London School of Economics
A leading social science university in London.
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) opened in 1895 as a specialist higher education institution.[1] LSE belongs to the Russell Group and is widely seen as part of the "golden triangle" of research-intensive universities located in the south east of England.[2] The British Library of Political and Economic Science, known as "LSE Library", serves as the university's main library and ranks among the world's largest libraries specializing in economic and social sciences.[2]
Quick Facts
- Motto
- Rerum cognoscere causas
- Motto (English)
- To understand the causes of things
- Endowment
- £276.1 million (2025)
- Budget
- £548.2 million (2024/25)
- Chair
- Susan Liautaud
- Chancellor
- The Princess Royal; (as Chancellor of the University of London)
- Head
- Larry Kramer
- City
- London
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
In 1900, LSE became part of the federal University of London and was designated as that university's Faculty of Economics.[3]
What the cited sources add
LSE's own history records that the first prospectus lists 11 lecturers teaching subjects including economics, statistics, commerce, and political science.[1] The school's first black academic, economist Arthur Lewis, was appointed as an assistant lecturer in October 1938.[1] Four Nobel Prizes in the Economic Sciences were awarded to economists with LSE connections during the 1970s: John Hicks in 1972, Friedrich Hayek in 1974, James Meade in 1977 and Sir Arthur Lewis in 1979.[1] In 2006 the school obtained the right to confer its own degrees and the first LSE degree was conferred in 2008.[1]
The BBC was forced to apologise to LSE after a Panorama documentary used a student trip as cover to gain access to North Korea.[4] A 2005 Guardian article noted the LSE's influence, observing that the school is "closely wired into parliament, Whitehall, and the Bank of England."[5]
References
- "Our history", London School of Economics. facts only, no text reused. lse.ac.uk
- Wikipedia, "London School of Economics" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sally, "How To Find Information: A Guide For Researchers: A Guide for Researchers", McGraw-Hill Education (UK), 2008-04-01 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "London School of Economics" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "LSE 1895", London School of Economics, 2000 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Conlan, "BBC to apologise to LSE over John Sweeney's North Korea documentary", The Guardian. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- MacLeod, "A Time Honoured Tradition", The Guardian, 27 June 2005. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
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