Past events
For lists of past Early Careers Lecturer training workshops and Graduate Teaching Assistant training workshops, see the separate pages.
A separate index lists individual sessions within Economics Network conferences.
2025
Royal Economic Society / Economics Network / CTaLE webinar: "Modernising Economics Exams", 11 February
Virtual Symposium session 2: "Ethical Use of AI in Economics", 22 January
2024
CPD Event (Royal Economic Society / The Economics Network / CTaLE) "Progressing as a teaching-track economist & supporting teaching-track colleagues", 14 March
Virtual Symposium session 1: "Assessment in a digital world", 29 February
2023
IREE Best Paper presentation "Racial and gender achievement gaps in an economics classroom", 5 October
Developments in Economics Education (DEE) 2023, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 4-5 September
Special session for GTAs: Online seminar on marking and feedback, 15 May
Virtual Symposium on "Applying for Principal Fellowships and National Teaching Fellowships", 8 March
2022
The Virtual Symposium in Autumn 2022 included online sessions on "Teaching with OneNote" and "Teaching with data".
2021
Developments in Economics Education (DEE) 2021, online, 1-3 September
Economics Network Virtual Symposium 2021 with sessions on:
The Economics Network supported a session on What Are the Economics of Reparation? at the Festival of Economics. Follow the link for audio of the event.
2020
The Economics Network supported two sessions at the Festival of Economics:
- Why Diversifying and Decolonising Economics Matters to Everyone
- Decolonising Economics, What does it mean and how is it done?
Virtual Symposium 2020
In the summer of 2020, we ran a virtual symposium on online teaching, learning and assessment. Many videos and case studies are available to view. There were resources and events on:
- Engaging students and academics with online learning
- Teaching with data online
- Teaching with Excel online
- Adaptable Assessment in Economics
2019
Developments in Economics Education (DEE) 2019, University of Warwick, 11-13 September
European Economic Association, Manchester, 30 August
2018
RES-Nuffield Foundation Workshop: Teaching and Learning with CORE, 18-19 June (Programme PDF)
Twitter archives
Archived tweets from our past events up to 2017
2017
Developments in Economics Education (DEE) 2017, University College, London, 6-8 September
Economics: The Profession and the Public, 5 May
A one-day symposium hosted at HM Treasury, with speakers including Tim Harford, Simon Wren-Lewis, Diane Coyle, Paul Johnson, Kamal Ahmed, Denise Osborn and Jagjit Chadha.
2015
Revisiting the state of economics education
A one day event designed to explore reforms in economics education, which took place at the Bank of England on 17th March.
Developments in Economics Education (DEE) 2015, University of Birmingham, 10-11 September
The Economics Network was a partner in University of East Anglia's Ecuator seminars.
2014
Teaching Symposium 2014 for early career lecturers and teaching assistants
2013
Developments in Economics Education (DEE) 2013, University of Exeter, 5-6 September
Business and Economics Employability Symposium (run by Loughborough University)
A one day event introducing student, graduate, employer and educator perspectives on employability.
The Economics Network Spring Symposium, HM Treasury, 1 March. 'Changing expectations: implications of a new funding era for the teaching of economics'.
2012
Using Case Studies in Teaching Workshop, University of Westminster, 25 June
Developing Your Economics Teaching Workshop, University of Bristol, 15 June
DeSTRESS Statistical Resources Workshop, Queen Mary, University of London, 14 June
DeSTRESS Statistical Resources Workshop, University of Bristol, 14 June
DeSTRESS Statistical Resources Workshop, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 8 June
Games and Experiments in Teaching Workshop, Loughborough University, 8 June
Technology in Teaching Workshop, Coventry University, 31 May
'Housing Market' Lecture, from the Economics Network-CPD Foundation Lecture Series, University College London, 30 May
Assessment and Feedback Workshop, Kingston University, 25 May
Project-based Learning Workshop, Kingston University, 25 May
Technology in Teaching Workshop, University of Southampton, 18 May
Creative Uses of Seminars Workshop, University of Birmingham, 17 May
Games and Experiments Workshop, University of Nottingham, 14 May
Technology in Teaching Workshop, London School of Economics and Political Science, 11 May
Online Games and Teaching Experiments Workshop, Queen Mary, University of London, 14 March
Mentoring of Economics Students Workshop, Manchester Metropolitan University, 7 March
Assessment and Feedback Workshop, Loughborough University, 1 March
Government Economic Service and Bank of England Conference, 'What post-crisis changes does the economics discipline need? Are graduate economists fit for purpose?', 7 February
2011
Developments in Economics Education (DEE) 2011, London School of Economics, 6-7 September
Developing Your Economics Teaching Workshop, Burwalls, University of Bristol, 17 June
Encouraging Student Engagement and Attendance Workshop, University of Hull, 18 May
Technology in Teaching and Assessment Workshop, University of Warwick, 23 May
Games and Simulations Workshop, Oxford Brookes University, 18 February
Setting Up and Managing Student Placements Workshop, Heriot Watt University, 26 January
Using Peer Assessment in Teaching Economics, Southampton University, 26 January
