A collection of videos from the LSE Press and Information Office.
Latest episodes
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3 min
Sara Evans-Lacko: Global workplace depression [Video]
Contributor(s): Dr Sara Evans-Lacko | A world first study shows that workplace depression is now a global issue, costing countries billions of dollars a year in lost productivity.…
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3 min
Mona Morgan-Collins: First women at the polls [Video]
Contributor(s): Mona Morgan-Collins | What impact did women have on political parties when they first won the right to vote? Mona Morgan-Collins reveals some surprising findings.
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8 min
Lifetime costs of perinatal depression [Video]
Contributor(s): Annette Bauer | Perinatal mental illness affects 20% of young mothers, costing the UK an estimated £6.6 billion a year. Dr Annette Bauer discusses the condition, th…
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2 min
Martin Knapp: Youth Mental Health [Video]
Contributor(s): Professor Martin Knapp | In a new LSE study, Martin Knapp explains why neglecting mental illness among young people is a ‘moral scandal’ with serious economic conse…
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2 min
Winnie M Li: Social media for rape survivors [Video]
Contributor(s): Winnie M Li | Seven years after being sexually assaulted in a Belfast park, 37-year-old Winnie M Li has embarked on a PhD at LSE to investigate how social media can…
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5 min
Tara Lai Quinlan: the politics of counter terrorism [Video]
Contributor(s): Tara Lai Quinlan | Doctoral candidate Tara Lai Quinlan compares the different counter terrorism measures in London and New York targeting Muslims.
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4 min
Ernestina Coast: Unsafe abortions in Zambia [Video]
Contributor(s): Ernestina Coast | Around 30 per cent of maternal deaths in Zambia each year are due to unsafe abortions. Ernestina Coast explains why Zambian women continue to take…
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3 min
Josie Dixon: The state of palliative care [Video]
Contributor(s): Josie Dixon | A major report released by LSE reveals widespread inequities in the UK’s palliative care system, with key groups missing out and large gaps in service…
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2 min
Carl Cullinane: New voter information website [Video]
Contributor(s): Carl Cullinane | In the lead-up to a predicted cliffhanger election on 7 May, Carl Cullinane from Democratic Audit discusses the launch of LSE's new voter informati…
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4 min
Kat Kimmorley: LSE Student Entrepreneur of the Year [Video]
Contributor(s): Kat Kimmorley | LSE Student Entrepreneur of the Year, Kat Kimmorley, has set herself an ambitious goal: to light up the lives of more than one million slum dwellers…
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7 min
Professor Stuart Corbridge: Arthur Lewis and development economics [Video]
Contributor(s): Professor Stuart Corbridge | On the centenary of Arthur Lewis’s birth, LSE Deputy Director and Provost Professor Stuart Corbridge discusses the Nobel laureate’s con…
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4 min
Joan Costa-i-Font: The link between democracy and height [Video]
Contributor(s): Joan Costa-i-Font | Men growing up in a democracy are likely to be taller than their communist counterparts, says Dr Joan Costa-i-Font, who also discusses the link…
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4 min
Sean Kippin: Lowering the voting age to 16 [Video]
Contributor(s): Sean Kippin | Sixteen year olds in the UK can’t drink, drive, get a tattoo or watch an R-rated film. Why should we give them voting rights? Sean Kippin, Managing Ed…
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8 min
Jill Stuart: The politics of outer space [Video]
Contributor(s): Jill Stuart | Forty five years after the Moon landing, outer space still holds a fascination for the world, associated with prestige, political and military power.
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5 min
Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey: Ethnic diversity an issue in UK workplaces [Video]
Contributor(s): Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey | The lack of black, Asian and ethnic minorities in the professions is more likely due to the UK’s entrenched workplace culture rather than…
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3 min
Aleksi Aaltonen: Tips for young entrepreneurs [Video]
Contributor(s): Dr Aleksi Aaltonen | Moves app co-developer Dr Aleksi Aaltonen provides some salient advice for budding LSE entrepreneurs.
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4 min
Adam Greenfield: Dumbing down the smart city [Video]
Contributor(s): Adam Greenfield | Does the smart city concept put technology ahead of people, ignoring the very things that make us human? Adam Greenfield, Senior Urban Fellow in L…
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4 min
Claire Milne: Vulnerable people need to be protected from nuisance calls [Video]
Contributor(s): Claire Milne | Nuisance calls are on the increase in the UK, exposing the elderly and vulnerable to financial scams. Legislation is proving inadequate so the onus i…
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3 min
Jens Meierhenrich: Facebook reveals its shallow side [Video]
Contributor(s): Jens Meierhenrich | Does social media wield the power we think it does? Not when it comes to mobilising the masses to action, according to Jens Meierhenrich from LS…
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2 min
Jeremy Horder: New criminal offences to protect hospital patients [Video]
Contributor(s): Jeremy Horder | Hospital patients who have been subjected to gross mistreatment and appalling standards of healthcare will be protected by a new criminal offence of…