Lse.ac.uk - SEO Checker

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Page quality
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Page structure
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Link structure
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Server
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External factors
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Title
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LSE
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The page title is only one word.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a world-leading social science specialist university, awarded University of the Year 2025.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (940 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
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Language
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
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Favicon
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26.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
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The average number of words per sentence of 25 words is good.
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Mobile optimization
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At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
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Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
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This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
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HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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Page structure

H1 heading
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LSE Festival ticket lines are now open
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
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There are 28 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

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H1 LSE Festival ticket lines are now open
H2 Study at LSE Choose from undergraduate, postgraduate, executive and online courses
H2 2025/26 General Course Study abroad for one year in the heart of London, applications are now open
H2 Summer School applications are open A three-week experience that will last your whole career
H2 New research Women working in Capital Markets face persistent sex discrimination
H2 Event Author John Cassidy will speak about his new book, Capitalism and Its Critics
H2 Annual Sustainability Report LSE taking action across education, research, leadership and investment
H2 Video Leading British economist, John Kay discussed his new book The Corporation in the 21st Century
H2 Support for students, staff and scholars Facing difficulties, displacement or distress
H2 LSE Festival 2025: Visions for the Future Monday 16 to Saturday 21 June
H2 Is AI destroying the planet? Listen to the LSE iQ podcast
H2 AI's hidden supply chain explained New from the AI and tech video series
H2 How data governance happens (and why it matters) On LSE Business Review
H2 Identifying and stopping the hunger crisis in Africa in our latest research magazine
H2 AI, technology and society Reimagining the tech revolution
H2 Education and Student Experience hub Browse education news, hear from our students and explore all that LSE offers
H2 LSE announces partnership with Anthropic Shaping the future of AI in education
H2 LSE Generate named top UK university start-up hub 2025 edition of Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs
H2 Experience LSE from home Get to know us remotely
H2 Curious minds are Shaping the World Join in
H2 Meet our student vloggers See what it's like to be at LSE
H2 Q&A with Shoshana Lauter Meet an LSE researcher
H2 University of the Year 2025 and more key LSE stats
H2 Sustainability at LSE Find out more about our work
H2 Our official campus video Explore LSE's home in the heart of London
H2 Latest blogs Expert analysis and debate
H2 Find us on Instagram Join our social community
H2 Sign up Research for the World magazine newsletter
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There are too many external links (34) on this page.
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External factors

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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a world-leading social science specialist university, awarded University of the Year 2025.

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