LSE Geography & Environment
@lsegeography.bsky.social
A centre of international academic excellence in economic and urban geography, urban planning, environmental social science and climate change.
Ranked 2nd globally in the QS World Subject Rankings 2025 🏆
Currently celebrating our 130th birthday! 🎉
Ranked 2nd globally in the QS World Subject Rankings 2025 🏆
Currently celebrating our 130th birthday! 🎉
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Department of Geography and Environment | LSE
Study geography and environment at LSE. Explore world-leading research, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and a vibrant academic community.
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📢 New paper from PhD alum and Visiting Fellow, @mweihmayer.bsky.social.
Melissa examines how London boroughs are shifting from reactive to more strategic responses to rising asylum-seeker arrivals since 2020, drawing on the GLA’s Asylum Welcome design labs (2023).
🔴 zurl.co/x5AuN
Melissa examines how London boroughs are shifting from reactive to more strategic responses to rising asylum-seeker arrivals since 2020, drawing on the GLA’s Asylum Welcome design labs (2023).
🔴 zurl.co/x5AuN
February 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
📢 New paper from PhD alum and Visiting Fellow, @mweihmayer.bsky.social.
Melissa examines how London boroughs are shifting from reactive to more strategic responses to rising asylum-seeker arrivals since 2020, drawing on the GLA’s Asylum Welcome design labs (2023).
🔴 zurl.co/x5AuN
Melissa examines how London boroughs are shifting from reactive to more strategic responses to rising asylum-seeker arrivals since 2020, drawing on the GLA’s Asylum Welcome design labs (2023).
🔴 zurl.co/x5AuN
In the latest paper in the G&E Discussion Paper Series, Philippe Delacote, Jessica Meyer and Charles Palmer show how and why securing forest commons in Malawi reduces food security and non-food expenditures but has no impact on forest loss rates.
🔴 zurl.co/ycBNn
🔴 zurl.co/ycBNn
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
In the latest paper in the G&E Discussion Paper Series, Philippe Delacote, Jessica Meyer and Charles Palmer show how and why securing forest commons in Malawi reduces food security and non-food expenditures but has no impact on forest loss rates.
🔴 zurl.co/ycBNn
🔴 zurl.co/ycBNn
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New event recording with @lsegeography.bsky.social available to stream now!
Can natural capital be replaced? | LSE Event
YouTube video by LSE
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February 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM
New event recording with @lsegeography.bsky.social available to stream now!
🎉 Congratulations to BA Geography alum Maryam Jimale on winning the 2025 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize from the Development Geographies Research Group (RGS-IBG)!
Maryam’s dissertation was on “Somali Pastoralists, NGOs and the Politics of Ecological Authority.”
zurl.co/nOTkQ
Maryam’s dissertation was on “Somali Pastoralists, NGOs and the Politics of Ecological Authority.”
zurl.co/nOTkQ
Development Geographies Research Group – (DevGRG)
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February 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
🎉 Congratulations to BA Geography alum Maryam Jimale on winning the 2025 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize from the Development Geographies Research Group (RGS-IBG)!
Maryam’s dissertation was on “Somali Pastoralists, NGOs and the Politics of Ecological Authority.”
zurl.co/nOTkQ
Maryam’s dissertation was on “Somali Pastoralists, NGOs and the Politics of Ecological Authority.”
zurl.co/nOTkQ
🌆 How do we reuse our cities - not just rebuild them?
Join us Thu 19 Feb (6.30pm) for Creative Reuse of Cities with architect Ondrej Chybik at LSE.
zurl.co/1aTrl
Join us Thu 19 Feb (6.30pm) for Creative Reuse of Cities with architect Ondrej Chybik at LSE.
zurl.co/1aTrl
Creative Reuse of Cities
Explore how cities can evolve sustainably through creative reuse, balancing progress and preservation while protecting history, character and community identity.
zurl.co
February 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM
🌆 How do we reuse our cities - not just rebuild them?
Join us Thu 19 Feb (6.30pm) for Creative Reuse of Cities with architect Ondrej Chybik at LSE.
zurl.co/1aTrl
Join us Thu 19 Feb (6.30pm) for Creative Reuse of Cities with architect Ondrej Chybik at LSE.
zurl.co/1aTrl
Europe lags the United States because of a structural deficit in first-mover innovation. This paper diagnoses the institutional roots of that deficit and outlines a coordinated political-economy pathway to address it.
🔴 zurl.co/1uhUW
🔴 zurl.co/1uhUW
February 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Europe lags the United States because of a structural deficit in first-mover innovation. This paper diagnoses the institutional roots of that deficit and outlines a coordinated political-economy pathway to address it.
