LSE elects five new Honorary Fellows (posted 18 July)
The chief executive of the British Library and the governor of the Reserve Bank of India are among those elected Honorary Fellows of LSE in 2008. One of the UK’s leading barristers, the chairman of the Sutton Trust and the chairman of Citigroup’s Executive Committee complete the five who are honoured for outstanding achievements in public life or for exceptional service to the School. More

LSE sets new standards for teaching quality (posted 17 July)
The London School of Economics and Political Science is to invest an extra £2 million a year in teaching to ensure that standards match the high quality of its research. More

TV is losing its hold on the young, finds latest Mobile Life Report (posted 17 July)
Young people 'consider their mobile phone to be their best friend' and would chose it over all other forms of electrical entertainment, finds the Mobile Life Report, advised by LSE academic Dr Carsten Sørensen. So has the post TV entertainment age arrived? More

New Chinese network goes online (posted 14 July)
A new website has been launched to offer scholars a professional insight into the study of contemporary China.
The China in Comparative Perspective Network (CCPN), the only one of its kind in the world, is aimed at anyone interested in examining China's modern economic history, politics, international relations, society and culture. More

Social networking has mixed success via mobile phone shows new report (posted 9 July)
A new survey warns of the importance of keeping social networking sites in perspective, given the hype around interest in the sites such as Facebook and MySpace. More

LSE Professor awarded Gerda Henkel Prize (posted 9 July)
The 2008 Gerda Henkel prize was awarded to LSE Professor of Sociology Richard Sennett, for his outstanding achievements in his studies on modern societies. More

Many nations meet in Beijing for international Summer School (posted 7 July)
Students from 36 countries gathered in Beijing today for the opening of the 2008 Summer School. More

LSE greenest university in London for second year running (posted 4 July)
LSE has maintained its position as the greenest university in London in the People & Planet's Green League 2008, published yesterday. More

LSE scores highly in recent social policy awards (posted 1 July)
Professor Peter Townsend, Dr Tania Burchardt and former LSE Professor David Donnison were all honoured in the recent Social Policy Association awards. More

LSE helps to expand trade in Africa (posted 30 June)
Four African nations are getting advice on how to grow their trade around the world during a study tour involving experts from the London School of Economics and Political Science. More

Students and MPs celebrate 10 years of working together (posted 25 June)
The London School of Economics and Political Science, which provides more student interns for MPs than any other university, celebrated 10 years of LSE Student Internships with a reception at the House of Commons. More

Should we take financial carrots for our health?’ asks new research centre (posted 24 June)
Should people be paid to live healthier lives? This is a question that a new Centre for the Study of Incentives in Health will try to answer. More

Chinese banks must not expand too fast, says LSE Director (posted 24 June)
Chinese banks must be cautious about their international expansion and avoid over-extending said LSE Director Howard Davies during a visit to China. He said that China's banking reform continues to move in the right direction but must avoid mistakes made by Japanese banks during the 1970s and 1980s. More

Finnish drug regulation needs overhaul finds LSE review (posted 23 June)
Over prescribing, high user charges and lack of transparency in pricing - just three of the problems that have made Finland one of the world's leading countries for high drug expenditure. An LSE policy review has found that improvements to the Finnish regulation system of pharmaceuticals are vital to offset these rising costs whilst maintaining quality of care. More

LSE governor receives Queen’s Birthday Honour (posted 20 June)
Bronwyn Curtis, a governor at LSE, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2008. Former LSE lecturer in Social Policy, Dr Katherine Rake, was also awarded an OBE. More

LSE ranked fourth in the Good University Guide (posted 19 June)
Excellent research and outstanding career prospects for graduates helped propel the LSE to fourth place in the Times’ Good University Guide 2009 which is published today. More

More news

LSE academics to take part in BIEN congress (posted 16 June)
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42-day detention would be a ‘disgraceful legacy’ for Labour, says professor of human rights law (posted 10 June)
LSE and global partners launch third year of China government training programme (posted 3 June)
LSE expert takes a new look at the huge issues surrounding tiny particles (posted 28 May)

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