 Despite its name, the school is organised into 25 academic departments and institutes which conduct teaching and research across a range of pure and applied social sciences.The LSE is a member of the Russell Group, Association of Commonwealth Universities, European University Association and is considered a part of the "Golden Triangle" of universities in south-east England.In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, the School had the highest proportion of world-leading research among research submitted of any British non-specialist university.