LSE Impact Blog

LSE Impact Blog

London School of Economics and Political Science

The LSE Impact Blog is a hub for researchers, administrative staff, librarians, students, think tanks, government, and anyone else interested in maximising the impact of academic work in the social sciences and other disciplines. We hope to encourage debate, share best practice and keep the impact community up to date with news, events and the latest research.


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LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 9 October 2024 English

The latest episode of the LSE IQ podcast asks: What’s it like to win a Nobel Prize? Nobel Prizes and the “Nobel Prize in Economics”, more accurately known as the …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 8 October 2024 English

The concept of misinformation has recently been subject to a range of theoretical and methodological critiques. Sander van der Linden, Ullrich Ecker and Stephan Lewandowsky argue misinformation has clear and …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 7 October 2024 English

Higher education in the UK faces a funding crisis, as the student loan model established over a decade ago no longer provides value to students or the institutions they study …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 3 October 2024 English

Drawing on their research into gender disparities in Indian medical culture, Julie Davies, Emily Yarrow and Kamal Gulati argue that for Indian medical training and practice to become safe for …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 2 October 2024 English

In the age of AI, has long-form writing in higher education reached a dead end? Martin Compton and Claire Gordon discuss the unique aspects of the essay and introduce a …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 30 September 2024 English

Drawing on a study of COVID-19 research papers, Liang Hu, Win-bin Huang and Yi Bu find more interdisciplinary research to have greater relevance and be more heavily cited in policy …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 27 September 2024 English

In case you missed it the past week has been peer review week. This year’s theme has been the intersection of innovation and technology. In recognition of this theme we …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 26 September 2024 English

Researchers and policymakers have long been seen as two communities, which although dealing with similar issues, have distinct institutional norms and bounded rationalities. Lucile Maertens, Audrey Alejandro and Zoé Cheli …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 25 September 2024 English

Studies have increasingly shown the widespread use of generative AI in research publications. Faced with the consequent uptick in the number of publications, Simone Ragavooloo argues that editors and reviewers …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 24 September 2024 English

Jonathan Grant and Tom Kennie explore the role of third space professionals, those who work between academia and various fields of practice, and suggest how universities can better support their …