London School of Economics, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ

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"All buildings have wheelchair access and lifts except, KGS, KSW*, 50L, POR* and SHF.

*KSW 20 Kingsway (Language Centre only)
*POR 1 Portsmouth Street (Shop only)

After 6.30pm, please call Security Control on 020 7955 6200 to ensure that any disabled access doors are open.

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Brief description

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"Welcome to the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a world-leading university, specialising in social sciences. LSE was ranked top in the UK for 2025 and 2026 by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide. Based in the heart of London, we are a global community of people and ideas that transform the world."

2026: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_School_of_Economics

The entrance to the Old Building on Houghton Street

The LSE Old Building is building on Houghton Street off Aldwych in central London that sits roughly in the centre of the London School of Economics's campus. Its construction in the 1920s marked the beginning of the school's expansion.[1][2]

The building is part of a complex built through the 1920s and 1930s which marked the expansion of LSE. It was built with funds acquired by William Beveride from Beardsley Ruml, the director of the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Fund.[3] It was built to the designs of Trehearne & Norman who had developed much of the broader Kingsway and Aldwych area.[2] The foundation stone was placed by King George V in 1920 and construction was finished in 1926. It included the Founder's Room on the sixth floor which would host receptions and other events, which is now the Shaw Library.[4]

In the 2014 film Shadow Recruit, Jack Ryan is pictured walking out of the building.[5]

The building was refurbished by Hawkins\Brown in 2024.[6]

"The London School of Economics and Political Science, commonly known as the London School of Economics (LSE), is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in pure and applied social sciences.

Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw, LSE joined the University of London in 1900 and offered its first degree programmes under the auspices of that university in 1901.[6] In 2008, LSE began awarding degrees in its own name.[7] LSE became a university in its own right within the University of London in 2022.[8]

LSE is located in the London Borough of Camden and Westminster, Central London, near the boundary between Covent Garden and Holborn in the area historically known as Clare Market. As of 2023/24, LSE had under 13,000 students, with a majority enroled being postgraduate students and just under two thirds coming from outside the United Kingdom. The university has the sixth-largest endowment of any university in the UK and it had an income of £548.2 million in 2024/25, of which £39.2 million was from research grants.[1]

LSE is a member of the Russell Group, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the European University Association, and is typically considered part of the "golden triangle" of research universities in the south east of England. The British Library of Political and Economic Science, commonly referred to as "LSE Library", is the main library of the university, and one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences.[9]

Since 1990, the London School of Economics has educated 24 prime ministers or presidents, the second highest number of any university in the United Kingdom. Since the school's founding in 1895, over 40 world leaders, 21 Nobel laureates, two presidents of the European Commission and three presidents of the International Court of Justice have taught or studied at LSE.[10][11][12][13]

In the financial year ending 31 July 2024, LSE had a total income of £525.6 million (2022/23 – £466.1 million) and total expenditure of £344.4 million (2022/23 – £424.8 million).[122] Key sources of income included £316.4 million from tuition fees and education contracts (2022/23 – £295.0 million), £26.8 million from funding body grants (2022/23 – £29.1 million), £41.4 million from research grants and contracts (2022/23 – £39.6 million), £11.6 million from investment income (2022/23 – £7.8 million) and £49.3 million from donations and endowments (2022/23 – £22.7 million).[122]

At year end, the LSE had endowments of £255.5 million (2022/23 – £229.3 million) and total net assets of £1.009 billion (2022/23 – £793.2 million).[122]

The Times Higher Education Pay Survey 2017 revealed that, among larger, non-specialist institutions, LSE professors and academics were the highest paid in the UK, with average incomes of £103,886 and £65,177 respectively.[123]   

LSE's research and teaching are organised into a network of independent academic departments established by the LSE Council, the school's governing body, on the advice of the academic board, the school's senior academic authority. There are currently 27 academic departments or institutes.

Address

London School of Economics, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ

+ London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Email

Phone

Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7405 7686

Website

https://www.lse.ac.uk/

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Directions

"If you are walking from Holborn underground station (which is on the Piccadilly and Central tube lines), it will be a short walk of no more than 5 minutes. When exiting the underground station, you will be on the corner of Kingsway and High Holborn. Head south along Kingsway until you reach NAB on your left, which is on the corner of Kingsway and Sardinia Street. You can also reach NAB from Lincoln's Inn Fields should you turn left too soon. 

You can also get buses to campus. The closest bus stops are Kingsway/Holborn (similar distance walking from Holborn underground station) and Aldwych/Drury Lane, which are served by many major frequent bus routes.

We would recommend using Google Maps or Citymapper apps to navigate the area and London. You can find the campus map here, as well as the Google Map link here."

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

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