The Global School of Sustainability at LSE has awarded funding through its Global Sustainability Research Fund for a new interdisciplinary initiative examining the implications of extreme heat in South Asia. Led by Dr Sohini Kar and Dr Mahvish Shami from the Department of International Development, the project Living with Heat: Sustainability and the Political Economy of Extreme Heat in South Asia will explore how rising temperatures are reshaping livelihoods, governance and economic life across the region. More about the workshop here.

The Department of International Development is pleased to announce two new faculty appointments in Development Economics for the 2026/27 academic year. Dr Danial Lashkari will join the department as Associate Professor in Development Economics, while Dr Niharika Singh has accepted the post of Assistant Professor in Development Economics, with both appointments commencing in September 2026. More information about the appointments here.

On Sunday 19 April 2026, Professor Jean-Paul Faguet gave an extended interview in Spanish for Corresponsales en Línea, a South American current affairs programme featuring correspondents from Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Paris and Washington, DC. The discussion focused on the impact of the Iran War on the global economy. The interview begins at 14:34 in the linked recording.

Professor Naila Kabeer shared lessons from her book on Renegotiating Patriarchy for an article in The Daily Star (Bangladesh) published on Saturday 11 April 2026. The article argues that Bangladesh’s social progress shows how gender equality through women’s education and employment can improve growth, wellbeing, and long-term development, and that the country’s future depends on investing in an inclusive, gender-equitable knowledge economy. Watch a short reel of the article here.

As the United States–Israel war on Iran intensifies, Professor David Keen shared his insights in an interview with Neave Barker for Talk to Al Jazeera, aired on Sunday 5 April 2026. Professor Keen explored why some conflicts persist without a decisive outcome, arguing that war is not always driven by the pursuit of victory alone. Instead, it can function as a tool for political control, economic gain and the consolidation of power, creating systems that often endure beyond the battlefield