Ana x The Conduit - Beyond the hype: Understanding Bias in AI and its Far-Reaching Consequences LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2026-09-18 | Ana x The Conduit - Beyond the hype: Understanding Bias in AI and its Far-Reaching Consequences
Bachelors of Arts & Sciences Degree with EJ LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-10-14 | What does it really mean to “connect the dots”?At LIS, we use the phrase often. But EJ’s capstone shows what it looks like in action.She brings together climate policy, linguistics, and social media to explore how conspiracy theories spread online, and how better communication could lead to better climate outcomes.
Nobody is Just One Thing LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-10-09 | You don’t fit into one box.So why do universities treat you like you do?At The London Interdisciplinary School, you’ll connect ideas across boundaries - and build something entirely new.#education #university
What is Interdisciplinary? LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-09-18 | "The most radical university to open in decades" The Times.Study a degree that connects ideas across boundaries. Visit lis.ac.uk@weare_lis
The LIS MBA: Longevity with Avivah LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-08-28 | In this video, we sit down with Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, faculty member for the LIS MBA, to explore the Longevity Shift—one of the six key shifts shaping our programme.Avivah unpacks how changing demographics, longer working lives, and the evolving needs of society are transforming the way leaders think about strategy, innovation, and impact. For MBA students at LIS, longevity isn’t just a trend—it’s a lens for reimagining business and leadership in a changing world.The LIS MBA is designed around six fundamental shifts that businesses must navigate in the 21st century: longevity, sustainability, technology, inequality, globalisation, and culture. This conversation is part of that journey.Want to learn more about the LIS MBA? Visit lis.ac.uk/mba
The LIS MBA: Trust with Mark Frankel LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-08-21 | The Trust Shift: Building Leadership in an Age of MisinformationWe live in a time when it’s harder than ever to know what’s real. From synthetic media to misinformation spirals, public trust in information is declining rapidly. What does this mean for the leaders of tomorrow?In this conversation, we speak with Mark Frankel, Head of Public Affairs at Full Fact, the UK’s leading independent fact-checking organisation. Mark draws on 25+ years as a BBC journalist, lecturer, and researcher into online communities to explore how trust is built, lost, and rebuilt in today’s information environment.This is part of the LIS MBA series, where we examine the six major “shifts” reshaping the future of leadership, and at the heart of our curriculum. In this video, we focus on the Trust Shift — how leaders can navigate a world of misinformation and synthetic media, and why building and keeping trust will define successful organisations in the next decade.Learn more about the LIS MBA and how we prepare leaders for what really matters: www.lis.ac.uk/mba
When Self-Help Stops Helping LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-08-07 | Is the self-help industry secretly making us more isolated and anxious? This video essay explores the hidden psychological and social costs of modern self-improvement culture through rigorous academic research.🎓 About This ResearchThis video presents findings from an interdisciplinary capstone research project by Eva Ross completed as part of a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in Interdisciplinary Problems & Methods. The capstone program allows students to tackle complex real-world problems using mixed methods and insights from multiple academic disciplines.To find out more, visit: www.lis.ac.uk📖 Further Reading & ReferencesKey Academic Sources:Adams, G. et al. (2019). "The psychology of neoliberalism and the neoliberalism of psychology." Journal of Social Issues, 75(1), 189-216.Brown, W. (2006). "American nightmare: Neoliberalism, neoconservatism, and de-democratization." Political Theory, 34, 690–714.Chater, N. & Loewenstein, G. (2022). "The i-frame and the s-frame: How focusing on individual-level solutions has led behavioral public policy astray." Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46.Duffy, B.E. et al. (2018). "Constructing the Platform-Specific Self-Brand: the labor of social media promotion." Social Media + Society, 4(3).Foucault, M. (2008). The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1978-1979. Springer.Gehl, R.W. (2011). "Ladders, samurai, and blue collars: Personal branding in Web 2.0." First Monday.McRobbie, A. (2015). "Notes on the perfect." Australian Feminist Studies, 30(83), 3–20.Resource Allocation Framework:Barber, L. et al. (2010). "Re-thinking the Work-Life interface: It's not about balance, it's about resource allocation." Applied Psychology: Health and Wellbeing, 2(2).Hobfoll, S.E. (1989). "Conservation of resources: A new attempt at conceptualizing stress." American Psychologist, 44(3), 513–524.Network Theory & Influence Diffusion:Centola, D. (2010). "The spread of behavior in an online social network experiment." Science, 329(5996), 1194-1197.Wang, W. & Street, W.N. (2018). "Modeling and maximizing influence diffusion in social networks for viral marketing." Applied Network Science, 3(1).Tags: #SelfHelp #ProductivityCulture #SocialPsychology #DigitalWellness #CapstoneResearch #Neoliberalism #SocialIsolation #MentalHealth #CriticalAnalysis #AcademicResearch #JordanPeterson #WorkEthic #CommunityBuilding #philosophy Timestamps:0:00 Introduction & Research Overview0:52 Characteristic 1: Shame & Anxiety2:42 Characteristic 2: Never-ending Process3:42 Characteristic 3: Personal Resource Allocation4:56 Characteristic 4: Isolationism6:12 I-frame vs S-frame responses7:26 Conclusion & Healthy Balance
The LIS MBA: Energy Shift Interview LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-07-18 | How is the global energy system being disrupted, and what does it mean for business leaders today?In this conversation, James Arbib (RethinkX Co-founder) joins Amelia Peterson (MBA Programme Director) to explore energy as one of the six major shifts shaping the LIS MBA. From decentralised energy systems to AI and the end of the oil age, we unpack what’s coming next.Learn more about the LIS MBA: lis.ac.uk/mba
LIS Webinar: Should Doctors Be Prescribing Saunas? LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-05-09 | Join final-year student Rachael McGrath and president of the LIS Sauna Society, for a closer look at one of the UK’s fastest-growing wellbeing movements: the community sauna.As part of her final Capstone project, Rachael is investigating the emotional, spiritual, and social impact of sauna culture beyond just sweat and steam. What happens when we treat heat as healthcare? Can saunas be more than a luxury — maybe even a prescription?In this webinar, Rachael shares emerging insights from her original mixed-methods research, conducted in partnership with Hackney Community Sauna Baths. She reflects on what it means to take on an interdisciplinary research project at LIS — working across public health, neuroscience, and lived experience to better understand a timely and under explored topic.
These 6 Shifts Will Shape the Future of Business & Society LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-04-30 | **A new MBA designed for the future, not the past.**AI, sustainability, trust—business is shifting fast. The LIS MBA is built for leaders who want to navigate change, not just react to it.🔗 The LIS MBA. Find out more: lis.ac.uk/mba
Introducing The MBA. Reimagined. LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-04-29 | “The MBA in flux - The London Interdisciplinary School raises an interesting question: what exactly constitutes an MBA today?” - Financial TimesIntroducing The MBA. Reimagined.Does your business understand global shifts in complexity, energy, intelligence, trust, ecosystems, and longevity?We believe educating leaders in these areas is an urgent task, to develop foresight and reduce blind spots. That’s why we’ve built The LIS MBA.Shift your focus. Lead in a complex world.If this speaks to you, visit: www.lis.ac.uk/mba
What Does an Interdisciplinary Bachelors Degree Look Like? LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-03-03 | How do you tackle fast fashion? Or bias in AI? The world’s biggest challenges don’t fit into a single subject—and neither should your degree. At LIS, our 'Arts and Sciences: Interdisciplinary Problems and Methods (BASc)' degree is designed for curious minds who want to explore the issues they care about, from every angle. From climate change to inequality, our students apply knowledge and skills across disciplines to solve real-world problems. Ready to learn differently? Watch this short video to see how our degree works.
Why Generalists thrive in a specialist world LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2025-01-17 | Discover intellectual freedom @weare_lis
LIS Founding Cohort Graduation LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-12-19 | Congratulations to our founding cohort of graduates who have dared to discover, tackled complexity, and redefined the possibilities of interdisciplinary learning. Here’s to the journeys they’ve begun, and the impact they’ll create. 🚀
Do you think differently? LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-11-14 | 🧠 Do you think differently? LIS is for those who are madly curious, and passionate about finding solutions. Discover a degree that brings the arts, sciences and humanities together to tackle some of the world’s most complex problems.Apply today, change tomorrow.⏬ Download our prospectus.
