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 · 29 April 2024 English

From job markets, to housing prices, to shifting quality standards, academia is arranged in a way that benefits senior faculty to the detriment of early career researchers argues Kyle Siler. …


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

Drawing on qualitative data and CV evidence Margaretha Järvinen and Nanna Mik-Meyer explore the gendered nature of academic service work and highlight how different expectations and strategies affect the workloads …


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

Across all disciplines norms are being established around the role of generative AI in research. Discussing a recent LSE Impact Blogpost on academic responses to AI, Eric A. Jensen suggests …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 5 February 2024 English

Drawing on findings from the SHAPE in Schools project, Tallulah Holley argues that the prioritisation of STEM subjects in schools risks the creation of a pipeline of students unable to …


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

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are widely used by research institutions and metrics providers as a mechanism for assessing the impact of universities on the wider world. Elizabeth Gadd argues …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 22 January 2024 English

Drawing on a recent survey of academic perceptions and uses of generative AI, Richard Watermeyer, Donna Lanclos and Lawrie Phipps suggest that the potential efficiency promised by these tools disclose …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 16 January 2024 English

Based on an analysis of ten years of pay data, Michael W. Gmeiner, Richard McManus and Adelina Gschwandtner shed light on the complex process used to determine salaries for top …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 30 December 2023 English

Want to know what everyone else has been reading on this year? This review counts down the ten most read posts on the LSE Impact Blog in 2023. Still want …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 27 December 2023 English

The mainstreaming of Generative AI technologies over the past year has led to a fundamental re-evaluation of many long-held academic institutions and the purpose of higher education and learning. This …