@lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social
The Department of Social Policy provides top quality international and multidisciplinary research and teaching on social and public policy challenges facing countries across the world.
➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/social-policy
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In our Department seminar last week, Professor Thomas Hale (University of Oxford) examined the politics of climate change. With long-term goals in mind, he outlined strategies for tilting the politics and policies of climate change toward better outcomes.
🎙️ Catch up here:
🎙️ Catch up here:
Long Problems: Climate Change and the Challenge of Governing Across Time
ISPP Seminar Series, 20 November 2025
Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub Seminar
Presenter: Professor Thomas Hale (University of Oxford)
Chair: Dr Liam Beiser-McGrath…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In our Department seminar last week, Professor Thomas Hale (University of Oxford) examined the politics of climate change. With long-term goals in mind, he outlined strategies for tilting the politics and policies of climate change toward better outcomes.
🎙️ Catch up here:
🎙️ Catch up here:
📣 Dr Simon Tawfic @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social offers an ethnographic analysis of the emergence of British public protection policing , examining officials’ everyday pursuits to address the dual crises of austerity and police legitimacy.
📆 Join us on 27 Nov, 1pm-2.30pm
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📆 Join us on 27 Nov, 1pm-2.30pm
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November 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📣 Dr Simon Tawfic @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social offers an ethnographic analysis of the emergence of British public protection policing , examining officials’ everyday pursuits to address the dual crises of austerity and police legitimacy.
📆 Join us on 27 Nov, 1pm-2.30pm
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📆 Join us on 27 Nov, 1pm-2.30pm
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📢 Still time to apply!
We’re recruiting an Events & Communications Officer who will provide key support in the running of the Department’s diverse events programme & digital communications channels!
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📆Closing date 30 Nov
We’re recruiting an Events & Communications Officer who will provide key support in the running of the Department’s diverse events programme & digital communications channels!
🔗More info here: buff.ly/tNqvWS3
📆Closing date 30 Nov
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📢 Still time to apply!
We’re recruiting an Events & Communications Officer who will provide key support in the running of the Department’s diverse events programme & digital communications channels!
🔗More info here: buff.ly/tNqvWS3
📆Closing date 30 Nov
We’re recruiting an Events & Communications Officer who will provide key support in the running of the Department’s diverse events programme & digital communications channels!
🔗More info here: buff.ly/tNqvWS3
📆Closing date 30 Nov
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NEW✨ For UK Disability History Month 2025 (20 November to 20 December), staff at LSE recommend eight powerful books about disability and neurodiversity and books sharing the experiences of disabled and neurodiverse people
#UKDHM #DisabilityHistoryMonth 👇📚
#UKDHM #DisabilityHistoryMonth 👇📚
Eight books to read for UK Disability History Month - LSE Review of Books
For UK Disability History Month the LSE community recommends eight books about disability & neurodiversity and the experiences of disabled & neurodiverse people
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November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEW✨ For UK Disability History Month 2025 (20 November to 20 December), staff at LSE recommend eight powerful books about disability and neurodiversity and books sharing the experiences of disabled and neurodiverse people
#UKDHM #DisabilityHistoryMonth 👇📚
#UKDHM #DisabilityHistoryMonth 👇📚
Are you a PhD student working on a criminological topic (broadly construed)?
The LSE’s Mannheim Centre for Criminology is pleased to announce the inaugural PhD Symposium on 18-19 May 2026.
➡️ Find out more about the call for applications here:
The LSE’s Mannheim Centre for Criminology is pleased to announce the inaugural PhD Symposium on 18-19 May 2026.
➡️ Find out more about the call for applications here:
Mannheim Centre for Criminology | PhD Symposium 2026
The LSE’s Mannheim Centre for Criminology is pleased to announce the inaugural PhD Symposium taking place 18-19 May 2026
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November 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Are you a PhD student working on a criminological topic (broadly construed)?
The LSE’s Mannheim Centre for Criminology is pleased to announce the inaugural PhD Symposium on 18-19 May 2026.
➡️ Find out more about the call for applications here:
The LSE’s Mannheim Centre for Criminology is pleased to announce the inaugural PhD Symposium on 18-19 May 2026.
➡️ Find out more about the call for applications here:
❓ Where can an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy take you?
➡️ Discover more about the programme here:
➡️ Discover more about the programme here:
MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy
Transform the future of criminal justice. Gain the skills to shape policy and improve social outcomes.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
❓ Where can an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy take you?
➡️ Discover more about the programme here:
➡️ Discover more about the programme here:
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What can be *said* about extreme wealth – and what should be *done*? The two should not be conflated.
