LSE DS202 – Data Science for Social Scientists
2025/26 Autumn Term
🚧 This website is currently under construction. The pages will be updated in the next few weeks.🚧
🧑🏻🏫 Our Team
Assistant Professor of Data Science (Education)
LSE Data Science Institute
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Office hours: Thursdays: 16:30-18:30
COURSE CONVENOR LECTURER
Guest Lecturer at the Data Science Institute
DPhil in Politics (Oxford University)
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Office hours: Mondays: 13:30-15:30
CLASS TEACHER
Data Scientist
MSc in Statistical Science (Oxford University)
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Office hours: Fridays: 18:15-19:15
CLASS TEACHER
MPhil/PhD candidate in Health Policy and Health Economics in the Department of Health Policy (LSE)
Research Consultant: Development Impact Evaluations (World Bank Group)
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Office hours: Mondays: 10:00-11:00
CLASS TEACHER
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Teaching and Learning Administrator
LSE Data Science Institute
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ADMIN
📍 Lecture
- 📆 Thursdays*
- ⌚ 14:00 - 16:00
- 📍 CLM.5.02 (🗺️ campus map)
- Lecturer:
- 👩🏻🏫 Ghita
* except Week 06 - Reading Week
💻 Class Groups
Group 01
- 📆 Thursdays
- ⌚ 16:30 - 18:00
- 📍 PAN.2.02
- 🧑🏫 Yassine
Group 02
- 📆 Fridays
- ⌚ 09:00 - 10:30
- 📍 FAW.3.01
- 🧑🏫 Stuart
Group 03
- 📆 Fridays
- ⌚ 10:30 - 12:00
- 📍 FAW.3.01
- 🧑🏫 Stuart
Group 04
- 📆 Fridays
- ⌚ 13:00 - 14:30
- 📍 PAN.2.02
- 🧑🏫 Jonas
Group 05
- 📆 Fridays
- ⌚ 14:30 - 16:00
- 📍 PAN.2.02
- 🧑🏫 Jonas
Group 06
- 📆 Fridays
- ⌚ 16:30 - 18:00
- 📍 PAN.2.02
- 🧑🏫 Yassine
🛟 Drop-in sessions
We will offer drop-in sessions (no booking required) close to key assignments where you can get help with the upcoming assessment, ask questions about the lectures and classes, or simply chat with your peers and teachers.
📆 Currently scheduled drop-ins
| Term Week | Commencing | Topic | Duration | Guest Teacher | Scheduled Date | Scheduled time |
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| AT Week 3 | w/c 13th October | Markdown + GitHub | 2 hours | Jonas | 15th October 2025 | 4:30-6:30pm |
| AT Week 7 | w/c 10th November | W08 Summative | 1.5 hours | Stuart | 11th November 2025 | 10:30-12pm |
| AT Week 7 | w/c 10th November | W08 Summative | 1.5 hours | Jonas | 13th November 2025 | 10:30-12pm |
| AT Week 11+1 | w/c 8th December | W11+1 Summative | 1.5 hours | Stuart | 9th December 2025 | 10:30-12pm |
| AT Week 11+1 | w/c 8th December | W11+1 Summative | 1.5 hours | Yassine | TBD | TBD |
