LSE Director John Ashworth contacted Keith Mackrell to discuss whether LSE's research findings could be commercialised. Keith says: 'At that time a number of science and engineering based universities were setting up Enterprise companies to develop and commercialise their research findings. The principal question was whether the idea was applicable to a social science institution.'
Its primary objectives as LSE's commercial arm were to enhance the School's financial position in support of its core activities of teaching and research and to enhance its contacts with business, governments and the external community.
First board meeting, chaired by Keith Mackrell. Most other members were drawn from officers and leading academics of the School.
The company consists of two part-time staff in the spare room at the back of the finance division. Adam Austerfield, now directing Spanish and Latin American activities, recalls, “I was making the tea and running around a lot. No email. No internet. Antediluvian.”
"When I arrived at 'ELSE' in 1998, we had a full time secretary and a couple of graduate students helping out part-time."
Peter Hirst, CEO, visited New Delhi to sign an agreement with IPE India Ltd.
The project aimed to advance understanding of key issues surrounding strategic developments in the clearing and settlement industry.
Simon Flemington takes over as CEO of LSE Enterprise.
A friendly professor from LSE’s International Relations Department suggested I get in touch with LSE Enterprise. Global Dimensions, a BP funded programme run by LSE Enterprise at the time, needed help with a couple of upcoming events in Russia, and I just happened to knock on the door around then – et voilà! I believe so much more can be done in sharing LSE’s knowledge and expertise around the world via custom programmes. So the more on-going dialogue we have across LSE – uncovering things new, perhaps even suggesting something – the more benefit and impact we can share.
Our joint venture with the world's top-ranked custom executive education provider enables the two organisations to design education to meet increasingly complex global business problems. To date, the joint venture has designed and delivered several hundred successful programmes covering numerous industries across Europe, North America, Africa and the Middle East.
Jeannine McMahon, now directing the consulting branch, joined. ‘One of my first projects was the most glamorous - involving a fortnight’s stay at the Savoy!’
Roger Mountford takes over from Keith Mackrell as chairman of LSE Enterprise
This year: 150 projects undertaken £2 million given to LSE 14 full-time staff
The Catalan Observatory at the LSE encourages debate about the achievements of and the issues facing Catalan civil society.
We led our largest project to date, at €1.3 million: the ex-post evaluation of the European Social Fund 2000/06
The Catalan Observatory, launched by LSE Enterprise, hold talks on healthcare.
After working in 16 countries during 2008/9, with over 150 organisations, LSE Enterprise made £1.98 million for the School
When Dorling Kindersley Limited contacted us in search of a consultant for Who's in Charge?, a children's book on politics, the right person was at hand. Following his 30 years as a civil servant in India, Julius Sen, Associate Director of LSE Enterprise, trains government officials around the globe and advises numerous governments.
With the 2012 Olympics approaching, LSE Enterprise's Catalan Observatory hold discussions and an evening lecture.
Adam Austerfield was appointed as Vice President of the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) in Spain. The 150-year-old BCC is the national body for a network of accredited Chambers of Commerce, supporting British businesses across the world. Adam was responsible for the Madrid region during his four-year appointment.
This report, by LSE London staff Tony Travers, Kath Scanlon, Christine Whitehead and Melissa Fernandez, set out the pattern of public spending in London and how it differs from other regions; demonstrated how needs differ between London and the rest of the UK; and gave some indication of whether and how priorities might shift to meet strategic needs.
Many supposed solutions to violence in Southern Sudan are in fact doing little to address causes of violence, said a report by Professor Tim Allen and postgraduate researcher Mareike Schomerus . The study finds that attempts by government and NGOs to bring peace and stability to the region are not yet providing a sustainable system of justice and economic development which its people crave.
Who do you think should look after you when you are old? What illnesses do you fear the most – and how likely are they to occur? And how old do you have to be to feel 'old', anyway? BUPA Health Dialog's new survey explores reactions to these questions across twelve countries.