An extreme wealth line is a social indicator – the starting point for discussion, write Tania Burchardt @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social & @michaelvaughan.bsky.social #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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An extreme wealth line is a social indicator – the starting point for discussion, write Tania Burchardt @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social & @michaelvaughan.bsky.social #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Let’s be clear – an Extreme Wealth Line is not a cap on wealth
An extreme wealth line (EWL) defines a level where the harms associated with extreme wealth become socially unacceptable. It is not the same as a cap on wealth
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
What can be *said* about extreme wealth – and what should be *done*? The two should not be conflated.
An extreme wealth line is a social indicator – the starting point for discussion, write Tania Burchardt @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social & @michaelvaughan.bsky.social #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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An extreme wealth line is a social indicator – the starting point for discussion, write Tania Burchardt @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social & @michaelvaughan.bsky.social #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Can growing up as an only child shape how many children you want as an adult?
Only Children and Low Family Size Ideals: Did the One-Child Policy Create a “Low-Fertility Trap” in China? - European Journal of Population
The factors that shape fertility preferences—and their transition to reality—have been widely discussed. However, very few empirical studies have estimated the causal effect of sibship size on…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Can growing up as an only child shape how many children you want as an adult?
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📢 Upcoming event | “The politics of hunger in Sudan” with @nisrinelamin.bsky.social. We'll look at how war, foreign investment & extractivism are deepening famine in a country rich in resources.
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
The politics of hunger in Sudan | Nisrin Elamin
6.30pm Weds 3 Dec | Nisrin Elamin | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📢 Upcoming event | “The politics of hunger in Sudan” with @nisrinelamin.bsky.social. We'll look at how war, foreign investment & extractivism are deepening famine in a country rich in resources.
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online
#LSEEvents #Sudan
📢 New Job Opportunity
We’re recruiting an Events & Communications Officer who will provide key support in the running of the Department’s diverse events programme & digital communications channels!
🔗More info here: buff.ly/tNqvWS3
📆Closing date 30 Nov
We’re recruiting an Events & Communications Officer who will provide key support in the running of the Department’s diverse events programme & digital communications channels!
🔗More info here: buff.ly/tNqvWS3
📆Closing date 30 Nov
Department of Social Policy | Available positions
Jobs available in the Department of Social Policy
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November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📢 New Job Opportunity
We’re recruiting an Events & Communications Officer who will provide key support in the running of the Department’s diverse events programme & digital communications channels!
🔗More info here: buff.ly/tNqvWS3
📆Closing date 30 Nov
We’re recruiting an Events & Communications Officer who will provide key support in the running of the Department’s diverse events programme & digital communications channels!
🔗More info here: buff.ly/tNqvWS3
📆Closing date 30 Nov
📣 This week, Professor Thomas Hale (University of Oxford) examines the politics of climate change.
With long-term goals in mind, he outlines strategies for tilting the politics and policies of climate change toward better outcomes.
📆 Join us on Thursday 20 Nov, 1.00pm-2.30pm
➡️ buff.ly/gycDDpV
With long-term goals in mind, he outlines strategies for tilting the politics and policies of climate change toward better outcomes.
📆 Join us on Thursday 20 Nov, 1.00pm-2.30pm
➡️ buff.ly/gycDDpV
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📣 This week, Professor Thomas Hale (University of Oxford) examines the politics of climate change.
With long-term goals in mind, he outlines strategies for tilting the politics and policies of climate change toward better outcomes.
📆 Join us on Thursday 20 Nov, 1.00pm-2.30pm
➡️ buff.ly/gycDDpV
With long-term goals in mind, he outlines strategies for tilting the politics and policies of climate change toward better outcomes.
📆 Join us on Thursday 20 Nov, 1.00pm-2.30pm
➡️ buff.ly/gycDDpV
🌏Last week, we were delighted to welcome Professor Helen Milner to discuss Fault lines: the new political economy of a warming world, chaired by @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social and co-hosted with @gsos-lse.bsky.social
📺 Missed the event? Catch up on the recording here: buff.ly/oqa72DP
#LSEEvents
📺 Missed the event? Catch up on the recording here: buff.ly/oqa72DP
#LSEEvents
Fault lines: the new political economy of a warming world | LSE Event
We apologise for the issues with sound experienced during parts of this recording.
