a set of choices, some visible, many not. This panel discusses the unseen forces that shape AI, focusing on how gender bia...

Women’s health matters: science, systems, and global change

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The LSE Health and Department of Health Policy Annual Lecture 2026 was delivered by Michelle A Williams, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Heal...

Complexity and complicity in social anthropology

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for Hans Steinmüller's inaugural lecture.

The politics of world heritage: visions, custodians, and futures of humanity

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this book launch, Elif Kalaycioglu, will present her new book, The Politics of World Heritage: Visions, Custodians, and Futures of Humanity, follow...

The care economy and social housing

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What is the relationship between the care economy and social housing and how do they directly influence each other?

Grassroots: shaping the digital realm and through it – the world

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The digital realm today concentrates power and wealth in the hands of the few, excluding most of humanity from equal participation.

Do molecules have structure? The view from quantum physics

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for the inaugural BJPS Popper Prize lecture, delivered by philosophers of science Alexander Franklin and Vanessa Seifert.

Creative destruction, AI, and the European recovery

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this special event with LSE's Philippe Aghion, joint recipient of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

From dialogue to decarbonisation: can investor engagement deliver?

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

With momentum behind the low-carbon transition faltering and headwinds mounting, investors play an increasingly critical role in in sustaining climate...

American foreign policy in the age of Trump

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

With the old world order visibly weakening, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is both consequential and confusing. Does Mr Trump have a strate...

Eco-social contracts for sustainable and just futures

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For changemakers, students, and everyone seeking hope, direction, and clarity during a time of global uncertainty, join us for the launch of a book th...

Balancing economic reform and stability: Paraguayan lessons for policymakers

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we welcome Carlos Gustavo Fernández Valdovinos, Paraguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance, for a lecture on the country’s economic tr...

Narratives in policymaking

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We all love a good story. Stories provide coherence and help to form our sense of identity. Personal and social narratives fundamentally affect the wa...

Immigration policy: challenges and options

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this third and final lecture Alan Manning offers solutions to the challenges facing immigration policy, and how to navigate among the often-competi...

EdTech at the crossroads of pedagogy vs profit

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Education technology (EdTech) is transforming education at a fast pace – but at what cost?

Governing with nature: towards transformative change?

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nature-based solutions are gaining traction as transformative interventions addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, and social justice. Their ap...

Can natural capital be replaced? How the weak versus strong sustainability divide will shape our common future

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This event celebrates the open access publication of the 5th edition of Weak versus Strong Sustainability.

A picture of migration

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for the 2026 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is one of three based on the new...

The national interest: politics after globalisation

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Are the politics of national interest making a comeback in the multipolar world after the end of globalisation? What is the national interest and why ...

Monetary policy in perspective

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join Klaas Knot, who served as President of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) for 14 years, as he reflects on his extensive experience in the European Cent...

Are jobs getting better?

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What does the future of work really look like?

LSE: The Ballpark | US-China relations in an era of illiberalism with Dr Scott Kennedy

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

To talk about the current state of US-China relations, in October 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair i...

Why immigration policy is hard

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for the 2026 Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures which this year will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is one of three based on the new...

Our Dollar, your problem

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this public lecture where Kenneth Rogoff will discuss his recently released book Our Dollar, Your Problem: An insider's view of seven turb...

Power and profit: stresses and futures of market economies

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The famous epithet that “the old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters”, is most often attributed to...

Abundant clean energy for all: the technological opportunity

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For the past two centuries, growth in energy supply has been fundamental to human progress and economic development. But fossil fuel dependence is dri...

Are revolutions justified?

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Lea Ypi, Professor Andrés Velasco | Ralph Miliband has written poignantly on the limits of parliamentary democracy. But are...

Are revolutions justified?

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ralph Miliband has written poignantly on the limits of parliamentary democracy. But are revolutions justified?

Are jobs getting better?

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What does the future of work really look like?

The measure of progress: counting what really matters

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Diane Coyle | Professor Coyle argues that the way we measure the economy—developed in the 1940s—no longer fits today’s...

The measure of progress: counting what really matters

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Coyle argues that the way we measure the economy—developed in the 1940s—no longer fits today’s realities. The outdated framework under...