LIS in 60 Seconds LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-11-12 | LIS is hard to explain succinctly. And we mean *really* hard. Because there’s a lot going on.We’re a ‘higher-education-provider’-which-isn’t-the-coolest-word-but-for-now-we-have-to-use-it-who-built-brand-new-undergraduate-and-postgraduate-degrees-for-students-who-want-to-tackle-real-world-problems-because-these-problems-are-incredibly-important-and-deeply-interdisciplinary-which-is-a-word-we’re-trying-to-shorten-to-“ID”-but-it-hasn’t-quite-caught-on-yet-and-we’re-also-developng-this-big-group-of-organisations-called-the-LIS-Network-who-work-with-our-faculty-and-students-on-problems-they’re-facing-because-lots-of-clever-things-happen-inside-universities-and-we-think-they-should-happen-outside-too-oh-and-did-we-mention-we’re-looking-at-launching-short-certficiates-so-more-people-can-study-with-us-and-and-and-and-and….See what we mean?So we set ourselves the challenge of explaining LIS in 60 seconds.How do you think we did?
3 Reasons Why You Should Come to LIS LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-11-12 | 🚀 What do our students love about LIS? Hear first-year student Lamar’s take on why, if you’re thinking about joining LIS, you should go for it.It’s time to think differently. Connect the dots with LIS.
The LIS Masters Degree: Interdisciplinary Problems & Methods LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-11-12 | A master's degree for problem-solvers. Find out more about our MASc degree here: lis.ac.uk/graduate-degree
Join the University That Thinks Differently. LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-10-09 | At LIS, we break down academic silos, combining subjects across the arts, sciences, and humanities to tackle real-world problems. Our interdisciplinary approach empowers students to think creatively, adapt, and lead with purpose. 🚀To find out more, visit www.lis.ac.uk.
Why corruption always follows the Olympics LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-07-19 | The Olympics are a global celebration of sport, but behind the scenes, the bidding process to become a host city is often mired in corruption. We delve into the mechanisms that make this corruption almost inevitable.Using an interdisciplinary approach, we draw insights from systems thinking and selectorate theory—a concept from political science that explains how the size of the group selecting leaders influences their behaviour.---At LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School, we believe that solutions to the world's most complex problems won't come from a single specialism. We need to bring together knowledge and expertise from across the arts, sciences and humanities. If you're interested in our unique interdisciplinary approach to higher education, explore our degree offerings today via our website.#olympics #university #sports #sport Sources:'The Logic of Political Survival' by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Randolph M. Siverson, James D. Morrow'The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behaviour is Always Good Politics' by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith,BBC: Rio Olympics: Ex-governor says he paid $2m bribeBBC: Lamine Diack: Former IAAF head found guilty of corruption and jailedNew York Times: Leaders of Salt Lake Olympic Bid Are Indicted in Bribery ScandalJapan Times: Former Tokyo Olympics executive Yasuo Mori admits to bid-rigging chargesSky News: Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Police raid headquarters of organising committee in suspected corruption probe New York Times: Olympic Official Who Delivered Rio Games Sentenced to 30 Years for BriberyBloomberg: Paris Olympics May Bring $12 Billion Boost, Study ShowsMirror: Olympics official says 2000 Games in Sydney were 'bought to a large extent'NBC: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter indicted for fraud
Why are GEN Z the loneliest generation? LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-03-01 | Full video essay: youtu.be/vA8L8ckbj2IGen Z and young adults consistently self-report as the most lonely age group, even more so than the elderly.Why is this the case?We explore the root causes behind this loneliness epidemic amongst today's youth, delving into the impact of social media addiction, urban density, modern work culture, and the dark side of globalisation and neoliberalism.From the false promise of endless digital connection, to the isolating effects of urban living, we investigate why young people today, despite being the most connected generation ever, also feel the most isolated.
