Knowledge Beyond Boundaries

LSE's interdisciplinary student research conference

Knowledge Beyond Boundaries, LSE's annual interdisciplinary student research conference, will be taking place as part of the LSE Festival on Tuesday 17 June 2025! The conference programme will include original research presentations from LSE undergraduates, taught master's students, recent LSE alumni, and current CIVICA students.

Hosted by LSE100, the School's flagship interdisciplinary course, Knowledge Beyond Boundaries is a unique and friendly opportunity for students to showcase their research and share insights into how social sciences research can transcend the boundaries of traditional disciplines.

Knowledge Beyond Boundaries 2025 draws upon the Festival theme of visions for the future: how will AI, new technologies and innovation shape our societies? How will we confront the global challenges of climate change and inequality?

The conference will be taking place online and in-person on LSE campus on Tuesday 17 June. The conference is free to attend for all, but pre-registration is essential. You will be able to register for your place here when LSE Festival booking opens on 19 May 2025

 

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Find out more about this year's Knowledge Beyond Boundaries Call for Abstracts:

 

What is the conference's theme?

This year’s conference draws on the 2025 Festival theme of visions for the future: how will AI, new technologies and innovation shape our societies? How will we confront the global challenges of climate change and inequality?

We welcome student research from across the social sciences which explores the threats and opportunities of the near and distant future, and interrogates what a better world could look like.

What skills and insights can I gain from attending Knowledge Beyond Boundaries?

This conference is the ideal forum for you to interrogate how we approach research questions, create and disseminate knowledge, and break down barriers between disciplines. The conference aims to provide a friendly, inclusive space for sharing student research from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, with an emphasis on projects that cross disciplinary boundaries, challenge existing paradigms, and apply new approaches and methods to re-envision what social science research looks like. 

 

What kind of work will be presented?

Presenters will share a paper, poster, creative show and tell, or performance, either as an individual or part of a collaboration:

  • Paper: a 10-minute presentation of original research 

  • Poster: a 3-5 minute ‘lightning talk’ presentation accompanied by a poster 

  • Creative show and tell: a 10-minute presentation sharing an artefact or item with research significance (e.g., archival material, photograph, object) 

  • Performance: an original artistic expression of up to 10 minutes which relates to academic research or study of the social sciences (e.g., drama, spoken word, dance, poetry, music) 

All presentations will be organised into themed panels with a range of perspectives, approaches, and ideas represented. These panels will also include time for a Q&A between the speakers and audience members.

 

If you have any questions related to Knowledge Beyond Boundaries, please submit them here