LSE Geography & Environment

29/05/2026

🎙️ In the latest episode of the Displacement Urbanism podcast, Romola Sanyal and René Kreichauf discuss the housing challenges faced by asylum seekers in European cities and how these are tied to larger economic logics and issues of race. They also explore how such housing crises extend beyond urban areas to rural spaces that come to be waiting zones.

https://zurl.co/zmwIf

Displacement Urbanism · Episode

29/05/2026

Congratulations to Riccardo Crescenzi, who has received the 2025 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (CJRES) Best Paper Award. 🎉

Riccardo and co-author Roberto Ganau were recognised for their paper “Inward FDI and regional performance in Europe after the Great Recession”, published in the special issue Global Forces and Local Impacts: Megatrends in Regional Economic Development.

Congratulations to Riccardo and Roberto on this well-deserved achievement! 👏

28/05/2026

We're pleased to see that Visiting Professor Loretta Lees has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Patron’s Medal by the Royal Geographical Society! 🎉

The Patron’s Medal, one of the Society’s highest honours and approved by King Charles III, recognises Loretta's pioneering work in urban geography and her leadership in research on gentrification, housing, and urban inequality.

https://zurl.co/JpVBC

IOC Director Loretta Lees Awarded Royal Geographical Society’s 2026 Patron’s Gold Medal We are delighted to announce that Loretta Lees, Director of the Initiative on Cities and Professor of Sociology at Boston University, has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Patron’s Medal by the Royal Geogra...

28/05/2026

📢 Come and work with us!

We're looking for an LSE Fellow in Real Estate Economics and Finance.

The successful candidate will join one of the world’s leading geography and environment departments.

🔴 https://zurl.co/vdJOf

27/05/2026

🌍 Green industrial policy: balancing national goals and global integration

As part of 2026: How to save the planet, this panel brings together leading voices from academia, policy and industry to explore one of the most pressing questions in the transition to net zero.

📅 Tuesday 16 June 2026
⏰ 1–2pm
📍 Marshall Building, LSE (and online)

With shifting trade dynamics and growing security concerns, green industrial policy is rapidly evolving. This discussion will examine how governments and businesses can deliver sustainable growth in an uncertain global environment, while balancing domestic priorities with international collaboration.

Speakers include:
Oliver Harman (LSE), Louise Hellem (CBI), Anna Valero (LSE) and David Willetts (Resolution Foundation)

Chaired by Riccardo Crescenzi (LSE)

🎟️ Free to attend – register now: https://zurl.co/DYQpN

1pm Tues 16 Jun | Oliver Harman, Louise Hellem, Anna Valero, David Willetts | Free event at the LSE Festival: How to save the planet | Ticket required

26/05/2026

What does “strategic autonomy” mean for Europe’s green transition? 🌱

This upcoming event will examine the role of green foreign investment in shaping Europe’s low-carbon future and the tensions between sustainability, competitiveness, and geopolitics.

Speakers: Peter Berkowitz (European Commission), Ana Novik (OECD), Juan Alvarez-Vilanova (LSE)

Moderator: Filippo Teoldi (The Economist)

Chair: Riccardo Crescenzi (LSE)

🔴 https://zurl.co/dmBS9

25/05/2026

What will it take to power a net zero future? ⚡🌍

Join Min-kyeong (Min) Cha, Theresa Chambers, Spencer Dale, Tim Heal and Shefali Khanna for “Wired to save the planet”, part of 2026.

📍16 June | Free public event

🎟️ Register now https://zurl.co/lG6wh

25/05/2026

DEADLINE SOON!

✍️ Applications are now open for the ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE.

We are inviting candidates whose research aligns with our work across the social sciences, particularly in areas such as political economy, environment and society, development, urban studies, and migration.

This fellowship is designed to help you consolidate your research profile following your PhD, with a focus on developing your doctoral work (no new projects permitted). Applicants must have passed their viva by 1 June 2026 and be awarded their PhD by 1 October 2026.

🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 June 2026, 23:59 (UK time)
👉 Find out more & apply: https://zurl.co/EIqZ2

Fellowships are aimed at those in the immediately postdoctoral stage of their career, to provide the opportunity to consolidate their PhD through developing publications, networks, research and professional skills. Applicants are required to submit a full application proposal by the ESRC advertised....

23/05/2026

On 7 May, we welcomed Japonica Brown-Saracino to LSE Geography and Environment for a fascinating discussion on the evolving meanings and politics of gentrification, inspired by her new book 'The Death and Life of Gentrification: A New Map of a Persistent Idea'.

Many thanks as well to our discussants, Zheng Wang and Romola Sanyal, and to our chair, Hyun Bang Shin, for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation. This event was co-hosted with The Urban Salon.

22/05/2026

🌍 Join us at 2026: How to save the planet

The Department of Geography and Environment is hosting two timely panel discussions exploring how we can deliver a sustainable, net-zero future across industry and energy systems.

🔹 Green industrial policy: balancing national goals and global integration
📅 Tuesday 16 June | ⏰ 1–2pm

Speakers: Oliver Harman (LSE), Louise Hellem (CBI), Anna Valero (LSE), David Willetts (Resolution Foundation); chaired by Riccardo Crescenzi (LSE)

As global trade dynamics shift, this panel examines how green industrial policy can support sustainable growth, while navigating tensions between domestic priorities and international collaboration.

🔹 Wired to save the planet: rethinking energy in an electrified world
📅 Tuesday 16 June | ⏰ 6:30–7:30pm

Speakers: Min‑kyeong Cha (LSE), Theresa Chambers (DESNZ), Tim Heal (Octopus Energy); chaired by Shefali Khanna (LSE)

With electricity demand surging, this discussion explores how we can build smarter, more resilient energy systems, balancing affordability, security and decarbonisation.

🎟️ Both events are free and open to all (in-person and online): https://zurl.co/nMyzB

What can we be doing to save the Earth, its people and environment? A programme of free events from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 June. Tickets released on 18 May.