In this lecture, Helen Milner addresses why vulnerability, lived experience, and material self-interest will drive…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌏Last week, we were delighted to welcome Professor Helen Milner to discuss Fault lines: the new political economy of a warming world, chaired by @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social and co-hosted with @gsos-lse.bsky.social
📺 Missed the event? Catch up on the recording here: buff.ly/oqa72DP
#LSEEvents
📺 Missed the event? Catch up on the recording here: buff.ly/oqa72DP
#LSEEvents
Are you ready to have your own perspectives, preconceptions challenged in the classroom and beyond?
Find out what are we looking for in prospective MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice policy students at LSE.
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Find out what are we looking for in prospective MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice policy students at LSE.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Are you ready to have your own perspectives, preconceptions challenged in the classroom and beyond?
Find out what are we looking for in prospective MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice policy students at LSE.
➡️ buff.ly/UUX5OoU
Find out what are we looking for in prospective MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice policy students at LSE.
➡️ buff.ly/UUX5OoU
💡A pervasive narrative in politics is that those who face economic hardship revolt against climate policies. But Liam Beiser-McGrath argues that this narrative is inaccurate.
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High energy bills lend unexpected support for renewable investment | British Politics and Policy at LSE
A pervasive narrative is that those facing economic hardship revolt against climate policies. But voters' attitudes towards are more nuanced than that.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
💡A pervasive narrative in politics is that those who face economic hardship revolt against climate policies. But Liam Beiser-McGrath argues that this narrative is inaccurate.
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The Making of the Chinese Working Class: From Gig Workers to Sanhe Gods
In this seminar, Professor Pun Ngai will be joined by two interlocutors to discuss her new book project on the remaking of the Chinese working class.
📆 19 Nov, 5.30pm-7.00pm
➡️ Book your place here:
In this seminar, Professor Pun Ngai will be joined by two interlocutors to discuss her new book project on the remaking of the Chinese working class.
📆 19 Nov, 5.30pm-7.00pm
➡️ Book your place here:
LSE-Fudan Global Public Policy Hub | Seminars
LSE-Fudan Global Public Policy Hub
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November 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The Making of the Chinese Working Class: From Gig Workers to Sanhe Gods
In this seminar, Professor Pun Ngai will be joined by two interlocutors to discuss her new book project on the remaking of the Chinese working class.
📆 19 Nov, 5.30pm-7.00pm
➡️ Book your place here:
In this seminar, Professor Pun Ngai will be joined by two interlocutors to discuss her new book project on the remaking of the Chinese working class.
📆 19 Nov, 5.30pm-7.00pm
➡️ Book your place here:
📣 This week, Dr Eyob Gebremariam (University of Bristol) proposes a decolonial meta-framework to critically examine the role of philanthrocapitalism in Africa’s ecosystem of health research and policy-making.
📆 Join us on Thursday 13 Nov, 1.00pm-2.30pm
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📆 Join us on Thursday 13 Nov, 1.00pm-2.30pm
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Department of Social Policy | seminar series | global research on social policy topics
The International Social and Public Policy seminar series presents cutting-edge research on global social policy topics.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
📣 This week, Dr Eyob Gebremariam (University of Bristol) proposes a decolonial meta-framework to critically examine the role of philanthrocapitalism in Africa’s ecosystem of health research and policy-making.
📆 Join us on Thursday 13 Nov, 1.00pm-2.30pm
➡️ buff.ly/gycDDpV
📆 Join us on Thursday 13 Nov, 1.00pm-2.30pm
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Would you like to gain the skills and insights to contribute to policymaking and social change globally?
Attend the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more about our MSc International Social and Public Policy at LSE.
➡️https://buff.ly/pKqMLA0
Attend the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more about our MSc International Social and Public Policy at LSE.
➡️https://buff.ly/pKqMLA0
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Would you like to gain the skills and insights to contribute to policymaking and social change globally?
Attend the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more about our MSc International Social and Public Policy at LSE.
➡️https://buff.ly/pKqMLA0
Attend the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more about our MSc International Social and Public Policy at LSE.
➡️https://buff.ly/pKqMLA0
Do you have a genuine interest in matters of Criminology and Criminal Justice & a desire to make a difference?
Attend the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more about our MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at LSE.
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Attend the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more about our MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at LSE.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Do you have a genuine interest in matters of Criminology and Criminal Justice & a desire to make a difference?
Attend the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more about our MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at LSE.
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Attend the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more about our MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at LSE.
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❓ Interested in PhD Study in Social Policy at LSE?
The PhD Social Policy offers wide-ranging research opportunities in areas such as education, migration, crime and social inequalities.
Discover more at the the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 11 Nov!
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The PhD Social Policy offers wide-ranging research opportunities in areas such as education, migration, crime and social inequalities.
Discover more at the the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 11 Nov!