Why GEN Z are the Loneliest Generation LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-02-29 | Gen Z and young adults consistently self-report as the most lonely age group, even more so than the elderly.Why is this the case?We explore the root causes behind this loneliness epidemic amongst today's youth, delving into the impact of social media addiction, urban density, modern work culture, and the dark side of globalisation and neoliberalism.From the false promise of endless digital connection, to the isolating effects of urban living, we investigate why young people today, despite being the most connected generation ever, also feel the most isolated.-----At LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School, we believe that solutions to the world's most complex problems won't come from a single specialism. We need to bring together knowledge and expertise from across the arts, sciences and humanities.If you're interested in our unique interdisciplinary approach to higher education, explore our degree offerings today:Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) Degree - lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degreeMaster's of Arts and Science (MASc) Degree - lis.ac.uk/graduateCross-Functional Leadership Short Course (3 Months) - lis.ac.uk/professional/cross-functional-leadership----Video Chapters:0:00 Intro to the Loneliness Epidemic Among Gen Z1:44 Social Media - The False Promise of Constant Connection2:34 Dunbar's Number vs The Extrovert Ideal3:53 Urban Density Paradox - Lonely in the Crowd7:00 The Impact of Neoliberalism on Gen Z7:47 Hikikomori, Tang Ping, and Quiet Quitting8:34 How to Prevent Loneliness----References:1) The BBC Loneliness Experiment in collaboration with The Wellcome Collection,The University of Manchester, Brunel University London, and Exeter University (2018)2) 'Loneliness in America - How the Pandemic Has Deepened an Epidemic of Loneliness and What We Can Do About It' by Richard Weissbourd, Milena Batanova, Virginia Lovison, and Eric Torres (2021)3) 'The rural happiness paradox in developed countries' by Jens F L Sørensen (2021)4) 'Calculating a national Anomie Density Ratio: Measuring the patterns of loneliness and social isolation across the UK’s residential density gradient using results from the UK Biobank study' by Ka Yan Lai, Chinmoy Sarkar, Sarika Kumari, Michael Y. Ni, John Gallacher, and Chris Webster (2021)5) 'Suicide: A Study in Sociology' by Émile Durkheim (1897)6) '1.5 million people in Japan living as social recluses, many as a result of the pandemic' article by The Japan Times (2023)Further Reading:'Loneliness – Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection' by John T. Cacioppo and William Patrick (2009)'The Lonely Century: A Call to Reconnect' by Noreena Hertz (2020)'The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone' by Olivia Laing (2017)'Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships' by Robin Dunbar (2021)'Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions' by Johann Hari (2018)'Selfie: How the West Became Self-Obsessed' by Will Storr (2017)
A New Bachelors Degree from The London Interdisciplinary School LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2024-01-11 | At LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School, we believe that solutions to the world's most complex problems won't come from a single specialism. We need to bring together knowledge and expertise from across the arts, sciences and humanities.If you're interested in our unique interdisciplinary approach to higher education, explore our degree offerings today:Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) Degree - lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degree/discover-landing-pagewww.lis.ac.uk
Are Just Stop Oil protests effective? LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-11-07 | Are Just Stop Oil a catalyst for positive change, or do they risk driving a wedge in the public? In light of recent events, such as the vandalised paintings at the National Gallery, let’s take a look at the impact of Just Stop Oil’s protests. In our video, we explore the effects of these protests by delving into various perspectives, considering historical comparisons with the Suffragettes, socioeconomic class, psychology, public perception, climate urgency, the rationale of provocative content, and insights from political science. Do these actions drive positive change or create unnecessary friction? Join the conversation and share your thoughts.***At LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School, we believe that solutions to the world's most complex problems won't come from a single specialism. We need to bring together knowledge and expertise from across the arts, sciences and humanities.www.lis.ac.uk Video Chapters:0:00 Intro1:13 Historical comparisons to The Suffragettes1:43 Story of Dr. Semmelweis2:28 Psychology of disruptive protests3:20 Issue of class & media4:19 Public sentiment4:34 Are Just Stop Oil's methods effective?5:58 The climate contextReferences:1) 'Semmelweis and the Oath of Hipprocrates' by S.D Elek, 19692) 'The Psychology of Self-Affirmation: Sustaining the Integrity of the Self' by Claude Steele, 19883) 'Disruptive climate protests in the UK didn’t lead to a loss of public support for climate policies' by James Özden, Sam Glover, 20224) Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Non Violent Resistance, Erica Chenoweth, Maria J. Stephan, 20125) Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change by IPCC, 2021: [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S. L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M. I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J. B. R. Matthews, T. K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu and B. Zhou]6) Climate Central Coastal Risk Screening Tool (c) 2021