How oil rents fuel populist foreign policy

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Steffen Hertog | International relations literature has begun to focus on the foreign policy corollaries of populist ideolog...

How oil rents fuel populist foreign policy

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In his inaugural lecture (based on his research with Ferdinand Eibl) Steffen Hertog argues that populist leaders in all but the largest countries can ...

Women, nature, and 2030: a transformational global climate solution

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Zainab Salbi | Climate change is not gender-neutral — not in its impact on women and girls, nor in the solutions women are leading. ...

Women, nature, and 2030: a transformational global climate solution

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Climate change is not gender-neutral — not in its impact on women and girls, nor in the solutions women are leading. This lecture will share new res...

LSE: The Ballpark | “Is AI a threat or an opportunity for the US?” Master’s students essay competition for 2025

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 2025, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with a prompt about AI. In this episode we spoke to the author of the w...

Who trains our doctors? The hidden workers behind medical education

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this lecture, Patricia Kingori examines a striking phenomenon revealed through her documentary Shadow Scholars: highly educated Kenyan scholars gho...

Shared prosperity in a fractured world

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Dani Rodrik | Fighting climate change, saving democracy, and eradicating poverty are urgent global challenges, yet the world...

Shared prosperity in a fractured world

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this talk by Dani Rodrik where he will talk about his new book, Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World, in which he shows how the nations ...

LSE: The Ballpark | How to help left behind regions and workers with Professor Gordon Hanson

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The last 40 years have seen a sharp decline in America’s manufacturing industries with growing joblessness in previously prosperous industrial regio...

LSE: The Ballpark | LSE at 130 and the United States with Professor Michael Cox

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This year LSE is celebrating its 130th anniversary, and how it has driven change across the world. Much of LSE’s history is linked to the United Sta...

Living in London: How can we make our communities greener?

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The climate crisis affects us all, but young people will have to face its consequences for the longest. Despite this, just 9% of British 18–24-year-...

Bullying explained by bullies: Lessons from Mexico | Coffee break research at LSE

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Although student perspectives on bullying in primary and secondary schools are increasingly studied, few delve into the experiences of those who perpe...

LSE: The Ballpark | The promise and peril of Trump’s America First with Professor Charles Kupchan

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has renewed his “America First” agenda by pursing a transactional approach to dip...

Teaching colonialism in the classroom | Coffee break research at LSE

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Social scientists have devised various approaches to studying colonialism, but how can this inform teaching about empire as part of the national curri...

The ins and outs of sustainable supply chains

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Rocco Macchiavello | Join Rocco Macchiavello in his inaugural lecture as he explores the economics of sustainable supply cha...

AI, technology and society: shaping the future together

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trained on trillions of tokens that capture human communication, behaviours, and interacti...

The ins and outs of sustainable supply chains

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Presenting insights from over a decade of research, Professor Macchiavello will examine how companies can organise supply chains that are sustainable ...

Pharmaceutical policy at a crossroads: perspectives from Europe and the US

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for the official launch event of the Pharmaceutical Policy Lab, which also forms part of LSE Health's 30th anniversary celebrations at which o...

What is financial hegemony, and how does it end? | Coffee break research at LSE

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since the mid-20th century, the US government, companies, and financial sector have greatly benefitted from global financial dominance – or ‘‘he...

Common law: a better foundation for Liberalism

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor John Hasnas | In conventional political philosophy, law is understood as consciously created rules that are a necessary mech...

Common law: a better foundation for Liberalism

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In conventional political philosophy, law is understood as consciously created rules that are a necessary mechanism for regulating the excesses of the...

What's next for quantum computing?

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this video, Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan explores what quantum computing is, why governments are racing to develop it, and how this emerging technolo...

Women in economics: progress, challenges and perspectives

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Janet Henry, Clare Lombardelli, Professor Almudena Sevilla | Despite decades of progress, women remain underrepresented in the field o...

Women in economics: progress, challenges and perspectives

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Despite decades of progress, women remain underrepresented in the field of economics. This event explores the gender disparities in the discipline and...

Economic impacts and legacies of British rule in India

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Bishnupriya Gupta | In her latest book An Economic History of India: Growth, income and inequalities from the Mughals to the...

