LSE and Tsinghua University award twelve joint projects advancing global sustainability

2026-04-03 | GAUC

LSE and Tsinghua University award twelve joint projects advancing global sustainability

LSE and Tsinghua University have announced twelve projects selected for funding under the inaugural LSE-Tsinghua University Sustainability Research Fund - a flagship initiative supporting cutting-edge academic collaboration between two of the world's leading institutions.

LSE and Tsinghua University have announced twelve projects selected for funding under the inaugural LSE-Tsinghua University Sustainability Research Fund - a flagship initiative supporting cutting-edge academic collaboration between two of the world's leading institutions.

Following the Fund's launch in July 2025this announcement marks the culmination of a competitive call for proposals addressing urgent global sustainability challenges. The twelve winning projects have been awarded seed funding to support long-term collaborations and deliver policy-relevant research across six thematic areas: generating sustainable growth and energy transitions; creating sustainable finance and business; mobilising political, legal and governance systems; protecting and enhancing nature and biodiversity; building sustainable societies; and promoting sustainability in public health and well-being.

The selected projects reflect the depth of expertise at both institutions and a shared determination to address the world's most urgent sustainability challenges through ambitious, interdisciplinary research.


Mobilising Political, Legal and Governance Systems


Promoting Sustainability in Public Health and Well Being


Building Sustainable Societies


Generating Sustainable Growth and Energy Transitions


Creating Sustainable Finance and Business


Professor Susana Mourato, LSE Vice-President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), commented:

"Warm congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the LSE-Tsinghua University Sustainability Research Fund.

“This initiative exemplifies the ambition of LSE’s Global School of Sustainability: connecting world-leading social science with global partners to address pressing environmental challenges through rigorous, policy-relevant research.

Our collaboration with Tsinghua strengthens the international research networks needed to generate robust evidence and inform policy at scale. I look forward to seeing these partnerships flourish and deliver meaningful impact."

Professor Zheng Li, Dean of the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development at Tsinghua University, added: The Seed Fund provides an effective starting point for joint research and interdisciplinary collaboration on sustainability between our two universities. Through this platform, we look forward to establishing more robust and long-term cooperation mechanisms, generating high-quality research outcomes, and contributing practical solutions to global climate governance.

The LSE–Tsinghua University Sustainability Research Fund is part of a broader partnership between the two institutions, which includes collaborative work through the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC). This partnership builds on a strong and growing history of academic exchange, grounded in shared values of academic excellence and a joint commitment to advancing policy-relevant research that addresses the world's most pressing challenges.

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