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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· 15h

Congratulations to everyone beginning their studies at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in September! Did you know that undergraduate students from across the School can study data science courses alongside their degree programme? ⏩ www.lse.ac.uk/dsi/news/202...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· 8d

💡 We're hiring for an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science Read more and apply before 11 October 👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

LSE Department of Methodology hiring — Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science; applications close 11 October 2026; apply at www.jobs.lse.ac.uk and follow @lsemethodology.

LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· 9d

🌍 Did you know the LSE Alumni community spans far beyond London? Stay connected with fellow LSE alumni around the world. Our local groups span 110+ different countries and regions, and are the perfect way to find support and community near you. Find out more➡️ www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/s/1623/inter...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· 15d

We ❤️ LSE Methodology and can't wait to see some new faces in September #lsemethodology

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· 28d

Sometimes, ending Participatory Research projects can pose particular challenges, and scholars can feel guilt and disappointment at unfinished endings 👩‍🏫 Read the latest from Professor Flora Cornish, Dr Kate Summers, and colleagues here👉️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jul 14

"SOCbot": New survey approach uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to measure and classify respondents' occupations in real-time ⌨️ 🗣️Read the latest from @patricksturg.bsky.social, Dr Thomas Robinson, Dr Laura Fung, and Dr Caroline Roberts ➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Flowchart showing the SOCbot pipeline that maps a survey respondent's job title to a SOC code using an embeddings database and an LLM: retrieve k most likely occupation codes, apply LLM instructions, optionally ask a follow-up question, then return the final SOC code via a custom API.

LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jul 9

LSESU are hiring postgrad students to join LSE and LSESU's Consent.Ed team!💫 As a facilitator, you’ll guide workshops that spark important conversations about consent, boundaries, and respectful relationships. Apply before 13 July➡️ www.lsesu.com/union/jobs/v...

LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jul 8

Ukraine’s resilient railway system, Ukrzaliznytsia, has functioned as a source of ontological security following Russia’s full-scale invasion, new research from @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social finds Read more➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 📸 Felicity Spector

LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jul 7

Global migration per year has nearly tripled since 2000, new study finds📍 Featured on the front cover of Nature Magazine, Dr Thomas Gaskin uses deep learning to estimate annual international migration flows between all countries ⤵️ www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-... 👉 www.socsc.hku.hk/rhps/global-...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jul 7

What brings you to LSE's Department of Methodology? 🎯 Every year, our MSc and PhD students are special. We're starting to think ahead to September when we'll welcome our newest cohort 💫 Learn more about us➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/methodology

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 29

On 17 June, Dr Kate Summers was invited to a Thought Leadership Session at 10 Downing Street. Senior civil servants, academic experts, and civil society discussed how participation and lived experience can be more systematically embedded in government work. Read more➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 19

Experts from across civil society, academia and philanthropy came together to explore how common methodologies and conceptual tools used for social and political change can have serious limitations The workshop was held in collaboration with Future Narratives Lab💡 ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 19

LSE Methodology had a strong showing at this year's LSESU Teaching Awards, run in collaboration with the Eden Centre. Huge congratulations to Dr @audreyalejandro.bsky.social, Dr Iman Dawood, and Dr Sally Stares 🏆️ Read the full list of winners here➡️ www.lsesu.com/communities/...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 17

Our MSc students came together for their end-of-Spring-Term party last week, after a year of hard work👾🎤 Thank you to everyone who joined and made it unforgettable! 🎉🎓

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 15

Last week saw our annual milestone PhD Day, where current students presented their research to peers and wider faculty📚 It was great to see exciting multidisciplinary research from all of our students. We can't wait to see them go on to shape the world💡

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 10

👏Dr @cteeger.bsky.social article, "(Not) feeling the Past: Boredom as a Racialized Emotion", will be recognised with an honourable mention from the Racial and Ethnic Minorities (SREM) Section of the American Sociological Association Read the full paper👉 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....

LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 8

Calling all LSE alumni with 5+ years’ experience, join us for an informal evening to reconnect and expand your network with fellow experienced alumni 📅 Thursday 11 June 2026 🕠 5:30pm – 7:00pm 📍 LSE Campus We’d love to see you there! ⚠️ Secure your place by emailing L.Reid@lse.ac.uk

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 8

There's still time to join our final MY580 session of the year⏰️ 📚 Measuring policy positions of political agents by Emeritus Professor Michael Laver ⏰10:00am - 3:00pm 📆16 June ➡️In-person only at CON.1.01 Sign up to join👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1984127318...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 4

Last night we welcomed our MSc Alumni back to campus 🥂 Former students reconnected with their LSE community, and heard from current faculty about what the department is up to now💡 Are you an LSE Methodology Alum? Update your details to stay in the loop➡️ www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/s/1623/inter...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· Jun 3

🚨 Get your tickets for our next MY580 workshop with Emeritus Professor Michael Laver 👉️ Measuring policy positions of political agents ⏰ 10:00am - 3:00pm 📆 16 June ➡️ In-person at CON.1.01 ‼️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/measuring-...

LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 18

👮‍♂️Why didn’t high-profile federal force reduce ICE legitimacy? Jon Jackson presented new work at UChicago Law last week, using a 2-wave panel around immigration enforcement killings. Views stayed stable overall—but masked polarisation, shaped by who respondents saw as within their “moral community”

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 14

Our favourite time of year is here 🤸‍♂️ Last week, our MSc students presented their in-progress dissertations and Capstone Projects to their peers and supervisors. As always, there was brilliant research on a huge range of topics - we can't wait to see the end results! ✅

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 14

📢Calling all LSE Methodology Alumni... you're invited to our annual alumni reception Reconnect with your Methodology community over drinks and nibbles, and hear about the latest department research 🥂 🗓️ 3 June, 6.00 – 8.00pm 📍 Alumni Centre, LSE Campus Sign up👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/department...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 13

@zachdickson.bsky.social has been awarded the @gsos-lse.bsky.social Grant for his project "From Evidence to Support: Communicating the Co-Benefits of Driving Restrictions"🚗 🚦Exploring driving restriction policies like ULEZ, it will run until April 2027 👉️ www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 12

📢 Missing data can seriously distort causal discovery – even when using “standard” imputation-first approaches Dr Tom Robinson's new preprint introduces PAIR-CI, a calibrated conditional independence test that builds imputation uncertainty directly into inference 🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2605.04838

LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 12

ANOTHER massive congratulations to Amal Ali for passing her PhD viva with ZERO corrections yesterday💯 👮‍♀️ Amal's doctoral research examines the staged (re)production of inequalities in coercive police encounters in England and Wales

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 11

📚 Dr Seila Panizzolo recently wrapped up her visit to the Centro Internacional de Estudios Políticos y Sociales (CIEPS) In Panama’s City of Knowledge, CIEPS is a former US base and now a national and regional hub for science and international organisations Read more➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 8

Huge congratulations to Jasmine Oware, for passing her PhD viva with zero corrections! 🎉 Jasmine's doctoral research focuses on the disproportionate use of force by police, using advanced quantitative techniques. It is a collaborative research project with the College of Policing 👮‍♂️

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 6

Don't forget to sign up for our final Seminar Series of the year, with Professor @adamberinsky.bsky.social 💡 Rethinking Misinformation Interventions: Beyond the Search for a Magic Bullet 🗓️ Friday 8 May ⏰️ 4.30pm - 5.30pm Join here👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/department...

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LSE Methodology@lsemethodology· May 5

🔊 Politics of forced eviction in China-Africa relations: A case of natural resource conflict in Ghana In his British Academy-funded paper, Dr Isaac Ziaba argues "forced eviction is a political means to an economic end" Read it here➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...