Research and expertise

Whether you are an academic looking for peer-reviewed published and pre-publication research; are from the policy making, corporate or media worlds looking for ways to tap into LSE knowledge; or are simply a general reader interested in our world-leading expertise from across the social sciences - start here.

Need to find an expert on a particular topic? |

The LSE Experts Directory |contains profiles of academics and their full publications lists with links to their full texts where available, in LSE open access research collection. It also has contact points for media or consultancy enquiries and links to other experts using the same keywords

Want to find academic research?|

To see our open access collection of research produced by LSE academics - articles, working papers, book chapters, conference papers and more - go to LSE Research Online|. For details about academic journals that are owned by LSE, journals that are based at the School and advice on getting your research published, please see the the Academic Publishing Office| web pages.

Pioneers of the social sciences|

LSE is a world-leading pioneer of the social sciences, having played a unique role in defining and developing key academic subjects.

International relations, social policy, sociology, social anthropology, social psychology and criminology all have their origins as subjects of university study in the innovative work carried out by LSE academics.

For LSE key facts, see About LSE|