Encouraging Student Retention, Edinburgh Napier University, 18 January
Economics Network Associates/TRUE Project Lead Meeting, 14 January
Economics Network Projects Meeting, 13 January
2010
Annual Key Contacts Conference, 'Responding to Student Feedback and Raising NSS Scores', Bristol, 8 September
eLearning Symposium, Bristol, 9 September
Learning and Teaching Project Meeting, University of Bristol, 8 July
Departmental Workshop: Assessment and Feedback, University of Aberdeen, 19 May
Departmental Workshop: Problem-based Learning, University of Greenwich, 13 May
Assessment Without Drowning, Swansea University, 13 May
Departmental Workshop: Making Lectures More Interactive/The Use of Case Studies and Problem-based Learning, University of Bradford, 11 May
'No, please. Yes, thank you', Practical Approaches to Motivating International Students', London, 30 April
Departmental Workshop: Embedding Interactive Technology in Teaching to Promote Student Engagement and Effective Learning, Heriot Watt University, 28 April
Using Threshold Concepts to Plan Teaching and Assessment in Economics, Manchester, 27 January
2009
Key Contacts Annual Conference, Cardiff, 8 September
Developments in Economics Education (DEE) 2009, Cardiff, 9-10 September
Economics Network Associates annual meeting
Bristol, Friday 16 January
Economics Network Projects meeting
Bristol, Thursday 15 January
2008
eLearning Symposium
Bristol, Tuesday 9 September
Key Contacts Conference - Employability and Student Skills; Small-Scale Innovations
Bristol, Monday 8 September
Motivating International Students
Bristol, Friday 27 June
Using Problem-Based Learning in Teaching Economics and Business
Manchester, Tuesday 10 June
Teaching Development Economics
Birmingham, Wednesday 21 May
Using Threshold Concepts to plan teaching and assessment in Economics
Coventry, Thursday 15 May
Using Problem-Based Learning in Teaching Economics and Business, London, Thursday 8 May
Assessment and Feedback, London, Wednesday 7 May
2007
Conference, Cambridge, 6-7 September Developments in Economics Education (DEE) 2007
Conference session, 11 April "Using Experimental Economics for Education in the Classroom and Beyond" at RES conference
National Workshop, London, 31 January Problem Based Learning in Economics
2006
National Workshop, Bristol, 8 February
Teaching Development Economics
National Workshop, Bristol, 3 May
Teaching Heterodox Economics
Meeting, Bristol, 25-26 May
Economics Network Departmental Contacts Meeting
National Workshop, Oxford, 31 May
Teaching Energy and Transport Economics
2005
National Workshop, Manchester, 4 May
Personal Development Portfolios/Plans in Economics
Conference, Cambridge, 1-2 September
Developments in Economics and Business Education
2004
Presentations, Coventry, 10-11 March
LTSN Annual Conference 2004
Presentation, Bristol, 25 March
SOSIG National Seminar
Presentation, Perth, 30 March-1 April
Scottish Economic Society Conference 2004
Presentation, Swansea, 5 April
CHUDE Meeting at Royal Economic Society Conference
Workshop, Bristol, 21 April
Projects and Partners Training Event
Workshop, University of Kent, 2 June
Economics-focused uses of PDPs
Workshop, University of Durham, 9 June
Assessment and Group work
Presentation, Bristol, 21 June
VLE Conference (University of Bristol Learning Technology Support Service)
Workshop, London, 21-22 June
CETL Bids Meeting
National Workshop, London School of Economics, 16-17 June
Workshop for New Lecturers
National Workshop, London, 26 October
FDTL5 Projects Workshop
Presentation, London, 13 November
CHUDE Meeting
Conference, Bristol, 2-3 December
Economics Network Projects and Partners Conference
Presentation, London, 9 December
SOSIG National Seminar
Presentation, Bristol, 13 December
University of Bristol Learning and Teaching Conference
2003
Visit, Assessment and Use of the Web in Teaching, 5 February
Department of Economics, University of Southampton
Visit, Department of Economics, University of York, 12 February
Promoting Active Learning in Lectures
Visit, Department of Economics, University of York, 19 February
Promoting Active Learning in Seminars and Small Groups
Regional Workshop, Edinburgh, 27 February
East of Scotland Regional Event, Developing Key Skills in Economics
National Workshop, London, 12 March
External examining in Economics, changing roles and responsibilities
Regional Workshop, Bristol, 13 May
Economics Teaching and Learning: Evolving a Research Agenda
National Workshop, Taunton, 14 May
Meeting the 50% Target
National Workshop, Nottingham Trent University, 23 June
Effective Module and Programme Design
Visit, Department of Economics, University of Kent, 6 June
Student Recruitment and Retention
Conference (with Bized), Edinburgh, 15-16 September
DEBE (Developments in Economics and Business Education) 2003
Regional Workshop, University of Surrey, 17 September
Joint Workshop on Assessment, Large Numbers and Student Retention for Universities of Surrey, Kingston and Portsmouth
Visit, University of Nottingham, 25 September
Incorporating the use of Blackboard in teaching and learning practice
Economics LTSN, LTSN BEST, LTSN-ICS Event, London, 10 October
FDTL5 Briefing Meeting
Economics LTSN, LTSN BEST, LTSN-ICS Event, Manchester, 31 October
FDTL5 Briefing Meeting
Visit, University of Swansea, 12 November
Creative Use of VLEs
Regional Workshop, Oxford, 19 November
Developing Skills in Gathering and Analysing Information
Visit, University of Brighton, 5 December
Reflecting on World Trade and Globalisation
