LSE: Public lectures and events

Can we be rich again? The extraordinary potential of Britain's economy

In this talk by Jeremy Hunt, he will talk about his new book, Can We Be Rich Again? The extraordinary potential of Britain's economy.

2026-07-08

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From the Archive: Are revolutions justified?

This podcast was originally published in January 2026 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.

2026-07-06

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Global trends in climate litigation

This event marks the launch of the Grantham Research Institute’s Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation 2026 Snapshot report, an annual report now in its ninth year. The report presents an overvie...

2026-06-25

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Smarter than the storm

This public event marks the global launch of Smarter Than the Storm, a new book by Amitabh Kant and Siddharth Sinha, and explores its core ideas in conversation with Nicholas Stern.

2026-06-24

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Can football catalyse climate action

Football is more than a game. It’s a global cultural force with the power to shift norms, inspire communities, and mobilise collective action. As the climate crisis demands transformative change in ho...

2026-06-20

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Food futures

Our current food system is a leading cause of biodiversity loss and global warming. It is also responsible for increasing the risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease, as well as public health thre...

2026-06-20

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Saving our digital world

How can we reduce the inequalities and harms of commercial social media and the online world, while building spaces that better support our human need to connect and communicate?

2026-06-20

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The power of storytelling and activism

We know the importance of data and evidence in tackling global crises like climate change, but is it stories rather than statistics that will drive change? Our panel discuss how art, literature and pe...

2026-06-20

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What’s it going to take us to save the planet?

We live in polarised times, when global problems seem to be turning us against each other, not bringing us together. Over Festival week we will explore ways of tackling the enormous challenges we face...

2026-06-20

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Why evidence matters

How can scientific evidence help us in an age of “alternative facts”? As chief data reporter for the Financial Times, John Burn-Murdoch uses statistics and graphics to dig into the most pressing issue...

2026-06-20

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Will AI secure humanity’s future?

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our world, transforming economies, societies, daily interactions and the institutions that support them. Many researchers and policymakers view this as a pivotal m...

2026-06-20

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Can we tackle climate change without deepening inequality?

The climate crisis is reshaping economies, societies, and livelihoods—but not everyone bears its costs equally.

2026-06-19

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Cruising

This event brings together theatre and social science to explore some of the most urgent questions of our time, building on LSE IDEAS’ Geopolitics of Climate Change series.

2026-06-19

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Global sustainability: in conversation with John Kerry

Join former US Secretary of State John Kerry for a wide-ranging conversation on global sustainability challenges and opportunities, reflecting on leadership, international cooperation, and the evolvin...

2026-06-19

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Saving the planet in an age of geopolitical rivalry

Is the return of great power rivalry and conflict eroding the collective capacity and willingness of the international community to address environmental, trade, and public health crises globally?

2026-06-19

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The artist formerly known as climate change

Adam Met, climate advocate, educator and member of the multiplatinum band AJR, discusses how we can protect the planet and examines the future of climate communication in an age of political polarizat...

2026-06-18

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The green shoots of the new economy

We know that governments across the world are acting far too slowly in tackling the ecological crisis across its many dimensions, but can we usefully look elsewhere for radical action? Can we even fin...

2026-06-18

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How the right laws can save the planet

The planet and its inhabitants face critical threats – including climate change, collapse of biodiversity, reverses in progress on global poverty and persistent inequality.

2026-06-17

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Saving the world one family at a time

With growing tensions between China and the United States, new "third spaces" are emerging beyond great-power competition. Gone South Village is a short documentary film that explores how overseas Chi...

2026-06-17

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Surviving extreme times

In their books, both Mishal Husain and Lea Ypi have explored their family histories through periods of authoritarianism, conflict and political upheaval. In this conversation they will explore the res...

2026-06-17

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