LSE School of Public Policy
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Welcome to the official account of the School of Public Policy. The SPP equips you with the skills and ideas to transform people and societies. Follow for news, public events & more. lse.ac.uk/spp
Thanks to all who joined the SPP Womxn’s Network pub quiz last week 🎲
A brilliant atmosphere and a great way to bring the community together. Looking forward to future events ✨
#LSEPublicPolicy #WomxnsNetwork
A brilliant atmosphere and a great way to bring the community together. Looking forward to future events ✨
#LSEPublicPolicy #WomxnsNetwork
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Thanks to all who joined the SPP Womxn’s Network pub quiz last week 🎲
A brilliant atmosphere and a great way to bring the community together. Looking forward to future events ✨
#LSEPublicPolicy #WomxnsNetwork
A brilliant atmosphere and a great way to bring the community together. Looking forward to future events ✨
#LSEPublicPolicy #WomxnsNetwork
Our Autumn Term Student Faculty Lunch Programme is underway!
Last week, students joined Dean Andrés Velasco, Professor Tony Travers, and Professor Richard Davies for informal conversations on policy, research, and careers.
A great way to connect beyond the classroom and learn from our faculty!
Last week, students joined Dean Andrés Velasco, Professor Tony Travers, and Professor Richard Davies for informal conversations on policy, research, and careers.
A great way to connect beyond the classroom and learn from our faculty!
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our Autumn Term Student Faculty Lunch Programme is underway!
Last week, students joined Dean Andrés Velasco, Professor Tony Travers, and Professor Richard Davies for informal conversations on policy, research, and careers.
A great way to connect beyond the classroom and learn from our faculty!
Last week, students joined Dean Andrés Velasco, Professor Tony Travers, and Professor Richard Davies for informal conversations on policy, research, and careers.
A great way to connect beyond the classroom and learn from our faculty!
This week, the SPP hosted its 2025 Annual Lecture with Sanna Marin, former Prime Minister of Finland, in conversation with Dean Andrés Velasco.
Sanna reflected on themes from her new book Hope in Action, exploring leadership, courage, and the challenges shaping global politics today!
Sanna reflected on themes from her new book Hope in Action, exploring leadership, courage, and the challenges shaping global politics today!
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This week, the SPP hosted its 2025 Annual Lecture with Sanna Marin, former Prime Minister of Finland, in conversation with Dean Andrés Velasco.
Sanna reflected on themes from her new book Hope in Action, exploring leadership, courage, and the challenges shaping global politics today!
Sanna reflected on themes from her new book Hope in Action, exploring leadership, courage, and the challenges shaping global politics today!
As part of our Professional Skills Accelerator, leadership expert Eve Poole led an insightful session on Ethics, helping students explore how to make ethical decisions and address real-world challenges such as corruption, nepotism and integrity in public service.
#LSEPublicPolicy
#LSEPublicPolicy
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
As part of our Professional Skills Accelerator, leadership expert Eve Poole led an insightful session on Ethics, helping students explore how to make ethical decisions and address real-world challenges such as corruption, nepotism and integrity in public service.
#LSEPublicPolicy
#LSEPublicPolicy
At our Policy in Practice event last Thursday, Ernesto Zedillo joined the LSE School of Public Policy to discuss “Building democracy, implementing policy”. 💬 Students then had the chance to meet him for a relaxed conversation about leadership and global governance.
#LSEPublicPolicy
#LSEPublicPolicy
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
At our Policy in Practice event last Thursday, Ernesto Zedillo joined the LSE School of Public Policy to discuss “Building democracy, implementing policy”. 💬 Students then had the chance to meet him for a relaxed conversation about leadership and global governance.
#LSEPublicPolicy
#LSEPublicPolicy
Yesterday we welcomed Diego Gambetta for our masterclass, Trust me, I am a criminal! Doing business in the underworld 🕵️♂️🌍
Students gained insights into how economic theory and rational choice thinking apply to organised crime, trust and criminal enterprise. Thank you to everyone who joined.