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PhD Study in Social Policy at LSE - Virtual Graduate Open Events
Attend our LSE Virtual Graduate Open Events to find out more about graduate study at LSE.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
❓ Interested in PhD Study in Social Policy at LSE?
The PhD Social Policy offers wide-ranging research opportunities in areas such as education, migration, crime and social inequalities.
Discover more at the the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 11 Nov!
⬇️
The PhD Social Policy offers wide-ranging research opportunities in areas such as education, migration, crime and social inequalities.
Discover more at the the Virtual Graduate Open Event on 11 Nov!
⬇️
🎉Many congratulations to Chiara De Poli who has successfully completed her PhD, a fantastic achievement!
Thank you to Professor Martin Knapp and Professor Gerald Wistow for their expert supervision.
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Thank you to Professor Martin Knapp and Professor Gerald Wistow for their expert supervision.
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Department of Social Policy | PhD students who have recently completed
PhD students who have recently completed in the Department of Social Policy.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🎉Many congratulations to Chiara De Poli who has successfully completed her PhD, a fantastic achievement!
Thank you to Professor Martin Knapp and Professor Gerald Wistow for their expert supervision.
➡️
Thank you to Professor Martin Knapp and Professor Gerald Wistow for their expert supervision.
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🌏 Rising temperatures deepen the divide around the 35th parallel, creating “damage zones” that cause some to lose.
In this lecture, Helen Milner will discuss the new political economy of a warming world. #LSEEvents
See more 👇
In this lecture, Helen Milner will discuss the new political economy of a warming world. #LSEEvents
See more 👇
Fault lines | Helen Milner
6.30pm Mon 10 Nov | Helen Milner | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🌏 Rising temperatures deepen the divide around the 35th parallel, creating “damage zones” that cause some to lose.
In this lecture, Helen Milner will discuss the new political economy of a warming world. #LSEEvents
See more 👇
In this lecture, Helen Milner will discuss the new political economy of a warming world. #LSEEvents
See more 👇
Are you a PhD student working on a criminological topic (broadly construed)?
If so, then please consider applying to the LSE's inaugural criminology PhD Symposium:
➡️
If so, then please consider applying to the LSE's inaugural criminology PhD Symposium:
➡️
Mannheim Centre for Criminology | PhD Symposium 2026
The LSE’s Mannheim Centre for Criminology is pleased to announce the inaugural PhD Symposium taking place 18-19 May 2026
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November 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Are you a PhD student working on a criminological topic (broadly construed)?
If so, then please consider applying to the LSE's inaugural criminology PhD Symposium:
➡️
If so, then please consider applying to the LSE's inaugural criminology PhD Symposium:
➡️
❓ Would you like to gain the skills and insights to contribute to policymaking and social change globally?
Attend the Studying MSc International Social and Public Policy at LSE Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more!
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Attend the Studying MSc International Social and Public Policy at LSE Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more!
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Studying MSc International Social and Public Policy at LSE - Virtual Graduate Open Events
Attend our LSE Virtual Graduate Open Events to find out more about graduate study at LSE.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
❓ Would you like to gain the skills and insights to contribute to policymaking and social change globally?
Attend the Studying MSc International Social and Public Policy at LSE Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more!
⬇️
Attend the Studying MSc International Social and Public Policy at LSE Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more!
⬇️
🎉Many congratulations to Andriy Ivchenko who has successfully completed his PhD, a fantastic achievement!
Thank you to Professor Adam Oliver and Dr Matteo M Galizzi for their expert supervision.
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Thank you to Professor Adam Oliver and Dr Matteo M Galizzi for their expert supervision.
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Department of Social Policy | PhD students who have recently completed
PhD students who have recently completed in the Department of Social Policy.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🎉Many congratulations to Andriy Ivchenko who has successfully completed his PhD, a fantastic achievement!
Thank you to Professor Adam Oliver and Dr Matteo M Galizzi for their expert supervision.
➡️
Thank you to Professor Adam Oliver and Dr Matteo M Galizzi for their expert supervision.
➡️
❓ Would you like to transform the future of criminal justice and gain the skills to shape policy and improve social outcomes?
Attend the Studying MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at LSE Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more!
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Attend the Studying MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at LSE Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more!
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Studying MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at LSE - Virtual Graduate Open Events
Attend our LSE Virtual Graduate Open Events to find out more about graduate study at LSE.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
❓ Would you like to transform the future of criminal justice and gain the skills to shape policy and improve social outcomes?
Attend the Studying MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at LSE Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more!
⬇️
Attend the Studying MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy at LSE Virtual Graduate Open Event on 14 Nov to find out more!
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