The Economics Network

In partnership with @economics-net.bsky.social we are thrilled to share a new tool that enables prospective students to browse economics courses across UK universities!
You can search by location and/or entry requirements, including UCAS tariff and maths requirements. Find out more: buff.ly/jbh18AX

We have launched a new interactive tool with @discoverecon.bsky.social that enables prospective students to browse economics courses at UK universities. The tool allows you to find courses by type (single/joint honours), location and/or entry requirements. whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/degree_cours...

Final call for papers for the Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference, to be held from 13–15 April 2026 at the University of Glasgow.

The deadline is 4 November 2025. #EconSky

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The shoes on your feet or a hat on your head can help create a memorable teaching moment, if you're prepared to take a creative, role-play approach. Erkan Demirbas' case study gives examples from his Economics and Data Analytics lectures. #TeachEcon #EduSky economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/dem...

Cartoon representation of increasing co-operation between students, teaching staff and industrial partners during the course. Follow the link to the case study for full details.

Rabeya Khatoon (University of Bristol) won a National Teaching Fellowship earlier this year. Her case study, just published, shows a very distinctive approach, covering groupwork, diversity, industry collaboration, and student motivations. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/kha...

Inequality in the History of Economic and Political Thought: A Panel Conversation, featuring Branko Milanovic and David Lay Williams Tuesday November 4th 5pm GMT

🎉 Join us for a free online event.
📅 Tues 4th Nov. 5pm GMT.
With: @brankomilan.bsky.social @laywilliams.bsky.social
Panel: @johncassidysays.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social @annastansbury.bsky.social
Register: bit.ly/StoneCentreInequalityDialogue

📢 Save the date! RES Summit 2025 - 2 Dec

Theme: The Economics of the Justice System ⚖️
Sponsored by the @nuffieldfoundation.org

Speakers: Imran Rasul, @drstevenproud.bsky.social, Rocco d’Este, @profhjalmarsson.bsky.social, Arpita Ghosh, Emily Owens

👉 Register here: shorturl.at/Dclkz

#EconSky

Such a great turn out for our workshop today on stand up and improv for economics teaching at the @economics-net.bsky.social DEE conference. Special commendation to Prab Riat www.linkedin.com/company/thin... for her energy, and for the participants who threw themselves in

List of upcoming training workshops from the Economics Network. Follow the link for details.

We have nine workshops for Economics Graduate Teaching Assistants available for booking, in a variety of locations or online. These are free of charge for departments that subscribe to the Network. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/events/gta/

Developments in Economics Education, 11-12 September 2025 Maurice Keyworth Building, University of Leeds. Europe's leading economics education conference!

Time is running out to book for the DEE Conference! Booking is open until the 29th August. The INERME conference about teaching maths in economics takes place on the preceding day in the same building. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/dee2025/

Yet more Economics GTA Workshops are available for booking. These are free for teaching assistants from subscribing departments; charges apply for other attendees. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/events/gta/

A training workshop for Graduate Teaching Assistants in Economics has just been announced for Exeter on 26 September, joining our previously-announced workshops at University of Manchester, University of Warwick, and online. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/events/gta #teachecon

Replacing final exams with oral assessment: no piles of exam papers to mark, but you need careful timetabling and a lot of thought about inclusion and student needs. Kamilya Suleymenova & Joe Bromfield made the change and shared their reflections: economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/sul... #TeachEcon

Reminder: registration for the Developments in Economics Education and INERME conferences will increase by 15% after 5 August. Get those earlybird prices while you can! economicsnetwork.ac.uk/dee2025/

In the new case study from Emmanuel O. Agboola, students interact iteratively with RStudio via ChatGPT, critiquing the chatbot's errors. #teachecon
economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/agb...

Reminder: registration for the Developments in Economics Education and INERME conferences will increase by 15% after 5 August. Get those earlybird prices while you can! economicsnetwork.ac.uk/dee2025/

Adem Elveren has been using a multi-stage classroom auction for more than a decade, to convey several game theory concepts in one activity. More details in his case study: economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/elv...

This case study from Erkan Demirbas looks at Padlet as a tool for communication in a large class, what role it can play, and how students reacted. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/dem...

Another new case study! Antonio Rodriguez Gil and Jennie Robinson created the Plagiarism Podcast to communicate their university's academic misconduct rules in a helpful way. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/rod...

Our latest case study discusses portfolio assessment in an International Economics module. Thanks to authors Ramin Nassehi and Ahmed Saadé! economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/nas...

Technical problems FIXED, conference registration OPEN, and earlybird discount EXTENDED to 5 August. Register now for the DEE (Developments in Economics Education) and INERME conferences. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/dee2025/

Developments in Economics Education - DEE 2025

Developments in Economics Education - DEE 2025
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Technical problems FIXED, conference registration OPEN, and earlybird discount EXTENDED to 5 August. Register now for the DEE (Developments in Economics Education) and INERME conferences. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/dee2025/

Apologies to anyone trying to register for the DEE or INERME conferences. The online shop service we use is having some problems taking payments. Hold off on registration for now and we'll announce again when the system is working.

Registration is now open for the Developments in Economics Education (DEE) Conference and INERME Conference at earlybird rates! A draft DEE programme is also online so you can start making those difficult choices between parallel sessions. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/dee2025/

Lecturer in Econometrics (Teaching and Scholarship):Oxford Road

Come and work with us and our amazing students at The University of Manchester. We are hiring a Lecturer in Econometrics (T&S). Application deadline is 9 June. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai..., @uomsoss.bsky.social , @economics-net.bsky.social , @ukwen.bsky.social

Dashboard view of an Excel-based macroeconomic game

Our latest teaching case study describes the introduction & evaluation of 2 Excel-based games in a final-year Economics module. Thanks to Antonio Rodriguez Gil, Ali Raza, & Yi Pang of Leeds University Business school. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/rod... #TeachEcon #EduSky

Diversity & Inclusion Network event: Breaking the Mould - Royal Economic Society Diversity & Inclusion Network event: Breaking the Mould. The next RES Diversity & Inclusion Network  event is on 6 May, from 12:30-17:00.

Excited for the @resmedia.bsky.social Diversity & Inclusion Network event next week: “Breaking the Mould: Intersectionalities and the Future of Economics” at @ofcom.bsky.social.
Amid the noise, we’re still working for a more inclusive discipline that reflects all voices.
res.org.uk/events/diver...

Our Executive Group is the main decision-making body guiding our work. We welcome Andrew Mearman, Emanuela Lotti, Matthew Olczak, and Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez to the group, each of them known for great work in the teaching of university economics. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/contact/asso...

A reminder that on the afternoon of 6 May (Tuesday next week) we're running a free online seminar to help you get through your massive pile of Economics marking with sanity intact. economicsnetwork.ac.uk/events/gta/f...