Editing London School of Economics (section)

=== Research ===
According to the 2021 [[Research Excellence Framework]], the London School of Economics was rated joint third (along with the University of Cambridge) in the UK for the quality (GPA) of its research.<ref>{{cite web |title=REF 2021: Quality ratings hit new high in expanded assessment |date=12 May 2022 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-2021-research-excellence-framework-results-announced |publisher=Times Higher Education |access-date=18 February 2023 |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614151200/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-2021-research-excellence-framework-results-announced |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, LSE had the joint highest percentage of world-leading research among research submitted of any institution that entered more than one unit of assessment<ref name=THEREF2014>{{cite news | url=https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/sites/default/files/Attachments/2014/12/17/k/a/s/over-14-01.pdf | work=Times Higher Education | location=London | title=REF Results Table | date=17 December 2014 | access-date=16 October 2015 | archive-date=23 June 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623012324/https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/sites/default/files/Attachments/2014/12/17/k/a/s/over-14-01.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> and was ranked third by cumulative grade point average with a score of 3.35, beating both University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-2014-results-table-of-excellence/2017590.article | work=Times Higher Education | location=London | title=REF Table of Excellence | date=17 December 2014 | access-date=16 October 2015 | archive-date=15 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215101946/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-2014-results-table-of-excellence/2017590.article | url-status=live }}</ref> It was ranked 23rd in the country for research power by [[Research Fortnight]] based on its REF 2014 results, and 28th in research power by the [[Times Higher Education]].<ref name=THEREF2014/><ref name=ResearchPower>{{cite news|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 December 2014|title=University Research Excellence Framework 2014 – the full rankings|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/ng-interactive/2014/dec/18/university-research-excellence-framework-2014-full-rankings|access-date=15 January 2017|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140152/https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/ng-interactive/2014/dec/18/university-research-excellence-framework-2014-full-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref> This followed the [[Research Assessment Exercise]] in 2008 where the school was placed second equal nationally on GPA, first for fraction of world-leading (4*) research and fourth for fraction of world-leading or internationally excellent (3* and 4*) research in LSE's analysis of the results,<ref>{{cite web|date=25 November 2009|title=Research Assessment Exercise 2008 – RAE 2008 – Research and expertise – Home|url=http://www2.lse.ac.uk/researchAndExpertise/RAE2008/home.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231131514/http://www2.lse.ac.uk/researchAndExpertise/RAE2008/home.aspx|archive-date=31 December 2010|access-date=26 April 2010|publisher=London School of Economics}}</ref> fourth equal for GPA and 29th for research power in Times Higher Education's analysis,<ref name=THEREF2014/> and 27th in research power by Research Fortnight's analysis.<ref name=ResearchPower/>

According to analysis of the REF 2014 subject results by Times Higher Education, the school is the UK's leading research university in terms of GPA of research submitted in business and management; area studies; and communication, cultural and media studies, library and information management, and second in law; politics and international studies; economics and econometrics; and social work and social policy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/sites/default/files/Attachments/2014/12/17/g/o/l/sub-14-01.pdf |title=THE REF 2014 Subject Table |work=Times Higher Education |access-date=16 October 2015 |archive-date=23 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623005452/https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/sites/default/files/Attachments/2014/12/17/g/o/l/sub-14-01.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:HoughtonStreet.jpg|thumb|Houghton Street is the centre of the LSE campus.]]

==== Research centres ====
The school houses a number of centres including the [[Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion]], the [[Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy]], the Centre for Macroeconomics, the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Health and Social Care, the Financial Markets Group (founded by former [[Bank of England]] governor [[Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury|Sir Mervyn King]]), the [[Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment]] (chaired by [[Nicholas Stern|Lord Stern]]), [[LSE Cities]], the UK [[Department for International Development]] funded [[International Growth Centre]] and one of the six the UK government-backed 'What Works Centres' – the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth.  The [[Greater London Group]] was an influential research centre within LSE from the late 1950s on, before being subsumed into the [[LSE London]] research group.<ref>{{cite book | editor-last=Kochan | editor-first=Ben | date=2008 | title=London government 50 years of debate: The contribution of LSE's Greater London Group | publisher=London School of Economics | first=George | last=Jones | chapter=The Greater London Group after 50 years | pages=15–22 | chapter-url=http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/63374/1/Kockan_London_Government_50_Years_of_Debate.pdf | access-date=26 January 2019 | archive-date=1 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101134603/http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/63374/1/Kockan_London_Government_50_Years_of_Debate.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2015, [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[William Hague]] launched the UK's first academic Centre on Women, Peace and Security, based at the school. The centre aims to contribute to global women's rights issues, including violence against women and women's engagement in politics, through academic research, a post-graduate teaching program, public engagement, and collaboration with international organisations.<ref name="Guardian02-15">{{cite news |last1=Topping |first1=Alexandra |last2=Borger |first2=Julian |date=10 February 2015 |title=Angelina Jolie opens UK centre to fight warzone violence against women |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/10/angelina-jolie-opens-london-centre-to-combat-warzone-violence-against-women |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210170316/http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/10/angelina-jolie-opens-london-centre-to-combat-warzone-violence-against-women |archive-date=10 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web |date=10 February 2015 |title=New Centre for Women, Peace and Security launched at LSE by William Hague and Angelina Jolie Pitt |url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2015/02/WPSCentre.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210190842/http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2015/02/WPSCentre.aspx |archive-date=10 February 2015 |access-date=10 February 2015 |publisher=London School of Economics}}</ref> Furthermore, in May 2016 it was announced that Jolie-Pitt and Hague would join [[Jane Connors]] and Madeleine Rees as visiting professors in practice from September 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 May 2016 |title=LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security appoints New Visiting Professors in Practice |url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2016/05/WPS-Visiting-Professors-in-Practice.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524104047/http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2016/05/WPS-Visiting-Professors-in-Practice.aspx |archive-date=24 May 2016 |access-date=21 August 2017 |website=London School of Economics}}</ref>

====LSE IDEAS====

[[LSE IDEAS]] is a foreign policy think tank at the London School of Economics and Political Science. IDEAS was founded as a think tank for Diplomacy and Strategy in February 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |author=London School of Economics and Political Science |title=About LSE IDEAS |url=https://www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/about/home.aspx |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=London School of Economics and Political Science |language=en-GB |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917174012/https://www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/about |url-status=live }}</ref> It was founded by Professor Michael Cox and Professor Arne Westad. In 2015 it was jointly ranked as world's second-best university think tank for the third year running alongside the LSE Public Policy Group, after [[Harvard University]]'s [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=LSE IDEAS and Public Policy Group ranked 2nd best university think tank in the world – 01 – 2015 – News archives – News and media – Website archive – Home|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/website-archive/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2015/01/ThinkTankRankings.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703224021/http://www.lse.ac.uk/website-archive/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2015/01/ThinkTankRankings.aspx|archive-date=3 July 2017|access-date=3 June 2017|website=London School of Economics}}</ref>