The Northern Economics Network is a regional offshoot of the Economics Network to allow for more regular contact and collaboration between universities in the North of England.
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Forthcoming Events
On January 15th 2027 we will be running a workshop on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Economics at the University of Manchester. More details to come.
In May 2027 we will be hosting our annual T&L workshop at Manchester Metropolitan University. More details to come.
Previous Events
T&L in Economics Symposium, University of Liverpool, (10/09/2026)
- Samuel Saunders (Liverpool) - Using AI to Mark Student Work
- Andy Bryce (Sheffield) - The use of videos to supplement teaching of statistics and econometrics
- Matthew Gobey & Duncan McVey (Manchester Metropolitan University) - Personal Economic Histories and Authentic Assessment
- Seva Ostapenko (Durham) - The Economics Café: Fostering a Sense of Belonging in Multinational MSc Student Cohort
- Yontem Sonmez & Yigit Oezcelik (Liverpool) - Making the Implicit Explicit: A Reflective Study of Supporting First-Year Economics Students
- Vincent Fitzimmons (Manchester Metropolitan University) - Feedback and Assessment in Economics
- Matheus Vianna & Alex Squires (Manchester) - Reflections on introducing Problem Based Learning in Economics Tutorials
T&L in Economics Symposium - Diversity and Inclusion. University of York, (11/03/2026)
- Prof Denise Hawkes (KCL) “The I‑GIVE Digital Inclusion Labs: A Co‑created Model for Inclusive Pedagogy”
Lightning Talks:- Mathilde Péron (York)
- Rubén Martínez Cárdenas (York)
- Bei Chen (Manchester).
- Dr Ramin Nassehi (UCL) “Community Building in Large Economics Cohorts”
T&L in Economics Symposium University of Huddersfield, (21/05/25).
- Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez (University of Manchester) & William Tayler (Lancaster University)- The Use of Social Networks to Improve Engagement and Implement and Research-Led Curriculum
- Yaprak Tavman, Ning Xue, Adrian Gonzalez, Eleanor Jew, Judith Krauss (University of York) - Co-development of a Problem-based Learning (PBL) Module in Economics in Partnership with Students
- Peter Hughes, Juliane Scheffel, and Bianca Orsi (University of Leeds) - Economics for Everyone? Understanding Gender Barriers in Economics Education
- Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez (University of Manchester) & Sara Jabeen (University of Manchester) - Developing Employability Skills and Critical Thinking through Interdisciplinary Group Work and Peer Review -
- Chris Barlow (University of Liverpool) - The development of highly successful Year in Industry (YINI) programme within the University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS)
- Nahid Farnaz (University of York) - Assessment and Feedback: Using Marking Rubrics and QuickMarks
- Duncan McVey and Matthew Gobey (Manchester Metropolitan University) - Critical Reflection by First Years
"AI and its implications for Economics Education", Lancaster University (02/10/2024)
- Richard Whittle (University of Salford) - "Universities and AI: A radically uncertain relationship"
- Lightning talks:
T&L in Economics Symposium, University of Leeds, (06/03/2024)
- Barbara Kempf (Leeds) - "Formative Peer Assessment"
- Tony Morgan (Leeds) - "Design Thinking and Higher Education"
"Assessment in Economics", University of Manchester, (14/12/2023)
- Ekaterina Kazak (Manchester) - "Gradescope For Programming And Maths Assignments"
- Stefan Kesting (Leeds) - “Assessment Structure in an Ethics & Economics module – how to Encourage Critical Thinking and Self-Directed Learning?”
- Ralf Becker (Manchester) - "Möbius for Assessment"
- Ali Raza (Leeds) - "Providing Individual Feedback in Paper Exams with Large Groups using Excel Conditional Formulae"
Organising Group
- Andrew Bryce (University of Sheffield)
- Nahid Farnaz (University of York)
- Gissell Huaccha (University of Leeds)
- Yigit Oezcelik (University of Liverpool)
- Vsevolod Ostapenko (Durham University)
- Maria Paola Rana (University of Salford)
- Alex Squires (University of Manchester)
- Yaprak Tavman (University of York)
- William Tayler (Lancaster University)