How AI Image Generators Make Bias Worse | #shorts LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-10-06 | Buzzfeed recently published a now deleted article on what AI thinks Barbies would look like from different countries around the world.The results contained extreme forms of representational bias - including colourist and racist depictions, which is something that AI image generators are often prone to doing.With AI image generators like MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, and Dall-E gaining huge popularity, it’s important that we are vigilant about the forms of bias that these technologies can fuel.Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=L2sQRrf1Cd8* * * *This video was inspired by an LIS undergraduate student’s end of first year project, ‘Beyond the Hype: Understanding Bias in AI and its Far-Reaching Consequences’ by Ana Howard.Presentation Link: youtube.com/watch?v=aWIKtz-XyAw&t=0sIn the third term of each year, students select a complex problem they personally feel passionate about. They then apply the skills they’ve learnt in interdisciplinary thinking, including qualitative and quantitative research methods, in order to tackle their topic and unearth original insights.At LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School, we believe that solutions to the world's most complex problems won't come from a single specialism. We need to bring together knowledge and expertise from across the arts, sciences and humanities.If you're interested in our unique interdisciplinary approach to higher education, explore our degree offerings today:Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) Degree - lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degreeMaster's of Arts and Science (MASc) Degree - lis.ac.uk/graduate* * * *References:1) Europol paper on Deepfakes and Generative AI - https://www.europol.europa.eu/publica...2) ‘Humans Are Biased. Generative AI. Is Even Worse’ - Bloomberg Technology Article by Leonardo Nicoletti and Dina Bass - https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/20...3) UTK Face Dataset by Zhang, Song & Qi - susanqq.github.io/UTKFace4) ‘Turing Lecture: Data science or data humanities?’ by Melissa Terras - • Turing Lecture: Data science or data ... 5) ‘Corporate Accountability’ BY Lucy Suchman - https://robotfutures.wordpress.com/20...6) ‘Principles alone cannot guarantee ethical AI’ by Brent Mittelstadt - https://www.nature.com/articles/s4225...7) ‘Ethics from Within - Google Glass, the Collingridge Dilemma, and the Mediated Value of Privacy’ by Olya Kudina and Peter-Paul Verbeek - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...8) ‘Joy Buolamwini: Examining Racial and Gender Bias in Facial Analysis Software’ by Barbican Centre - https://artsandculture.google.com/sto...Further Reading & Watching:’Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence’ by Kate Crawford‘Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Threatens Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy’ by Cathy O’Neil’Coded Bias’ by Dr. Joy Buolamwini
How AI Image Generators Make Bias Worse LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-08-11 | Buzzfeed recently published a now deleted article on what AI thinks Barbies would look like from different countries around the world.The results contained extreme forms of representational bias - including colourist and racist depictions, which is something that AI image generators are often prone to doing.With AI image generators like MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, and Dall-E gaining huge popularity, it’s important that we are vigilant about the forms of bias that these technologies can fuel.* * * *This video was inspired by an LIS undergraduate student’s end of first year project, ‘Beyond the Hype: Understanding Bias in AI and its Far-Reaching Consequences’ by Ana Howard.Presentation Link: youtube.com/watch?v=aWIKtz-XyAw&t=0sIn the third term of each year, students select a complex problem they personally feel passionate about. They then apply the skills they’ve learnt in interdisplinary thinking, including qualitative and quantitative research methods, in order to tackle their topic and unearth original insights.At LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School, we believe that solutions to the world's most complex problems won't come from a single specialism. We need to bring together knowledge and expertise from across the arts, sciences and humanities.If you're interested in our unique interdisciplinary approach to higher education, explore our degree offerings today:Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) Degree - https://www.lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-d...Master's of Arts and Science (MASc) Degree - lis.ac.uk/graduate* * * *Video Chapters:0:00 Intro0:46 Bias in Job Representation1:55 Barbie Bias2:24 Generative Adversarial Networks3:09 Negative Feedback Loops4:08 How do we stop bias from getting worse?6:20 Collingridge Dilemma7:22 OutroReferences:1) Europol paper on Deepfakes and Generative AI - https://www.europol.europa.eu/publica...2) ‘Humans Are Biased. Generative AI. Is Even Worse’ - Bloomberg Technology Article by Leonardo Nicoletti and Dina Bass - https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/20...3) UTK Face Dataset by Zhang, Song & Qi - susanqq.github.io/UTKFace4) ‘Turing Lecture: Data science or data humanities?’ by Melissa Terras - youtube.com/watch?v=4yYytLUViI45) ‘Corporate Accountability’ BY Lucy Suchman - https://robotfutures.wordpress.com/20...6) ‘Principles alone cannot guarantee ethical AI’ by Brent Mittelstadt - https://www.nature.com/articles/s4225...7) ‘Ethics from Within - Google Glass, the Collingridge Dilemma, and the Mediated Value of Privacy’ by Olya Kudina and Peter-Paul Verbeek - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...8) ‘Joy Buolamwini: Examining Racial and Gender Bias in Facial Analysis Software’ by Barbican Centre - https://artsandculture.google.com/sto...Further Reading & Watching:’Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence’ by Kate Crawford‘Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Threatens Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy’ by Cathy O’Neil’Coded Bias’ by Dr. Joy Buolamwini
