Reposted by LSE MethodologyMatías Deneken @matdknu.bsky.social · 4hIt’s been a few weeks now since I started my PhD at the @lsemethodology.bsky.social 💪 021
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Thinking about volunteering this year? Come to the LSE Volunteer Fair on Tue 13 Oct, 5:30-7:30pm at LSE LIFE, Ground Floor, LSE Library. Meet charities and community organisations and find a role that suits you. Inclusive early entry 5:00-5:30pm. 👉 careers.lse.ac.uk/leap/event.h... 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 06/10/2026How reliable is AI-generated synthetic data?📈 New research by Dr Tom Robinson argues that such shared-completion batching can distort relationships among variables in the resulting synthetic data, using controlled tests on synthetic survey respondents Read👉️ arxiv.org/pdf/2609.32546 031
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🥂 LSE Methodology Student and Alumni Mixer There’s still time for you to join us to catch up with fellow alumni, connect with the wider department, and help us welcome the latest students 📅 7 Oct ⏰ 6.00 to 8.00pm 🏫 Alumni Centre, LSE Campus 👉 events.blackthorn.io/J9RvXv6/5a3i... 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🚨 Get your tickets for our next MY580 workshop with Dr Zach Dickson 👉️ Design-based causal inference in observational and experimental settings ⏰ 10:00am - 3:00pm 📆 26 Oct ➡️ In-person at CON.1.01 and online via Zoom ‼️ www.eventbrite.com/e/design-bas... 111
Reposted by LSE MethodologyEuropean Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Watch a recording of our latest methods #webinar on implementing generative artificial intelligence into #survey processes. Patrick Sturgis (@lsemethodology.bsky.social 🇬🇧) presented the results from two studies on the use of #AI for questionnaire pretesting and occupational coding. buff.ly/T1pMTsfbuff.lyGenerative AI and the future of survey measurementPatrick Sturgis (London School of Economics) presented a survey methods webinar about using generative AI in surveys on 15 September 2026. Large language models have the potential to transform many… 042
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Living with long COVID when nobody believes you are ill 😷 Professor Flora Cornish and Brenda Sabaine Rodrigues will be speaking at the LSE Research Showcase series on their research on long COVID in Brazil 📆 Thursday 19 Nov ⏰️ 3pm - 3.30pm 📍 Shaw Library Sign up👉 www.lse.ac.uk/research/lse...lse.ac.ukLiving with long COVID when nobody believes you are illHow can people make sense of confusing bodily symptoms and access appropriate healthcare when nobody seems to understand? Although the prevalence of long COVID symptoms is consistent across… 011
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Join us our for next Seminar Series with Dr Korhan Koçak 📆 16 October ⏰️ 2-3pm 📍 Connaught House, CON.1.01 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/department... 021
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🗣️Calling all undergraduate students interested in exploring how AI shapes freedom, judgement, and our capacity to live a self-authored life Join a new close-knit reading group exploring these themes, meeting every Monday during Autumn Term👈️ Express your interest➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 010
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Launching our Autumn Term Seminar Series Schedule 🍂✅️ Find out more👉 www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/... And sign up to our mailing list to secure tickets first 👉 lse.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 010
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Our Seminar Series is back for 2026/27‼️ 💡 Sign up to hear Dr Elisa Wirsching speak on "embedding Regression without Focal Words: Interpreting Document-Level Effects with Sparse Autoencoders" 🗓️ Friday 2 October ⏰️ 2-3pm Sign up ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department... 021
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What happens to procedural justice theory when police are experienced as a source of threat as well as protection?👮♀️ Monica Gerber, Matías Deneken, Jonathan Jackson & colleagues examine fear of the police, procedural justice and legitimacy in Chile & Brazil 👉️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🗓️ Calling Methodology alumni Come along to our Methodology Student and Alumni Mixer! Connect with fellow alumni, catch up with the department, and welcome our 2026/27 students 📅 7 Oct ⏰ 6.00 to 8.00pm 🏫 Alumni Centre Sign up👉️ events.blackthorn.io/J9RvXv6/5a3i... 000
Reposted by LSE MethodologyEuropean Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Patrick Sturgis (@lsemethodology.bsky.social 🇬🇧) delivered a #survey methods #webinar on the use of generative AI last week. A recording of the event, which focused on using large language models (LLMs) for questionnaire pretesting and occupational coding tasks, is now available. buff.ly/iSHJRh3buff.lyGenerative AI and the future of survey measurementPatrick Sturgis (London School of Economics) presented a survey methods webinar about using generative AI in surveys on 15 September 2026. 011
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🗣️Calling all undergraduate students interested in exploring how AI shapes freedom, judgement, and our capacity to live a self-authored life Join a new close-knit reading group exploring these themes, meeting every Monday during Autumn Term👈️ Express your interest➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Now you're here, let's get started 💡 #LSEMethodology 👉 youtu.be/AHUfGLfb1ZI?... 010