Economic impacts and legacies of British rule in India

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In her latest book An Economic History of India: Growth, income and inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st century, Bishnupriya Gupta builds a new ...

The politics of hunger in Sudan

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Dr Nisrin Elamin | The ongoing war in Sudan has produced the world’s largest humanitarian and hunger crisis—devastating a country ...

The politics of hunger in Sudan

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The ongoing war in Sudan has produced the world’s largest humanitarian and hunger crisis—devastating a country that could easily feed itself and i...

Why I am an anarchist: insights into British anarchist thought and politics

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Dr Sophie Scott-Brown | Anarchism has had a more powerful impact on political life than most people realise. What are the roots of thi...

Why I am an anarchist: insights into British anarchist thought and politics

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Anarchism has had a more powerful impact on political life than most people realise. What are the roots of this radical tradition? How has it had this...

Should the UK have a wealth tax? The Wealth Tax Commission five years on

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Arun Advani, Emma Chamberlain, Dr Andy Summers | In 2020, the Wealth Tax Commission brought together world-leading academics...

LSE: The Ballpark | AI and deepfakes with Dr Gili Vidan

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the last decade or so, the the public have become aware of “deepfakes”, computer or AI generated fake images. The spread of deepfakes raises qu...

Should the UK have a wealth tax? The Wealth Tax Commission five years on

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2020, the Wealth Tax Commission brought together world-leading academics, policymakers and tax practitioners to ‘think big’ about tax policy.

Fiscal threats in a changing global financial system

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Pablo Hernández de Cos | Sovereign debt levels have increased considerably since the Great Financial Crisis, reaching historical post...

Fiscal threats in a changing global financial system

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This lecture will discuss how policymakers should address these challenges by employing a carefully selected mix of tools that spans fiscal, monetary ...

America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Dr C Raja Mohan | America’s longstanding role as the guarantor of security in Europe and Asia is now under question at home. In this...

America first and the future of Eurasian geopolitics

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this lecture, one of India’s leading strategic thinkers and commentators examines the roots of Donald Trump’s America First agenda and assesses...

John Rawls and unequivocal justice

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Christopher Freiman | urious about how free markets and social justice intersect? Join us for an engaging lecture by Christo...

John Rawls and unequivocal justice

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Curious about how free markets and social justice intersect? Join us for an engaging lecture by Christopher Freiman, author of the book Unequivocal Ju...

AI, technology and society: shaping the future together

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Cosmina Dorobantu, Marion Dumas, Professor Helen Margetts | AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trai...

Will the next World War be a cyberwar?

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): | It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber-attack. Recent examples include the hacks on Marks and Spencer's, Jaguar Land R...

AI, technology and society: shaping the future together

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trained on trillions of tokens that capture human communication, behaviours, and interacti...

Will the next World War be a cyberwar?

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber-attack. What if those attacks were on our critical infrastructure? Our national grid? Our water su...

World Children’s Day: digital futures for children – children’s rights under pressure in the digital environment

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Gerison Lansdown, Dr Kim R. Sylwander, Gastón Wright | In 2021, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child introduced General Commen...

World Children’s Day: digital futures for children – children’s rights under pressure in the digital environment

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2021, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child introduced General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in the digital environment, marking a mi...

Is there a Trump doctrine? Making sense of US foreign and security policy since Trump’s return to the White House

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Professor Ronald Krebs, Katharine M Millar, Dr Luca Tardelli, Dr Boram Lee | In January 2025, Donald Trump returned to the White House...

Is there a Trump doctrine? Making sense of US foreign and security policy since Trump’s return to the White House

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In January 2025, Donald Trump returned to the White House. The ensuing months have been a dizzying blur for American foreign and security policy.

Britain in a changing world

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor(s): Sir John Major | Discussing the topic, Britain in a changing world, former British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party...

Britain in a changing world

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Discussing the topic, Britain in a changing world, former British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, Sir John Major, delivers this y...

LSE: The Ballpark | Autocracy 2.0: How China’s Rise Reinvented Tyranny with Dr Jennifer Lind

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The last three decades have seen China’s economic rise. Alongside this, China has become much more influential on the global stage, emerging as a co...