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05:55

Urban flooding and emergency preparedness: is the UK...

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2026/05/12

In this video, veteran broadcaster and LSE Visiting Professor in Practice David Shukman explores why urban flooding is becoming more dangerous, how climate change is intensifying extreme rainfall, and why cities like London are not yet prepared for surface water flooding.

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01:28:42

Cooling a warming India: ecology and equity in our time

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2026/05/12

This talk will examine housing and work, sleep and sociality, as key aspects of everyday life where strategies to create more equitable and sustainable access to cooling must focus.

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30:20

Should animals have rights? | Award-winning LSE iQ...

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2026/05/12

Starting with a dog called Pip, LSE iQ explores one of the biggest ethical questions of our time. What do we really owe animals — and is the law keeping up with the science?

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01:32:00

Development finance after Trump

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2026/05/11

The Trump Administration has closed the world’s largest bilateral aid programme, USAID and poured scorn on its past effectiveness. Other donors are also cutting their aid programmes at the same time as there is a growing chorus of concern around aid effectiveness. It has created ‘’ a perfect storm” in the world of development finance. Can there be a happy ending or is development another casualty of Trump’s new global disorder?

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19:14

The tyranny of ‘‘could’’: why limits give life...

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2026/04/14

Depression, anxiety and burnout are at record levels, and we often believe we are the problem. Psychologist Dr Thomas Curran isn’t so sure.

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29:58

How can we be more resilient?

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2026/04/14

How can we build resilience and bounce back from failure? Sue Windebank speaks to Anthony Scaramucci and LSE’s Dr Grace Lordan about overcoming setbacks, managing your inner critic, and the science of recovery.

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22:45

Tackling indoor air pollution - making the invisible...

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2026/04/07

Indoor air pollution remains a largely invisible yet serious threat to health and wellbeing.

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19:50

Tribal Politics: how Brexit divided Britain | Coffee...

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2026/03/30

Professor Sara Hobolt discusses her new book, which marks the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit vote.

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17:57

How refugee women practice politics in the UK |...

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2026/03/25

This talk will show how communities use alternative humanitarian strategies to move beyond narratives of victimisation and recognise refugee women as autonomous actors who contribute actively to the host society.

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14:50

Rethinking violence through Netflix drama "Toxic...

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2026/03/18

In this talk, Dr Roxana Willis draws on long-term research from her home council estate in Corby to explore the intergenerational injuries of industry and to question current conceptions of violence in law.

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04:45

Why wildfires are becoming impossible to control

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2026/03/10

Wildfires seem to be getting more intense, more unpredictable, and harder to control than ever before, but global burnt areas are decreasing. In this video, Dr Tom Smith explains why extreme wildfires are getting harder to fight and what needs to change if we want to prevent future disasters.

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20:03

Can international courts judge without political...

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2026/03/05

International courts are regularly petitioned by states, international organisations, civil society groups and individuals to help settle disputes and interpret the law. What explains how international courts respond to these petitions?

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20:25

What is the lived experience of energy transition? |...

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2026/02/23

Energy transition is typically presented as a pathway to a common sustainable future and an economic opportunity, but the lived experience of energy transition is often overlooked.

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05:17

Rethinking cities with people in mind: the case of...

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2026/02/10

What happens to a city when there are only roads and no pavements? How is the design of some modern cities that were built for cars, not people, now affecting the people living there? In this video, Dr Alexandra Gomes takes a look at how the Gulf Cities of Abu Dhabi and Kuwait were designed to fail climate change.

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01:26:27

In conversation with Tom Steyer

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2026/02/02

We were joined for a conversation on sustainability and economics by climate investor, businessman, hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, political candidate and liberal activist, Tom Steyer.

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02:50

How many steps can you do to save the NHS billions -...

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2026/01/30

Can incentives really change behaviour for good? If you’ve ever set a New Year’s resolution that didn’t last past January or started a habit tracker you abandoned after the first page, you’re not alone. Building healthy habits and sticking to them is a common challenge.

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01:20:17

Who trains our doctors? The hidden workers behind...

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2026/01/19

In this lecture, Patricia Kingori examines a striking phenomenon revealed through her documentary Shadow Scholars: highly educated Kenyan scholars ghost writing medical and healthcare assignments for students worldwide.

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00:11:10

Living in London: How can we make our communities...

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2025/12/19

Contributor(s): | What are Liveable Neighbourhoods in London? The climate crisis affects us all, but young people will have to face its consequences for the longest. Despite this, just 9% of British 18–24-year-olds believe that they significantly input into climate decision-making In this film we look at how Islington council alongside LSE Cities academic Imogen Hamilton-Jones have used a peer-research method to reshape Islington for a greener, safer and more connected future. We explore the

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11:10

Living in London: How can we make our communities...

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2025/12/19

The climate crisis affects us all, but young people will have to face its consequences for the longest. Despite this, just 9% of British 18–24-year-olds believe that they significantly input into climate decision-making

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18:50

Bullying explained by bullies: Lessons from Mexico |...

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2025/12/17

Although student perspectives on bullying in primary and secondary schools are increasingly studied, few delve into the experiences of those who perpetrate it.

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