The Change Makers programme consists of collaborative student-staff partnership projects that turn recurring student feedback and student experience priorities into practical, visible action.
Student Change Makers bring their insight and lived experience to help shape the direction of the project. They contribute ideas, ask thoughtful questions, challenge assumptions and work collaboratively with staff to develop useful, realistic outputs. By sharing their perspectives, Student Change Makers help ensure the project reflects student experiences and delivers meaningful change, working together in a spirit of trust, clarity and mutual respect.
Student Changemakers share their findings at an end of year 'conference' style event that celebrates all the hardwork they have put in to sharing their voice, and coming up with tangible enhancements to the student experience at LSE.
Change Makers was on pause for the academic year 2025/26 while LSE considered its approach to student voice and partnership. The programme is set to be brought back in a refreshed pilot format in 2026/27 academic year.
Watch this video of Zoya, a previous Change Maker, sharing their experience with the programme:
Some of the actions LSE has taken in response to previous years' Change Makers projects include:
- More funding made available to provide student opportunities (such as off-site trips) consistently across departments
- The LSE Ethics Code has been dramatized in a short film for social media
- Targeted changes made to the induction for Graduate Teaching Assistants in Economics
- Change Makers projects contributed to ongoing work in Anthropology on decolonisation. Changes in the department included a new museum trip and ‘anti treasure hunt’ for incoming first year undergraduates; revision of the curriculum for a first year core course; and a new name, and display of former staff and students, for the Old Anthropology Library.
- The introduction of a Neurodivergent Student Academic Mentoring Scheme through LSE LIFE.