PhD portal

Welcome to the PhD portal - an information gateway for MPhil and PhD students at LSE. It provides details about events and training, access to resources and links to a range of other information relevant to PhD students across the School.

News 

Did you know ...? LSE is part of the Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network (BPSN), a shared skills training programme that allows research students to participate in events at other member institutions. Browse and book places at BPSN| ... and check out our own Summer Term academic and professional development events|.

 

Would you like the chance to have a graphic designer create a poster or film about your research? The Visual Rhetoric| project provides the opportunity, by pairing LSE researchers with students at the London College of Communication to explore creative ways of representing social science research.

 

The Economics Research Network (a division of the Social Science Research Network) publishes monthly lists of professional announcements| and job openings|. Find out more about the Social Science Research Network|.

 

Authoring a PhD: key resources

Designed as a companion to Professor Patrick Dunleavy's book Authoring a PhD: How to plan, draft, write and finish your doctoral thesis or dissertation, the Authoring a PhD| page provides links to a comprehensive set of resources that will support you at all stages of your PhD.

Development funding

Do you have an idea for a project that could help develop the skills of your fellow PhD students? Some funding is available to support such initiatives - see the Roberts Researcher Development Fund page| for more details and how to apply.