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Lse is one of the world's leading social science research and teaching centres. student life at lse is cosmopolitan and challenging. we're set at the heart of a major city and surrounded by some of the best facilities for studying to be found anywhere in the world..
World class research in economic, urban & development geography, environmental social science & climate change
We produce world-class research in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science, and climate change.
As a PhD student, you'll operate at the highest academic level, and benefit from being at the forefront of research in your chosen field.
What can I study?
We offer five PhD programmes:
- MPhil/PhD Economic Geography
- MPhil/PhD Environmental Economics
- MPhil/PhD Environmental Policy and Development
- MPhil/PhD Human Geography and Urban Studies
- MPhil/PhD Regional and Urban Planning Studies
We also offer the following Visiting Research Student programmes:
- Visiting Research Student in Environmental Policy and Development
- Visiting Research Student in Economic Geography
- Visiting Research Student in Environmental Economics
- Visiting Research Student in Human Geography and Urban Studies
- Visiting Research Student in Regional and Urban Planning
What funding is available?
Funding is available from a variety of LSE-administered sources. For further information, visit our MPhil/PhD admissions frequently asked questions page .
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Urban at LSE
Urban studies and research at lse.
Urban at LSE is a portal for masters and doctoral teaching and for research activities on cities and urban issues across LSE. It aims to provide a resource for faculty, researchers and graduate students across the School, as well as an overview of urban teaching and research at LSE for prospective students and other visitors.
As an international centre of excellence in the social sciences, LSE has a long-standing commitment to an innovative understanding of urban society. LSE has a distinctive concentration of urban specialists in a number of disciplinary areas, and is an unrivalled centre for postgraduate study in the area of city design, urban and regional planning, urbanisation and development, and the economic, social, political and policy aspects of contemporary urban life. LSE Cities invests in multidisciplinary research within the LSE by providing seed funds and hosting fellows and visitors .
LSE researchers bring together a range of disciplinary expertise to link the urban social sciences with the design and governance of cities, urban infrastructure, environment and development, with a unique concentration of urban specialists in different subject areas - economics, geography and environment, government, international development, social policy, and sociology - and in key research centres and institutes.
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It was a huge honour to receive funding from such a prestigious institution
For 2024 entry, LSE will be offering studentships to new PhD students, in 2023 this was 88, in the form of LSE PhD Studentships, LSE DTP ESRC Studentships and London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP) Studentships.
The awards are open to high calibre students of all nationalities studying across all research areas at the School.
Eligibility
LSE PhD Studentships are tenable for four years and cover full fees and an annual stipend, which for 2024 entry is £21,237. They are available for UK and international students undertaking research in any LSE discipline, with annual renewal subject to satisfactory academic performance.
These awards will be made solely on the basis of outstanding academic merit and research potential. This relates both to your past academic record and to an assessment of your likely aptitude to complete a PhD in your chosen topic in the time allocated.
How to apply
Academic departments nominate students for consideration by a School panel for all PhD funding opportunities they may be eligible for. There is no separate application for any of these studentships.
To be considered for this funding, you must submit your complete application for admission to LSE by a specific date. This date differs by academic department. Refer to the individual programme page for the relevant deadline information. Find your graduate programme .
- deadline for the research programme in the Law School for 2024 entry: 1 December 2023
- deadline for the research programme in the Department of Economics for 2024 entry (including PhD Studentships and ESRC funding: 14 December 2023
- funding deadline for first round of PhD Studentships and for ESRC funding for 2024 entry: 15 January 2024
- London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP) PhD Scholarships deadline: 26 January 2024, 17:00 GMT
- funding deadline for second round of PhD Studentships deadline for 2024 entry (some departments only): 25 April 2024
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"I received an LSE PhD Studentship, which covers both my tuition and living expenses. It was a huge honour to receive funding from such a prestigious institution and without this support it would have been impossible for me to pursue my PhD."
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India sustainable growth conference 2024.
The India Sustainable Growth Conference at LSE provides a forum for sharing ideas in this space, as well as inviting discussion and debate. The Department of Economics are delighted to support this conference alongside the CAGE Research Centre, LSE and the International Growth Centre.
Creating a sustainable growth strategy for India
Date: friday 3 may, 18:00 - 19:30 venue: online and the old theatre, lse.
Lifting millions out of poverty in India requires rapid economic growth and energy use. At the same time, environmental pollution and climate change create significant barriers to success.
Understanding how to overcome both these challenges at the same time is one of the most important policy problems facing India. It is also a problem that confronts many other developing countries whose policymakers may look to India’s choices for guidance. Any solutions will require increasing support for innovative, applied research and building collaborative international networks of researchers interested in this problem.
The India Sustainable Growth Conference at LSE provides a forum for sharing ideas in this space, as well as inviting discussion and debate. Jointly organised by the International Growth Centre (IGC), LSE STICERD’s Economics of Environment and Energy Programme, University of Warwick and Indian Statistical Institute, the conference aims to bring together PhD students from across the world working on environmental economics, and leading faculty also working at the intersection of environment and economics in India, alongside policymakers in India. It follows on from LSE’s Environment Camp designed to provide PhD students from all fields of economics the opportunity to present new research on environmental issues.
- Shamika Ravi - Secretary to the Government of India and Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Government of India
- Balaji Srinivasan - Chair of the EPIC Asia Advisory Group, Member of Management Board, Ahmedabad University
- Janhavi Nilekani - Founder and Chairperson, Aastrika Foundation
- Anant Sudarshan - Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Warwick
- Robin Burgess - Director, IGC and Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Stéphane Hallegatte - Senior Climate Change Adviser, Climate Change, World Bank
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