🔴 zurl.co/1uhUW
🔴 zurl.co/1uhUW
Want to shape the future of innovation and public policy? 🌍🤔
Our MSc Innovation Policy at LSE gives you cutting-edge insights, real-world experience, and the skills to make an impact - taught by leading academics and policymakers.
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Our MSc Innovation Policy at LSE gives you cutting-edge insights, real-world experience, and the skills to make an impact - taught by leading academics and policymakers.
zurl.co/Dln2a
Study MSc Innovation Policy at LSE
Our master’s in Innovation Policy at LSE will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and frameworks necessary to navigate and influence the dynamic world of i...
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February 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Want to shape the future of innovation and public policy? 🌍🤔
Our MSc Innovation Policy at LSE gives you cutting-edge insights, real-world experience, and the skills to make an impact - taught by leading academics and policymakers.
zurl.co/Dln2a
Our MSc Innovation Policy at LSE gives you cutting-edge insights, real-world experience, and the skills to make an impact - taught by leading academics and policymakers.
zurl.co/Dln2a
📢 TONIGHT! - Can natural capital be replaced?
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Can natural capital be replaced? How the weak versus strong sustainability divide will shape our common future | Eric Neumayer
Eric Neumayer will discuss how the question of whether natural capital can be substituted by other forms of capital lies at the heart of the controversy.
www.lse.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 11:07 AM
📢 TONIGHT! - Can natural capital be replaced?
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Why does green finance survive greenwashing claims and anti-ESG backlash? Our new working paper argues its resilience lies in future promises - kept credible through constant “credibility work” – so green finance is always in the making. 🌱
zurl.co/q13Wl
zurl.co/q13Wl
February 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Why does green finance survive greenwashing claims and anti-ESG backlash? Our new working paper argues its resilience lies in future promises - kept credible through constant “credibility work” – so green finance is always in the making. 🌱
zurl.co/q13Wl
zurl.co/q13Wl
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📢Join us for our event 'Eco-social contracts for sustainable and just futures' co-hosted with @gsos-lse.bsky.social on 18 February!
For anyone seeking hope and direction during a time of global uncertainty, this event will explore how inclusive, regenerative, and just futures can be co-created.🌱
For anyone seeking hope and direction during a time of global uncertainty, this event will explore how inclusive, regenerative, and just futures can be co-created.🌱
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
📢Join us for our event 'Eco-social contracts for sustainable and just futures' co-hosted with @gsos-lse.bsky.social on 18 February!
For anyone seeking hope and direction during a time of global uncertainty, this event will explore how inclusive, regenerative, and just futures can be co-created.🌱
For anyone seeking hope and direction during a time of global uncertainty, this event will explore how inclusive, regenerative, and just futures can be co-created.🌱
Congratulations to Gabriela Neves de Lima, PhD Candidate in Human Geography and Urban Studies, on passing her viva - a fantastic achievement!
Gabriela was supervised by Romola Sanyal David Madden. 🎉
#partoflse
Gabriela was supervised by Romola Sanyal David Madden. 🎉
#partoflse
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Congratulations to Gabriela Neves de Lima, PhD Candidate in Human Geography and Urban Studies, on passing her viva - a fantastic achievement!
Gabriela was supervised by Romola Sanyal David Madden. 🎉
#partoflse
Gabriela was supervised by Romola Sanyal David Madden. 🎉
#partoflse
Thinking about an MSc in Innovation Policy? 🌍
Join our virtual Graduate Open Event on 19 February to learn more about the programme and what studying at LSE could look like for you.
🔴 zurl.co/XwPJy
Join our virtual Graduate Open Event on 19 February to learn more about the programme and what studying at LSE could look like for you.
🔴 zurl.co/XwPJy
February 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Thinking about an MSc in Innovation Policy? 🌍
Join our virtual Graduate Open Event on 19 February to learn more about the programme and what studying at LSE could look like for you.
🔴 zurl.co/XwPJy
Join our virtual Graduate Open Event on 19 February to learn more about the programme and what studying at LSE could look like for you.
🔴 zurl.co/XwPJy
📢 LSE Public Lecture - Can natural capital be replaced?
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Can natural capital be replaced? How the weak versus strong sustainability divide will shape our common future | Eric Neumayer
Eric Neumayer will discuss how the question of whether natural capital can be substituted by other forms of capital lies at the heart of the controversy.
zurl.co
February 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
📢 LSE Public Lecture - Can natural capital be replaced?