LIS x Conduit - End of Year Student Presentations LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-07-05 | At this year's LIS x The Conduit event, our Bachelor's degree students presented their end of year projects to an audience of faculty and friends. These projects tackled complex problems using a variety of interdisciplinary tools, requiring the use of quantitative and qualitative methods. These methods ranged from statistical analysis, coding and machine learning, to surveys and in-depth interviews.Students select a problem they feel passionate about - often stemming from personal experience and visions of what positive change they want to see in the world - and they use LIS's unique interdisciplinary approach to unearth original insights.This year, their projects included:- How can Afrofuturism encourage young people in London to imagine a more empowering future?- How does migrating as a young (18-35 year old), first generation, south Asian male migrant affect mental health in the long term?- The role of domestic gardens in urban air quality remediation- Evaluating the performance and usability of a GPT-based plugin for language learning- Queer art raves and experiences of queer belonging: Riposte, a case study- How can an understanding of accent discrimination reduce epistemic injustice and thus promote business performance?- How can life drawing help transcend the othering of our own and other people’s bodies?- How can we reduce barriers and increase the retention of women in STEM related fields?- How can AI-enabled environments be used to promote critical thinking?- Beyond the hype: understanding bias in AI and its far-reaching consequencesAt LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School, we believe that solutions to the world's most complex problems won't come from a single specialism. We need to bring together knowledge and expertise from across the arts, sciences and humanities.If you're interested in our unique interdisciplinary approach to higher education, explore our degree offerings today:Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) Degree - lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degree Master's of Arts and Science (BASc) Degree - lis.ac.uk/graduateProfessional Short Courses:Artificial Intelligence for Complex Problems - lis.ac.uk/professional/aiClimate and Biodiversity Action - lis.ac.uk/professional/climate-and-biodiversity-action Cross Functional Leadership - lis.ac.uk/professional/cross-functional-leadership
Is AI the next Industrial Revolution? - LIS Webinar LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-05-26 | 00:00 - 00:25 Introduction00:25 - 06:15 How did we get here?06:15 - 07:10 What tools are out there?07:10 - 08:36 The Industrial Revolution08:36 - 10:50 The Information Revolution10:50 - 12:43 Is AI the next Industrial Revolution?Some say it's the saviour of productivity, while others say it'll destroy their jobs. Is it really that black-and-white? Perhaps AI is the new industrial revolution. If so, how do we navigate this transition whilst keeping barriers low and opportunities high?Enjoy this informative session delivered by Kestral Gaian, Lecturer in AI and Ethics at LIS.Learn more about our 5-week AI Short Course: www.lis.ac.uk/professional/ai
LIS Campus Tour LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-05-19 | Felix, a student at the London Interdisciplinary School (LIS), created a campus tour video. Take a look! Right off Brick Lane in east London, our campus is home to a range of teaching, learning, and communal spaces and has been designed to facilitate collaboration and learning. The design process of our campus has been exciting. And it’s something that will continue into our first years. The building itself is deliberately adaptable — we want to work with students to create an environment that works for them.When choosing materials, we consider several factors pertinent to sustainability and the circular economy. These include whether the material can be recycled or reshaped and a material’s overall life cycle. Want to come and visit our campus in person and speak to current students about LIS? Email us at hello@lis.ac.uk or come to our open days. Follow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLIS
Legal theorists and Educationalist talk about the three concepts of liberty LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-05-09 | What is liberty? Are you truly free? Or are you just a puppet of technology? In this thought-provoking video, our faculty members, Emma and Carl, dive deep into the three concepts of liberty; negative liberty, positive liberty, and autonomous liberty and challenge what you thought you knew about freedom.Take a look and share your thoughts in the comments.Check out our website to find out more about who we are: lis.ac.ukFollow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
LIS students win the McKinsey & Company Solve it competition! LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-05-02 | LIS students prove they've got what it takes to solve complex problems. We're thrilled to announce their victory at the McKinsey & Company Solve it competition. Their task: To help the Refugee Council manage their current, and prospective, funding into digital tools. These tools help youth asylum seekers seek refuge in the UK, whilst also benefiting their welfare and inclusion into society.Take a look at this explainer video from Louis, one of the winners, on how the day went. Congratulations to everyone involved!