Reposted by LSE MethodologyBen Ginsburg Hix @benghix.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Very excited to announce a new Political Methodology Seminar Series co-hosted by the @lsegovernment.bsky.social, @lsemethodology.bsky.social and European Institute. This bi-weekly series is designed to support ECRs applying state-of-the-art methodological tools to political science research. 097
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yesterday we welcomed our five new PhD students to the department! 📚️ We're so excited for you all to embark on this journey⚡️ 010
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Welcome Week is well underway, and we've loved meeting all our new MSc and PhD students🎉 Bring on 2026/27💥 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Our Seminar Series are back for 2026/27‼️ 💡 First up, Dr Elisa Wirsching on "embedding Regression without Focal Words: Interpreting Document-Level Effects with Sparse Autoencoders" 🗓️ Friday 2 October ⏰️ 2-3pm Sign up ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department... 001
Reposted by LSE MethodologyAlbert Arcarons Feixas @aarcarons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026🤩 Very grateful to all the professors, classmates and staff at @lsemethodology.bsky.social for making my time there such a rewarding experience. 012
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 18/09/2026🗣️"I chose to study at LSE because I’d heard it was one of the best places in the world to study social sciences" We're sharing our alumni stories every month, and next up is @aarcarons.bsky.social, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Sociological Research Read more👉 www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/... 032
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Less than a month to go! ⏰️ Could you be our next Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science?🫵 Apply now 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/... 000
Reposted by LSE MethodologyAudrey Alejandro @audreyalejandro.bsky.social · 09/09/2026How state-centric is conflict studies? In this new article in International Studies Perspectives 🎉, I systematically examine how 12 major conflict event datasets embed state-centrism through their inclusion criteria, classifications, and documentation. academic.oup.com/isp/advance-... 1124
Reposted by LSE MethodologyDr Bohdana Kurylo @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Not every call for #peace challenges the politics of violence; some reinforce it. Our new article starts here: ‘Colonial and Anti-Colonial Discourses of Peace in the Russo-Ukrainian War’, by me, @kseniyaoksamytna.bsky.social & @yuliaioffe.bsky.social in International Affairs (@iajournal.bsky.social) 1174
Reposted by LSE MethodologyEuropean Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Watch a recording of our latest methods #webinar on integrating generative artificial intelligence into #survey processes. Patrick Sturgis (@lsemethodology.bsky.social 🇬🇧) presented the results from two studies on the use of #AI for questionnaire pretesting and occupational coding. buff.ly/iSHJRh3youtu.beGenerative AI and the future of survey measurementPatrick Sturgis (London School of Economics) presented a survey methods webinar about using generative AI in surveys on 15 September 2026. 011
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Read the latest from Dr @audreyalejandro.bsky.social ⤵️ 011
Reposted by LSE MethodologyEuropean Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Register to attend our methods #webinar on incorporating generative AI in #surveys from 12-1pm (BST) next Tuesday (15 September). Patrick Sturgis (@lsemethodology.bsky.social 🇬🇧) will present #research on the use of generative #AI in questionnaire pretesting and occupational coding. buff.ly/vPXvR3Kbuff.lyGenerative AI and the future of survey measurement | City St George's, University of LondonThis seminar will present findings from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded Survey Futures project ‘Integrating Generative AI in Question Design Evaluation and Testing’. 021
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🏡 Make the most of your alumni home away from home! Visit the LSE Alumni Centre to co-work, socialise or host meetings. Collect your Alumni Campus Card and speak to the team about what LSE is currently offering you as alumni 💳️ Find out more ➡️ www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/s/1623/inter... 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Have you seen? We're hiring for an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science, with expertise in quantitative methods‼️ Learn more and apply at www.jobs.lse.ac.uk 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/... 031
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Ever wondered what we do in the Department of Methodology? 📈 We are one of the few departments in the world with a focus on quantitative, qualitative, and computational methods 📚 Watch more👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHUf... 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🗣️"Studying at the Department of Methodology fundamentally shaped my professional career" We're sharing alumni stories every month.. first up, Elizabeth Germana-Cier, who graduated from her MSc Social Research Methods in 2009📚 Read her story👉 preview-lse.cloud.contensis.com/methodology/... 020
