Departmental handbooks are again mandatory to ensure all students receive an informative, professional looking handbook at Welcome in 2025. There should be at least one handbook per academic department, though some departments may choose to have separate handbooks for undergraduate and postgraduate. Handbooks will be produced electronically as a pdf to support LSE's sustainability goals.
Core Information (Central Section)
Core content for central services is supplied to the Design Unit by the Student Services Centre. This means there is one place for the central services section to be held and updated. There will be one version of the central text for all handbooks for all types of students. This information will appear in all handbooks alongside your department’s information which will ensure that all students have appropriate information consistently communicated.
The 2025 Central Section will be finalised by the SSC and shared with the Design Unit, ready for inclusion in programme handbooks. The final copy will be shared with departments.
Design Work
All handbooks should go via the Design Unit to ensure a professional and consistent output. The process for getting handbooks created will be:
1) Book in your handbooks with Design Unit by end May 2025.
2) SSC supply central information to the Design Unit (and to departments for their planning) beginning June.
3) You will then be issued a schedule from the Design Unit with dates for the following:
- Supply department text to Design Unit.
- Sign-off handbook design.
- Receive PDF handbooks in time for your inductions.
Any queries please contact:
- Design Unit (booking in the design work for your handbook): designunit@lse.ac.uk
- Student Services Centre (core information): r.huggins@lse.ac.uk