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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a world class centre for its concentration of teaching and research across the full range of the social, political and economic sciences. Founded in 1895 by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, LSE has an outstanding reputation for academic excellence.

Aerial photograph of LSE campus and immediate area: LSE's campus is located centre-left of the main thoroughfare (Kingsway).
Aerial photograph of LSE campus and immediate area:
LSE's campus is located centre-left of the main thoroughfare (Kingsway).
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LSE is an unusual university. Few university institutions in the world are as international. The study of social, economic and political problems covers not only the UK and European Union, but also countries of every continent. From its foundation LSE has aimed to be a laboratory of the social sciences, a place where ideas are developed, analysed, evaluated and disseminated around the globe.

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