LSE DS202 – Data Science for Social Scientists

2025/26 Winter Term

📑 Notice Board

To prepare for this course:

• check out the steps you need to prepare for this course on this page and look at how you can setup your Python environment here
• try and enroll for the Digital Skills Lab’s pre-sessional Python workshops if you’re unfamiliar with Python

🧑🏻‍🏫 Our Team

Lecturer

Dr. Ghita Berrada
Assistant Professor of Data Science (Education)
LSE Data Science Institute
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Office hours: Mondays: 16:30-18:30

COURSE CONVENOR LECTURER

Class Teachers

Dr Stuart Bramwell
Guest Lecturer at the Data Science Institute
DPhil in Politics (Oxford University)
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Office hours: Tuesdays 12:00-13:00

CLASS TEACHER

Yassine Lahna
Data Scientist
MSc in Statistical Science (Oxford University)
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Office hours: Mondays 18:30-19:30

CLASS TEACHER

Jonas Weinert
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

Course Representative

Could this be you?

Course reps are the link between the students and the academic staff. They attend Teaching Committee meetings to share students’ feedback and suggestions. As a perk, course reps are guaranteed a place in the industry trips we organise.

Learn how to nominate yourself on the 🗳️ Course Rep page.

Administrative Support

Kevin Kittoe
Teaching and Learning Administrator
LSE Data Science Institute
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ADMIN

📍 Lecture

• 📆 Mondays^*
• ⌚ 14:00 - 16:00
• 📍 CKK.2.04 (🗺️ campus map)
• Lecturer:
  • 👩🏻‍🏫 Ghita

^* except Week 06 - Reading Week

💻 Class Groups

Warning

The classes are changing from W02 so check LFY and your timetable to check which class you belong to!

Group 01

• 📆 Tuesdays
• ⌚ 09:00 - 10:30
• 📍 FAW.1.01
• 🧑‍🏫 Jonas

Group 02

• 📆 Tuesdays
• ⌚ 10:30 - 12:00
• 📍 FAW.1.01
• 🧑‍🏫 Jonas

Group 03

• 📆 Tuesdays
• ⌚ 15:00 - 16:30
• 📍 PAN.2.02
• 🧑‍🏫 Stuart

Group 04

• 📆 Tuesdays
• ⌚ 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

Check back this page for details in a few weeks