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Interested in studying for an MSc in Local Economic Development? 🌍
Join us for our virtual Graduate Open Event on 16 February to find out more about the programme, meet staff, and ask your questions.
🔴 zurl.co/DkJ6B
Join us for our virtual Graduate Open Event on 16 February to find out more about the programme, meet staff, and ask your questions.
🔴 zurl.co/DkJ6B
February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Interested in studying for an MSc in Local Economic Development? 🌍
Join us for our virtual Graduate Open Event on 16 February to find out more about the programme, meet staff, and ask your questions.
🔴 zurl.co/DkJ6B
Join us for our virtual Graduate Open Event on 16 February to find out more about the programme, meet staff, and ask your questions.
🔴 zurl.co/DkJ6B
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In theory, where you are from and where you undertake your research shouldn't matter.
In reality, the geography of elite research remains firmly entrenched in a small number of locations.
@rodriguez-pose.bsky.social @neillee.bsky.social @lsegeography.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
In reality, the geography of elite research remains firmly entrenched in a small number of locations.
@rodriguez-pose.bsky.social @neillee.bsky.social @lsegeography.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
The brutal geography of global elite scientific research - LSE Impact
In theory where you are from is not meant to determine the quality of your research. The geography of elite research shows this to be untrue.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 31, 2026 at 10:12 AM
In theory, where you are from and where you undertake your research shouldn't matter.
In reality, the geography of elite research remains firmly entrenched in a small number of locations.
@rodriguez-pose.bsky.social @neillee.bsky.social @lsegeography.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
In reality, the geography of elite research remains firmly entrenched in a small number of locations.
@rodriguez-pose.bsky.social @neillee.bsky.social @lsegeography.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
🔜 On Monday 9 Feb we welcome Harriet Bulkeley, Professor in the Department of Geography at Durham University, to the Social Life of Climate Change Seminar Series.
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/7JLCR
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/7JLCR
February 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
🔜 On Monday 9 Feb we welcome Harriet Bulkeley, Professor in the Department of Geography at Durham University, to the Social Life of Climate Change Seminar Series.
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/7JLCR
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/7JLCR
We’re launching the G&E Junior Applied Economics Seminar - a monthly, PhD-led seminar series focused on economic geography, environmental economics & innovation.
🎤 Our first speaker is Nicholas P. Sweeney on 5 Feb.
📩 Interested? Email H.J.Hesse@lse.ac.uk or S.Finizio@lse.ac.uk
🎤 Our first speaker is Nicholas P. Sweeney on 5 Feb.
📩 Interested? Email H.J.Hesse@lse.ac.uk or S.Finizio@lse.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM
We’re launching the G&E Junior Applied Economics Seminar - a monthly, PhD-led seminar series focused on economic geography, environmental economics & innovation.
🎤 Our first speaker is Nicholas P. Sweeney on 5 Feb.
📩 Interested? Email H.J.Hesse@lse.ac.uk or S.Finizio@lse.ac.uk
🎤 Our first speaker is Nicholas P. Sweeney on 5 Feb.
📩 Interested? Email H.J.Hesse@lse.ac.uk or S.Finizio@lse.ac.uk
🔜 On Thursday 12 Feb we welcome Nicolas Gendron-Carrier (McGill University) to the Economic Geography and Spatial Economics Seminar Series.
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/lXbBt
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/lXbBt
February 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
🔜 On Thursday 12 Feb we welcome Nicolas Gendron-Carrier (McGill University) to the Economic Geography and Spatial Economics Seminar Series.
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/lXbBt
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/lXbBt
Science claims to be cosmopolitan, but elite research is still concentrated in just a few places, as @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social, Leiboyu Xiang and @neillee.bsky.social show.
zurl.co/JeXZ5
zurl.co/JeXZ5
The brutal geography of global elite scientific research - LSE Impact
In theory where you are from is not meant to determine the quality of your research. The geography of elite research shows this to be untrue.
zurl.co
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Science claims to be cosmopolitan, but elite research is still concentrated in just a few places, as @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social, Leiboyu Xiang and @neillee.bsky.social show.
zurl.co/JeXZ5
zurl.co/JeXZ5
🎙️ In this podcast Romola Sanyal talks to Haris Tsavdaroglou about how the Greek state creates forms of control over migrants in post democratic spaces and how migrants subvert this and other forms of coercion through acts of commoning.