Reposted by LSE MethodologyEuropean Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Our methods series returns with a session on the integration of generative #AI in #surveys from 12-1pm (BST) on Tuesday 15 September, Patrick Sturgis (@lsemethodology.bsky.social 🇬🇧 ) will present applications of generative AI to #questionnaire pretesting and occupational coding. buff.ly/vPXvR3Kbuff.lyGenerative AI and the future of survey measurement | City St George's, University of LondonThis seminar will present findings from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded Survey Futures project ‘Integrating Generative AI in Question Design Evaluation and Testing’. 021
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Something exciting is coming to our BlueSky and website next week 👀⏰️ Keep an eye out for more🤝 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 21/08/2026💡 We're hiring for an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science Read more and apply before 11 October 👉️ www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/... 01211
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 18/08/2026🌍 Do you have a question one of our 240,000+ alumni could answer? Are you interested in making connections from around the world? 💭 Whatever your question, someone in our community has the answer – ask away ➡️ ask-an-alum.lse.ac.uk 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Congratulations to everyone beginning their studies at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in September! Did you know that undergraduate students from across the School can study data science courses alongside their degree programme? ⏩ www.lse.ac.uk/dsi/news/202... 010
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 05/08/2026💡 We're hiring for an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science Read more and apply before 11 October 👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... 0820
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 04/08/2026🌍 Did you know the LSE Alumni community spans far beyond London? Stay connected with fellow LSE alumni around the world. Our local groups span 110+ different countries and regions, and are the perfect way to find support and community near you. Find out more➡️ www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/s/1623/inter... 000
Reposted by LSE MethodologyLSE British Politics and Policy @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Andy Burnham should make the case for good work 🖊️ Krisztián Pósch of @lsemethodology.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...blogs.lse.ac.ukAndy Burnham should make the case for good work | LSE British PoliticsThe Employment Rights Act ushered in by the Starmer government was a promising first step. Andy Burnham’s Government should continue building on it. 022
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 29/07/2026We ❤️ LSE Methodology and can't wait to see some new faces in September #lsemethodology 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Sometimes, ending Participatory Research projects can pose particular challenges, and scholars can feel guilt and disappointment at unfinished endings 👩🏫 Read the latest from Professor Flora Cornish, Dr Kate Summers, and colleagues here👉️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1... 001
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"SOCbot": New survey approach uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to measure and classify respondents' occupations in real-time ⌨️ 🗣️Read the latest from @patricksturg.bsky.social, Dr Thomas Robinson, Dr Laura Fung, and Dr Caroline Roberts ➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1... 010
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 09/07/2026LSESU are hiring postgrad students to join LSE and LSESU's Consent.Ed team!💫 As a facilitator, you’ll guide workshops that spark important conversations about consent, boundaries, and respectful relationships. Apply before 13 July➡️ www.lsesu.com/union/jobs/v... 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Ukraine’s resilient railway system, Ukrzaliznytsia, has functioned as a source of ontological security following Russia’s full-scale invasion, new research from @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social finds Read more➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 📸 Felicity Spector 092
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Global migration per year has nearly tripled since 2000, new study finds📍 Featured on the front cover of Nature Magazine, Dr Thomas Gaskin uses deep learning to estimate annual international migration flows between all countries ⤵️ www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-... 👉 www.socsc.hku.hk/rhps/global-... 000
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 07/07/2026What brings you to LSE's Department of Methodology? 🎯 Every year, our MSc and PhD students are special. We're starting to think ahead to September when we'll welcome our newest cohort 💫 Learn more about us➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/methodology 010
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 03/07/2026🔊 @mtsvetkova.bsky.social has been selected for the prestigious 2026-27 Fellowship at Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Read more➡️ casbs.stanford.edu/news/casbs-a...casbs.stanford.eduCASBS Announces 2026-27 FellowsThe class is comprised of 36 scholars representing 19 U.S. institutions and 11 international institutions and programs. 001
LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 29/06/2026On 17 June, Dr Kate Summers was invited to a Thought Leadership Session at 10 Downing Street. Senior civil servants, academic experts, and civil society discussed how participation and lived experience can be more systematically embedded in government work. Read more➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/methodology/... 030