2024: a year to celebrate at LSE

There's a lot to look back on in 2024! Watch a roundup of news and announcements from a year at LSE.

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LSE named University of the Year and top university in the UK by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
Alumni Daron Acemoglu (MSc Economics 1990 and PhD Economics 1992) and James A Robinson (BSc Economics 1982) awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Professor Larry Kramer became LSE's President and Vice Chancellor in April, outlining five challenges for the social sciences in his inaugural lecture.
Five Nobel Laureates spoke at our public events programme, three Nobels in one week in May when Joseph Stiglitz, Claudia Goldin and Esther Duflo each visited campus. Esther Duflo also featured on the LSE iQ podcast episode, What's it like to win a Nobel Prize?
World leaders including the Prime Ministers of Jordan and Belgium and politicians from Scotland to Germany and Greece also formed part of the LSE public events programme this year.
LSE ranked top in Europe for employment outcomes for graduates by the QS World University Ranking: Europe.
Announced the Global School of Sustainability, to launch at LSE in 2025 with the aim of shaping a more sustainable future.
Our enhanced student experience was recognised in the National Student Survey, an independent survey of final year undergraduate students.
Surpassed our £350m Shaping the World Campaign goal, and announced an extension focused on addressing major global challenges.

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