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A survey of more than 9,000 scientists in 115 countries finds that those who believe technology will largely solve climate change are markedly less likely to act on it themselves.
A Centre for Economic Performance report finds the share of UK employers investing in training fell from 65 per cent in 2011 to 59 per cent in 2024, and sets out nine recommendations to reverse the decline.
Grantham Research Institute analysts and IIT Kharagpur economists argue that the rush to license ESG rating providers misdiagnoses the problem and diverts effort from disclosure and greenwashing enforcement.
Grantham Research Institute analysis warns that AI data centres could take UK grid consumption from 2.5 per cent to 8.8 per cent by 2030, and asks who should bear the structural costs.
New Centre for Economic Performance analysis suggests annualised UK productivity growth has averaged 1.6 per cent since late 2024, against 0.3 per cent over the previous decade.
An LSE and CMCC survey of 1,950 adults estimates the June 2026 heatwave wiped out around 24 million working hours, costing about 1.15 billion pounds in a single week.
CEP research finds US tariff rises cut imports by 4 to 6 per cent by December 2025, while confusion generated by 53 policy announcements cut them by a further 7 to 12 per cent.
An LSE and University of Oslo survey of 29,169 children in 19 European countries finds 45 per cent say age-based restrictions would not make them feel safer online.
Analysis of more than 25,000 custody records from an English police force finds black detainees face more than double the odds of being strip-searched, even after controlling for offence type.
CEP research by Peter Lambert and Yannick Schindler shows the fall in entry-level hiring began after Covid but before generative AI spread, challenging the dominant narrative.
A Grantham Research Institute report drawing on nearly 300 studies projects average income losses of 3 to 15 per cent of GDP per capita by 2050 under a plausible worst case.
A CEP report finds Greater Manchester would need around 180,000 more degree and sub-degree qualified workers to narrow a 35 per cent productivity gap to Paris-Lyon proportions.
A Grantham Research Institute review of 902 adaptation-relevant laws and policies finds three-quarters were adopted after the Paris Agreement, but implementation and reporting remain weak.
CEP research in CentrePiece finds privately educated pupils are more likely than state school peers with similar grades to apply to the most selective universities, and to overmatch.
The PRINZ programme's new collection brings together evidence on clean technologies, green jobs and critical minerals, co-edited by LSE's Anna Valero and Imperial's Ralf Martin.
The eighth LSE survey of self-employment finds two-thirds of respondents report income and hours at or above pre-pandemic levels, though 29 per cent would still switch to employee jobs.
An LSE IDEAS report commissioned by Interpeace's Finance for Peace initiative maps the causal pathways through which companies affect safety, social and political peace.
Grantham Research Institute teams worked throughout the November 2025 summit on climate finance and just transition, then convened a public assessment of what Belem achieved.