Category: Students
Sanyukta graduated with an MSc in Economics, Finance and Management. She tells us why she chose to study at Bristol, shares her experience of her studies and the skills it’s provided her with.Negative interest rates, furlough extension, public sector debt: What do the experts say?
The second in the ‘ask the expert’ series, Economics student, Ethan Lester asks academics and department staff for their views on current economic issues.
Staff at the University of Bristol’s School of Economics grapple with COVID19-related economic questions.…
Welcome to the School of Economics
The School of Economics extends a warm welcome to all new and returning students!
Whether you are a new student starting your university journey for the first time in Bristol, or returning for your second or third year of study, we wish you well in the year ahead.…
School of Economics Student Book Review
BSc Economics student, Tomos Vaughan reviews ‘The Next Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy’, by author Tim Harford.
If I was to ask you, what one object in the 19th century did more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world, I guarantee that the bicycle would not be the first thing to spring to mind.…
Bristol Economics student nominated for finals of National Undergraduate of the Year Competition
BSc Economics and Management student, Saul Wilson, made it to the final round of the TARGETJobs national student awards after taking part in a competitive process.
The TARGETJobs Undergraduate of the Year competition is open to all undergraduate students across the UK, offering opportunities and prizes such as internships and placements with internationally recognised organisations taking part in the initiative.…
BLM: A message from the School of Economics
On behalf of the School of Economics, Senior Lecturer and EDI Officer, Dr. Babak Somekh writes to students to outline the support the University and School are providing around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.…
Economic recovery, UBI, University bail-outs: What do the experts say?
Staff at the University of Bristol’s department of Economics grapple with some COVID19-related economic questions. Where does the expert consensus lie?
Asking the experts: in a new series for the economics blog, Economics undergraduate student, Ethan Lester puts COVID19-related economic questions to department staff and writes up their responses.…
Bristol Plus Outstanding Award Winners
Congratulations to the following Economics students for achieving the Outstanding Award as part of this year’s Bristol Plus Programme, the University’s employability award.
The Bristol Plus Programme Outstanding Award rewards students who have achieved something substantial and significant outside of their studies at Bristol, with award categories including innovation and enterprise, global citizenship, and sustainable futures.…
Competitions for current students
Office for National Statistics Renaissance Prize – with support from your Bristol Lecturer’s
Please note this competition has now closed.
Task: Write an essay answering the question: “Is a UK Government commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals good for the economy and business in general?”
Prize: (1) Develop communication and analytical skills.…
Economics debate team take first place at national competition
Three Economics students have won first place at The Economics Debate, an inter-university debating competition involving ten universities.
Pravin, Noah and Fintan, final-year BSc Economics and Politics, and Economics and Philosophy student’s stormed ahead in the annual university debating competition to take the final title.…