LSE: Public lectures and events

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Can human solidarity survive social media and what if it can’t? Oct 02, 2025

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Drawing on his recent book, The Space of the World, Nick Couldry will reflect on the global space of social communications and interaction that has been constructed over the past three decades through a commercialized internet and digital platforms.

Racism and racial justice: 40 years on from the Broadwater Farm riots Oct 01, 2025

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We explore the legal, political and community-based racial justice work that emerged 40 years ago from the Broadwater Farm riots, examining methods of resistance that continue to address present-day questions of race, racism and social inequality.

How AI is helping - and harming - animals Sep 30, 2025

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Learn more about the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, a new LSE initiative committed to making sure technological change works for - rather than against - the interests of other species.

On natural capital: the value of the world around us Sep 29, 2025

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Join us for a conversation with Partha Dasgupta, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, as he discusses his latest book On Natural Capital where he lays out a seminal and groundbreaking new approach to economics.

Climate finance and investment in low-income countries Sep 24, 2025

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Climate finance is a critical tool in supporting low-income countries as they face the growing impacts of climate change.

Valuing nature in a changing climate: rethinking natural capital Sep 23, 2025

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As climate change accelerates, the economic case for protecting and investing in natural capital has never been clearer.

Investing in our future: COP30 and the sustainable growth agenda Sep 22, 2025

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As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil, this event provides a forward-looking platform to explore priorities, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating and aligning climate ambition with sustainable economic growth.

Global inequality in historical and comparative perspective Sep 19, 2025

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Presenting new research produced by the World Inequality Lab, Thomas Piketty discusses recent trends in global inequality, analysing the historical movement toward equality and future prospects for more redistribution.

Can we be great again? Why a dangerous world needs Britain Jul 21, 2025

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Join us for this talk by Jeremy Hunt in which he will talk about his new book, Can We Be Great Again?: Why a Dangerous World Needs Britain.

The economic consequences of Mr Trump: what the trade war means for the world Jul 15, 2025

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In this event, former Economist and Financial Times journalist Philip Coggan will talk about his new book, The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World.