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A significant moment for Royal Economic Society as we announce our new Fellows tier, recognising those who have made a significant contribution to the discipline. youtu.be/LNyCOWivBM8?fe…

Such a treat to see the incredible Shed Seven in Cambridge again last night.

The Academy of Social Sciences endorses Royal Economic Society & Discover Economics response to the DfE Curriculum & Assessment Review which advocates for basic economic literacy to be part of the national curriculum to ensure that everyone has the best start in life.⬇️res.org.uk/department-for…

Incredible journalism from Clarissa Ward at CNN youtu.be/mUzruGhBVpI?fe… via YouTube

📢REF 2029 has now opened recruitment for the REF 2029 panels and sub-panels, including for chair and deputy chair roles. ⏰Sub-panel chair and deputy chair roles: 6 February 2025 ⏰Sub-panel members: 28 April 2025 More info👉bit.ly/3P4GPUN #EconTwitter #REF2029

Some outstanding nominations for this year’s prize, and a difficult decision to be made by the panel. Winner to be announced in the new year.

If you are planning to apply for the GES Degree Apprenticeship Programme and couldn't make the Candidate Information Session, we have uploaded a recording of the presentation to our YouTube channel. Useful links are included in the video description: ow.ly/QosM50Uu3O3

Huge interest in recently-announced Royal Economic Society Fellows tier. Applications open February 2025. youtu.be/LNyCOWivBM8?fe…

🥳RES is pleased to announce that a judging panel has awarded this year’s RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession to Prof Sarah Smith University of Bristol. Read👉shorturl.at/CnoEb #EconTwitter #RESMedal #awards

As usual, I agree with Anna.

It was a privilege to attend today’s UK Women in Economics Network (UK WEN) session generously hosted by JP Morgan. Hugely grateful to our Royal Economic Society staff, our wonderful UK-WEN officers and volunteers, and to Rachel Reeves for her attendance and support.

Congratulations to all of our founding Fellows!

Hei hei hei ... we have a new Special Issue in the works at the Economic Journal ... please contact us if in doubt ...

Our letter in full: smithschool.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/…

Ahead of next week’s announcement by the chancellor of her departmental spending allocations for the next three years, I have two observations. My first one is that Angela Rayner’s department of housing, communities and local government and Yvette Cooper’s home office have still

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University of Sussex NOVA, OsloMet Heather Rolfe British Future National Institute of Economic and Social Research Uni of Birmingham Our newly elected trustee Jackie Wahba is Professor of Economics at University of Southampton. An applied labour economist specialising in international migration & displacement, Jackie is a Founding Fellow of Royal Economic Society. Find out more about our new Trustees ➡️ acss.org.uk/news/five-new-…

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