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On Thursday 9th June the Education Studies Department are hosting a community get-together 11-2pm in our outdoor garden area behind the Social Sciences building. It will be a chance to meet up with students from your course and from other courses. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own lunch. There will be some activities to join in with or chances to chat and catch up. All our community are welcome and encouraged to come (students and staff). We also have an indoor room booked if the weather is not kind to us.

Come along and join us on Thursday 9th June from 11am. I will send out further reminders as we get nearer to the event.

Mixing methods for the study of topical affairs - an Advanced Training Event convened by Noortje Marres

The winner for the Award was announced at the AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2022 presentation at the AGCAS Annual Conference on 22 June 2022. Laura Oxley was awarded due to her outstanding performance on her PG Diploma.

The Department of Economics is delighted to celebrate the success of its job market candidates who have secured a role following the completion of their PhD.

The following 2025-2026 job market candidates from the Department have accepted an offer of a post:

• Dr Falak Arrora, College Teaching Officer and fellow position at Clare College, University of Cambridge
• Dr Margot Belguise, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, France
• Dr Immanuel Feld, Postdoctoral Fellow, Germany
• Dr George Ferridge, Senior Behavioural Data Scientist, Cowry Consulting, London
• Dr Carolina Kansikas, Assistant Professor, Trinity College, University of Cambridge
• Dr Jiaqi Li, Research Officer, Sheffield University
• Dr Yuchen Lin, Assistant Professor in Uppsala University, Sweden; after a one-year postdoctoral fellow post at University of Hong Kong
• Dr Priyama Majumdar, Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton, US
• Dr Hyungmin Park, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
• Dr Nicole Scholz, Associate RBB Economics, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Dr Alperen Tosun, Economist, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye
• Dr Yating Yuan, Assistant Professor, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

We warmley congratulate them on this significant achievement and look forward to following their future successes.

Dr Pablo Beker, Director of our MRes/PhD programme, has commented:

"º£½ÇÉçÇø is dedicated to empowering our PhD students as they transition into successful careers. Through tailored mentoring, practical job-market support, and funding for interviews and professional engagement, we help our candidates compete on the international stage. This year's candidates have achieved remarkable results, securing opportunities at highly respected institutions around the world. I am immensely proud of their accomplishments and look forward to seeing the impact they will have in their future careers."

Photo: º£½ÇÉçÇø Economics PhD graduates 28 July 2026. Top left to right: Hyungmin Park, Angelica Martinez Leyva and Bruno Santos de Souza (24/25 candidates) and George Ferridge. Bottom left to right: Alperen Tosun, Yating Yuan, Sam Marshall (24/25 candidate) and Carolina Kansikas.

Other job market candidates have already graduated in January 2026 or will graduate in January 2027.

As a part of the , recently presented a paper in which two ways to measure learning gain were critically assessed: Credentials and self-assessed improvement of specific skills.

Both ways have drawbacks: Credentials can be an effective way of measuring student learning within a particular class, since most institutions have a scaled grading system already in place. It is problematic, however, to use across classes and institutions and it does not measure the ‘distance travelled’ during higher education. On the other hand, self-assessed improvement of skills will always be subjective and will differ according to individuals’ personality and their personal and HE-related circumstances such as gender and subject studied. It is also important to notice that both data is censored, i.e. improvement is not unlimited.

Using data, Heike compared both ways and found that those who increased their learning gain using credentials are less likely to assess their skills highly, both variable correlate negatively. The findings are currently being prepared for publication. Reported in .

º£½ÇÉçÇø Law School is delighted to announce the results of the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2026, with students continuing to report a highly positive experience across a wide range of areas including teaching, engagement, support and learning resources.

º£½ÇÉçÇø Philosophy has been ranked 5th in the UK by The Complete University Guide 2024.

The league table is made up of several main indicators including entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, continuation and graduate prospect outcomes.

We are thrilled with the result, which reflects consistent high rankings in the National Student Survey (NSS) and strong graduate prospects.

Linsey McGoey, a professor at the University of Essex is joining Noortje Marres and Nick Ganes in an event led by Technology Economy and Society Cluster.

The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Centre for Teacher Education (CTE) has received a glowing report following a recent Ofsted inspection, highlighting the exceptional quality of training and support provided to its teaching trainees. The inspection report underscores the University’s commitment to nurturing future educators who are well-prepared and passionate about their careers.