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๐๐: We are delighted to announce that Prof Simona Iammarino (@IammarinoSimona) has been appointed as new editor of the Journal of Economic Geography, starting 1 Jan 2020. Simona is the Journal's first female editor.
Learn more about the Journal: bit.ly/2UAHi5g
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐: We're delighted to be ranked second in the world in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2020!
A BIG thank you to all our wonderful staff and students who have helped make this possible! ๐๐
โน๏ธ: bit.ly/2VPVitr#partofLSE
We're delighted to be ranked 2nd in the world for #Geography by @worlduniranking! Thank you to all our brilliant staff & students who have helped make this possible.
Also fantastic to be ranked 1st with a score of 100 for Academic Reputation! Read more: bit.ly/2BSHDXK
Congratulations to Prof Andrรฉs Rodrรญguez-Pose, who has been awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa from Jรถnkรถping University (Sweden)!
The conferment of the honorary doctorate will take place in a ceremony to mark the inauguration of full professors on Saturday 12 October 2019.
"I feel my biggest achievements at LSE have been to inspire younger generations of scholars from various parts of the world". Prof Sylvia Chant has been named one of LSE's leading women #LSEwomenlse.ac.uk/about-lse/lse-โฆ
๐๐ Congratulations to Prof Neil Lee, winner of the 2020 Regional Studies Association Best Paper Award!
Read Neil's winning paper, 'Inclusive Growth in cities: a sympathetic critique' ๐ bit.ly/3njJ1rw
Congratulations to @rodriguez_pose, who has received an honorary doctorate from @UtrechtUni! He is recognised for tackling societal problems through his research. Watch/read his acceptance speech: bit.ly/2WtfIW3
We're delighted to be ranked 2nd in the world for Geography by QS World University Rankings 2018!!! A big thank you to all our wonderful staff and students who have helped make this possible!! bit.ly/2FBXvON
Delighted to announce @LSEGeography has been awarded โฌ606,345 funding from the Horizon 2020 Marie Skลodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks Scheme for POLISS (Policies for Smart Specialisation) - congratulations to @IammarinoSimona on this major achievement! @LSEnews@LSE_RI
Congratulations to @KasiaPaprocki, winner of the @BASASofficial Book Prize 2023! ๐๐คฉ
Kasia was awarded the prize for her book, Threatening Dystopias: The Global Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Bangladesh @CornellPress