Each year we broker paid internships for our students LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-03-29 | Each year we broker paid internships for our students. In their first year our founding cohort completed internships with organisations ranging from innocent Drinks to B Lab. We broker these internships on behalf of our students because we think that (a) it's important for students to gain more insight into what they may or may not want to do, before graduation; (b) it'll enhance their employability (who doesn't want a graduate with substantial experience?); and (c) our students genuinely have something to offer to organisations. The learning that our students do is directly applicable to the world outside of higher education. In essence, these internships are explicitly designed to produce shared value. Take a look at this video to see how it all went last year! We're looking to build partnerships now for internships for this summer! Does your organisation want extra people power, quick learners who pitch in and new ideas and perspectives? Drop Helen a message at helen.varley@lis.ac.uk to find out more.
A Philosopher and C-Suite Executive talk Research & Development (R&D) LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-02-28 | Dr Mattia Gallotti (faculty) has a chat with Matt Walton (Chief Product Officer) about research and development, or "R&D". What is academic research? Where can research be improved and done better? Is specialised research knowledge really helpful for innovation? Is non-academic research better than academic research?Take a look at another LIS CHATS where we go into it. Check out our website to find out more about who we are: lis.ac.uk/about Follow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
How can an interdisciplinary degree help you as an intern? LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-02-14 | "How can an interdisciplinary degree help you as an intern?" We get this question a lot. But who better to answer it than one of our founding students, Sam. Want to learn more about our internships? Check out our website! lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degree/world-of-work Submit an application 🚀 https://www.lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-d...Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
What are employers looking for when they hire graduates? LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-01-26 | What are employers looking for when they hire graduates? With thousands of graduates graduating every year, how do you stand out? 🔥Take a look to see what Dilan thinks, a now second-year student at LIS.Curious? If you want to see if LIS is the place for you, submit an application early and you could come to our Mini-Sprint! ⚡Sprints are residentials for undergraduate offer holders where you can get a real taste of life at LIS. It’ll be an opportunity to become part of our community and meet your potential future classmates.Submit an application 🚀 lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degree/apply-now-2023Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
First Year undergraduate works at B-Corp LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-01-25 | One of the great things about internships is students get the chance to try different things, wear different hats and experience the world of work. Meet Maisie - one of our founding students at LIS who worked for B Corp over the summer, and find out what she ended up with during her 12-week internship. B Corp is just one of the many organisations that we have in our Network. Want to learn more about our internships? Check out our website: https://www.lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-d...Follow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
Undergraduate Internship at Innocent Drinks LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-01-25 | Imagine doing an internship at innocent drinks where you get to help tackle a complex, real-world problem. Oh wait - our students just did that. 😉Take a look at the video to find out more about what some of our first-year students got up to at innocent drinks this summer!Special thanks to Karina O'Gorman (she/her) (European Head of Force for Good) for allowing us to invade Fruit Towers and interview her about what our students got up to!Check out our website to find out more about who we are: lis.ac.ukFollow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
What’s the difference between a good intern and a great intern LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-01-24 | Two of our students, Lucy and Numail had the chance to intern at Arbor Education over the summer. Arbor Education helps schools of all sizes work more easily and collaboratively, with intuitive tools designed to make a difference. Over 3,750 schools and trusts use Arbor’s products and it’s great that two of our students go to see how they work. 🏫Here we ask Beth (Senior Strategic Partnership Manager) “what’s the difference between a good intern and a great intern?” Find out her answer in this clip & share your own thoughts in the comments 🎥Want to learn more about the internships our students did over the summer? Check out the blog on our website titled “Our first year of first year internships”. lis.ac.uk/news/our-first-year-of-internships Follow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
