London School of Economics and Political Science

The London School of Economics (LSE) is the world’s leading dedicated social science institution. Founded in 1895, LSE enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence. The School is located in the heart of central London and welcomes students from over 130 different countries who wish to study a social science discipline.

LSE offers 38 undergraduate degrees spanning a wide range of disciplines, from accounting to law, management to social policy and, of course, economics. The School makes over     £12 million of financial aid available to its students each year. Awards range from a contribution to tuition fees to full coverage of all expenses.

Our current relationships with London schools
We have good relationships with London schools and these are managed by the Student Recruitment Office including the Widening Participation (WP) team. Our WP Team comprises of 5 people working on 20 projects annually. Information about these projects can be found in this brochure. 

The LSE WP Team works across all 33 London boroughs and has strong links with Aimhigher and Gifted & Talented Co-ordinators. We are part of the London Excellence Hub and work in conjunction with other institutions to share best practice and innovation. Some of our links are with Pure Potential, Metathink, CSV, Black Boys Can to name but a few. We welcome collaboration with other individuals and organisations and are always keen to hear about new ideas/partnerships.

We provide schools with many ways to find out more about LSE or higher education in general. These include:

- Campus tours
- Open Days
- University of London taster courses
- Email a student service
- LSE public lectures
- Presentations at schools and colleges
- Representation at higher education events
- Group visits to LSE
- Focus LSE newsletter.

Further information for schools can be found here.

Contacting us
Our WP Team visits schools and colleges to talk to students and teachers and are happy to respond to emails and phone calls from parents, teachers or prospective students:
E stu.rec@lse.ac.uk

Contacting our academic departments
The Student Recruitment Office is the central contact for schools, colleges and prospective students. Please contact us directly rather than the academic departments.

LSE Student Recruitment Office
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
T 020 7955 6613
F 020 7955 6001
E stu.rec@lse.ac.uk