LSE Enterprise runs its first programme for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Simon Flemington says: 'The company has continued to develop its ties with the academic community of the School, working across 35 research centres and departments. The number of LSE academics with whom we work has risen quickly from 200 to 266 this year, a figure now more than double that of four years ago. We distributed a grand total of £3.48 million of fees to our colleagues, practitioners and external consultants for their part in completing almost 180 projects over the course of the year. With this year’s gift aid payment totalling over £1.66 million, we are very pleased to be playing a continuing part in contributing to the wellbeing of LSE.'
A London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and King's College London study has shown that by providing an early intervention service approach rather than standard mental health care for one cohort of patients with psychosis, the UK could save £40 million per year in the short term, £33 million in the medium term and £18 million in the long term.
LSE Enterprise hosted this year's Kapuscinski lecture, a joint initiative of the EC and the UNDP. Professor Jan Pronk spoke on 'How to respond to global threats in the decade ahead'.
PSSRU researchers find a strong case for mental health promotion and mental illness prevention and early intervention.
A European conference on 'Technology with disabled and older people: business development, building alliances and impact assessment' is held.
The Cañada Blanch Foundation's Masterclass run by LSE Enterprise takes place in May.
LSE Enterprise welcomes Masters students as part of the IEB International Financial Markets Programme.
The company’s activities have spread across the globe, involving almost 500 academics this year in a spectrum of activities including policy analysis, commercial research, private briefings and events, and training for government officials and business executives.
LSE strategy and leadership in Spain series is held by LSE Enterprise and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce.
Dr Simona Milio presents to the Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in Rome.
Julius and Yury (both LSE alumni) pay a visit to Buenos Aires alumni from LSE.
LSE Enterprise’s Spanish Director on BBC News
Five staff completed a half marathon to raise money for World Child Cancer
Christian says: ‘LSE is held in very high esteem in Germany. We have a strong alumni base and LSE Enterprise has a good track record in delivering both executive education and consulting engagements for German client companies. We have established a strategic link to a major innovation and sustainability centre in Berlin exploring the complex interactions between mobility and changing societies. This is one of the many exciting opportunities that we will be developing further over the next few months and years. Above all we will be able to offer unbiased international perspectives, working with our academic colleagues to help address the growing challenges and requirements of society, government and the private sector.’
Delegates on the 100th LSE Executive Education training course for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) graduated on 16 November. The fortnight-long Level 2 Economics for Foreign Policy course was delivered in London for a group of British-based diplomats and members of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service (HMDS). It was part of a multi-level customised executive education programme structured by LSE for the FCO, and has been delivered around the world for more than nine years.
This year we worked with over 40 of LSE's academic departments, research centres and units on topics such as health insurance, immigration, EU law, telecommunications, behavioural finance, public sector management, Spanish business and the Olympics.
Workshop for senior government officials in Indonesia.
LSE Enterprise hosts lecture to honour writer Ryszard Kapuscinski, the 'Voice of the Poor'.
Free LSE Masterclass in Social Sciences, sponsored by the Fundación Ramón Areces, is held in Madrid, Spain.
LSE Enterprise launches its operations in Chile with a conference, Chile and Spain: Facing the Future, in Santiago.
The European Parliament commissions a study to analyse the existing and possible legal approaches to surrogacy, a practice on the rise.
52 students from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) undertake a three-week customised programme in International Political Economy.
A report by Mike Shiner of the Department of Social Policy, with the drug law charity Release, found that black people are significantly more likely to be searched for drugs than their peers and almost twice as likely to be charged if any are found.
An LSE Enterprise report for UNICEF's Office of Research, calls for further research on how children are using ICT and how it may affect their rights and wellbeing.
The seventh annual programme for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Civil Service Bureau (HKSAR) launches at LSE.
The CEO and directors were persuaded to introduce the company on video.
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