Research
The DSI supports and promotes research by Institute staff, visiting scholars and DSI Faculty and PhD Affiliates that examines the societal impacts of data and AI, leverages emerging technologies to enhance research methodologies, and contributes to the development and refinement of AI capabilities.
AI research at LSE
DSI affiliate networks
DSI Faculty Affiliate Network
Individuals from across LSE who are engaged with data science and AI in their research and teaching
DSI PhD Affiliate Network
Join our PhD Affiliate Network of PhD researchers working in relation to data science and AI
Selected news and events
Research news and events from the DSI
Gender dynamics in online deliberation: evidence from the 2023 Meta Community Forum on AI chatbots
This seminar is part of the DSI Faculty Affiliate Research Showcase series. Dr Alexandra Cirone will share insights from her research which explores how gender composition within randomly assigned discussion groups influences participation and perceptions of deliberation
19Nov
AlphaGeo partnership will harness data science to power sustainability research
A unique new partnership between AlphaGeo, the Global School of Sustainability, and the DSI will combine expertise and insight, harnessing data science to power sustainability research across LSE.
Research highlights
Selected data science and AI research projects and groups
Zambia Evidence Lab
The ZEL is a Ministry of Finance and National Planning initiative, supported by the International Growth Centre (IGC) at LSE. The DSI worked with the IGC to appoint Toby Edison, the data engineer for the ZEL, who is partly based at the DSI.
(De)constructing health & wellbeing through data
This project is the result of a collaborative effort between LSE Data Science Institute, LSE Cities, the Ordnance Survey (OS) and the National Health Service (NHS England Data & Analytics team).
DIVIDED: preventing the polarising effects of economic inequality
In 2024, Dr Miriam Sorace was awarded a Future Leadership Fellowship from the government’s UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding body for her DIVIDED research project. DSI is a partner on the project and will host one postdoc and one PhD candidate from the DIVIDED team over two consecutive years to support her research
Department of Statistics data science research group
The Department of Statistics data science research group focuses on developing machine learning techniques and computational methods for statistical analysis
