Current research consists not only of explorations of theoretical
and technical developments in different academic disciplines,
but also on topical and practical concerns.
Thirteen(13) Nobel Prize winners in Economics have taught at
and are associated with LSE. Past and present members of the
staff
act
as expert
advisers to the Civil Service, pressure groups, political parties
and governments throughout the world and are regularly called
upon to contribute expert analysis and advice on their subjects
to the media, including the BBC World Service. LSE has also
produced thirty three(33) past and present heads of state.
LSE’s motto rerum cognoscere, ‘to know the cause
of things’ promotes the impartial pursuit of knowledge and
understanding about how people organise themselves into, and interact
within social groupings.
The subjects offered by LSE reflect this philosophy by encouraging
students to explore ways of investigating and thinking about social
phenomena and to come up with a range of answers to social and
ethical problems.
"The LSE remains one of Britain’s
great intellectual powerhouses. In December 1996, it scored well
in the Higher Education Council’s national research ratings-coming
in second behind Cambridge in what is regarded as the most important
league table…."
" A poll of 257 companies rated
the LSE’s graduates top for accountancy, banking and finance….."
- Excerpts from article in
the Financial Times, 4th January 1997