Students gained insights into how economic theory and rational choice thinking apply to organised crime, trust and criminal enterprise. Thank you to everyone who joined.
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Yesterday we welcomed Diego Gambetta for our masterclass, Trust me, I am a criminal! Doing business in the underworld 🕵️♂️🌍
Students gained insights into how economic theory and rational choice thinking apply to organised crime, trust and criminal enterprise. Thank you to everyone who joined.
Students gained insights into how economic theory and rational choice thinking apply to organised crime, trust and criminal enterprise. Thank you to everyone who joined.
Yesterday, Professor Alexander Evans joined policy and industry leaders in Paris to discuss improving international cooperation and public-private collaboration on cyber security. 🌍
A big thank you to @businessatoecd.org for organising this important event!
A big thank you to @businessatoecd.org for organising this important event!
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Yesterday, Professor Alexander Evans joined policy and industry leaders in Paris to discuss improving international cooperation and public-private collaboration on cyber security. 🌍
A big thank you to @businessatoecd.org for organising this important event!
A big thank you to @businessatoecd.org for organising this important event!
A big week at the School of Public Policy 🌍
We launched The London Consensus, featuring contributions from 50+ global experts, and held our first Dean’s Dialogue, where students explored its ideas with Dean Andrés Velasco.
Click here to find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
We launched The London Consensus, featuring contributions from 50+ global experts, and held our first Dean’s Dialogue, where students explored its ideas with Dean Andrés Velasco.
Click here to find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A big week at the School of Public Policy 🌍
We launched The London Consensus, featuring contributions from 50+ global experts, and held our first Dean’s Dialogue, where students explored its ideas with Dean Andrés Velasco.
Click here to find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
We launched The London Consensus, featuring contributions from 50+ global experts, and held our first Dean’s Dialogue, where students explored its ideas with Dean Andrés Velasco.
Click here to find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
#FlashbackFriday to the APPS Boat Party last week 🎉
Students from the School of Public Policy took to the River Thames for an evening of fun, connection and celebration to mark the start of the new academic year.
#LSESPP #APPS #PublicPolicy
Students from the School of Public Policy took to the River Thames for an evening of fun, connection and celebration to mark the start of the new academic year.
#LSESPP #APPS #PublicPolicy
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
#FlashbackFriday to the APPS Boat Party last week 🎉
Students from the School of Public Policy took to the River Thames for an evening of fun, connection and celebration to mark the start of the new academic year.
#LSESPP #APPS #PublicPolicy
Students from the School of Public Policy took to the River Thames for an evening of fun, connection and celebration to mark the start of the new academic year.
#LSESPP #APPS #PublicPolicy
Another great Professional Skills Accelerator weekend at the School of Public Policy.
Students joined Delia Lloyd for two Effective Communication workshops on Saturday and Sunday, gaining practical tools to communicate with confidence and clarity!!
Students joined Delia Lloyd for two Effective Communication workshops on Saturday and Sunday, gaining practical tools to communicate with confidence and clarity!!
October 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Another great Professional Skills Accelerator weekend at the School of Public Policy.
Students joined Delia Lloyd for two Effective Communication workshops on Saturday and Sunday, gaining practical tools to communicate with confidence and clarity!!
Students joined Delia Lloyd for two Effective Communication workshops on Saturday and Sunday, gaining practical tools to communicate with confidence and clarity!!
We’re delighted to welcome Professor Sandra Sequeira to the LSE School of Public Policy as Professor of Development Economics.
Her research in development economics and political economy is shaping policy and driving real-world change.
Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
Her research in development economics and political economy is shaping policy and driving real-world change.
Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
October 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
We’re delighted to welcome Professor Sandra Sequeira to the LSE School of Public Policy as Professor of Development Economics.
Her research in development economics and political economy is shaping policy and driving real-world change.
Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
Her research in development economics and political economy is shaping policy and driving real-world change.
Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century, published yesterday by LSE Press, brings together insights from 50+ leading economists including our own Andrés Velasco and Nicholas Barr.
Read it and join the launch event on 28 Oct 6.30pm at LSE and online: shorturl.at/N4IyI
Read it and join the launch event on 28 Oct 6.30pm at LSE and online: shorturl.at/N4IyI
October 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century, published yesterday by LSE Press, brings together insights from 50+ leading economists including our own Andrés Velasco and Nicholas Barr.
Read it and join the launch event on 28 Oct 6.30pm at LSE and online: shorturl.at/N4IyI
Read it and join the launch event on 28 Oct 6.30pm at LSE and online: shorturl.at/N4IyI
Applications are now open for our 2026 intake! Apply now to be a part of a global community of changemakers passionate about shaping policy for a better world.
➡️Find out more about our masters programmes and how you can apply to be a part of our cohort in 2026 at www.lse.ac.uk/spp/study
➡️Find out more about our masters programmes and how you can apply to be a part of our cohort in 2026 at www.lse.ac.uk/spp/study
October 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Applications are now open for our 2026 intake! Apply now to be a part of a global community of changemakers passionate about shaping policy for a better world.
➡️Find out more about our masters programmes and how you can apply to be a part of our cohort in 2026 at www.lse.ac.uk/spp/study
➡️Find out more about our masters programmes and how you can apply to be a part of our cohort in 2026 at www.lse.ac.uk/spp/study
Congratulations to our LSE Growth Lab team led by @richarddavies.bsky.social, as well as @alicirone.bsky.social, who were recognised at LSE’s Impact Prize 2025 celebrating outstanding engagement, impact, and the development of a strong impact culture across LSE. 🎉👏
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June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Congratulations to our LSE Growth Lab team led by @richarddavies.bsky.social, as well as @alicirone.bsky.social, who were recognised at LSE’s Impact Prize 2025 celebrating outstanding engagement, impact, and the development of a strong impact culture across LSE. 🎉👏
👉 info.lse.ac.uk/staff/servic...
👉 info.lse.ac.uk/staff/servic...
On 18 June 2025, the LSE Growth Lab and @econ-observatory.bsky.social hosted the FCA for its economic research competition at LSE.
Led by @richarddavies.bsky.social, the LSE Growth Lab received £30K for their research project and presented their final report.
👉 lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
Led by @richarddavies.bsky.social, the LSE Growth Lab received £30K for their research project and presented their final report.
👉 lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
June 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
On 18 June 2025, the LSE Growth Lab and @econ-observatory.bsky.social hosted the FCA for its economic research competition at LSE.
Led by @richarddavies.bsky.social, the LSE Growth Lab received £30K for their research project and presented their final report.
👉 lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
Led by @richarddavies.bsky.social, the LSE Growth Lab received £30K for their research project and presented their final report.
👉 lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
💼 We're #HIRING an LSE Fellow in Data Science for Public Policy!
Join us to deliver world-class teaching by facilitating seminars on empirical #datascience and its application to #policymaking.
🗓️ Closing: Sunday 8 June (23.59 BST)
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
@lsedatascience.bsky.social
Join us to deliver world-class teaching by facilitating seminars on empirical #datascience and its application to #policymaking.
🗓️ Closing: Sunday 8 June (23.59 BST)
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
@lsedatascience.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
💼 We're #HIRING an LSE Fellow in Data Science for Public Policy!
Join us to deliver world-class teaching by facilitating seminars on empirical #datascience and its application to #policymaking.
🗓️ Closing: Sunday 8 June (23.59 BST)
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
@lsedatascience.bsky.social
Join us to deliver world-class teaching by facilitating seminars on empirical #datascience and its application to #policymaking.
