“It’s all greenwashing”: Students on sustainability at LSE
By Vanessa Huang Illustrated by Vaneeza Jawad In November 2021, LSE made history as the first UK university to achieve…
Ukrainian Society stands in solidarity against Russian threat
By Klara Woxström On 27 January, the LSESU Ukrainian Society gathered before the Ukrainian embassy in London in solidarity with…
Grade inflation concerns rise as more first-class degrees awarded
Last year, the proportion of first-class degrees awarded across UK universities was 36%; ten years ago, this number stood at…
Professor Dilly Fung to retire in September
By Sofia Lammali Pro-Director for Education, Professor Dilly Fung, has announced her retirement for the end of the academic year.…
London Tube strike: two days of union action to shut down Underground network
By Chenoa Colaco On 4 January, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announced two days of…
UCU strikes: what to expect
By Aysha Sarah The UCU announced dates for the upcoming strike action On 27 January. There will be strike action…
Architecture competition launched to design LSE’s first zero-carbon building
By Stan Masters LSE recently launched a competition for an architectural team to design its first zero-carbon building. The new…
Omicron has exposed a chink in the government’s armour: ideology
by K.H. At the beginning of the pandemic, the freshly re-elected British government led by Boris Johnson was widely perceived…
Health is Wealth – the Price we Pay for Health and Wellness
by Abigail Williams From a young age, I’ve had an interest in self-improvement culture. Whether it is wanting to improve…
Substanceless, Meaningless, Shameless – What Boris’ Johnson’s ‘Winter of Discontent’ tells us about modern British politics
by Stevan Balac A ‘Winter of Discontent’ would perhaps best describe the myriad of scandals that have tainted the (already…
