Contributor(s): Professor Julia Black | Welcome to all LSE students and staff from Professor Julia Black, interim Director

Contributor(s): Professor Craig Calhoun | World War One was the most catastrophic event of the last century, responsible for the transformation of nation states and empires, the re-organisation of European society and the loss of millions of lives. LSE hosts a conference on Friday 3 October which will explore not only how the Great War changed the world but the broader meaning of politics, of struggle, of suffering and the human dimension of nationalist conflicts.

Contributor(s): Professor Craig Calhoun | In this short film Professor Craig Calhoun talks about his academic career and intellectual development. Find out what drew him to anthropology and about his love of film.

Contributor(s): Howard Davies | Dr Jonathan Leape, in conversation with Howard Davies, Director of LSE, about LSE100: The LSE Course.

Contributor(s): Howard Davies | The educational experience at the London School of Economics greatly extends the depth and breadth of student’s knowledge of their subject and of the Social Sciences, producing graduates who a have a wide variety of skills. Howard Davies, Director of LSE, explains how the student experience at LSE develops key skills that recruiters look for in an applicant. The attributes that Howard suggests LSE graduates have are; a global outlook, strong analytical skills,...

Contributor(s): Howard Davies | An LSE education greatly extends the depth and breadth of our students’ knowledge of their subject and of the Social Sciences. Howard Davies, Director of LSE, explains how LSE equips its graduates with the skills and abilities to build successful careers across the globe.