🔴 zurl.co/s8yzX
🔴 zurl.co/s8yzX
Episode 37: Tactics of circumventing control: Migrating across the Mediterranean by Displacement Urbanism
Romola Sanyal talks to Haris Tsavdaroglou about how the Greek state creates forms of control over migrants in post democratic spaces and how migrants subvert this and otherforms of coercion through acts of commoning.Haris (Charalampos) Tsavdaroglou is post-doctoral researcher in the research program: “Housing as a Digitalized Service” at the University of Amsterdam and post-doctoral researcher in the research project: “Migrants’ Right to Urban Ambience: Fearscapes, Ethnoscapes and Commonscapes in Athens and Thessaloniki” at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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January 30, 2026 at 11:16 AM
🎙️ In this podcast Romola Sanyal talks to Haris Tsavdaroglou about how the Greek state creates forms of control over migrants in post democratic spaces and how migrants subvert this and other forms of coercion through acts of commoning.
🔴 zurl.co/s8yzX
🔴 zurl.co/s8yzX
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🌏 Upcoming event | Governing with nature: towards transformative change?
Find out how nature‑based solutions are reshaping urban governance and what this means for climate action, social justice, and cities.
📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online
#LSEEvents #Sociology
Find out how nature‑based solutions are reshaping urban governance and what this means for climate action, social justice, and cities.
📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online
#LSEEvents #Sociology
Governing with nature: towards transformative change? | Professor Harriet Bulkeley
6.30pm Wed 11 Feb | Harriet Bulkeley | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
buff.ly
January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🌏 Upcoming event | Governing with nature: towards transformative change?
Find out how nature‑based solutions are reshaping urban governance and what this means for climate action, social justice, and cities.
📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online
#LSEEvents #Sociology
Find out how nature‑based solutions are reshaping urban governance and what this means for climate action, social justice, and cities.
📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online
#LSEEvents #Sociology
📢 LSE Public Lecture - Can natural capital be replaced?
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Can natural capital be replaced? How the weak versus strong sustainability divide will shape our common future | Eric Neumayer
Eric Neumayer will discuss how the question of whether natural capital can be substituted by other forms of capital lies at the heart of the controversy.
zurl.co
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 AM
📢 LSE Public Lecture - Can natural capital be replaced?
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
Dive into the debate on weak vs strong sustainability with Prof Eric Neumayer and explore whether natural capital can truly be substituted by other forms of capital. 🌍
🗓 10 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6.30–8pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre & Online
👉 zurl.co/vSltz
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🎟️ The ticket line is now open! Reserve your seat today to be a part of this live, in-person dialogue!
Join this live, in-person conversation with Tom Steyer - investor, philanthropist and activist - in two weeks' time!
🗓️ Monday 2 February, 6.30-8pm
📍 The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
🎟️ Free and open to all - find out more ⬇️
🗓️ Monday 2 February, 6.30-8pm
📍 The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
🎟️ Free and open to all - find out more ⬇️
The climate fight | In conversation with Tom Steyer
6:30pm Mon 2 Feb | Larry Kramer, Susana Mourato, Tom Steyer, Jonathan Pershing | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 11:24 AM
🎟️ The ticket line is now open! Reserve your seat today to be a part of this live, in-person dialogue!
People make cities, but how do we make cities work better for people? 🤝🏙️
At Creative Reuse of Cities, architect Ondrej Chybik will share fresh perspectives on transforming urban spaces through creative reuse rather than demolition.
🎫 Get your free ticket 👉 zurl.co/yapSw
At Creative Reuse of Cities, architect Ondrej Chybik will share fresh perspectives on transforming urban spaces through creative reuse rather than demolition.
🎫 Get your free ticket 👉 zurl.co/yapSw
Creative Reuse of Cities
Eventbrite - Department of Geography and Environment presents Creative Reuse of Cities - Thursday, February 19, 2026 at London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England. Find event and ticket information.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
People make cities, but how do we make cities work better for people? 🤝🏙️
At Creative Reuse of Cities, architect Ondrej Chybik will share fresh perspectives on transforming urban spaces through creative reuse rather than demolition.
🎫 Get your free ticket 👉 zurl.co/yapSw
At Creative Reuse of Cities, architect Ondrej Chybik will share fresh perspectives on transforming urban spaces through creative reuse rather than demolition.
🎫 Get your free ticket 👉 zurl.co/yapSw
🔜 On Thursday 5 Feb we welcome Siddharth Menon (LSE) to the Human Geography Seminar Series.
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/VAOhx
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/VAOhx
January 28, 2026 at 10:29 AM
🔜 On Thursday 5 Feb we welcome Siddharth Menon (LSE) to the Human Geography Seminar Series.
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/VAOhx
If you wish to attend the seminar, please email geog.research@lse.ac.uk
🔴 zurl.co/VAOhx