Three days left to apply for our Economics Degree Apprenticeship scheme! If you want a: ⭐ fee-free economics degree ⭐ paid role in a government department Then this could be just the opportunity for you! Apply before 12 February! bit.ly/ges_dap

'I deliberately chose a topic that would have a benefit to the department I work for.' The Kent Economics Degree Apprentice Research Journal, a repository of the best dissertations from finalists features Tobin Lochrie's research on absenteeism. #NAW2024 blogs.kent.ac.uk/economics/2024…

'This has allowed me to kickstart my career as an economist.' For #NAW2024 Victoria Haigney shares her experience on our Professional Economist Degree Apprentice Programme 🎓 blogs.kent.ac.uk/economics/2024…

Students and staff at University of Kent are doing some fantastic volunteer work for the community🌱 Through University of Kent & Produced in Kent Ltd's gleaning project, volunteers are tackling food waste by redistributing surplus food to those who need it🥕 The volunteer team📸 #StudentVolunteerWeek

A brilliant feature of government economics is the variety of directions your career can take! Our economists work across more than 50 departments from HM Treasury 💷 to UK Space Agency 🛰️!   Find out more about our graduate scheme: bit.ly/ges-graduate

Mindfulness has been shown to Reduce stress, anxiety and depression Improve sleep quality Improve job performance Improve your emotional and social skills. So come and join our on line mindfulness sessions: blogs.kent.ac.uk/economics/2024…

Adam Smith supported macroprudential regulations to underpin monetary stability -Dr Alfred Duncan ponders what that would look like in today's money👇🏽

Ally Kirtley has been conucting research for her Agricultural Economics PhD in rural cocoa producing communities in #Ghana. Her JustGiving fundraiser aims to create Little Libraries to supplement the sustainability incentives there 🍫🌱 #SDGs #trade4sd justgiving.com/page/kent-ally…

The Young Economist of the Year competition, sponsored by @KPMGUK is back! Click here 👉 buff.ly/3x1gvoJ for more info and to be in with a chance of being published in the Financial Times Fort Thomas Schools. Sign up to our newsletter now to be alerted when we open! Link in bio.

We're delighted that Dr Christian Siegel's work is cited in the 2024 Economic Report of the President. More here 👇🏽

The standard of our professional apprentice economist's end of year dissertations is high and the intellectual content impressive. Read the best here 👇🏽

Delighted that Dr Christian Siegel’s research has been cited in the 2024 Economic Report of the President @WhiteHouseCEA. His work with Zsófia Bárány is referenced in Chapter 7: ‘An Economic Framework for Understanding AI’. Read in full here. blogs.kent.ac.uk/economics/2024…

🍫Looking forward to an easter feast? Ally Kirtley went to Ghana for her PhD research where she discovered that on average, cocoa farmers earn just 6% of the final value of a bar of chocolate🍩 So she's raising money for 'Little Libraries' there 📚 justgiving.com/page/kent-ally…

Delighted that research from School of Economics has been cited in the 2024 Economic Report of the President @WhiteHouseCEA. Dr Christian Siegel’s work features in Chapter 7: ‘An Economic Framework for Understanding AI’. ➡️ whitehouse.gov/cea/written-ma…

Learning from each other is at the heart of progress. 🌱 Delighted to have the Economics Society hosting their Sustainability Summit, where we explored the complexities of sustainability in our global economy. Read the full blog here - kent.ac.uk/economics/news…

The last minute cancellation of an academic conference in 2012 provides an opportunity to observe the gender impact of face-to-face interaction on success, for this Leverhulme funded joint project by Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon and Ben Mcquillin (Ben McQuillin) 👏

🚨 TOMORROW 🚨 Don't miss our #GeneralElection webinar event 🎦 Our expert researchers will provide an impartial examination of the big questions about the UK Economy and Living Standards 🗳️👇 #GE2024 hubs.la/Q02yPQJp0

Head of School Amanda Gosling will be one of the panellists at this election aftermath event on Saturday. Join us and bring your questions! 🗳️

Clearing is now OPEN! 🎉 Clearing isn't just for results day. Our lines are open from today for all students who want more choice in their future. You’ll find all our course vacancies on our website, and you can apply online. Go to kent.ac.uk/clearing to find out more.

Register for the 2024 DeEeCK #development workshop here 👇