LIS students interning with MTR Elizabeth Line - Londons newest tube line LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-01-24 | Haadiyah and Jack spent their summer interning at MTR Elizabeth Line. It’s been great hearing from Victor Fromm (Head of Business Development and Innovation, MTR) about how our students are asking questions and being proactive in their work. These are key skills and attitudes we want our students to develop whilst being here at LIS. 🚀If you want to learn more about our internships, check out our website lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degree/world-of-work Follow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
LIS in 60 seconds LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2023-01-03 | LIS is hard to explain succinctly. And we mean *really* hard. Because there’s a lot going on.We’re a ‘higher-education-provider’-which-isn’t-the-coolest-word-but-for-now-we-have-to-use-it-who-built-brand-new-undergraduate-and-postgraduate-degrees-for-students-who-want-to-tackle-real-world-problems-because-these-problems-are-incredibly-important-and-deeply-interdisciplinary-which-is-a-word-we’re-trying-to-shorten-to-“ID”-but-it-hasn’t-quite-caught-on-yet-and-we’re-also-developng-this-big-group-of-organisations-called-the-LIS-Network-who-work-with-our-faculty-and-students-on-problems-they’re-facing-because-lots-of-clever-things-happen-inside-universities-and-we-think-they-should-happen-outside-too-oh-and-did-we-mention-we’re-looking-at-launching-short-certficiates-so-more-people-can-study-with-us-and-and-and-and-and…See what we mean?So we set ourselves the challenge of explaining LIS in 60 seconds.How do you think we did?Follow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
Problem-solving with the LIS Network LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2022-12-13 | We recently invited some individuals from the LIS Network to come onto campus and try their hand at interdisciplinary problem-solving. They were joined by our faculty and students who (hopefully) showed them how it’s done. 😉We don’t think that interdisciplinary problem-solving should stay inside our walls - it’s a powerful tool for organisations, too. And we want to help you use it. Because by drawing on the knowledge and expertise of multiple disciplines, we can develop more holistic and effective solutions to the challenges we face on both an organisational and societal level. 🌎Whether that’s by providing access to a wider range of knowledge and expertise or having the ability to bring fresh perspectives and new ideas to the table, all organisations - private, public, third sector - can benefit from new and innovative approaches to problem-solving. 🚀And that’s what LIS does best. We harness the power of interdisciplinarity. We bring together diverse perspectives and expertise to solve complex problems. 🧠It looks something like this.Follow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
A mathematician and an entrepreneur talk Networks LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2022-12-09 | Nikita Khandwala (Special Projects at LIS) has a chat with Dr Ebrahim Patel (LIS faculty) about Networks. What do Networks mean for maths, business and other disciplines? Take a look at another LIS CHATS.Check out our website to find out more about who we are: lis.ac.ukFollow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lis-...Twitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
An entrepreneur and a social scientist talk about value and status LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2022-11-14 | Chris Persson (Co-founder and Chair) has a chat with Dr Amelia Peterson (LIS faculty) about positional goods. Is LIS one?Check out our website to find out more about who we are: lis.ac.ukFollow us on social: Instagram: instagram.com/weare_lisTiktok: tiktok.com/@we_are_lis?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/lis-london-interdisciplinary-schoolTwitter: twitter.com/weareLISHave any questions? Email us: hello@lis.ac.uk
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An undergraduate degree as unique as your students | LIS LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2022-02-17 | You know your students are unique. So why should they settle for a traditional university? Discover a new type of degree. LIS students have curiosity, ambition, and a desire to make the world a better place. Sound like a student you know? There’s still time to apply to the ‘22 cohort.
Everyones talking about the LIS bachelors degree LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2022-02-17 | Find out why everyone’s talking about the new undergraduate degree at the London Interdisciplinary School. Apply now to join LIS for 2022 entry.
An undergraduate degree for curious students |LIS LIS - The London Interdisciplinary School 2022-02-17 | Study an undergraduate degree designed for the curious student in you. Create something new, tackle complex problems, and do things differently. Apply now to join LIS for 2022 entry.
