LSE has an outstanding reputation in academia and research. LSE Consulting’s reputation for excellence in academic consulting has attracted top clients from across the world. The knowledge, skills and experience of our academic specialists have proved to be a valuable resource for clients all over the world, including governments, corporations, and individuals.
LSE Consulting adopts a collaborative approach: we match the needs of our clients with appropriate academic specialists, and provide our academics with flexible and varied support to undertake consulting activity. Our access to LSE’s unique and wide range of intellectual resources ensures our clients receive research and support that is based on robust methodology and expert insight. For over three decades, we have helped forge successful partnerships between our trusted experts and organisations around the world.
Projects run by LSE Consulting often generate impact in the wider world. Their influence on businesses, governments or civil society actors can be clearly traced through, for example, operational changes within organisations or the selection and implementation of policies.
LSE Consulting is a team within LSE Research and Innovation that manages consulting via LSE’s subsidiary LSE Enterprise Ltd.
Why work with us?
- Access to world-leading expertise and specialised knowledge
LSE’s pool of internationally renowned experts has the experience and specialised knowledge across a range of industries and subject matters. LSE Consulting specialises in sourcing highly skilled academics from the School whose insights, research excellence, industry experience and consultancy skills match the specific needs of our clients.
- Solving real world problems
Engagement with the wider world and creating lasting impact has always been at the heart of LSE’s mission. The work done through LSE Consulting can influence policy changes, answer key questions, offer evidence-based solutions, and assist clients in their strategic development.
- End-to-end service
LSE Consulting provides an end-to-end academic consulting service, offering research-backed reports, robust project designs, and tailored advice from planning through to delivery. We work closely with you to ensure your objectives are met, fostering collaboration and delivering bespoke solutions. We offer continuous, comprehensive support at every stage of the project – from inception to completion and beyond.
- Diversity of services
Whether a socio-economic analysis, a bespoke training session for senior management, or an academic expert to speak at a public event, LSE Consulting has something to offer. For our reports, we employ qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research and tools in order to present research, analysis and outputs at the highest quality possible.
- Community of experts
Based in the heart of London, LSE houses a diverse community of experts. Working with LSE Consulting provides access to this network and its resources. We facilitate collaboration with our experts and continuously provide comprehensive support at every stage of the project, up to and beyond its completion.
- High-quality outputs
LSE continues to be ranked among the top universities in the world. The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide has ranked LSE as the top university in the UK and named the School as its ‘University of the Year 2025.’ The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) recognised LSE’s outstanding contributions to social science research, ranking LSE No 3 tying with the University of Cambridge. Our projects reflect LSE’s international reputation for innovation and excellence. Our academics’ reputation and in-depth understanding of their subject area ensure that LSE Consulting can deliver high-quality reports and robust research designs.