Southwest Workshops in Economics Education, Teaching and Scholarship (SWEETS)
SWEETS supports, trains and provides networking opportunities to academic economists who teach in the Southwest of England. It aims to provide spaces for academics within the region to collaborate on economics education projects and incubate new ideas in economics scholarship.
SWEETS/Economics Network Workshop on Evaluation Methods for Scholarship
This workshop has been cancelled. Those who have booked will get a full refund of their registration fees. You will be contacted by email.
Past Events
Annual workshops
Annual Workshop: Are we assessing the right skills? Collaboration, learning, and work in a changing world
Date and Location: Wednesday 13th May 2026, University of Exeter
Workshop Fee: No fee
The annual SWEETS workshop is a 1-day workshop held at a Southwest institution to provide a space for all academic economists to discuss new teaching ideas and find new collaborators for scholarship projects.
The theme for the 2026 Workshop was collaboration, learning, and work in the discipline of Economics in a changing world. The event explored how educational practices—from curriculum design to learning activities and assessment strategies—can better prepare students for the complex, dynamic environments they will encounter beyond university and effectively support the development of essential professional competencies such as teamwork, adaptability, critical thinking, and real-world problem solving.
Agenda for the day, including abstracts
Panellists:
- Helena Fornwagner (University of Exeter)
- Parama Chaudhury (UCL)
- Aakriti Mathur (Bank of England)
The Future of the Economics Degree: Who? What? How?
Tuesday 13th May 2025, University of Bristol
The second SWEETS workshop focussed on the future of the Economics degree and the ways to adapt our teaching accordingly, with panellists including Carlos Cortinhas (University of Exeter), Sumit Dey-Chowdhury (Office for National Statistics) and Sarah Smith (University of Bristol).
Economics Education Landscape in the UK: From University to Graduate Jobs
University of Southampton – Tuesday 14th May 2024
The inaugural SWEETS workshop focussed on the Economics Education Landscape in the UK and the requirements of graduate economists in the workplace, with panellists including Tom Aldred (Government Economic Service), Dr Cloda Jenkins (Imperial College London) and Prof. Michael Tomlinson (University of Southampton).
Summer School
Summer School: Experimental Methods for Scholarship Research
Dates and Location: 9th-11th June 2025, University of Southampton
This workshop, in collaboration with C-BEAR and NCRM, is for anyone who wants to enhance their scholarship research portfolio by improving their understanding of experimental research methods. Participants will learn about how they can test and evidence impact of interventions in the classroom and translate this into scholarship publications. Experts sharing their knowledge include Fabio Aricio (UEA), Caroline Elliott (Warwick), Thomas Gall (Southampton), Doug McKee (Cornell), Paolo Spada (Southampton) and Jadrian Wooten (Virginia Tech).
Contact
Organising Group:
- Daniel Cernin (University of Southampton)
- Carlos Cortinhas (University of Exeter)
- Szabolcs Deak (University of Exeter)
- Arpita Ghosh (University of Exeter)
- Annika Johnson (University of Bristol)
- Anastasia Papadopoulou (University of Bristol)
- Stefania Paredes Fuentes (University of Southampton)
- Mike Peacey (University of Bristol)
- Jana Sadeh (University of Southampton)