🗓️ Closing: Sunday 8 June (23.59 BST)
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
@lsedatascience.bsky.social
🩺 🏥 Professor Alex Voorhoeve, who has taught for several years on PP406 Philosophy for Public Policy here at the SPP, has co-authored a new World Bank Report: "Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage".
Read #OpenAccess👇
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Read #OpenAccess👇
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April 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🩺 🏥 Professor Alex Voorhoeve, who has taught for several years on PP406 Philosophy for Public Policy here at the SPP, has co-authored a new World Bank Report: "Open and Inclusive: Fair Processes for Financing Universal Health Coverage".
Read #OpenAccess👇
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read #OpenAccess👇
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Our students Helena Fee Rasch and Achilles Tsirgis attended the Global Prosperity Forum with Professor Vanessa Rubio-Márquez in Washington DC last month, as part of their Fellowship Programme between the SPP and @acfpcenter.bsky.social 🇺🇸 💭
🔗 Read the full story: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
🔗 Read the full story: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
April 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Our students Helena Fee Rasch and Achilles Tsirgis attended the Global Prosperity Forum with Professor Vanessa Rubio-Márquez in Washington DC last month, as part of their Fellowship Programme between the SPP and @acfpcenter.bsky.social 🇺🇸 💭
🔗 Read the full story: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
🔗 Read the full story: www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...
🇺🇸 The US is creating legislation to popularise paying with stablecoins.
Visiting Fellow Dr Ousmène Mandeng argues stablecoins in payments will be viable if there's clearing that would allow them to work in inter-bank transactions.
🔗 Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi... @lsebr.bsky.social
Visiting Fellow Dr Ousmène Mandeng argues stablecoins in payments will be viable if there's clearing that would allow them to work in inter-bank transactions.
🔗 Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi... @lsebr.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🇺🇸 The US is creating legislation to popularise paying with stablecoins.
Visiting Fellow Dr Ousmène Mandeng argues stablecoins in payments will be viable if there's clearing that would allow them to work in inter-bank transactions.
🔗 Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi... @lsebr.bsky.social
Visiting Fellow Dr Ousmène Mandeng argues stablecoins in payments will be viable if there's clearing that would allow them to work in inter-bank transactions.
🔗 Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi... @lsebr.bsky.social
Professor in Practice and Associate Dean for Extended Education Vanessa Rubio-Márquez featured on the BBC World Business Report and Bloomberg TV to discuss US-Mexico relations and tariffs 🇺🇸 🇲🇽
🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎬 Watch on @bloomberg.com:
youtube.com/watch?v=gbcQ...
🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎬 Watch on @bloomberg.com:
youtube.com/watch?v=gbcQ...
March 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Professor in Practice and Associate Dean for Extended Education Vanessa Rubio-Márquez featured on the BBC World Business Report and Bloomberg TV to discuss US-Mexico relations and tariffs 🇺🇸 🇲🇽
🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎬 Watch on @bloomberg.com:
youtube.com/watch?v=gbcQ...
🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎬 Watch on @bloomberg.com:
youtube.com/watch?v=gbcQ...
Welcome to our official Bluesky account!
We'll be sharing the latest news and research from our faculty, our thrilling public events, and more!
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We'll be sharing the latest news and research from our faculty, our thrilling public events, and more!
We are also on:
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🎬 www.youtube.com/@lseschoolof...
Help us spread the word! 🦋
February 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Welcome to our official Bluesky account!
We'll be sharing the latest news and research from our faculty, our thrilling public events, and more!
We are also on:
💼 www.linkedin.com/company/lse-...
🫂 www.instagram.com/lsepublicpol...
🎬 www.youtube.com/@lseschoolof...
Help us spread the word! 🦋
We'll be sharing the latest news and research from our faculty, our thrilling public events, and more!
We are also on:
💼 www.linkedin.com/company/lse-...
🫂 www.instagram.com/lsepublicpol...
🎬 www.youtube.com/@lseschoolof...
Help us spread the word! 🦋