The London School of Economics and Political Science (School of Economics and Political Science London), often just called the London School of Economics or LSE, is a British public university specialized in social science research. It was founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw. The school joined the University of London in 1900 and awarded its first degrees in 1902.

The LSE is located in a historic central London area known as Clare Market. It has around 9,500 full-time students , approximately 3,000 employees . and a total revenue of £ 263.2 million in 2012 /13, of which £ 23.7 million was spent on pesquisas.A school is organized into 24 academic departments and 19 research centers . The LSE library , called the British Library of Political and Economic Science , contains over 4 million volumes , 60,000 volumes of journals and 29,000 e-books .

The School is considered one of the main centers of social science research in the world . In 2013, QS World University Rankings, one of the most respected in the world , placed the LSE as the second best of the globe in the field of social sciences and administration and fourth in terms of overall reputation among employers . Of the 13 fields of study assessed by rank , the LSE was ranked among the top 10 on 7 . However , overall, ranks only 68th place - which is explained in part by being a university especializada.9 Have the latest edition of the Times Higher Education considers the LSE as the thirteenth best university in social sciences in the world , twenty farmhouse in relation to general and universal reputation in the thirty-second rank . In the UK , the main rankings normally pose with the third best , behind Oxford and Cambridge .

london eye

The London Eye also known as the Millennium Wheel (Millennium Wheel), is a Ferris wheel observation. Located in the city of London, the UK capital, was inaugurated in 1999 and is one of the most disputed city sights. Since 2006, gigande wheel ceased to be the largest in the world, after the inauguration of the Star of Nanchang (160 m), located in Nanchang, China. Currently, the largest Ferris wheel in the world is the Singapore Flyer, which held its first round on February 11, 2008.