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We Were Satisfied LSE Students Knew The Risks, Say BBC

PA | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education

New BBC director-general Tony Hall has defended the Panorama documentary on North Korea which was criticised for putting university students at risk a...

LSE Hits Back At North Korea Trip Students

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education

The London School of Economics has hit back at students who accused the university of putting them at risk after they travelled to North Korea with a ...

The Academic Implications of John Sweeney's North Korea Documentary

Dr Matthew Ashton | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Politics
Dr Matthew Ashton

The decision of the BBC and John Sweeney to enter North Korea undercover with a group of LSE students raises a number of important questions relating to the ethics of the media. Chiefly whether they were putting the students in harm's way, but also if they'd made them fully aware of the risks involved beforehand.

Indian Students Lured To UK With Promise Of Scholarships

PA | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

More Indian students are to be encouraged to come to the UK with the offer of new scholarships to a top university, it was announced on Tuesday. Th...

Urban Connectivity - The Next Big Thing?

Kevin Baughan | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Tech
Kevin Baughan

Many people will have heard the Government and tech experts talking about the concept of connected cities. £100million in public spending has been set aside under the Urban Broadband Fund as part of a commitment to making high speed broadband available to everyone in the UK

Watch: Mehdi Hasan's Full Length 'Right To Offend' Debate

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.11.2012 | UK Politics

On 12 October, the Huffington Post UK's very own Mehdi Hasan, the site's political director, debated Times columnist David Aaronovitch on free speech...

'A Pile of Bricks'

Wendy Davis | Posted 19.01.2013 | Home
Wendy Davis

Can London Metropolitan University reasonably claim that they own the Women's Library? Perhaps this is why the bidding process was so rushed and so secretive. We know that all the other bidders withdrew for various reasons, including a 'moving of goalposts' leaving only one 'bidder'; the London School of Economics.

Mehdi Hasan Debates 'The Right To Offend?'

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 12.10.2012 | UK Politics

Mehdi Hasan, political director of The Huffington Post UK, called for a crackdown on the culture of Islamophobia and argued freedom of speech was not ...

Are Universities Using International Students To 'Prop Up' Their Finances?

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 24.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Lesser-known universities are being accused of using overseas students to "prop up" their finances, with new information showing only one in 20 foreig...

The End of the Road for the London IPO?

Deborah Poole | Posted 09.09.2012 | UK
Deborah Poole

Being part of the London financial community gives us access to new business networks and means that we are available to meet with our clients face to face to develop a better understanding and appreciation of their businesses.

'Nothing Has Changed Since Last August': Police Expect Riots Repeat

PA | Posted 02.07.2012 | UK

Police expect a repeat of last summer's riots and are concerned about how budget cuts will affect their ability to deal with the unrest, according to ...

Lucy Sherriff

WATCH: 'Our Hope Rests On The 21st Century Generation' Says The Dalai Lama

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 20.06.2012 | UK

The Dalai Lama has told young people they are the "force of our hope" and we should put aside our artificial differences and realise we are "all the s...

Mental Health First Aid: Reducing the Stigma

Sarah Bickerstaffe | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK Politics
Sarah Bickerstaffe

If initiatives like Mental Health First Aid can improve the mental health literacy of the population, it will build understanding in every community.

A Very Poor Report

John Carr | Posted 19.07.2012 | UK Tech
John Carr

All of the UK's mobile phone networks run a system of filtering to keep web-based adult content away from children who access the internet via a mobile phone handset. The policy was first introduced voluntarily back in January 2004. It is still in place as a voluntary measure.

The Shame of the G20

Raheem Kassam | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK Politics
Raheem Kassam

Argentina's continued position around the G20 table is bringing the whole institution into disrepute.

The Bernard Levin Award for Journalism 2012: Seven Years On

Charlie Glyn | Posted 11.07.2012 | UK
Charlie Glyn

I never had the pleasure of meeting Bernard Levin, the controversial commentator - famed for his intellectual and stinging commentaries on politics and political figures of all persuasions - but despite passing away nearly eight years ago, he will not be forgotten.

The Pigeon Commute: My Time at the LSE

Sammy Sultan | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Sammy Sultan

My walk to Bond Street station forces me to cut across Oxford Street - an experience far more polluted than the Inca Trail, in every sense. Even in the early hours this street is brimming with ruthless people, who will knock the idle tourist to the ground if they linger.

Student Outrage At Israel Suicide Bomb Supporter To Speak At University

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 24.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A Palestinian academic who has publicly backed suicide bombings in Israel has provoked student outrage ahead of a speech at a London university. Az...

Jewish LSE Students Clash With Palestinian Protesters

Posted 21.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Students at the London School of Economics have been embroiled in a fight over the university's Palestinian Society protest against Israel's human rig...

Female Teachers 'Give Boys Lower Marks'

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 16.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Female teachers mark male pupils more harshly than they do their female students, research has claimed. Additionally, girls tend to believe male te...

Capital Claims Silver For Best Student City In World

Posted 15.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

London has been named the second best city in the world in which to study, according to research released on Tuesday, writes editor of London Student ...

Salmond To Argue Independence 'Key To Scotland's Economic Growth'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.02.2012 | UK Politics

Independence is the key to Scotland's future economic growth, Alex Salmond is to argue during a lecture to the London School of Economics (LSE) . S...

Grants For Poorer Areas 'Wasted'

PA | Posted 01.02.2012 | UK Politics

Grants to revive Britain's poorest regions are "wasted" on firms of more than 150 employees, according to a study. After looking at every manufactu...

Bill Gates' 2012 Annual Letter

Simon Moss | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK
Simon Moss

I'm sitting in a lecture theatre at the London School of Economics, having just watched presentations from Bill Gates and Hans Rosling as part of the launch of the Global Poverty Ambassador initiative.

Zero Tolerance to Prejudice - The Rest is Commentary

Jay Stoll | Posted 18.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Jay Stoll

The two most galling cases of anti-Semitism on campuses in recent years have occurred at Oxford and now, LSE. The former being of course when Oxford Students deemed it appropriate fancy dress to arrive at a party dressed as Orthodox Jews, carrying 'bags of money'.